3D and all that

Took the family to see Toy Story 3 yesterday. Inevitably it didn't have the same impact as the first Toy Story - which was a joy from start to finish - but it was enjoyable and, at the end, very touching.

We had intended to watch the 2D version but the cinema didn't give us a choice, so 3D it was. This was the first movie I have seen in 3D and, we were all agreed, it added nothing to the film at all.

Before it started we were treated to some ads and trailers that were more overt in their use of 3D but the only thing I can remember is a golf ball coming straight for my head before the screen went blank.

It wasn't a hardship having to wear 3D glasses but it was a little uncomfortable because I had to wear them over my own glasses. I won't be rushing back to watch more films in 3D and I don't anticipate buying a 3D TV any time soon.

What's the point?

Update on Saturday, August 28, 2010 by Simon Clark

While I was at the cinema I saw a poster advertising the return to the big screen of Back To The Future. From October 1, to celebrate its 25th anniversary, the film will be shown in UK cinemas for two weeks only.

Back To The Future II and III were a disappointment but I will never forget watching the first one. I saw it with a full house at the Odeon Leicester Square and it was genuinely thrilling. Unfortunately it has been shown so many times on TV (a format that doesn't suit it at all) that people are now rather bored by it.

I'm going to take my children and I hope that they enjoy it as much as I did that first time.