3D is definatly back in full force. Sensio have released Jaws 3 3D for the home cinema, as well as other classic titles.
www.sensio.tv/en/home_theater/3d_dvd/available/default.3d There are now over 1000 cinemas in the US alone that can screen fully digital "RealD" movies. Five Hollywood studios have agreed to help pay for a $1 billion-plus rollout of digital technology on about 20,000 movie screens in North America, a precursor to showing more movies in 3-D. This new digital technology cannot be compared to any other 3D experience.
Over 30% of new films will be made in 3D in the next 5 years. This is a ploy to bring people back to the cinemas. Although im not a fan of "re-doing" films in any format, weather it be, adding colour, adding scenes, re digitizing scenes.....nearly all 2D movies are shot by their director and cinematographer in a 3D perspective, its common practice. Therefore, i have no problem at all with past films being "re imaged" to the perspective they were originaly intended to be. These films are not intended to be 3D gimmicky, but to add their correct perspective to the prints. Film makers like George Lucas had this vision in mind many years ago, but the technology was not up to standard at the time, hence, not implemented. I would be happy to see Star Wars episode IV again at the cinema in full 3D glory, and i would appreciate the filmakers efforts to bring this to reality.
3D has a notoriously bad wrap in this day and age because of past productions, dont let this deter you from seeing this new breed of technology. After all, Tim Burton, James Cameron, Robert Rodriguez, Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Studios and George Lucas cant all be wrong, can they?
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/biztech/10/02/digital.movies.ap/index.html