File this one under “completely unnecessary“. Ryan Murphy and Twentieth Century Fox revealed that a 3D Glee movie is coming our way. BARF. I wonder how Rachel Berry feels about her nose coming at you in 3D. For that matter, Sam Evan and his trouty mouth. Regardless of what those characters might think, they and the entire McKinley crew will be invading theaters across the land this summer- August 12th to be exact. The movie will feature enhanced footage from the show’s North American concert tour, “Glee Live! In Concert!“.
“We knew that not every fan who wanted to attend a concert would get that opportunity, said Murphy in a statement. “Now, thanks to our friends at Twentieth Century Fox Film, we’ll be able to bring the concert experience to movie theaters across the country in full three dimensional glory. We promise every passionate ‘Gleek’ a cinematic experience that will have them singing and dancing in the aisles.”
While I do appreciate the usage of 3D every once in a while (“Avatar” and “Thor“), I find nothing more irritating than studios releasing movies in that format for no reason but as a cash grab. Let me preface this by saying, I’ve never watched any concert films in 3D, but what could possibly take place during a music show that merits a 3D treatment. Nothing if you ask me.
I understand the concept of striking while the iron is hot, but Ryan Murphy is verging on over saturation with all these Glee side projects. He’s got to be careful not to jump that proverbial shark. Any of you Gleeks out there, excited about “Glee Live! 3D!“? Will you shell out your hard-earned cash to see what you see every Tuesday in the comfort of your own home in a movie theater? Sound off below.
Josh
May 5th, 2011 at 4:44 pm
Glee lost it’s spark for me about six months ago; I can barely watch the show now, there’s no way I’ll be seeing a concert movie
Tyson
May 5th, 2011 at 5:27 pm
Is it actually a movie? Or just concert footage?
Either way, I’m not too excited about this. It’s almost a given that it would be twice as painful to watch the desperation induced beads of sweat seep from Rachel’s head in 3D. Maybe keep the one dimensional characters and broken story lines on the boob tube thank you very much.
R
May 5th, 2011 at 7:17 pm
I don’t need 3-D, but I would like to see what they’re like in concert- it’s so hard to tell what their voices are like during the show!