Anyone opting to see it in 2D?

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GG Pan

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Depending on which screens it plays at here, I may opt to see the 2D projection (if it's still an option). I was wondering if anyone else doesn't care or dislikes the 3D aspect of it. The simple matter is: 3D gives me a headache. I don't enjoy it. I don't like the way it forces my eyes to a certain area of the screen. Part of what I enjoy about films is taking in the ENTIRE image, having the choice to look at the background & set design & art direction if I want to. For this and other reasons, I enjoyed Avatar more on video than at the IMAX 3D, because I was able to take in the entire image without having Sam Worthington's huge fucking face forced into the center of my eyeline. I mean, imagine Alien in 3D, you want to look at all of Giger's designs in the derelict, but Tom Skeritt and John Hurt's space suits are being shoved in your face. I don't think atmosphere is enhanced by 3D. Or Harry Dean Stanton's kitty search. You think you know Stanton's face in 2D...

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justonApril 19, 2012

I'll see it in 3D first... but if I don't feel the 3D added much to the experience all subsequent viewings will likely be in 2D. And you're right, you tend to notice background details and overall composition a lot more in 2D.

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ShaneApril 19, 2012

3D is migraine land for me. So 2-D will be how I see it.

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TokyokidApril 19, 2012

Only if I have no choice. I can deal with 3D, no headaches. So, I am going for the most tech, the best director, the best acting, and hopefully the best sci-fi and monster....

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degatonApril 19, 2012

Oh,yes.2-d for me! I am glad you started this thread!Wearing the glasses has always given me a headache! Everyone feels I am exaggerating.Now I know I am not alone!! I saw Avatar in 2-d and enjoyed it just fine when eveyone else said it wouild lose way to much without 3-d.Wrong!

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dutch1585April 19, 2012

3D for me...should add to the depth of the film!

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ShinobiX9XApril 19, 2012

I usualy wait and watch at home. Prometheus will make me do an exception. So as i'll be there anyway, i'll watch it in 3D. (I read somewhere it's different and amazing the PRometheus 3d trailers). I know i'll watch it later on in 2d at home. That being said, you all really liked Avatar?

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ShinobiX9XApril 19, 2012

@Dutch1585 any reason that's your nick?

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dutch1585April 19, 2012

@shinobiX9X It is the same as my twitter name, ps3 and xbox360 name :-)

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ZetaReticuliApril 19, 2012

Same here with Avatar - seemed darker and the image not crisp. I initially intended seeing Prometheus in 2D but the fact that it was filmed in Red Epic system and the highly positive reviews of the preview footage has me sold. I bet it'll be much easier on the eye and more subtle and immersive than Avatar. 3D for me.

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ShinobiX9XApril 19, 2012

Just made me wonder if you're Dutch that's all.

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whtrzApril 19, 2012

Film has done perfectly well for the last 100 years without 3D to give it "depth". Shouldn't make any difference whether you see it on imax or an iphone, a good film should always draw you in. Needless to say, I've never see a 3D film and I'm never going to.

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ShinobiX9XApril 19, 2012

@whtrz unless you're retired, one day you probably will. Like the Artist, he couldn't let go the SILENT BLACK AND WHITE movie, though they had done fine for many years. It needs and will improve, you'll have to go with it or stay behind. I don't have a 3D tv, i think the time is not ready yet, but it's coming never the less. Toshiba sells 3D tv without glasses now, the problem is it needs a resolution of around 3000*5000 i don't remember. Anyway The first 3D movies i've seen in 2D i was disapointed, coz it was clearly the marketing was pushed towards showing the 3D special effects, and they didn't focus on story leaving in fact a bad story. Now with that movie, thank to the trailers and what i read (i hope i'm write) The story and movie seem to be important to be good, it just happens to be shot in 3D. I so want to see this movie, i will go to theaters and watch in 3d. Ill get the bluray later on and watch in 2d. (sorry for the messy post :s)

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ApolloApril 19, 2012

I am glad to see and hear that other people don't like 3D. I hate it. It is over-hyped and it frustrated me that most movies come out and you are forced to watch in 3D without an option, or where i live anyway. Thus making the ticket price go up nearly an extra half. It is wrong. I like to see the whole screen at once like mentioned above not like a theme park ride see little things pop out taking away your attention from the whole picture. My wife wears glasses at home and to watch television. she has nothing but problems and she refuses to go the the cinema but has promised she will for Prometheus for my birthday. So now who do i go to the cinema with when my wife quite rightly refuses to go because she cannot wear two frigging pairs of glasses on at once.

