I just saw The Hobbit in 3D. Generally, I wait until after the crowds die down for a big movie release and usually go on a night when few people are going to be in the auditorium with me. Such as New Year's Eve. While I'm not going to comment on the content of the movie other than to say it was excellent, I will comment on my 3D experience. I think that P.J. got it right in this one. Very few things broke the plane on the screen in this movie. Which is really the way that it should be. The effect was very subtle and rarely did it draw attention to itself

There has been a lot of controversy over 3D since Avatar made it's big splash in 2009. And quite honestly, a good portion of the subsequent movies released in 3D abused the technology or were 2D movies hastily converted to try to capitalize on Avatar's success. Some were just gawd awful and made me want to close an eye just to get rid of the effect. Unlike previous attempts at 3D, I think that this time the technology is around to stay. If done correctly I will continue to embrace the idea of 3D movies. And even some conversions if properly done such as the Titanic conversion. Top Gun received the conversion treatment but it has not yet been released and I expect it will be awhile out of respect to the director, Tony Scott, who recently took his own life. A Top Gun sequel had been in the works but that is not going to happen now most likely.

But anyway, one of the biggest complaints I hear about 3D movies is by those who wear glasses such as myself. I hated the theater issued glasses. Uncomfortable and didn't seem to work all that good. I took a pair home with me and modified them so that they actually stayed put and didn't sag down over my nose requiring me to hold them in place during the show. It worked but just passably so.

A few weeks ago, I found out that they make clip on 3D glasses. You can get a pair fairly cheap at $6-8 on Amazon. They just need to be compatible with RealD which most theaters are using. There is a Dolby 3D that is NOT compatible but I have not seen any theaters that use it yet. If you have an LG passive 3D TV you can get same type of clip-ons for your TV and they will work for 3D in the theaters. I purchased the more expensive LG glasses figuring that I didn't want to get a cheap pair that may not have proper lens alignment or poor coating. The result, absolutely worth it. I did some experimenting during the previews of switching back and forth and the 3D effect in my clip-ons was definitely better than the glasses the theater gave me. No ghosting of the other image in either eye while the theater glasses did have some. They were comfortable to wear, out of sight and I quickly forgot that I had them on once the movie finally started (after 21 minutes of previews and other junk).

So if you wear glasses and like to watch 3D in the theater, get a pair of clip-on glasses. Absolutely worth it.