Is 3D Better?

Watching movies in not one, not two, but three dimensions seems to be becoming a near compulsory act nowadays, with countless modern blockbusters awkwardly shifted into the format just months before release and bumping up the ticket price as a result. This worrying trend gets more prominent by the year too, to the point that over half of the films you see this Summer are likely to be in 3D- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two, Captain America: The First Avenger, Green Lantern, Final Destination 5, Spy Kids: All The Time In The World and many others have undergone the popular conversion in an effort to attract a wider audience and enhance the viewing experience, and yet I have a feeling that in doing so they may actually acheive the opposite. Take Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, a mediocre romp full of swashbuckling that at best features some compelling setpieces and emotional drama. To its credit, Pirates was shot in 3D rather than being converted in post-production, but all this literally means for the viewer is a few outright blatant in-your-face shots where a sword will seem to come out of the screen or a cannonball towards the audience, however barring a few impressive moments such as these there was little to no use of 3D in the movie, to the extent that myself and the group I came with to watch it had removed our glasses halfway through and found it more pleasant sitting without them. This wouldn't have mattered so much if viewing the film in 3D was the same price as other 2D experiences, but we were paying an extra £2 for the experience alone, and glasses added another £2 for those who didn't bring their own, at which point you're looking at shelling out a tenner rather than a fiver to go and watch a new blockbuster in what seems to be a derogitory format. I can't help but wonder if the three-dimensional viewing experience will (at least in cinemas) meet its end soon, because like me people will start to cop on to the lack of visual substance in the format and start to wonder whether £10 (as opposed to 5) is really a worthwhile investment. Please let me know your thoughts on the much-debated topic!