Anybody surprised by this? Looking forward to seeing the results though.

It's a little short sighted to see this as a "real problem" for action films. Yes, you couldn't shoot or edit an action film in the same way that Batman Begins or the Bourne films were shot, but you'd simply use different, 3D specific, techniques to achieve different, often 3D particular, effects. Imagine what you could do with an explosion or vehicle smash, for example.

The language of 3D film is completely different - everything you do as a film maker is different, from designing shots and selecting lenses, to cutting and editing. There are few points which require anything like the same thinking. 3D production is full of opportunities - why should an action film jump cut every 2 seconds?

You're right about the glasses barrier. There are a lot of people that say that, but an large proportion of those change their mind once you have shown them a good quality film on a good quality screen (something like a Hyundai or JVC circular polarised lcd). They also tend to realise that cutting between shots, pans etc. is not such a big deal - and certainly doesn't cause headaches when done properly.

The viewing angle issue is really not a big deal either these days, there is less viewable angle than standard LCDs but you are still talking about a very reasonable viewing angle.

The implications of not being able to control the inter-axial distance between inputs (horizontal distance between lenses) when shooting precludes the use of single body 3D cameras in any kind of serious production environment. For the purposes of home experimentation there may be a market. Proper solutions include the P+S Technik mirror rig for closeup: http://www.inition.co.uk/inition/product.php?URL_=product_stereovis_pstechnik_mirrorrig&SubCatID_=81 or side-by-side rigs for other shots (actually, small cameras like the Toshiba mini CCDs work well for closeups on side-by-side rigs).

Autostereoscopic (no glasses) systems are a long way from being effective for home use - Philips just canned their WowVX project, and the current best market players, Alioscopy, are a long way from producing a consumer product (>5 years I reckon).

I work with these technologies every day and recognise that they are not for everyone, but I'm sure that people will take up 3D home viewing for special events, like films and sports, as the technology for viewing with polarised glasses in the home becomes more and more affordable, and the content on offer becomes more and more attractive.

You don't need shutter glasses to watch a 3D TV - you can get screens using Arisawa's xPol technology that use circular polarised glasses, identical to the RealD cinema glasses. Hyundai, JVC and others are making these screens, and you can get an entry level one for less than $2000: http://www.inition.co.uk/inition/product.php?URL_=product_stereovis_arisawa&SubCatID_=3 I can vouch for the fact that Sky are working on some very interesting content - sports events, concerts etc. - specialist content for 3D. No-one is talking about wanting to watch soap operas or sit-coms. Personally I can't wait.

Here's quite a comprehensive comparison of HMDs - monoscopic, stereoscopic and augmented reality. With specs, prices etc.: http://www.inition.co.uk/inition/compare.php?SubCatID=16 Looks like you're out of luck for getting the moon on a stick, but there's all sorts of stuff out there for big bucks!