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To hell with Titanic.
A Night To Remember (1958) remains the best movie on that topic.
In front of Tintin, I saw the trailer for Titanic 3D, and to my eye, the people were not very "well-rounded" but tended toward the flat, planar look of lesser quality post-conversion. (Some conversions have been pretty good - some, like Clash of the Titans, have been legendarily lousy.)
The best quality 3D experience I've had in some time was in my own home. (I have a "passive" 3D HDTV set from Vizio, and it's pretty great, especially for the price.) Last night I watched Carmen, captured live at London's Royal Hall, and I loved it. The high-def 3-D provided what the producers called a "shifting best seat in the house" effect. During duets, especially, the performers looked like living holograms being beamed into my living room (without the George Lucas-y static). It was a perfect illustration of the real difference between a true stereoscopic illusion, and the third-rate cheat of post-production 3D conversion. Plus, it was a really good performance. (I always forget how much I enjoy Carmen until I revisit it.)
Ever since I got my swell HDTV, I've amassed 12 3D Blu-rays, and am hungry for more, especially those that boast true stereo. The home 3D experience, for me, far surpasses the best theatrical 3D I've yet come across.
Most dazzling 3D eye candy ever? Rio!
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