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{{quote|''"IT'S LIKE I CAN TOUCH YOU!"''|''[[Don Hertzfeldt|The Animation Show]] host, after [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}BXZN9S7a5xk trying on 3D glasses for the first time]''}}

'''3D movies''' first became a fad for a few short years in the 1950s; they were expensive to show and required special equipment that was often not used correctly. A second 3D movie fad began in the early 1980s with the low budget Western ''Comin' At Ya!''; this was when film franchises started releasing their [[Third Is 3D|third movies in 3D]], and television station would even occasionally show 1950s 3D movies using red/blue glasses.

After trickling out around 1984 or so, 3D movies came around again in the 2000s, creating the third 3D movie fad. Advances in computer technology made it much easier to create 3D movies in general, and especially in computer animation. This is also after IMAX had spread. People have noted modern 3D has worked best with animation with animated feature films being the most highly praised 3D productions to date such as ''[[How to Train Your Dragon]]'' (98% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]]) and ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]] 3'' (99%). However, the increased costs to produce 3D movies, coupled with the recent decline in attendenceattendance of 3D movies, has caused some speculators to [http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/kung-fu-panda-2-opening-craters-dreamworks-reald-stock-27818 express concern over the longevity of the format]. The [https://web.archive.org/web/20131004032603/http://us.generation-nt.com/television-3d-displaysearch-sales-news-2516031.html failure to get 3D television sets] into homes also does not bode well for the format.