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HDTV1080P · 02-03-2010, 08:44 PM

Sony to Convert Older Movies to 3-D Blu-ray

http://www.tvpredictions.com/sony020310.htm

DJ Manyak · 02-03-2010, 08:46 PM

damn enough with the 3-D already studio heads

Snake Plissken · 02-03-2010, 08:51 PM

Oh, FFS......

so we can look forward to all the craptastic bad 80's 3-d movies like Jaws 3-D, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, Metalstorm and Amityville 3-D?

Pinch me.
I must be dreaming.

wallendo · 02-03-2010, 08:56 PM

Direct to video 3D conversions of 2D movies may doom 3D.

I can understand rerendering CGI movies to 3D (like Toy Story and Toy Story 2) since this can yield excellent results on material which already exists in 3-D space, but converting regular movies to 3D is similar to colorizing B&W movies.

AKORIS · 02-03-2010, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Snake Plissken

Oh, FFS......

so we can look forward to all the craptastic bad 80's 3-d movies like Jaws 3-D, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, Metalstorm and Amityville 3-D?

Pinch me.
I must be dreaming.

hmmmm.. with a line-up like that no wonder 3-D didn't take off back in the 80's...

maxpower1 · 02-03-2010, 09:07 PM

Of course they would do this. Just another way for studios to try to double dip on titles.

Gremal · 02-03-2010, 09:10 PM

Sony should forget about the gimmicks and just deliver a good BD version of Lawrence of Arabia, for starters.

P@t_Mtl · 02-03-2010, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Gremal

Sony should forget about the gimmicks and just deliver a good BD version of Lawrence of Arabia, for starters.

I am with you on that +1

Cheerupemokid · 02-03-2010, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by wallendo

Direct to video 3D conversions of 2D movies may doom 3D.

I can understand rerendering CGI movies to 3D (like Toy Story and Toy Story 2) since this can yield excellent results on material which already exists in 3-D space, but converting regular movies to 3D is similar to colorizing B&W movies.

Exactly. I see no good reason to go back and turn movies that were never meant to be in 3D into 3D.

The one interesting thing to me in that article was the idea of a 3D upgrade for Playstation 3. I'm not a big video game fan (I actually never even updated from PS2) but the idea of playing 3D video games is definitely the best thing I've heard out of all the recent 3D talk. I'd actually buy that.

EricJ · 02-03-2010, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheerupemokid

Exactly. I see no good reason to go back and turn movies that were never meant to be in 3D into 3D.

I'm trying to find where in the article it said they would.

Five sentences, shouldn't be that hard to find, but...

For all we know "older movies" could refer to converting older polarized 3-D movies--
Yeah, I'm waiting for that restored "Kiss Me, Kate" (assuming Sony still owns classic-MGM), how 'bout you?

bboisvert · 02-03-2010, 09:45 PM

Words can't begin to explain how uninteresting this is to me. Studios are seeing $$$$ right now, so I get why they have such a hard-on for the 3-D right now. But I sure can't wait for the fad to pass.

EDIT: Here's the actual article, instead of a link to the article talking about the article.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...y-as-2010.html

atomik kinder · 02-03-2010, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by wallendo

Direct to video 3D conversions of 2D movies may doom 3D.

I can understand rerendering CGI movies to 3D (like Toy Story and Toy Story 2) since this can yield excellent results on material which already exists in 3-D space, but converting regular movies to 3D is similar to colorizing B&W movies.

Disney did this with A Nightmare Before Christmas. The results are amazing and it is not a CGI movie.

joenostalgia23 · 02-03-2010, 10:10 PM

It'd be kind of cool if they were older 3D films. It'd be neat to see Dial M For Murder in a remastered 3D release without needing colored glasses.

zachd73 · 02-03-2010, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Snake Plissken

Oh, FFS......

so we can look forward to all the craptastic bad 80's 3-d movies like Jaws 3-D, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, Metalstorm and Amityville 3-D?

Pinch me.
I must be dreaming.

You mean Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared Syn?!

That would be great to see... and if it did bring down the whole 3d revival, that would be great too

02-03-2010, 08:44 PM	#1
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02-03-2010, 09:45 PM	#11
bboisvert Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Blu-ray collection:1368 DVD collection:10 Trading Score:5	Words can't begin to explain how uninteresting this is to me. Studios are seeing $$$$ right now, so I get why they have such a hard-on for the 3-D right now. But I sure can't wait for the fad to pass. EDIT: Here's the actual article, instead of a link to the article talking about the article. http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...y-as-2010.html Last edited by bboisvert; 02-03-2010 at 09:49 PM.

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02-03-2010, 08:46 PM	#2
DJ Manyak Banned Member since:Jan 2010 Trading Score:45	damn enough with the 3-D already studio heads

02-03-2010, 08:51 PM	#3
Snake Plissken Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Arizona Blu-ray collection:598 Trading Score:12	Oh, FFS...... so we can look forward to all the craptastic bad 80's 3-d movies like Jaws 3-D, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, Metalstorm and Amityville 3-D? Pinch me. I must be dreaming.

02-03-2010, 08:56 PM	#4
wallendo Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Southeastern NC 4K collection:100 Blu-ray collection:1027 DVD collection:7 MA collection:3 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4	Direct to video 3D conversions of 2D movies may doom 3D. I can understand rerendering CGI movies to 3D (like Toy Story and Toy Story 2) since this can yield excellent results on material which already exists in 3-D space, but converting regular movies to 3D is similar to colorizing B&W movies.

02-03-2010, 09:07 PM	#6
maxpower1 Power Member Member since:Jan 2010	Of course they would do this. Just another way for studios to try to double dip on titles.

02-03-2010, 09:10 PM	#7
Gremal Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Daddyland Home Theater Gallery:49 Blu-ray collection:184	Sony should forget about the gimmicks and just deliver a good BD version of Lawrence of Arabia, for starters.

02-03-2010, 10:10 PM	#13
joenostalgia23 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2009 4K collection:578 Blu-ray collection:4533 DVD collection:236 Digital collection:43 iTunes collection:61 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:4	It'd be kind of cool if they were older 3D films. It'd be neat to see Dial M For Murder in a remastered 3D release without needing colored glasses.

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