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Mark CawleyApril 19, 2012

Well if 3D is good enough for Sir Riddles.....its bloody well good enough for me lol.

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WhyDontTheyFreezeHimApril 19, 2012

Sadly, Im not going to watch it in 3D at the cinema. Im going to a 2D showing. But I will be buying the 3D Blu ray because I have a 3D TV and 3D Blu Ray player waiting for this movie lol I like watching in 2D and 3D. Im 50/50.

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CervantesApril 19, 2012

I'm planning seeing this in 3D, then in 2D out of curiousity, then in 3D once again! Personally, I love the 3D effect overall (when filmed properly), especially for the way it gives a great sense of 'distance' and 'depth' to sets in tracking shots. And this movie has some amazing sets... I feel sorry for those that wear glasses already due to less than perfect eye-sight, and those that have a propensity for headaches from this process. I count myself lucky I have neither of those problems.

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GrooveraiderApril 19, 2012

Im not allergic to 3-D so i'll definitely be watching Prometheus the way it was ment to be.

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ShinobiX9XApril 19, 2012

I did try several 3d tv's in shops; and that i really don't like (yet). In cinema's i do like it, but it's not a must

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BigDaveApril 19, 2012

3D i guess for some is ok for short periods. But the effects may be suptile for most of the movie in which case wont strain your eyes so much. Its the action/money shot parts that will have more raw jump out of the screen 3D The Tech used in the cinema should not effect the eyes or cause headaches as much as say more active 3D solutions. for me its kinda hit and miss with 3D i have a 55" Sony 3D TV and i have seen other makes aswell and the 3D effect does not work so much for my eyes. Things dont come out that far and have more of a double image affect. Panasonic TVs seem to suit my eyes better.

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NoXWordApril 19, 2012

I'm planning to see it in 3D first, and then in 2D a second time, unless the 3D blows my mind. I'll then have plenty of occasions to see it in 2D once the DVDs come out.

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Lee WilsonApril 19, 2012

3d is a total headache for me too! 2d all the way.

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whtrzApril 19, 2012

@ShinobiX9X - 3D is not an "improvement" on 2D. Its a gimmick to get people to go back to the cinema, and one that is starting to fail. All most all the best selling films of last year in the UK were 2D, except for Harry Potter, and even then 2D tickets outsold 3D ones. 2D vs 3D is *not* the same as black & white vs colour. A black and white film will look just as good when you watch it at home as it did in the cinema. A 3D film won't. I'm not saying 3D is pointless. I'm saying if you have to use gimmicks to make an engaging film, you have no business making it in the first place.

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the comingApril 19, 2012

anyone who says this 3D is the future is a moron...yes 3D is the future, but not this obsolete shitty version that has been around since the 50's...It is simply two images overlaid and the distance between them correlates with perceived depth. ...it's been around since the 50s until some fucking douche-bag in marketing decided to bring it back

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alteredstate.April 19, 2012

Never experienced 3d at all except in my local electrical retailers 3d tv screen shop where they had avatar on view and some high tech 3 d glasses to view through before you buy. i'm going to try 2d imax digital screen i feel that's my best option

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ShinobiX9XApril 19, 2012

ow well, i'll let you know how i experienced the 3d version end of next month, than later i'll compare it with 2d when the bluray is out. To be honest ive only seen one movie in 3d in the theaters, and it was for my daugher, it was fly me to the moon? So no , ididn't enjoy it, but what i like in that 3D system, is that the images come out of the screen right to you. i think it might be good with a very good movie, i don't know. what i dislike with the actual 3d tv's i tried, is the dept is inside the screen, instead of coming out.

