When I saw Up in the theater, I left with a headache. However, recently Tron: Legacy didn’t do that to me, so I’m hopeful things will get better in the future. But I wasn’t certain if this was unique to me or not.

Turns out I’m not alone. Here’s the story from myway.com:

>>3-D means headaches to many, yet companies push on

Jan 20, 6:08 AM (ET)

By PETER SVENSSON

NEW YORK (AP) – From Hollywood studios to Japanese TV makers, powerful business interests are betting 3-D will be the future of entertainment, despite a major drawback: It makes millions of people uncomfortable or sick.

Optometrists say as many as one in four viewers have problems watching 3-D movies and TV, either because 3-D causes tiresome eyestrain or because the viewer has problems perceiving depth in real life. In the worst cases, 3-D makes people queasy, leaves them dizzy or gives them headaches.

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