Five Awesome Movies That Should Have Been 3D (and Now Actually Can Be!)
Five Awesome Movies That Should Have Been 3D (and Now Actually Can Be!)
by Awl Sponsors
3D movies are everywhere, but what about all those awesome films from back in the day that never had the chance? Well, forget about waiting for Hollywood to do silly remakes of them. Thanks to innovative new technology and one smokin’ cool little 2D/3D conversion button, movie junkies like me can actually go back in time and make what was once flat (but still awesome) into something three-dimensionally cool.
The TV offering this little twist of visual magic is the new LG Cinema 3D and rather than go into some long, drawn-out tech explanation of how it works, let me say this: All you have to do is push one button and any 2D movie you’re watching instantly presents in brilliant, smack-ya-upside-the-head 3D. Toss on the 3D specs and grab yourself a seat, for I am about to present my top five picks for movies that’ll finally get the 3D treatment they so richly deserve.
#5: “Diehard”
Back before Bruce Willis started shaving it all off, his John McClane was the balding everyman that kicked butt and bled profusely as he did so. Few movies warrant 3D more than this one — and seeing Hans Gruber fall to his death in glorious 3D is more than worth the wait.
#4: “Escape From New York”
Snake Plissken never looked so good. The dystopian nightmare that John Carpenter imagined is at its cheesy best in televised 3D. The chaotic rubble ruled by the Duke of New York never seemed so… rubble-y.
#3: “Predator”
This film is easily one of the best Arnold Schwarzenegger movies ever made — and the fact that Arnie never appeared in 3D is a modern crime. And how fun is watching the future governors of California and Minnesota go toe-to-toe with a made-for-3D alien monster collecting skull-mugs for his man-cave back home?
#2: “Back to the Future”
Marty McFly lived every guy’s dream — a chance to turn back the clock, fix all the problems, and make your future come alive. This movie was just destined for 3D. Heck, just seeing Biff’s fists coming at you makes watching this epic a blast.
#1: “Ghostbusters”
Easily the best of the films begging for 3D viewing, “Ghostbusters” gives us Bill Murray and company at their smugly comedic best. Watch it now in LG 3D and savor the glory that is the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man stomping around Times Square. And do it before some horrific, memory-savaging remake or ghastly 2nd sequel is created to insult your psyche.
For more info on the LG Cinema 3D TV, click here.
Which of your favorite movies would you convert to 3D with the LG Cinema 3D TV?