Harold and Kumar do Christmas in 3D

For some reason, A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas is coming out before Thanksgiving. Why? Why not at Christmas, since it's a Christmas movie? It's just weird. It's not enough that Rite Aid starts selling Christmas stockings the week before Halloween, now we have to enjoy Santa in early November. Weird.

But I will see it, and in 3D even, despite the fact that I despise 3D.

I enjoyed the White Castle thing. That was good. I'm not into pot movies and I'm not sure I understood the weird shit with that inbred tow truck driver and his slutty wife, but all in all, solid film.

Then I saw Guantanamo Bay, and it was more inbred truck driver than fun with Neil Patrick Harris, so I didn't enjoy it so much. I think where White Castle was a movie designed to be enjoyed by potheads and straights alike, Guantanamo Bay was pretty much a movie you only enjoy while high. And I don't get high. The stuff just makes me want to take a nap.

Anyway, then I saw the trailer for the Christmas movie on Youtube and thought it looked stupid.

Then The Beefcake and I went to see Fright Night, and it turned out when we got to the theater that the time we chose was for the 3D screening. The next 2D screening wasn't for a couple of hours. So we ponied up and saw it in 3D. I enjoyed it, especially David Tenant, but that's not the point.

The previews were also in 3D. One of them Was Harold and Kumar.

Ladies and gentlemen, THAT is why 3D was invented. Ping Pong balls flew at my face, people waved their hands over my head, explosions came out at me.

3D ain't no artsy fartsy color enhanced shit. 3D is silly, in-your-face ridiculousness, and Harold and Kumar appears to have embraced the potential for fun. The preview without the 3D looked dumb, but for once, adding 3D suddenly enhanced the film. I suddenly understood.

So tomorrow night, the Beefcake and I will go see this film, glasses and all. And then we will laugh about it over Japanese barbecue. I hope.

And I will take an Ibuprofen beforehand in case it's headache inducing.

I really hope this silly film is good.

Down with 3D

I do not get the 3D thing. It's fun for like 15 minutes then it's annoying. Don't get me wrong, it was beautifully integrated in Avatar, but Avatar was also like eight hours long and by the time I was halfway through the film I started to get a headache. I kept taking off the glasses to close my eyes for a minute.

Then there's the fact that most 3D movies invent big moments for things to pop out and remind you that you're in 3D, which is just annoying and gimmicky. I just want to watch a good film with a cool story and maybe some awesome shots. I don't need my film to dance like a little kid to get my attention.

And the 3D TV? I don't get that either. Don't you have to sit straight up and directly in front of the TV to see it properly, and still have to wear glasses? I just don't understand who the target customer is for that - rich people who must have every gadget? Those people who want to live on Pandora and can now watch the Blu-Ray copy of Avatar on an endless loop?

I have a feeling this is going to go the way of the laserdisk or virtual reality. Remember when virtual reality was going to destroy us all because we were going to stop living in the real world once we jacked in? Those were the days.

Anyway, I really hate 3D. It's to the point where I will avoid a movie I might have gone to see if it's in 3D. Actually come to think of it, I don't want to see any of the movies that are currently offered in 3D, but I did, I would only see the 2D option. I don't see what's so wrong with two dimensions really. Call me old fashioned.