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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: iO Display Systems LLC
EAN: 0017078926521
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC
Label: Sling Shot
Manufacturer: Sling Shot
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sling Shot
Release Date: October 16, 2001
Running Time: 57 minutes
Sales Rank: 31027
Studio: Sling Shot
Theatrical Release Date: March 31, 1999
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Product Description:
Originally in IMAX theatres -- Join Stuart Pankin as the professor, Elvira -Mistress of the Dark, and Max, the flying robot, on a groundbreaking venture into the realm of 3D filmmaking, where captivating computer-generated imagery mixes with live action thrills. -- You'll love all the great visual effects in this movie, especially the train scene, the metal spider, and Max, who roams around the screen in very cool 3D. Witness the earliest forays into the genre, from a recreation of one of the earliest 3D movies ever made to classic clips from Hollywood's 3D heyday during the 1950s, as well as modern creations like James Cameron's theme park attraction, Terminator 2: 3D. Rated PG for intense images. 57 minutes. -- This film plays in 2D or 3D (requires a 3D viewing system) and is formatted for standard DVD players only.
Amazon.com:
Without question, 3-D technology has come a long way since the days of red and green cardboard glasses, and Encounter in the Third Dimension is ample proof. This half-hour feature--also available in The Ultimate 3-D Collection, which includes two other films and the H3D "i-glasses" hardware needed to generate the 3-D imaging--tells the story of three-dimensional cinema, in the process showing off a lot of what the technology can do. Elvira's presence is largely incidental; the best section by far is a dramatic tour through an otherworldly chasm. The film's sense of depth is astoundingly convincing, especially during the many point-of-view sequences; crags and dinosaur limbs seem to jut halfway between the screen and your viewing position. The disc's image and color resolution are not as good as we've come to expect from DVD, however.
Originally produced to showcase "large-format" 3-D (i.e., a towering IMAX screen), Encounter features fun snippets of old films and even a few stereographic still photos. Sadly, none of these fills the screen or lasts very long, and the process reverts to standard 2-D imaging in pause mode. The sound is well above average, enhancing the sense of depth with a seamless DTS surround mix that works well even in headphones. --Michael Mikesell
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First of all, even if the movie is available in 2d and 3d...hum...this is
definitively a 3d movie experience.. worth 4 stars and only 2 stars if
you watch it in 2d. So get your special flicker glases and enjoys those
things that like to come out from your tv.
Rating:  -
"Haunted Castle" and "Alien Adventure" are great, but the concept and dimensional enjoyment of "Encounter in the Third Dimension" makes it better than the other two. The film is an excellent way of showing how 3D started and how it works with lots of prime examples thrown in, other than the entire movie itself. I do wish the mine ride was longer though (the one which ends with the big, round, stone ball slamming into the tunnel) and there was more shown of the T3 Experience. Sure, the Jules Verne ... Read More
Rating: -
"Encounter in the third dimension" contains a pretty neat concept......
Let's film a 3-D documentary IN 3D about the history of 3D and 3D movies, throw in some clips of classic 3D movies and mix them with the latest and greatest in computer animated 3D virtual reality! AWESOME!
The movie has some great old footage, and is very informative while being consistently entertaining. A nice job all the way through- even though Elvira is grossly underused!! I can not wait to see what ... Read More
Rating:  -
The obvious attitude of the producers of this mess was clearly one of superiority. I mean, "After all, we're shooting in IMAX 3D instead of the nefarious over/under format!" Well, whoopdeedoo! I'll take THE BUBBLE, METALSTORM, or AMITYVILLE 3D any day over this. There is some nice computer graphics work here, but there's really no story to speak of. And their so-called "history of 3D presentation" is superficial at best. While surely impressive in Imax, ENCOUNTER looks stupid on your TV screen 'cause ... Read More
Rating: -
This video uses the style of Mystery Science Theater, in that your host interacts with a smart-aleck computer/robot. Elvira makes a guest appearance, but the flaws come in where examples of films shot in 3D are shown; there are wonderful examples of 3D films, i.e., the Creature Of The Black Lagoon, the 3 Stooges,
House of Wax.
Instead, we get Top Banana for goodness' sake.
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