tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post1030513241386889160..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: 3-D -- it's so unfair!!By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4812167043804142072008-12-09T14:59:00.000-08:002008-12-09T14:59:00.000-08:00... others have said it, but again: I also couldn'...... others have said it, but again: I also couldn't see the old 3D and have no problem whatsoever with the new 3D. In fact, i am a film critic in Germany and have become something of an exepert on the subject... I also would like to add: the best thing about films like "Bolt" or "Beowulf" is that they do NOT use 3D to make it look realistic. It's an artistic means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75534792365517161042008-12-08T05:31:00.000-08:002008-12-08T05:31:00.000-08:00Welcome to 3D hell,. you are not alone!I have asti...Welcome to 3D hell,. you are not alone!<BR/><BR/>I have astigmatism, near sightedness and a strange condition where bymy glasses prism the image in my left eye by a 1/4 degree... and I have servere color perception issues... I see almost no greena nd my red perception is about 10-20% of normal..... add to 3D movies the pain of streets lights being invisible against a background of normal city lights... not to mention the fun of coming upon a flashing light out in the middle of no where.. is it red or is it yellow?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20714915779197171812008-12-05T19:17:00.000-08:002008-12-05T19:17:00.000-08:00I don't get it, can't you just wear the 3d glasses...I don't get it, can't you just wear the 3d glasses on top of the regular ones? that's what I do (if I don't wear my glasses, the astigmatism ruins the 3d effect).<BR/><BR/>"let those breasts hit me in the eye!"<BR/><BR/>that's it, I'm requesting a re-reclassification of this site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15468102964164809552008-12-05T12:18:00.000-08:002008-12-05T12:18:00.000-08:00"joe said... The fuss about Captain EO was that it..."joe said... <BR/>The fuss about Captain EO was that it proved Michael Jackson was an African-American at some point in his life."<BR/><BR/>No it didn't. It was all special effects. That's like saying it proved Angelica Houston had tentacles.<BR/><BR/>I remember seeing it and asking, "Why is that little girl pretending to be Han Solo?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87613707624532193542008-12-05T10:21:00.000-08:002008-12-05T10:21:00.000-08:00The fuss about Captain EO was that it proved Micha...The fuss about Captain EO was that it proved Michael Jackson was an African-American at some point in his life.<BR/><BR/>P.S. Now I'm remembering SCTV's "Dr. Tongue's 3D House of Beef."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4252079567464196732008-12-05T07:22:00.000-08:002008-12-05T07:22:00.000-08:00My older sister has a similar problem. Due to all...My older sister has a similar problem. Due to all sorts of eye issues, she has next to no depth perception (makes her horrible at any sports that involve anything flying towards you. She's fun to play ping-pong with.). <BR/><BR/>She discovered this as a kid, at Disney. She couldn't understand what the big deal was about Captain EO (neither could the rest of us, but that was for different reasons). Today, she continues to suffer, mostly in silence. Except when someone asks her to play ping-pong.Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456593490517815755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36009912564122672832008-12-05T00:06:00.000-08:002008-12-05T00:06:00.000-08:00Wait...I have something in common with Ken Levine ...Wait...I have something in common with Ken Levine <I>and</I> Charlotte Fullerton? I'm not worthy!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714171897239398438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44850953944383926342008-12-04T22:34:00.000-08:002008-12-04T22:34:00.000-08:00I guess you could say I have limited 3D capability...I guess you could say I have limited 3D capability. I have tried to watch the two 3 Stooges shorts that were filmed in 3D twice. Both times the other patrons in the theatres were dodging and swerving in their seats and I could see no difference.<BR/><BR/>However I am able to see the depth of 3D by using the red blue glasses on 3D comics and through View masters.