Don’t knock 3D films. They can sometimes be great

Here are five good reasons not to turn your nose up at 3D movies

By Ben Child

Baz Luhrmann’s recent hint that his forthcoming remake of The Great Gatsby might be filmed in 3D has had F Scott Fitzgerald acolytes reeling in horror. But what if the twitterers who bleated their ire across the interweb yesterday got it wrong? Just imagine the guests at Gatsby’s infamous parties whirling like dervishes in glorious stereoscope as the camera swoops high and low before disappearing under some poor flapper’s cloche hat. Wouldn’t that be something? No, not feeling it? Well, here are five 3D scenes that do just about justify the extra couple of quid.

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