P3D Re: 3D Movies

[Mark Josephson <icebox@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 1 Apr 1999 revchas@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> 
> 
> scripts.  People always single out Dial M and Kiss Me Kate as wonderful
> and natural.  Well, there is a lot of self-conscious 3D in Kiss Me Kate, 
> rent the flat version and see, but with a script largely based on
> Shakespeare and with songs by Cole Porter it could have all the plates
> and other flying objects the director cared to include and still be
> great.

As a non-fan of the musical genre in general (but avid fan of 3d Kate),
I'd have to disagree that the reason is entirely the script.  While the
yo-yo scene among others is gratuitous gimmickry (not sure if "too darn
hot" fits this category :) ), there are several scenes, such as the ending
play-within-a-play, that exploit depth in a way that no other 3D film
I've seen ever has.  That's why I think it's the best of the 1950s
films.  The Cole Porter stuff is filler (good filler, I admit), as far as
I'm concerned.  
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