<BR/><BR/>The best 3D moving effect I ever saw was an episode of 3rd Rock from the Sun. I believe it was the conclusion of the 2nd season. They had an hour episode where each of the stars had a fantasy dream. The process, which did not use the blurry system of the 50s but still used the red blue glasses, produced crisp and clear images. No effects of items flying at your face, but many good images that showed the 3D depth of the scenes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82489817105437423312008-12-04T20:30:00.000-08:002008-12-04T20:30:00.000-08:00What gets me just as much as that story is how the...What gets me just as much as that story is how they never even released "Arthur" in widescreen on DVD (though I'd never give up my fullscreen copy, because Christopher Cross autographed it after a concert), yet this is being made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82433155299203437202008-12-04T20:27:00.000-08:002008-12-04T20:27:00.000-08:00Off-topic, but this is disgusting. From the storie...Off-topic, but this is disgusting. From the stories told by Ken of writer/director Steve Gordon and "Arthur itself," Gordon sounded like a wonderful fellow, but I wish he could come back now and really kick the shit out of people:<BR/><BR/>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i5a49077a0f8280a05a4b3fee77bdd3bd<BR/><BR/>Russell Brand doesn't get it. It was never about how drunk he was. True it contributed to some of the comedy, but it was only one trait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42638201471050379662008-12-04T19:03:00.000-08:002008-12-04T19:03:00.000-08:00"what's so scary about Kiss Me Kate?"2 words: Kath..."what's so scary about Kiss Me Kate?"<BR/><BR/>2 words: Kathryn Grayson.<BR/><BR/>Pauline Kael refers to it's "Grossly embarassing moments, such as the one where [Howard] Keel tells Grayson, who is about to quit acting and go off with a Texan, that she belongs in the theater." The only place in a theater where Kathryn Grayson ever belonged was in the audience.<BR/><BR/>Cole Porter was indeed a great, great song writer, (I've appeared in KISS ME KATE on stage), but it's a measure of how out-of-touch with anything below his Park Avenue rich men's elitist playgrounds he was that he named the second female lead in KISS ME KATE "Lois Lane", blissfully unaware that that in pop culture, that name was already thoroughly taken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2961075423064863342008-12-04T17:45:00.000-08:002008-12-04T17:45:00.000-08:00Cap'n Bob: The fad may have passed, but it's comin...Cap'n Bob: The fad may have passed, but it's coming back big-time.<BR/><BR/>I quite enjoyed the 3D Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Beowulf before that. The technology has definitely come a long way.<BR/><BR/>I really liked Inferno, which I've seen a couple of times on TV (not in 3D of course). And what's so scary about Kiss Me Kate? Maybe that it's scary how great a songwriter Cole Porter was?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91882250711271714462008-12-04T17:18:00.000-08:002008-12-04T17:18:00.000-08:00Come to think of it, HOUSE OF WAX, IT CAME FROM OU...Come to think of it, HOUSE OF WAX, IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE, and INFERNO all came out in 1953. Your parents must have been really - ah - liberal to let you run about Hollywood Boulevard from theater to theater on your own when you were 3 years old. And isn't 3 a little young to be pining to have Rhonda Fleming's breasts hitting you in the face? Were you thirsty?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42071436266412379442008-12-04T15:27:00.000-08:002008-12-04T15:27:00.000-08:00Wait, "Bolt" is a cartoon? It's not a quicky biop...Wait, "Bolt" is a cartoon? It's not a quicky biopic about Usain Bolt?<BR/><BR/>When you hit the 3-D bin at the video rental store, don't bother with "Dial M for Murder." Even with Grace Kelly, it's a dud.<BR/><BR/>And the password is PRINCO. Evidently Prince has incorporated himself.Buttermilk Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430011403223875192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-483565457532739452008-12-04T15:00:00.000-08:002008-12-04T15:00:00.000-08:00"I can't see 3D in the real world, let alone on a ..."I can't see 3D in the real world, let alone on a flat screen."<BR/><BR/>Me three, RAB! My eyes naturally drift out like a Simpsons' character (though thankfully not stuck that way constantly--you'd never notice to look at me).<BR/><BR/>So no Viewmasters for me. They just made for a quaint--if entirely frustrating--attempt at binocular vision therapy as a kid.<BR/><BR/>"But the people who invented those Magic Eye puzzles? Hanging's too good for them."<BR/><BR/>Seriously, RAB? I ROCK at those things! You know how they tell people you need to relax and "unfocus" your eyes to be able to see the hidden image? Well, my eyes are ALWAYS diverged to some extent, so I can see those suckers immediately!<BR/><BR/>Score one for strabismus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75183571427311644202008-12-04T14:55:00.000-08:002008-12-04T14:55:00.000-08:00So I'm guessing you can't try out the new Toy Stor...So I'm guessing you can't try out the new Toy Story ride at Disneyland either?