This weekend I saw my first 3D film and finally arrived in the 1990's. Disney's A Christmas Carol was just one of many 3D movies to be released in theaters lately. However I've been hesitant to see one for a couple reasons. To start, the first 3D experience I had was at MGM Studios watching Honey I Shrunk the Audience. It blew my tiny ten year old mind. Needless to say, I was hooked. Even wore my glasses the rest of the day all around the park, marveling at the 3D'ness of an already 3D world. I couldn't wait for my next experience, which leads me to my second reason. I don't recall what TV program it was, but it was some half ass holiday special with plenty of advertising to get hyper active kids to pester their parents to buy Coke products so they could get a pair of special 3D glasses to watch it (You know what I'm talking about). It sucked butt and I was devastated. Swore off then and there the gimmick of all gimmicks.
Which brings us back to today.
I was anxious as I sat down with my sister, mother, and father. My eyes were magnified and wide behind two pairs of lenses, sweating and staring at the screen. Then the film began, with a first person view looking out a snowy window and slowly fading out to an aerial view of Mr. Dickens' classic beside a lit candle. It was the subtle viewpoints like this one that made me a fan again. Gorgeous overhead shots of old London town, coupled with the most disgustingly detailed characters, made this the best adaptation of A Christmas Carol I've ever seen.
3D Film, check.
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