Hi all, Went to this movie with the kids. Thought it was done very well. Throughout the movie, they made sure everyone knew when to have the glasses on. They put in a small break towards the end to give kids eyes a break. I was a bit skeptical, since the last 3D movie I saw was Jaws 3 or 4, which was a total stinker.
Technology: They used the red/blue interference technique for the 3D effect. They had great flexibility in that all of the 3D portions of the movie were done in green screen, so the backgrounds and floors were all digitally done. This allowed the producers of the backgrounds to use colors that worked with with the blue/red 3D. There where some places where one could not tell where an object stood in the 3D space, the brain getting confused about its impossible spatial relationship - but it usually added to the effect. My daughter said that it appeared dark to her, and she had a hard time seeing through the Red side. I thought the blue side was dark myself. I suspect that dominant eye comes into play here. I found you had to be a bit cross-eyed in some parts in order to see things in focus and that at some point the brain decides which color is closer. Content: I will say the racing scenes as they show in the previews, was probably the best racing footage I have seen, putting the pod racers of Star Wars I to shame. It was very cool, and fun to watch. The acting was surprisingly good, with the exception of Stallone, who did a poor job playing a Hippie version of Judge Dread (but what do you expect?). Lots of cameos toward the end. Ricardo Monteblan? was in the movie, and he made a joke that was lost to the kid audience, but every adult laughed..... It was not predictable, and took many unexpected turns. One of the bigger surprises was when Frodo showed up to save the day... Summary: I give it 4 stars for the Kids... and Adults should enjoy it as well. Definitely needs to be seen in the Theatre! Don't wait for the DVD. Nerd From Hell _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
