The use of 3D (where you wear 3D glasses) on the big screen seems to be all the rage at the moment. When I saw Coraline, all the trailers before the film started were also in 3D. These were all for animations, however I’ve since discovered that some horror films are also being released in 3D now.
Coraline made great use of the 3D, and watching blood and guts fly at me in a horror film could be fun, too. However, I hate wearing 3D glasses. An hour into Coraline, they became almost unbearable to wear. I find them extremely uncomfortable and bothersome, and they constantly distract me. I have previously had this problem at IMAX, but the last time I went there, I was about fourteen, so I thought I’d give 3D glasses another try.
It just did not work. Although the use of 3D is pretty cool, it really doesn’t improve my cinema experience, and I’ve decided that I prefer to view films without all the fancy modern technology.
I really hate 3D films. One of my eyes is higher up on my face than the other, so they’re not in a proper horizontal line. Because 3D film makers never overlay one frame over the other at the correct angle and distance that would suit my eyes, I never see the film in 3D. I see two interposed images. I’d much rather an ordinary 2D film. At least those don’t give me double vision.
…of course, I don’t usually see movies in 3D, so this is usually not a problem. When my sister rents DVDs, though, sometimes it can be!
They really should rethink the 3D glasses. Last time I saw a movie in 3D, the glasses were heavy and bugged me the whole time. I also don’t like wearing my normal glasses with the 3D glasses on top.
I find that the 3D effect is always cool/worth it at the beginning of the movie, but after a while I barely notice it.
I’ve never actually watched a film with 3D glasses. Then again, the only movie I’ve seen at Imax was the second Transformers one!
The first time I tried 3D glasses, I also happened to be in a cinema that had the added ‘effect’ of having the seats move in accordance to the movie (cannot remember movie for the life of me, but it was in Hong Kong), and I think that spoiled my experience of 3D glasses forever, even after I went to the IMAX several years after (which would be some…~10 years now, hrmm!) Maybe I should give it a go again
But your experience doesn’t make it sound too worthwhile 
Which new film did you go see in 3D?
I personally don’t have a problem with wearing 3D glasses, but wearing them with my normal glasses is extremely uncomfortable. So the question for me is “have things fly at me and be blind, or actually be able to see the details?” … and I think I’d pick the latter.
@Regina: Coraline was the new film I saw in 3D. Haha, I guess it was a bit ambiguous if you’ve never heard of that film.
I thought Coraline was done really well in 3D, but I agree. I much prefer watching movies normally. After a while of wearing 3D glasses, my eyes start to feel tired and I just want to close them and let them rest.