Toy Story retooled for 3D

Toy Story 1 & 2 have been redigitized for 3D and I hope the effect doesn’t feel as false as having Woody and Buzz Lightyear pretend to have stereoscopic vision by looking through only one lense in this teaser. Originally intended to suck our wallets twice, in October and February, Disney is now combining the experience for a double feature opening October 2nd. I love the originals in their original form, and not sure dimensional “enhancement” works any better for movies than it does for breasts. This “because we can” mentality reminds me too much of Ted Turner’s failed experiment to colorize black and white movies years ago. Do we need the extra sensory stimulation or can’t we enjoy the movie as they were first conceived? Toy Story 3D premieres June 10, 2010.

We learned yesterday from several sources that James Cameron is involved in 3Deifying Titanic as well, for a 2011 release. (Newsweek’s Pop Vox says, “Kate Winslet’s 34Cs to Hit Jumbo, 3D Screens”).

The Titanic conversion process will take up to 14 months to complete. It’s my understanding, due to insurmountable technical obstacles, that all the scenes with Billy Zane will still be two-dimensional.