As for blind buy advice:
If it's just for the 3D, the 3D is pretty good in this movie. Well-used for the most part and all native, save for some flashbacks/stock footage from the original that were converted from 2D (and bizarrely, some other flashbacks to the original that were just left flat). The only issue with avoiding conversion at all costs is that there are some uncorrected native shooting stereo errors still in the film; retinal rivalry occasionally occurs where there's a reflective sheen on an object in one eye and not the other, a couple of times color or exposure was mismatched between the eyes, and in the worst example, for a single shot one eye had straight, thick bands of light running through the entire image whereas the other was clean (presumably from an offscreen light source, possibly window blinds). These problems are pretty rare, though. Note I saw it twice in different theatres and the problems were present at both showings so it was not a projection issue.
As for the movie itself... opinion is harshly split and leaning towards the negative. I for one was very disappointed; the script is horrible. It's one of those movies where almost every line of dialogue is exposition and characters practically break the fourth wall to stop and try to explain the plot, yet there are still massive plot holes by the end.
Probably the most important question is: did you see the first movie and/or play the games? The script tries to explain everything but it doesn't always work, so if you haven't done either (or preferably both) there's a pretty good chance you'll just wind up totally lost with no idea what's supposed to be happening. Of course, it's set in a different continuity from the games and practically a different continuity from the first movie since it has so many contradictions and retcons. But sadly despite all the continuity clashes it still relies heavily on story elements from both and it's best you're at least somewhat familiar with them first. It just screws them up.
All that said though, it's gory, there are some really effective jump scares and a tiny smidgen of suspense, the art design is really cool and creepy, the monsters are (mostly) pretty neat, and the music is great. The tagline was "Prepare for a 3D ride through Hell" and for once the tagline told the truth, just in a way I wish it hadn't. It's best to approach the movie as less of an actual story, because it fails miserably on that front, and just think of it as one of those haunted house rides at a theme park. There's gross and creepy stuff everywhere, it's cheesy but moves fast, and every once in a while you can expect to get startled by someone in a freaky costume. That's how I approached my second viewing and I enjoyed myself a lot more. It was just disappointing because the first movie actually had a pretty interesting and effective story, even if the structure was off.
...of course, I'm still going to buy it XP
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