When it comes to 3D TV:

3d TV as currently constituted, with glasses, etc... is just annoying.

If they had real 3d holograms, that'd be awesome, but primitive stereoscopic seems to detract more in detail than it adds in realism.

The biggest problem with the 3D movies (apart from the price) is that the glasses make the screen darker. I really can't be bothered to pay more to see it in 3D so I'm just going to go back to regular 2D.

That said, I recommend experiencing a movie in 3D. But only once.

Not me. Some people get a "headache" or motion sickness just from watching 2D content.

...and it was very amazing. A buddy of mine has a big Panasonic TV and actually made the effort to get nine sets of glasses, so he can actually host a movie night for his friends.

But, as cool as it was (and no, I didn't see it when it came out in theatres) I did have a touch of headache developing by the end, and I also really didn't like it when 3d objects reached the edges of the screen and suddenly lost the effect. Cameron's production did a good job of not going zany with shoving 3d down our faces like that snake scene in one of the Harry Potter movies, but still, when the edge loses effect it's not as good.

I can't justify the cost. I have a nice 1080p video projector and almost 1600 titles that aren't 3d, I don't need to buy a 3d projector until that's the only thing available.

3D causes worse quality in movies. The producers and directors add "wow" effects of things coming at the audience. I do not want that - it's a frontal attack on the fourth wall, and I want to be an inviolate observer, not a target for the director's special effects. It kills my suspense of disbelief as quickly as the dance scene in a Bollywood movie.
Add to that that the 3D effects they jam in steal time from the rest of the movie, leaving it with that much less plot.
This is why I refuse to see 3D movies even in a 2D. Give me movies that were made for 2D.

And, of course, the 3D quality is atrocious, with ghosting and visual issues giving headaches.

Yes, I believe 3D has a future. But it's nowhere near that yet - at present it IS a gimmick, and is exploited as such.

How do you spend money improving a script?

Various answers, but no easy formula exists.

How do you spend money adding 3d ?

Duh, add in pointless things that jump out at audience and call it a day. Easy,not a difficutl thing to do

So given the choice between spending money adding 3d features to any movie vs spending money to improve the script, you can see how bean counters would decide to choose the method that's countable.

I never did get around to sending in that coupon..guessing by now it is too late and expired.

But as for the 3D part...well, that was just something to me that was pretty much incidental...I was going more for the specs on the tv, and ruling on the plasma vs LED LCD tvs...and opted for the advantages I saw in Plasma over the LCDs.

I threw in one of the 3D movies, and the effects are quite good...but I've yet to watch any of the ones that came with the set.

I have been wandering around in BB from time to time...and decided to browse in their BluRay section to see what 3D titles were available.

Well, I'm glad I didn't buy the set primarily FOR 3D viewing...pretty small and poor selection to choose from....

Most current film making could be improved by redirecting 5-10% of the special effects budget to script improvement.

Years ago, I went and saw the 3D IMAX movie, Wings of Courage [imdb.com]. Didn't have problems with the 3D--in fact, it arguably worked too well.

I remember there was a scene in the film. We start low with some fruit lying on the floor. We then pan out and up to see a letter and a woman's legs. We slowly pan out to see our hero's wife sitting in shock, fear, and sorrow over having learned that her beloved husband is feared lost after crashing his airplane in the Andes.

In 2D, this might have been a moving shot. In 3D, the tight shot transition just made me want to look up. I didn't want to move at the director's pace, I wanted to move at my own.