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David Barton
Sacramento Bee Staff Writer
The 45-minute film is packed with sight gags, stomach-churning thrills, double-entendre-cracking cartoon characters and enough history and sheer wonder to hold it all together. That history is surprising: The first 3-D pictures, called stereoscopes, were introduced in 1838. This new film traces in entertaining style the development of 3-D through the next century and a half. ...
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
"Encounter in the Third Dimension" resembles several other giant-screen IMAX releases because it's interesting primarily because of the size of the screen. The film packages a lot of material about 3-D movies into a goofy story about a scientist who wants to demonstrate his latest 3-D invention. ...
Kathleen Craughwell
Los Angeles Times
A large-format 3-D movie about the history of 3-D images on film sure sounds like a good idea, but ultimately "Encounter in the Third Dimension" is more a test of endurance than a history lesson or anything resembling entertainment. ...
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3-D Mania: Encounter in the Third Dimension
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(2002)
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Overview:
"Encounter in the Third Dimension" takes audiences to the Institute of 3-D Technology where an intelligent, yet bumbling, professor (portrayed by Stuart Pankin) tries his hand at creating his own 3-D innovation, dubbed "Real-O-Vision." The Professor attempts to bring a virtual performance of Elvira, "Mistress of the Dark" to life using his new invention, but unfortunately, the Real-O-Vision generator malfunctions. While the Professor fine-tunes his invention, his trusty assistant Max fills in to entertain and enlighten the audience about the various 3-D processes.
Starring:
Stuart Pankin and Elvira, "Mistress of the Dark"
Directed by:
Ben Stassen
Producer:
Charlotte Huggins
Studio:
IMAX Films
Release Date:
June 21, 2002
MPAA Rating:
(Not rated)
Running Time:
45 minutes
Websites:
Official Site
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