Comments on: Roger Ebert Hates 3D

By: EdEN

EdEN — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:29:00 +0000

Ok Ebert, your grace period due to your illness has passed. You DO NOT get to make stupid comments due to your senility anymore. Color makes a huge difference over black and white. Surround sounds helps to, even if for just a moment, blur the line between being at the movies and being in the movie.

Technology brings chances and older people are usually offended by them because it takes them outside their comfort zone.

Oh and videogames ARE art.

By: Sakinah

Sakinah — Sun, 02 May 2010 21:33:12 +0000

Everything’s a fad in Hollywood. We don’t see as many ScreamBeacauseIStillKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer filicks anymore. Once they milk 3D they’ll move on to something else.

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 02 May 2010 03:45:24 +0000

Skydiving Spearchuckers is my favorite movie!

By: Trev

Trev — Sat, 01 May 2010 14:49:32 +0000

Mark Kermode (a highly respected UK critic) also hates 3D and I feel obliged to agree with him http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/2009/12/come_in_number_3d_your_time_is.html

By: derrickgott007

derrickgott007 — Sat, 01 May 2010 12:38:05 +0000

So Roger Ebert hates technology huh? Well guess what Mr. Ebert, Technology is what gives you a voice ( Literally). Would anyone know who your inflated ego self was without tv? No. Technology +1.

Now don’t get me wrong, it is still the story that makes or breaks a movie. As most know I am a systems tech (Lineman) for a well known cable company. I spend my days 40+ feet off the ground either in a bucket truck or free climbing poles. Anyways, I found a movie made in 1937, called SLIM. It stars Henry Fonda and is the story of how he becomes a lineman. All in black and white, but you know what? It’s the story that makes it good.

Would it be better in 3d? Probably not, but if 3d is needed to tell the story such as How to train your dragon (with all the flying etc) then yes, 3d is better. If it’s not needed (Final Destination 3d) then it’s just tacked on gimmicks.

So Roger Ebert needs to embrace change and technology, because if anyone should accept technology, he should as his voice is spoken for him by a computer.