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Avatar is one of the last movies I've seen in a theatre, in 2010. I've since seen it again at home, and that was a better experience. There's nothing magical about theatres; any movie involves the things the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gives awards for, no matter how it's released.

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That's a bit ironic: Avatar was best known for its 3D effects, which you generally can't see at home.

That may not outweigh the rest of the problems with theaters: the price of tickets, the cost of concessions, the noise, the inconvenient times, not being able to pause, etc. But if there was one movie that benefitted specifically from being seen in a theater, it was Avatar.

I had to take off the glasses during any scene with movement because of how nauseatingly blurry and dim the experience was with them on. Coraline is still the only Real3D experience I remember fondly.

I did see it in 3D originally, and that didn't outweigh the rest. I've seen a couple of movies in 3D, and while it's an interesting novelty, I doubt it could ever be essential to the experience. I don't think Avatar benefitted much from it.

There's a theater in my area with the 64 channel audio setup and it's AMAZING and I can't reproduce anything close at home. Furiosa was so good there. But in the main I agree with your point.

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