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IMAX - Encounter in the Third Dimension (1999)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:7
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.6/10
Runtime: 40 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Invented as both a marketing gimmick and a way to give a more realistic depth of field, 3-D filmmaking has thrilled movie audiences for years. This journey through the history of 3-D includes clips... Invented as both a marketing gimmick and a way to give a more realistic depth of field, 3-D filmmaking has thrilled movie audiences for years. This journey through the history of 3-D includes clips of the earliest attempts at 3-D through to today's IMAX three dimensional extravaganzas. Stuart Pankin and a robot sidekick host this eye-popping tour originally shown in the IMAX format. M.A.X. the Robot is especially excited to show a music video featuring someone who can test the very limits of 3-D, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. After several comedic mishaps, the film delivers this video for a song about a haunted house as a grand final stroke. A special section on the James Cameron theme park ride, TERMINATOR 2 3-D is a highlight. Narrated by Harry Shearer, this feature can be viewed both in 3-D and 2-D. [More]
Starring: Elvira, Stuart Pankin, Andrea Thompson
Starring: Elvira, Stuart Pankin, Andrea Thompson
Director: Ben Stassen
Director: Ben Stassen
Reviews for IMAX - Encounter in the Third Dimension
While the film promises a tour through the history of stereoscopic effects, the survey is pretty cursory, with a lot of old Stereopticon cards and clips from 3-D movies from the form's early 1950s heyday like Bwana Devil (1952).
The film is ... not so much a satisfying story as it is a fun loving promise of things to come in the world of IMAX in 3-D.
Contains some vertiginous visions that can truly be labeled 'state-of-the-art.'
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