Re: 3D Pirates

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>On Mon, 12 May 1997, P3D  Dr. George A. Themelis wrote:
>
>Subject: Pirates: Sea World of Ohio goes 3-D!!!
>
>Sea World of Ohio now features a new 3-D PLUS Movie Adventure
>attraction,  Pirates in its new 900-seat theater.
>Sea World of Ohio (1-800-63-SHAMU) is in Aurora OH.  Price of the show
>is included in the regular tickets.  "Pirates" is 15 minutes and 32
>seconds and runs three times per hour.
>Don't miss it, I know I won't.

I finally saw the show this Sunday.  I saw it two times, one by
myself and one with company.  It was a nice show and my family, 
visitors and myself enjoyed it.  A bit intense for young kids (seeing 
a canon turn towards you, in 3D, and fire, can scare the little ones)
but I enjoyed the 3d effects (especially the computer-generated
scenes with bees and bats flying into the theater), the humorous
plot and the "live" special effects (water dripping from the ceiling
to simulate birds' droppings and chair "buzzing" when bees showed up)
>From the reactions of the crowds, I gather that most people liked it
and were impressed.

Only one weak point:  The picture was not bright enough (those
polarizers absorb a lot of light!) and the colors did not look as
brilliant as they could have been (perhaps because of the reduced 
light intensity)

George Themelis


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