mattysemo247

I got my 135 inch elite screen from Staples.com for under $200. It's totally worth it.

Alan Smithee

Hmm, I've also got a 35mm theater projector in storage which would be cool to set up, and I have a 16mm projector I use now and then, so if I could use those with the same screen as a video projector...

OldBoy

How is Monster House as a set? how's the 3D?

mattysemo247

Pretty good for an older 3D title

AaronSch

I thought "Monster House" looked terrific in 3D. I just picked up a used copy of "Toy Story 2" with the beautiful slipcover. Just a head's up for those who love 3D. Many of these titles are going out-of-print and I put them on my priority list. All the Toy Story films are discontinued on 3D. The individual releases—especially "Toy Story 2" are getting damn--near impossible to find. You can buy the 3D trilogy for like $70 but it only contains the 3D discs.

mattysemo247

It looks like Kung Fu Panda 3 3D is exclusive to Best Buy

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/kung-fu-...OQLNbZh6At0vzQ

Howiefan

Just bought all 3 movies while on vacation in Australia for 14$ each. The sets contain both 2D and 3D versions. A steal!

Brian T

Shout recently announced the 3D release of METALSTORM: THE DESTRUCTION OF JARED-SYN on 09/13/13. Bonus features TBA.

https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/sc...n-of-jared-syn

wahlers

Has anyone else had a chance to watch the 3d version of Jaws 3 on the new blu-ray yet?

I was really seeing an incredibly mixed quality to the 3d. Most of it looked fine to me, a few ghosts here and there. However there were quite a few shots that were just awful. Even the opening Universal logo and several shots before the main credits were so hard to focus on. If I almost crossed my eyes, like looking at an old magic eye picture things would be a little better, but it was terrible.

And before anyone asks, I tried switching the left/right setting on my tv and it was even worse. I even put in a couple of other 3d blu-rays I'd already seen to make sure it wasn't my glasses, tv, or even my eyes going bad. It wasn't.

A good example would be around the 24 minute mark, during the scene with Randy Quaid's brother on the beach with Lea Thompson, there's an underwater insert shot of a crab and some other thing on a coral flower of some sort. No matter how many settings I played with or how much I tried shifting my focus I could not get that image to come together and get into focus at all for me. It just looked like two crabs on two flowers and my eyes could never settle on a point of focus.

Did Universal screw this one up real bad? I've got over 70 3d titles and never had this much of a problem.

AaronSch

Yeah, that's probably why it is merely an "extra" on the disc. I picked up all three sequels at Walmart yesterday and hurried home to watch Jaws 3(D). It is indeed the worst 3D film in my library. Not only is it an incredible bore but the 3D effect is atrocious—exactly as you described. In fact, it is the only 3D presentation I've watched at home that started to get uncomfortable to watch—even a slight headache. The more I think about it, I realized I threw away $30. I should have waited till Frys Electronics inevitably offers them for $5 each. I am hoping Jaws 2 isn't a major disappointment as well. But as I remember, it never even approaches the brilliance of Spielberg's original.

It's funny, once the collecting bug bites you, it is hard to fight the desire to add even the worst films to your collection. Buying up Blu-rays on the cheap that are nearly impossible to watch once let alone multiple times makes little to no sense yet I find myself doing it all over again. Kinda like a shark in a feeding frenzy—I need help!

OldBoy

i just ordered the 3D Jaws 3 and am now regretting it. really that bad?

E Unit

I watched some of it last night.All I can say is that it's not great, but it's cheap. Some parts look pretty bad though, while some others look okay. Kind of inconsistent really.

Alan Smithee

The 3D movies of that era used it very aggressively, and many shots your eyes have to "work" to focus on. I've heard similar complaints about Comin At Ya but that looked great to me. Haven't gotten Jaws 3 yet, none of the stores here had it yesterday.

AaronSch

Yeah, it's pretty bad. I am a huge 3D fan and I simply couldn't comfortably sit through the film again. I haven't experienced 3D anywhere near this bad with any other title and I own well over 100. The film still comes with the 2D version but if you are buying it for the 3D experience...don't bother. On a scale of 1-10 with Tylenol, I'd rate it a weak 4 at best.

Spiderbite

Exactly.


I have seen other people saying how good it is so it may all be personal perspective. A lot of people have trouble with strong 3D. I don't but I know many who do. From all the other descriptions I have read so far, this transfer has strong 3D. Good or bad may be left to personal opinion.

I look forward to getting my copy in and judging for myself.

AaronSch, have you seen Comin' At Ya? If so, what was your opinion of the 3D in that?

