Re: IMAX 3D First city in space

[P3D Lawrence Kaufman <kaufman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eric Drysdale wrote:

> Hey, Photo 3d-ers...
Let me add 2.5Ders also...
  
> the new IMAX 3-D movie, "L5: First City in Space"
> I scored a free preview pass and saw this here in New York last night!
I paid to see it last night, even though the LA Times gave it a bad 
review & suggested "Save your money!" I say go ahead and spend your
money (better yours than mine?) Looks like the 3rd 3D movie boom is 
coming ...care of IMAX 3D. And not to upset those on the list that are 
waiting for an IMAX 3D theater in your area, Edwards is advertising 
their Ontario (California) 22 screen theater is opening in December 
with their 2nd IMAX 3D screen in southern California. Now I'll have one 
by work and one by home...great!
    
>  Though the story is schmaltzy as usual, one question
> though, why is every IMAX 3D movie "seen through the eyes of a child"?
Yes it is...IMAX knows their target audience (school field trips?).
 
> Also, in the future, there'll be a little electronic check-in station 
> whereever you go (it looks like they used the same prop over
> and over again),
The theater here had that prop on display!  
> 
> All of the space-stations and space vehicles are computer generated, and...
> WOW!  This stuff just looks superb!  Especially the stuff that's
> traditionally rendered best by CGI, shiny machines. the opening shots
> are dizzying and terrific.
Very nice! Way cool looking 3D!  
 
> and there was some gratuitous bubble blowing at the camera...
Too bad they couldn't have the bubbles stay in focus as they drifted
over to me, with all the other CGI work it would have been easy!

> In summation. the effects are very, very impressive.
> O.K. Very, very, very impressive. Definitely recommended for all
> Photo-3ders.
Yes, great effects, finally the personal sound is used, great 3D, all
narration though, Eric, do you think that is because it was pretty much
a Japanese production (change the language for the country) 
or due to the fact that the IMAX 3D camera makes so much noise and
doesn't allow dialog while filming? (Wings of Courage had voice over).
Also, I noticed in the latest Variety (weekly) that Wings of Courage 
and Across the Sea of Time are still in the top 50 weekly Box Office 
$$$$$. Courage dropped down, due to going from 6 screens to 5 then
back to 6. It was dropped here for L5, so now it is back to 5 (I 
guess). While I'm on the subject, recently Variety had a short story on 
the ground breaking of the Kuala Lumpur, Mayaysia (Southeast Asia's
first ) IMAX 3D theater.      
 
> I'm just rambling now.. -E
I feel I am also rambling...but, one more quick (?) note. This week 
Daily Variey had an article entitled "3-D Comeback continues, Sans 
Eyewear". It dealt with Max Keller, whose Keller Entertainment Group
is marketing a system that promises to deliver stereoscopic 3D images 
without glasses for arcades. (Sounds similiar to Stephen Hines' Hineslab
work?). (Marvin...) The article starts out..."When most people think of 
3D films, they see...audience(s) in the...1950s staring...at the 
screen, wearing goofy-looking red-and-green-lensed glasses."

Okay...one last (really) thing, I understand (4th hand) the new Stereo 
World is out.
 
Lawrence


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