Clash of the Titans and Harry Potter to be 3D?
It is being reported (via Heat Vision) that the next two Harry Potter movies as well as this springs Clash of the Titans will be released in 3D. The next Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 1, will hit theaters November 19th as a full length 3D feature. The second part to Deathly Hallows is scheduled for release July 15th 2011 and is rumored to be in 3D as well. This news comes on the heels of Clash of the Titans which has been rumored to be a 3D film for a few weeks now, and while Warner Brothers has yet to issue a statement, this news should be confirmed sometime this week.
I can honestly say that the 3D craze is getting out of control. Clash of the Titans in 3D is already bad enough, but now Harry Potter too!? I don’t like when 3D has to be used as a gimmick to lure an audience in. Of course everyone is hopping the Avatar bandwagon of 3D entertainment, but enough is enough. When there was rumor that Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood may become a 3D release I thought every movie studio out in Hollywood had officially jumped the gun.
To make time for the conversion to 3D, Clash of the Titans will be pushed back one week, and will now open on April 2nd. I think Titans looks like a fun adventure, and while the 3D isn’t a terrible choice, I don’t see it adding a whole lot to the film as a whole. I am by no means against the use of 3D in film, however I care for it only in small doses. But maybe that is just me.
3D can be an exciting medium to watch a film, but it definitely depends on the film. What do you think about these movies being in 3D?
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Well I definitely expected the Harry potter being 3D as the last few have been in 3D, or atleast the first 15 minutes were.
As for clash of the titans that looks like a fun epic adventure and it concerns me a bit that they’re converting it to 3D as an afterthought. It seems the movies that the 3D is just tacked on never really ‘feels 3D anyways. I felt that way watching the nightmare before Christmas in digital 3D. But who knows, it could be cool, and even if the 3D is not good I’m sure there will be the plain 35mm option available.
I just don’t see there being a huge demand for certain types of movies in 3D that people are willing to pay the premium for to watch it in IMAX or digital 3D and the clash of the titans just seems like one of those titles.