OldBoy

any other extras beside the 3D? i know Jaws 2 seems to be stacked with some good ones...

AaronSch

I have not seen "Comin' at Ya" but I just happen to be in total agreement with wahlers post. I experienced the same issues with poor focus. It was very inconsistent and the 3D effect was far more distracting as a viewing experience than a benefit. The one thing I did notice is that when you take the glasses off and look at the screen, the double image is very obvious but not so obvious on superior 3D presentations.

I just watched "Meet the Robinsons" and "House of Wax" in 3D and they were both a total joy to behold. The 3D experience watching "Jaws 3" never approached either film. If watching it is a chore, what's the point? It's supposed to enhance the viewing experience, no? If the 3D experience for all films matched the quality of this disc, 3D would be dead and buried already. Thankfully, that's not the case. I don't know how anyone could say this is an enjoyable 3D experience—not compared to the vast majority of 3D product available today for home viewing.

I didn't really dive into the special features so I don't even know if the disc contains any outside of the 3D presentation—there aren't any indicated on the back. I'll pop it in again tonight to watch the creepy fish head moving its mouth as it floats in my living room and then I'll watch Jaws 2. Rants aside, I won't get rid of the disc and on the plus side, Universal was very wise to use the poster art. These covers look awesome.

Alan Smithee

Well, it pretty much was soon after Jaws 3D was released in 1983. Universal followed this up the same summer with Metalstorm (which had a 3D trailer on the front of Jaws), Paramount put out The Man Who Wasn't There (which I couldn't see because it was rated R) and both of those pretty much bombed. Amityville 3D came out that fall and that was pretty much the end (aside from 1986's Starchaser). Meet the Robinsons was the first "new" 3D movie I saw, and I found the 3D quite restrained in comparison but likely because of complaints about being hard for some to watch. House of Wax is considered one of the better 1950s 3D movies, and it tends to not overuse the effect.

AaronSch

I don't think the problem with the "Jaws 3" blu-ray disc has anythng to do with "aggressive use" of the 3D effect. I have watched plenty of 3D films in my collection and none are a chore to watch—at least when it comes to the 3D anyway... I think they tossed this in as an extra with no effort made regarding the presentation.

Guru Askew

I'm gonna put my 2 cents here and agree that the 3D Blu-ray presentation is perfectly fine and that the movie itself is very aggressive in its use of ridiculous, gimmicky 3D effects.

There are moments where you have to make a conscious effort to focus on tip-end of the 3D effect itself but the movie actually has show-stopping moments in the 3D setpieces to allow the audience to do just that.

I don't see Universal's decision to list the 3D version as an extra as an indicator of a half-assed job. This is a title that is part of a series and launched alongside two other movies that are 2D-only. By not releasing it as a 3D title the pricing is consistent, it won't be sold in a different category on store shelves and there will be no consumer confusion re: it not playing in non-3D players, it being a 3D conversion of the original film, etc.

AaronSch

Well, considering it is absent on the packaging, I'll stand by my assessment. The studios release 3D titles to appeal to a niche audience. The inclusion of 3D as a special feature is of no use to most who will buy the disc. Unless you are a member of these forums or take the time to read the liner notes on the back of the package, you would have no idea that this Blu-ray disc contains a 3D presentation. Universal did not use this as a marketing device and relegated it to the position of a "bonus feature." I believe it is clear why they made this decision. I have viewed many of my 100+ 3D titles and quite a few boasted a more "aggressive" use of 3D than this film and did not require me to constantly shift my focus to "enjoy" the effect. That is just a patently ludicrous notion. For 3D to be enjoyable it shouldn't be a chore. The 2D version is hands-down a better overall viewing experience—and I am a 3D devotee.

Guru Askew

What ISN'T a chore when it comes to sitting through Jaws 3-D? The more you write about your grievances the more obvious it is that you don't like the effects themselves.

Jaws 3-D was the first and only movie directed by a production designer. That right there goes a long way towards describing the extreme approach that was taken with the 3D setpieces.

RichC2

Monster House was the first modern 3D Movie I saw in theaters, remember it well, I'd say it actually looks better on a home theater projector w/ shutter glasses than it did back then on then on the big screen. Excellent depth, like watching a cg stage play.

Projectors are bright enough today that even the DIY Blackout Cloth screens work amazingly well.

AaronSch

You sir, are absolutely right. I stand corrected.

sauce07

How come Iron Man 3 (3d) doesn't ever drop to a reasonable price? I've had no problems picking up the other Marvel 3d offerings for $19.99, but IM3 always hovers in that $40 range.