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darthmongoApril 19, 2012

I'll probably see both versions. I saw Avatar in 2d first because my wife gets motion sickness from the 3d. Then, I went and saw it in 3d with my dad. It was pretty, but it was annoying to fiddle with the 3d glasses and keeping them on over my own glasses throughout the movie, which was a huge distraction. Saw Tron in 3d and it was the same feeling. Glad I got to see them in 3d, but I'm also glad I had an uninterrupted movie experience with the 2d.

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NecrofanApril 19, 2012

Yeah, I am 39 and have never seen a 3D movie. I had told myself that this would be the first film I would see in this format, maybe even opting for a trip to Cincinnati to see it in IMAX 3D. If you guys say it is headache city though, I may change my mind.

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CanadaPhilApril 19, 2012

Given the newer process that is being used here and the initial favourable press comments, this is one that I am DEFINATELY planning on seeing in 3D !!Not sure whether IMAX as well, but definately 3D. If I like it enough and want to make the effort, I may go back at some point a little later to check out a regular widescreen 2D show as well.

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fanboy79April 19, 2012

i am definitely going to see this movie in 3d the first time, but after that all 2d i have yet to have a 3d experience that has blown me away. In avatar i did see some differences between 3d and 2d but not enough to change the overall experience. I would like to give sir Ridley the chance to change my mind, but 3d always seems patchy often i see outlines on particular shapes and characters that seem out of place.....when i watch football on my 3d tv the player thats suppose to be projected out in 3d always seems......its kind of lame to me.....but i will see this flick the first round in 3d......

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alteredstate.April 19, 2012

aghh darthmongo you answered my question and concern as i to wear glasses for distance this was something i cant ignore so i'm opting for 2d. i also hate sitting to close to the screen i prefer to sit at the back fora better view.

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OttoApril 19, 2012

I will ONLY see it in 2D...I cannot sit through a full movie in 3D before I start getting a headache and vertigo. It's not worth it to me. I still view it as a total gimmick, even though there's always a little eye candy in there. If there is ever a way to do it without the stupid glasses, I may rethink it and give it another try, but as the technology stands right now, it is nothing more than total gimmick.

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allinambercladApril 19, 2012

I can't handle 3D. I think there must be different specifications or types of it and I wish I knew more about the process because all I do know is that some versions of it give me the kind of migraine that makes me want to tear at my eyes and takes me days to recover from. I'd like to, but there's no way on Earth I can go near that again until I'm sure what happening. The last one nearly killed me.

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VaderTimeApril 19, 2012

I wear eyeglasses. Even now, after cataract surgery where my eyesight is legal enough to drive without glasses, I still wear glasses to help me see the finer details on TV. I've never been a big fan of 3D and the only decent 3D movie in the past 40 years was AVATAR. Even then, I saw the 2D version first. James Cameron did it right by using immersive techniques to surround you with the effects. I may or may not see Prometheus in 3D. AVATAR had spectacular CGI, special effects and was filmed in 3D. Prometheus, on the other hand, is more about the story and the plot and less about an immersive 3D experience.

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Werthers OriginalApril 19, 2012

2d all the way. Can't handle 3d at all without getting headaches and after leaving the cinema everything looks flat and 2d which I find uncomfortable and annoying. IMO Movies should be left in 2d just as pictures and paintings are.

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SpartacusApril 19, 2012

Out of respect for H R Giger and Ridley Scott and the countless others whom have worked on this thing and as much or even more than all of them...especially Dan O'Bannon whom I know in my heart would have intended for me to see it in 3D, That's just how I will, and IMAX at that !!!

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takka_takka_takkaApril 20, 2012

I have yet to see 3D done well. I have high hopes for the upcoming Hobbit film, though, and Ridley is using the same type of cameras for Prometheus. I have heard good things about it so far so I am willing to give it a chance.

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