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Links for the Day (August 18th, 2008)
The House Next Door — ... at Zero for Conduct. ["I’m frankly getting tired of being the kid in the crowd pointing at the emperor’s bare-naked buttcheeks, but someone (besides Chicago Reader’s J.R. Jones) has got to make the case for the achingly obvious: Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a sophomoric, cliched howler, so ludicrously bad in so many ways one doesn’t know where to begin."] *** 5. "D-minus for 3-D": From Roger Ebert's Journal. [" There is a mistaken belief that ...

Roger Ebert Gives 3D Movies a Thumbs Down
Film Junk — ... It’s cool to hear from someone who has experienced the various incarnations of 3D over the years, and is quite simply just not buying it this time around. Personally I feel like 3D has its place, but I am not sure that it will save much of anything. The one movie that may have a real shot at validating the medium is James Cameron’s Avatar . Until then, it remains more an amusement park ride than a storytelling tool. Check out Ebert’s full article via the link below. Related Link: Roger Ebert: D-Minus for 3-D

Even Roger Ebert Doesn't Like 3D - Take That Hollywood!
FirstShowing.net — ... I woke up yesterday morning to discover an awe-inspiring blog from the one and only Roger Ebert. For the longest time I've preached about my dislike of 3D and have constantly encountered resistance and seen Hollywood continue to make pointless 3D films like Journey to the Center of the Earth. However, if there's one man who could potentially convince our readers that 3D is worthless, it would be Roger Ebert. He writes an article brilliantly titled D-minus for 3-D and briefly outlines how evolution shows that 3D is not what our eyes were ...

3 Defenses for 3-D Films
Cinematical — ... As an opinionated cinephile, Roger Ebert has every right to dislike 3-D movies. And recently, on his blog, Roger Ebert's Journal, he wrote about such disfavor. Basically, in response to accidentally missing the press screening for the new animated 3-D flick ...

LaBeouf Bloodied on 'Transformers 2' and Fake 'Batman 3' Posters
RopeofSilicon.com — ... , Jon Favreau has started working on the script and it is expected to hit theaters in 2010. How you make a complete article out of that is beyond me especially since an April 30, 2010 release date had already been set. So, Favreau is working on the script. There's your scoop. Yay! Hey look, even Roger Ebert isn't a fan of 3-D. Am I the only one that wishes Indiana Jones IV never happened and really doesn't want an ...

Roger Ebert Responds to Star Haters
RopeofSilicon.com — ... The Dark Knight eh? There would have been a lot of proctologists busy removing postal letters from fanboys' "sun don't shine." Cancer may have taken his ability to speak, but Ebert still packs a punch with his words. The complete post is an eye-opener and I love the fact Roger is blogging now because I have yet to read one of his posts that hasn't interested me. You can read this complete post right here and while you are at it you may want to read his opinion on 3-D right here .

‘The Hobbit’ In 3D and IMAX? Guillermo Del Toro Leaves Open The Possibility
MTV Movies Blog — ... ,” the most prevalent seems to be that the two-part opus is already slated for the 3D and IMAX treatment. (Shhh! Don’t tell Roger Ebert.) ...

DreamWorks CEO demands an all-3D future. Do you?
PopWatch — ... , he may be on to something. In fact, all three of the year's major 3D animated films -- Coraline , Monsters vs. Aliens , and Up -- have been hits with moviegoers, which might suggest audiences are warming up to the technology. (Except, of course, steadfast skeptic Roger Ebert.) So why do I remain so 3D-resistant? Up is a great movie and possibly ...

Has 3-D already failed?
Observations on film art — ... One vocal critic is Roger Ebert. His “D-Minus for 3-D” blog entry is an eloquent takedown of the technique on aesthetic grounds. He just doesn’t like watching movies in 3-D: ...