Firstly, I saw it in IMAX 3D. Dunno if that's what you saw it in, but if not, that could be the cause of our conflict. It's just... insanely better. But as great as IMAX is, the reason Avatar was so beautiful was because it didn't just use the "throw a tomato at the screen" gimmick (in fact, I'm not sure if it used it at all). Put IMAX 3D of Avatar up to, say, "Up" or "Harry Potter," and there's no comparison (although I enjoyed the stories of the latter two much more, but that's neither here nor there...)





That won't happen. Ever. Unless you somehow go back in time and forget what a movie is, you're never going to go "AHHHH A ROCK DUCK!!!!" from a 3D Movie, as we know them today.


The entire problem with 3D movies is that they often try to do what you're talking about, to the exclusion of any other technique. It's basically the equivalent of watching a scary movie, and suddenly the camera pans over and AHHH THERE'S THE KILLER!

It's just shock value, and the realism is ruined the first time you DON'T duck that rock, and it just disappears.

3D- good 3D is about immersion. Unless you plan on making a movie where someone throws something at the screen every 10 seconds, you're gonna need a few new tricks- like Avatar used.