Is 3D just a load of old rubbish?

Legendary film director Martin Scorsese said this week that all his future films will be made in 3D and that he wishes he had made Taxi Driver and Raging Bull in 3D.

Sorry, what? Are you talkin' to me? Taxi Driver in 3D? Can you imagine Travis Bickle's gun pointing out of the screen at you?

I'm surprised at how such a great director has embraced what feels like a fading novelty.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't 3D a load of old rubbish? I've grown a bit tired of 3D over the last couple of years, but I want to know what you think.

For me, like most people, my first experience of this new wave of 3D was Avatar. I loved it. Yes, it was codswallop. Yes, it was Thundersmurfs. But, boy was it fun. James Cameron knows how to make big action sci-fi that just bludgeons away any misgivings and drags you along for the ride.

My second 3D experience was not so fun. It was Clash of the Titans, which was filmed in 2D and then retrofitted into 3D to cash in on the success of Avatar. It sucked. The fake 3D was all squiffy and made your brain hurt trying to work out what was going on. It was like a migraine headache set in ancient Greece.

Since then, a creeping disillusionment has set in. It felt as though 3D was a fading novelty that was growing ever more pointless. Even Scorsese himself couldn't make 3D feel vital. His film Hugo felt like a metaphor for 3D itself - visually sumptuous and exciting, but ultimately a little hollow.

Now, when I have the choice, I always go for the 2D option. It's cheaper, there's less fuss and you can just sit back and enjoy the film without being distracted by the 3D effects.

You see, that's the main problem. Movies are fragile spells: the slightest thing can jolt an audience into realising they are just watching a film. With 3D, you get jolted out of the story every time it tries to poke you in the eye.

It also costs a lot more. I'm not sure that paying extra for a 3D screening is really value for money.

But, what do you reckon? Are you also experiencing 3D fatigue, or do you still enjoy the thrill of being poked in the eye? Is 3D a fading novelty or here to stay?

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