3-D Films: Are they worth it?

Where do 3-D movies fit in?

The idea of making movies in 3-D is a popular trend, But is it really that appealing to audiences?
It is no doubt a controversial issue and 3-D films have to find their niche in cinema.

James Cameron's Avatar, one of the most well received 3-D movies of 2009

Promotion outside West Center at Winthrop University

   Two students at Winthrop University were asked how they felt about 3-D movies and whether they had a future in film.

"It hurts my head" they answered in unison. Both students had trouble focusing on the film because of the headaches.

   Mary Comber, a psychology major at Winthrop said,

   "I remember seeing the preview for spy kids 3 on TV and it looked so exciting, and then when I went and saw it I was really disappointed ."

   Lauren Adams, a sophomore at Winthrop mentioned seeing Spongebob in 3-D at the theme park,  Carowinds.  Although she throughly enjoyed it, she felt that the 3-D didn't add much to the experience.

Dina's Place (the campus movie theater) at Winthrop University

Lauren enjoyed watching Transformers in 3-D and decided that action movies could benefit from the use of the 3-D format.

 Both students felt the headaches and bizarre effect of 3-D distracted the audience, and took away focus from the story.

"Plus", they added "It's not worth the extra money."