The Mysterious Island and the revival of 3D
Phil Lelyveld
Entertainment Technology Center
[Philip Lelyveld: this is a brief history of the 3D renaissance.]
[TG Daily]
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – the (loose) sequel to Journey to the Center of the Earth – is hitting theaters on February 10.
Early reviews are decent for what the film is: a fun family diversion with The Rock, and a droll, witty Michael Caine, not to mention liberal uses of 3D for the sheer sake of it.
It is definitely quite a trip to look back on the movie that cemented the 3D revival, Avatar, right before the verdict came in on one of the biggest gambles in Hollywood history. As you may recall, the first Journey was the first big scale 3D flick that helped break the ice for the still rapidly evolving technology.
Indeed, it was the first big modern 3D movie out of the gate, and there was a good retrospective piece on all this in the now defunct magazine Portfolio. The article begins with an unhappy Jeffrey Katzenberg, who launched the whole 3D revival. …
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