While any opinion of Hugo in 3D is subjective, James Cameron’s declaration that it features the best 3D he’s ever seen is surely an indication that Scorsese’s first run with the technique is something very special indeed. In a time of post-conversions and inflated ticket prices, Hugo has justification for its 3D, and for once, it actually adds something to the film. Are there many other 3D films from the last couple of years about which we can say the same?

3D aficionados will surely speak up for Avatar and The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn, which seem to be ideal examples. I liked Avatar a lot, and loved the experience of seeing it in the cinema even more, but it’s the film that I remember, and not the 3D. When I went back to view the film again, I didn’t feel any need to don the plastic glasses once again, and the film is just as good in 2D.

Yes, the optical illusion fills out the world of Pandora and all of that, but if we’re honest, that planet, brought to life on the big screen, looks stunning because it’s completely computer-generated. It’s a huge step forward in special effects, in precisely the way that the 3D wasn’t.

There was a pre-feature cinema ad going around recently, which featured Simon Pegg, someone who has spoken against 3D on his Twitter account in the past, talking about Tintin, and saying it was “the best use of 3D I have seen in any film.” Fair enough, but Tintin is a much more recent film, and I don’t even remember anything memorable about the 3D in that either.