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Ahtman wrote:It turns out the delay over 3D may be a bit of a ruse. Spoiler Free reason: Test screenings didn't go well.
Spoiler Reason

Spoiler:

Channing Tatum is killed early on in the Cobra sneak attack and some people didn't like it so they are trying to reintegrate his character into the already finished film.

I'm starting to develop a slight hatred on these test screenings, or the people they show them to. Barring a few exceptions, controversial movies with shocking twists routinely get turned into BS cliché happy ending crap or are dumbed down to a less sophisticated (and less interesting) version because of this very process. I've just read a German article on this very subject the other day and was disheartened at the amount of artistic rape going on due to this.

Granted, it usually leads to movies making more money in the theatres (I doubt that "Pretty Woman" would've made much money in its original non-sexist and capitalism-critical version), which is why I understand the companies doing this, but it still feels wrong. I've noticed some time ago that I'm not the "average consumer" in usually preferring the writers' original vision to some watered-down cliché crap, or in my continued disgust for various reality TV and soap shows that seem to dominate the channels these days, so that's probably why I'm feeling somewhat cynical about this. Still, at least there are some movies still coming out appealing to my taste.

Also, feth 3D.

3D is usually alright, if the movie was shot that way and not converted over. Then also if it is done subtly and not OMFGDIDYOUSEETHATPENWRITINGONTHEPAPERYOUCOULDTOTALLYIMAGINEYOUWEREHOLDINGIT! OHSHIIIIIDIDYOUSEETHATDOORSLAMYOUCOULDTOTALLYFEELTHEWINDOFFOFIT!...

Though I suppose it's not all that often they do do that.