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Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 27, 2008, 01:36 PM:

We all went to see 'Journey to the Center of the Earth -3D' yesterday, and I must say that we all thoght it was great. This film is in Digital 3-D and I must say that I was knocked out by the 3-D image. Every shot in the film is absolutely flawless 3D, and some scenes cause you to jerk in your seat as man eating plants and fish come flying at you! The scenes at the center of the earth are just awesome, I have NEVER seen 3D like this before. You can move your head or tilt your head, and the 3D is unaffected. This new system is so good, there is no eye strain at all and you soon forget about the glasses, that I think all films may be 3D in the near future.
This film is a must see for all film techno-buffs. Unfortunately, it makes my S8 anaglyphic 3D print of 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' look pretty primitive! [Big Grin]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_D_Cinema

http://www.journey3dmovie.com/

Posted by Edouard Dubertret (Member # 852) on July 27, 2008, 03:13 PM:

I think it will be the next film that I will see in cinema. I saw a report few days ago on tv and it looks great!! But apparently just some cinema play it with the 3d effect.

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 27, 2008, 03:58 PM:

Edouard, make sure you see the 3D version. The film itself is not that great, there are much better screen versions of 'Journey' out there, such as the 1950's version with James Mason and Arlene Dahl and Pat Boone. No, the star of this film is the Real D -3D process. It is simply amazing, and when you see it you get the distinct feeling that you are looking at the future of cinema.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on July 27, 2008, 05:09 PM:

I do want to see this, but I'll wait until it's released in 3D
on DVD (Like they did with the "Shark Boy and Lava Girl" movie)!

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on July 27, 2008, 06:15 PM:

We were talking about this at work the other day as one of the biggest cinemas here is looking into it. I understand its very expensive to install, is it possible that older movies such as Star Wars 1977 to be re-released this way?.

Graham. [Smile]

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 27, 2008, 06:19 PM:

Osi, how did that work? Did you have to use the red/green glasses to view the film?

Here is a great explanation of the Real D 3D process:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Digital_3-D

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on July 27, 2008, 08:55 PM:

Paul,

Yeah, Shark Boy and L:ava Girl was red green, if I remember correctly. I prefer the Polarized glasses 3D.

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on July 28, 2008, 12:27 AM:

Looking at those sites the choice of films is fairly limited. I ran "Shark Boy and Lava Girl" when it was released the down side to this old method is light you need lots and lots of it, also the projectionist has to make sure his focus is spot on before the 3D effects takes place otherwise it will not look that good, my wife cant watch it gives her headaces, also I heard a sad case of a young boy coming out after a 3D presentation saying it did not work for him turned out he had a problem with his eyesight. I hope the much improved new 3D process is going to be a success however the films have to be worth going to in the first place story wise etc and not just for the 3D effects alone.

Graham.

Posted by David Kilderry (Member # 549) on July 28, 2008, 12:31 AM:

I too look forward to it for the 3-D, it has been panned by the critics however. The original 1959 version is simply the best.

Many 3-D films are in planning and production, but the holy grail will need to make it into the marketplace before all films will be in 3-D;. That is 3-D without glasses.

There is at least one process that delivers this but they have yet to reach a full-on production deal. I love 3-D but most of the market place will get tired of the glasses and lame story lines again like they did in the 50's and 80's.

Digital 3-D is good; IMAX 3-D is the best. You just can't pass up high resolution (2k vs around 10k).

David

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on July 28, 2008, 07:17 PM:

The 1959 version will probably always be the best one, but this one knows that it's playing itself as a thrill ride, and it delivers on that promise, which is all we were really looking for.

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 28, 2008, 09:20 PM:

How right you are Osi. Plot and character developement are almost non existant in this film. As you say, it is more like going to Disney World or Universal Studios than seeing a movie. But it is one hell of a fun ride!

Posted by John Clancy (Member # 49) on July 29, 2008, 03:40 AM:

Did this use the LCD glasses or the polarized method? At the Imax here (Waterloo) they use the polarized glasses which is a bit of a shame but it's still very good. Saw the last Superman film that way but it would have been far more impactive still with the proper LCD glasses.

Posted by Graham Sinden (Member # 431) on July 29, 2008, 07:18 AM:

John, over the years I've seen a number of short films in the IMAX and thought it was stunning. One cartoon springs to mind where you could almost touch these bubbles floating in front of you. I havent seen anything old there although I would add that the modern stuff probably has better 3d for this polarized version. Was superman shot this way or did it use a different 3d system and has been digitally changed for the Imax 3d.

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on July 29, 2008, 10:16 AM:

Yes, the 1959 version is far superior, but the new film is (as previously stated) a ton of fun. Brendan Fraser has to be the reigning king of greenscreen. He's as good as Kerwin Matthews (Sinbad) in sharing a screen with something that's not really there.

The 3-D effects are just great (even in the end credits). Any reason to see this film in a standard presentation? Nope.

Doug

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 29, 2008, 10:16 AM:

John, the film uses polarized glasses, but the lenses are circular polarized not linearly polarized as in the 50's 3D films. This means you can tilt your head in any direction, or any viewing angle, and still get a flawless 3D effect. There is absolutely no ghosting of the image at all, and no headaches either! Also the left and right images on the screen are flashed sequentially 144 times per second. So each individual left and right frame is presented 3 times. This is also different from the old 3D film system where both the left and right image were projected on the screen at the same time, using two film projectors.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on July 29, 2008, 11:21 PM:

Kerwin Mathews Indeed! What about that illustrious fine actor of the silver screen, Doug McClure, star of such intellectually stimulating films such as :

Land That Time Forgot
People That Time Forgot
At The Earth's Core
Warlords of Atlantis
Humanoids From The Deep ...

All made within a short five years of each other!

Now, there's somne fine bluescreen acting!!

Posted by Paul Tivy (Member # 836) on July 30, 2008, 12:13 AM:

I saw this flat in Edinburgh while there on holiday a couple of weeks ago. When I came back to Colchester I was stunned to find that our local Odeon had installed the Real D system in March and was showing the film that week. I went to see it again and I must say I was impressed with the 3D. I wouldn't say there was no ghosting at all - it shows up as a faint blue haze on some of the extreme hypostereoscopic shots. But having said that, you'd have to be looking for it to notice it. Incidentally, Shark Boy And Lava Girl was also released on DVD by the Sensio company in both their own process and field sequential stereo. I have the Sensio version and it's far superior to what was shown in the cinema.

Best wishes,

Tiv

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