The 2011 Conan the Barbarian movie may have been mediocre and on the biggest flops at the cinemas, but the Limited Edition Blu-Ray box is a winner.
Let me first of all say that I actually liked the movie. It definitely wasn’t a masterpiece, and the Schwargenegger movie from the 80s had more heart, but the 2011 version offered some good brainless entertainment. Add in Rachel Nichols looking hot as ever, and I’m happy.
But what really persuaded me to actually buy the movie on DVD was the limited edition. Dutch Filmworks released a very cool LE edition box in the Netherlands.
I’ve run some rants about 3D, the last one last month after seeing another disappointing 3D flick, and it seems Wallstreet is also starting to realize the whole 3D is just a big scam with no added value.
CartoonBrew has a nice article discussing the plunge of 3D maker RealD’s stock when they presented financial results which were below expectations.
Death to 3D I say, and bring us back good movies who don’t need a gimmick to be sold.
The 3D hype has been going on for over 1,5 year now ever since Avatar broke box office records and pretty much made the whole 3D thing mass accepted.
I saw Avatar in 3D to see what the hype around 3D was and I must admit it was intriguing to see the 3D effect for the first time. The first 30 minutes or so the 3D effect was very noticeable and it was a nice touch. Not something I’d miss if it weren’t there, but a nice to see thing for one time. After 30 minutes or so into the movie the effect of 3D started to fade and it felt like watching a 2D movie.
I said ‘for one time’ with a reason because 3D is not something I have to see numerous times. I’ve paid to see it once just to see what the fuzz was all about and now that I’ve seen it I don’t find it’s worth paying extra for.
Out of the two barbarian movies coming out this year, Conan the Barbarian has to take a back seat because Ronal the Barbarian is also coming to cinemas this year, and his trailer is simply much more exciting than the boring Conan’s one.
Computers have made our lives so much easier and complex at the same time. One of the industries the computer’s had a big impact in film making.
Practically everything is possible to visualize nowadays with the help from a computer that we often forget how people in the past used to make movies and how complex it sometimes was without the use of a computer.
Cartoonbrew has posted a very good article how the Fleischer studios made a 3D feel possible in their cartoon without the use of a computer 70 years ago.
The loonatics from Jackass apparently are back and this time it’ll be in 3D. A new movie will be coming October this year.
Though I like the Jackass show and movies, I think the whole 3D is seriously overrated and overhyped. After seeing 3 movies in 3D I’m already tired of it and I think it’s nothing more than a gimmick that adds no value to a movie. And what the point in Jackass being in 3D? What were the makers thinking, “Oh, let the audience also feel a sense of pain”?
Am I the only one who wants to see movies in plain 2D?
