I first experienced 3D movies years ago. It was a headache inducing event with those crummy cardboard glasses where one side was green and the other red (if my memory serves me well). The effect was impressive for back then, but definitelly not worth the hassle and the viewing discomfort.

This was the reason behind my quite reserved approach to the sudden rise of the 3D mania. Just thinking of wearing the uncomfortable glasses made me quickly decided that we are NOT seeing Beowulf in 3D. Months passed and I have successfully been avoiding any potential headaches.

Then I caved in for Coraline. And I was so pleasantly surprised. The glasses were quite sturdy, and comfortable to wear. The experience was amazing - way more immersive than anything I remembered from my childhood, and without motion-sickness side effects.

I was hooked. Instead of avoiding the 3D movie options now I’m more than happy to embrace the extra layer of visual indulgence.

In this spirit I went to see the latest instalment of Iceage. The movie itself was great, and I really love how they weave in the 3D bits into the scenes. I had a great laugh and the silly squirrel parts were quite refreshing with the female added. I could probably see only one downside to the experience - babies, loads and loads of babies.

Makes you kind of wonder if they had some sort of competition going on - how many cute, animal babies can we fit into one film. Well at least they weren’t human babies, and the animals are very, very cute.