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65128659253034019512008-12-04T14:04:00.000-08:002008-12-04T14:04:00.000-08:00I can see 3-D, Ken, and it's no big deal. After a ...I can see 3-D, Ken, and it's no big deal. After a while it gives me a headache and I'm glad it was just a passing fad. But did you know the first 3-D movie was BWANA DEVIL?Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11205238261155087542008-12-04T13:46:00.000-08:002008-12-04T13:46:00.000-08:00Wait. Can you "see" the images on a ViewMaster ree...Wait. Can you "see" the images on a ViewMaster reel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75377407236699191602008-12-04T12:59:00.000-08:002008-12-04T12:59:00.000-08:00On the bright side, you'll never know the true hor...On the bright side, you'll never know the true horror of Jaws 3-D.Eric Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263233851742259691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90562103842577131682008-12-04T12:46:00.000-08:002008-12-04T12:46:00.000-08:00Andre DeToth, who directed HOUSE OF WAX, had only ...Andre DeToth, who directed HOUSE OF WAX, had only one eye, and couldn't see 3-D either, so you were seeing "The Director's Cut".<BR/><BR/>"Far-Sidedness" The condition of loving the old comic strip THE FAR SIDE.<BR/><BR/>Fernando Lamas and Arlene Dahl aren't in IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE, but they are one person,under the name Lorenzo Lamas.<BR/><BR/>I can see 3-D just fine, but I can't write in 3-D, as my work has long been criticized as 2-dimensional.<BR/><BR/>"I couldn’t distinguish Vincent Price from Phyllis Kirk."<BR/><BR/>Vincent was the taller, scary blur with the masculine voice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37060133546650222112008-12-04T12:10:00.000-08:002008-12-04T12:10:00.000-08:00Ken, I feel the same way, in many respects about H...Ken, I feel the same way, in many respects about HIGH-DEFINITION television.<BR/><BR/>While some of the programs look great, do I really want/need to watch anything that looks like it has four coats of shellac on it?<BR/><BR/>There is a natural softness to things around us - especially for those of us with 20/20 vision (with or without correction). <BR/><BR/>The best thing I can say about most 3-D stuff (and some Hi-Def stuff) is: cute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2201220300201782092008-12-04T11:59:00.000-08:002008-12-04T11:59:00.000-08:00I've never heard of anyone who couldn't see 3-D. I...I've never heard of anyone who couldn't see 3-D. Interesting. If you take the glasses off during a 3-D movie the screen looks blurry. That sounds like what you describe when you have them on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60730427428115812942008-12-04T10:52:00.000-08:002008-12-04T10:52:00.000-08:00Oh Ken... same here. You wrote down exactly what I...Oh Ken... same here. You wrote down exactly what I've been telling people for years, especially during the time we had a show on TV that had women strip on a gameshow as a way to count the score of two contestants. I was fifteen and adolescent boys left and right in school were so excited. Yet I (!) couldn't chime in. Those breasts never popped off the screen for me, but those boys were never more empathic about my problem than during that time. I was treated like a war veteran who has lost his legs, patted on the back and told that one day I might see it all in real life.<BR/><BR/>Maybe even touch them.<BR/><BR/>And boy trust me - I never looked back after that first time I was able to :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936042470523695383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48576749607256721712008-12-04T08:52:00.000-08:002008-12-04T08:52:00.000-08:00got the very same thing ken. farsighted, with ast...got the very same thing ken. farsighted, with astigmatism. it did however make me a supernaturally gifted rifle shot, which came in very handy in the republic of vietnam. when they realized that i could shoot a pimple off a gnat's ass at 300 meters with open sights they wanted to see what i could do with decent optics.<BR/><BR/>still, no 3D movies for the kid.The Minstrel Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697821546165315014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46973966050116413322008-12-04T08:46:00.000-08:002008-12-04T08:46:00.000-08:00Ken, your forthrightness has inspired me. I have t...Ken, your forthrightness has inspired me. I have to declare before the world... I can't hear Dolby. There. I've said it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com