Latino Review a écrit :I've been very vocal when it comes to my distaste for 3D. I think it's a gimmick that sucks more money out of moviegoers when you don't get anything in return but a headache and a darkened picture. Films like Alice in Wonderland and Clash of the Titans looked awful and Pirahna 3D gave me a headache for hours. Is 3D getting any better? I'm happy to say that in some cases it is.Despite my reservations, there have been some pretty great 3D experiences for me in the theater and they've all come from animated movies. True, I have said many times that the 3D darkens the picture and you miss some detail in cartoons, but when it's done right it actually enriches the experience. I'll give you some examples of animated films I thought worked and those that didn't, leading up to the whole point of this article, which is that some animated films should be experienced in 3D like Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. Consider this quick article a half review/half look into Legend. No, Warner Brothers didn't pay me to pimp their movie. I just figured I'd kill two birds with one stone with a review and I've been wanting to talk about 3D in animated films for a while now.Here are my impressions of 3D in animated films so far. Like I said, this is a quick article so I'm not going to go into too much detail:Coraline was so impressive I can't imagine watching it in 2D. I've seen it three times in the theater in 3D and loved it each and everytime. I loved the way they made the 3D more intense towards the end of the picture.Avatar looked just flat out amazing. It's not an animated movie per se but you can't do an article on 3D without mentioning it.Disney's footage of Beauty and the Beast in 3D was so visually impressive I'm wondering what the hell is going on with it. They showed footage of it at this year's ShoWest and I never imagined a hand drawn feature could show such multiple planes of depth. When I asked the Disney folks how far along they were with the conversion, nobody seemed to know. Hopefully they're still working on it.A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey looked great.Not a single damn thing from Dreamworks has impressed me. For some reason these guys don't utilize 3D as well as they could. The exception being the flying scenes in How to Train Your Dragon and Tai Lung's escape sequence in Kung-Fu Panda. 20th Century Fox's animated features have the same problem.Battle For Terra's 3D was so bad it made me want to punch babies. In the face.Despicable Me made great use of 3D.Bolt looked great in 3D but the picture was darkened too much. I blame the projection on that one though.Anything Pixar looks awesome in 3D. I even watched Toy Story 1 and 2 when they re-released it in 3D.I'm really excited to see Tangled in 3D. I've already seen the 2D version, so I'm curious to see what 3D adds to it.And that brings me up to today's release of The Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Zack Snyder's first animated feature based off of the children's books. I know I didn't review it but I thought it was a solid animated film with a simple story that I think kids will dig. But what really stands out was the animation and how Zack convincingly uses 3D.I actually can't imagine seeing this movie in 2D. The camera work in Legend of the Guardians was nothing short of spectacular. I think Zack has a real future in animated films if he wanted to go in that direction. He's even said in interviews the toughest part for him directing this was having to dial it down.The flying sequences look incredible. I was pretty blown away by how effective Zack was at creating such immersive environments. It reminded me of the 3D in Avatar and the Beauty and the Beast tests, where you see multiple planes of depth instead of some after the fact slop job done to a film that was shot in 2D. A sequence where the owls are flying through a storm on the way to see the Guardians was pretty amazing as was the fire sequence at the end. A testament to the team over at Animal Logic for such good work.If you're going to spend your money this weekend on a 3D movie, spend it on Legend of the Guardians. You won't regret it. It really was impressive looking and I'm glad to see that filmmakers are starting to finally figure out how to effectively use 3D and animation. It's a step in the right direction.Again, if utilized correctly the format actually works. Let's just hope studios take their time with it instead of doing more rush jobs. I don't think I can sit through another Piranha 3D without first making sure I have a bottle of Tylenol in my pocket.