3D do you see

After the terrifying release of Jaws 3D in 1983, terrifying of course for all of the wrong reasons the very eighties gimmick was very quickly cast aside for movies that focused more on content rather than style. However things have most certainly changed since then. Its true to say that there are still a fare few movies with truly unforgivable content but there are so many big hits out there that are pushing the boundaries and visually blowing us away all in mere 2D and it makes you wonder what the next big wow factor will be.

The quality of home entertainment these days is jaw dropping and yet more and more affordable. With blue ray and high definition set to make a BETA out of a DVD the next logically evolution apart from perhaps making the TV sets themselves even thiner is of course the arrival of the 3D experience. Next month sees the release of James Cameron latest science fiction movie 'Avatar' which has already been hailed as "The movie that will change cinema for ever". The reason for this bold claim is down to the promise of the ultimate 3D experience which up until now has only been really appreciated in animated cartoon movies such as Monsters Verses Aliens and more recently in the release of Toy Story 1 and 2 to tie in with the hugely anticipated Toy Story 3. The difference here is that Avatar is hoping to cash in on the adult market and by all accounts it sounds like they have cracked it, well for the cinema at least. How this technical achievement will translate back in the comfort in our own homes we have yet to see but the word on the street is that 2010 should be the year in which 3D goes into overdrive. Yes its still true that we will all still need to don a pair of 3D specs in order to take part in the experience but what else did you expect? Creating a true 3D TV where the image literally jumps out of the box and doesn't rely on the viewer wearing glasses is the real vision of the future and the holy grail of home entertainment.With the recent release of Fuifilms Real 3D camera this problem is most certainly trying to be addressed but ultimately the success of 3D in general all depends on wether the consumer embraces its improved revival it or buries it once again and for that we rest our hopes on James Cameron. If it's a good as they say expect everything from your TV to your car to change almost over night as we will head ever rapidly towards a much bigger future.