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Back in the early days of anaglyph 3D films (think red/blue headache glasses from hell), the extra dimension was more of a gimmick than a supporting mechanism for the story. These days more films are sporting 3D than ever before, more theaters are installing 3D systems, and with polarized and other stereoscopic methods the experience is mostly comfortable and highly enjoyable. Blu-ray’s large storage capacity and high resolution makes it a potentially powerful 3D medium, but the exact means of delivery are still up in the air with lots of consumer money at stake.

I can already feel my brain exploding inside my skull.

In 2008 Panasonic sent a proposal to the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) for a 3D BD standard. Not being too quick to hand over a ruling, the BDA has put together a task force to examine the best possible format solutions. In the meantime, brilliant 3D projects like Coraline and UP will continue to be released in really terrible and ancient anaglyph 3D on Blu-ray.