Wednesday, July 13, 2011

No.

What the sweet holy fuck? Look at this:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/miscellaneous/e9b4/?cpg=164T&link

These are 2-D glasses. They’re glasses designed for watching 3-D movies in 2-D. I have just one thing to say about that: No.
The 3-D movie fad is already peaking. Sure, there’s dozens of 3-D movies out this summer, but they’re all available in 2-D as well, and the 2-D costs less. Why would you go to a 3-D movie if you don’t want to see a 3-D movie?
Here’s how they work.

They’re basically 3-D glasses with the same lens in each eye. Brilliant.
Of course there’s families out there who have to take their kids to see fucking Rio, or Kung Fu Panda 2 in 3-D, or else they’re terrible parents. My wife always comes along for these excursions, but she doesn’t necessarily like 3-D. That’s because of the glasses, thought, which she has to wear over her regular glasses. A lot of other people get headaches from these movies. Then there’s people who just can’t see in 3-D.

Note to self: turn safe search back on before googling “Leela.” I know there’s an image out there of her using 3-D glasses, but I can’t be bothered to go through 80,000 images of fan-made porn to find it.
These fuckers cost $8.99 plus shipping and handling, though. So you’re basically paying the price of a ticket again to go and see a movie in a format you don’t want to see it in. I know this must be a niche product, and some people could actually use the convenience of not having their brains made to feel as if they were being sledgehammered through their skulls, but fuck.

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