10 Defining Films In The Age Of 3D

9. Titanic (2012)

The one properly good thing that can be taken from the rise of 3D is that it has made studios rethink their approach to re-releases. It was only a couple of years ago when the only times you saw re-releases was It€™s a Wonderful Life at Christmas and the occasional old curio at an independent cinema. In the past couple of years, thanks to the audiences misguided view that 3D adds something to a film, we€™ve been treated to the first two Toy Storys, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, The Phantom Menace and biggest of all, Titanic. The 3D re-release of Titanic was a massive success; it currently stands at 13th on the worldwide box office for 2012. Now obviously the extreme hype surrounding the 100th anniversary of the sinking promoted the film in a way publicists can only dream of, but it shows there€™s a hunger in the film going public for old classics once again on the big screen. Despite the current 3D shackles, this could lead to a great thing; what Titanic€™s re-release really got right that none of the others did, was that it came along with a 2D version too.
 
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Film Editor (2014-2016). Loves The Usual Suspects. Hates Transformers 2. Everything else lies somewhere in the middle. Once met the Chuckle Brothers.