From: darsy on
On Jul 30, 10:49 am, ogden <og...(a)pre.org> wrote:
> darsy wrote:

> > And, similarly, I read Ogden's post as "I want to see Toy Story 3 but
> > not in 3D".
>
> To clarify, I'm not particularly enthusiastic about seeing it at all,
> but I flat-out refuse to endure it in 3D.

fair enough.

I'm going to see The A-Team tomorrow morning, apparently.

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d.
From: Champ on
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:47:37 -0700 (PDT), darsy <darsyx(a)gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Jul 30, 10:05�am, Champ <n...(a)champ.org.uk> wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:23:43 +0100, ogden <og...(a)pre.org> wrote:
>> >I've got to see Toy Story 3 on Saturday. It's almost impossible to find
>> >an evening showing that isn't in sodding 3D. I'm sure it's wonderful,
>> >but it really isn't my cup of tea.
>>
>> You might surprise yourself.
>>
>> I listened to the podcast of Mayo and Kermode's R5 film show
>> yesterday, and the two of them were audibly welling up when they
>> talked about it, and they read lots of letters from people who said
>> the film had moved them to tears.

>given Kermode's previously stated anti-3D stance, I find that odd.
>Unless of course he wasn't talking about the 3D version.

Kermode says that the only 3D film he's seen where 3D didn't distract
from the experience is Toy Story 3, tho he is reserving judgement
until he watches it again in 2D.

Personally, I think he's wrong, and 3D is the future.
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Champ
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From: Champ on
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:05:51 +0200, Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:00:26 +0100, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote:

>>>... and I'd like some
>>>of hs smug superior feeling please, as I feel I've been lacking in
>>>that department recently.

>>Have you? That's not like you!

>Well the folk at work have finally decided that we should buy the
>software I was pushing all along, but it's taken such a long time, and
>been so draining, I just can't take much pleasure from it. Besides,
>it's much easier to feel smug when things aren't working because
>they've chosen the wrong product than it is when you're the one who
>has to make the right product work.

heh, ain't dat the truth!

>And I've been ill a lot recently (hence my higher-than-normal posting
>volume, not that anyone would notice) so I need perking up a bit.

Only a few months to the ski season...
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Champ
We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed.
ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo
neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: darsy on
On Jul 30, 11:02 am, Champ <n...(a)champ.org.uk> wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:47:37 -0700 (PDT), darsy <dar...(a)gmail.com>

> >given Kermode's previously stated anti-3D stance, I find that odd.
> >Unless of course he wasn't talking about the 3D version.
>
> Kermode says that the only 3D film he's seen where 3D didn't distract
> from the experience is Toy Story 3, tho he is reserving judgement
> until he watches it again in 2D.

OIC.

> Personally, I think he's wrong, and 3D is the future.

My opinion is that it has it's place, but I don't think a lot of
movies would be in any way improved by being in 3D.

--
d.

From: Adrian on
Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

> Personally, I think he's wrong, and 3D is the future.

Mmm. That's what they said last time round...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085750/

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