Jaws 3 AKA Jaws 3-D 3D Blu-ray (1983) [Region Free]

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Originally Posted by mar3o

Jaws 3D was not released as anaglyph back in the 80's - it was polarized, just like Real-D cinemas use now. The vast majority of 3D films from the 80's were polarized. Same goes for the 3D films of the 50's too.

Actually, the 3D in Jaws 3D was quite good - the special effects and blue screen work were quite terrible, but the 3D was decent, with many gimmicky 3D pop-out scenes, and great overall depth. It was quite a surprise to hear Jaws 3D is coming to Blu-Ray in proper stereoscopic 3D, and I can't wait. Bad movie, but still lots of fun.

The film may have been released in a polarized form but it was definitely shown in anaglyph in some cinemas. How do I know? Because back in 83' I saw it in anaglyph in my local cinema. The red/cyan glasses were handed out as we went in...I remember it like it was yesterday. I also remember that in 3D anaglyph, it sucked big time. I had heard rumours of this 3D movie where you felt like you were in the film and things popped out. I went along to watch it with great anticipation and with my imagination running overtime but spent most of the film trying to focus my eyes on the blurry images. It was the first time I'd experienced wearing anaglyph glasses and I really struggled to focus on the 3D with them. So, back in 83', for me, my first 3D viewing experience was a huge fail, especially as I wanted it to be great. 30 years later and 3D is starting to do what I hoped it would back then, but even today there are some huge problems and fails with it....high prices, shallow 3D, poor conversions etc etc.

Incidentally, I've since seen a 3D field sequential version of Jaws 3 and the 3D is excellent with a consistent depth throughout. I'll certainly be buying a Blu-ray 3D release of this once the price is right. If I watched the movie in 2D then it is a bit "meh" with poor special effects, but in 3D, its pretty good fun.

Here's my Jaws 3D Movie rating

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