Guilty pleasures / Underrated or unfairly criticized 3D movies and conversions

[levcore]

Originally Posted by ObiWanShinobi

I haven't seen Priest 3D yet but wasn't the biggest gripe being it was too dark...and the 3D gets kind of lost as a result? I'm not knocking it, just asking. Similar to what people complained about with Fright Night 3D during the dark scenes?

I would say Underworld Awakening. LOVE the scene when the SUPER WEREWOLF er whatever walks in to full frame and as he turns he seems to just pop off the screen towards the viewer. It was pretty awesome

Hey mate. The movie is quite dark in a few scenes yes, but not overbearingly so and im perhaps one of the few who still enjoys 3D in dark scenes (i agree that Fright Night was very dark, but i thought that looked great, Priest is not as dark as Fright Night).

I agree on Underworld although i was expecting a bit more depth as it is native 3D. Dont get me wrong, the 3D is very good in it.

[ObiWanShinobi]

Originally Posted by levcore

Hey mate. The movie is quite dark in a few scenes yes, but not overbearingly so and im perhaps one of the few who still enjoys 3D in dark scenes (i agree that Fright Night was very dark, but i thought that looked great, Priest is not as dark as Fright Night).

I agree on Underworld although i was expecting a bit more depth as it is native 3D. Dont get me wrong, the 3D is very good in it.

Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance is another one, IMO anyway. It wasn't great 3D by any means but I found it to be just enough and satisfying. I prefer depth a little more than I do pop-out...which GR has none of that

[levcore]

Originally Posted by ObiWanShinobi

Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance is another one, IMO anyway. It wasn't great 3D by any means but I found it to be just enough and satisfying. I prefer depth a little more than I do pop-out...which GR has none of that

I agree, GR 3D was very good, i just dont think the shooting style of the directors lends itself to 3D at all. They seem quite proud of the fact that they break a lot of typical rules when it comes to shooting a movie and shooting for something that will be converted to 3D, fair enough, but it was to the detriment of the 3D experience for Ghost Rider IMO.

[srinivas1015]

I would add Captain America to the list. Lots of foreground placement, good parallax, nice depth and a few pop-outs that flow with the action instead of feeling gimmicky.

[levcore]

Originally Posted by srinivas1015

I would add Captain America to the list. Lots of foreground placement, good parallax, nice depth and a few pop-outs that flow with the action instead of feeling gimmicky.

Absolutely on Captain America, that looked really nice in 3D, very effectively done

[sookymonster]

I agree with Priest. Very underrated all round.
I saw Spy Kids recently and was surprised how good the converted footage was.

Cats and Dogs 2 was similar.

[levcore]

Originally Posted by sookymonster

I agree with Priest. Very underrated all round.
I saw Spy Kids recently and was surprised how good the converted footage was.

Cats and Dogs 2 was similar.

I agree on Spy Kids 4, the 3D was excellent in that. I didn't realise it was a conversion, thought it was native.

[dirkblack]

Battle For Terra. Fantastic Film, Fantastic 3D.

[sookymonster]

Originally Posted by levcore

I agree on Spy Kids 4, the 3D was excellent in that. I didn't realise it was a conversion, thought it was native.

Definately a conversion as a came across something on the company that converted it at some point recently and have seen it in this list -

http://realorfake3d.com/

A very good job.

I don't know whether to risk writing this, but I have always enjoyed Clash of the Titans though I can see the errors, it has always amused me.

[Taygan315]

Sanctum, to me, has great 3D and very underrated. Reviews was way off concerning the 3D effect.

[boulder_bum]

I'm going to pipe in and say another nice word for Ghosts of the Abyss. It feels like you're on the bottom of the ocean exploring the Titanic! Absolutely one of the best 3D films I've seen (perhaps my favorite).

[Bravia3D]

Lichtmond, good music.. Good 3D.

Sector 7 also

[levcore]

Originally Posted by Bravia3D

Lichtmond, good music.. Good 3D.

Sector 7 also

Agree on Sector 7, that has fantastic 3D

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by Bravia3D

Lichtmond, good music.. Good 3D.

Sector 7 also

Both Lichtmond and Lichtmond 2 are quite amazing to watch - it's all 3D animated music shorts - just cgi eye candy. Very nice music and awesome 3D.

[sookymonster]

Bout to watch Gi Joe which If I remember was a great conversion.

I dont know if It was Stereo D that did this, but it seems anything they touch these days is Gold.( The Avengers, Star Trek Ju,rrasic Park & Titanic.etc

Same can be said for Prime Focus after Clash, which given they had 8 weeks on 2010 technology( and it was the first time a whole movie had been converted by one company), really is awesome if you think about it.( Wrath, Gravity etc.)

[DisneyWorld]

John Carter

[pacman9270]

I watched My Bloody Valentine last night. Fun 3D experience.

[mseeley]

Right now I have to say Tron Legacy 3D and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 are very underrated.

I've been watching 3D clips of Tron Legacy lately and I still think it adds tremendously to the movie. Is it the super parallax beast we all want to see? No, but it's darn good and I couldn't bear to lose that aspect of the movie for just a 2D only movie

Same thing I'd have to say for the most part for Harry Potter. For a converted movie, the 3D is actually pretty consistent and medium 3D range from the clips I rewatched recently and I think the popouts are FANTASTIC

[pacman9270]

Picked up the 7 Wonders of the Solar System. Not bad 3d at all. Some cool popouts throughout the documentary. Worth the $7.50.

[mar3o]

The converted 3 stooges blu-ray looks quite impressive. The shorts were converted to color and 3D, and they looked quite amazing actually.