SPIDERMAN: NO WAY HOME Three stars - 2021 Marvel 148 minutes Chris Meledandri and Illumination has far surpassed (John Lasseter) Pixar for me. Interesting that they featured U2 music (and even Bono) but under another name. Though a bit corny at times, there was never a slow moment. Still not quite in love with the characters, though several gags with "Miss Crawly's" fake eye were absolutely hilarious (she being voiced by the director!). plenty of authentic humor, phenomenal animation and great stereo 3D. SING 2 Four stars - 2021 Universal/Illumination 110 minutes (2005 NPR News story on the advent of digital projection kickstarted by 3D. Īll movies were seen in RealD, unless otherwise indicated! while it offers flexibility, it's rarely as magical as "real" stereo. Therefore, conversion is an expensive ( $100,000 per minute) and time consuming process.
Live action is much more difficult to shoot in 3D than it is to render CG (computer graphics) into stereo. These movies do lend themselves to 3D treatment, but I'm likely to avoid them.Īnother important consideration is whether a film has been converted from 2D. I may well be prone to grade CG films higher than live action.Īlso: I really do not like the grossly violent films like Saw and other torture porn. all these subtle nuances are so much clearer and true to life in stereo (and are pretty much impossible to recreate in a 2D to 3D conversion!).
Of course, the fact that CG lends itself to stereoscopic rendering is a major bonus! Hair, skin, fur, reflections, transparencies. and the art of digital 3D animation is absolutely awe inspiring. The ability to create such very realistic worlds and creatures is unprecedented in movie-making.
One confession: I LOVE good computer graphics. In 2015 IMAX began showing laser 3D projection with Dolby dichroic glasses: beautiful bright image with zero ghosting or rivalry. Digital projection allowed high quality stereo projection, mostly in circular polarized format (contrary to popular belief, 1950's 3D movies were also polarized- but linear, not circular) with silver screens. Until 2005 3D movies could only be seen (via film) in Theme Parks or at IMAX theaters. SEARCH page using FIND or Ctrl+F (Windows) or Cmd+F (Mac)
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