Encounter in the Third Dimension (1999)

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73%

Average Rating: 6.7/10

Reviews Counted: 11

Fresh: 8

Rotten: 3

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55%

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Average Rating: 3.4/5

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Movie Info

This program offers a short history of the 3-D film and offers some commentary on what might be a regeneration of the idea, updated with modern technology, of course. 3-D ruled the drive-ins of the '50s and '60s providing viewers with vicarious thrills at horror and sci-fi extravaganzas. This film offers a look back at some of the greatest moments from those films, hosted by the lovely Elvira. The program also looks at what the future of the genre might be as computer generation makes the idea that much more viable.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Documentary, Special Interest, Television
Directed By:

Ben Stassen, Sean MacLeod Phillips
Written By:

Ben Stassen, Jurt Frey
In Theaters:

Mar 31, 1999 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Mar 29, 2005
Runtime:

40 minutes
Studio:

nWave Pictures

Cast

Stuart Pankin
as MAX, The Professor

Cassandra Peterson
as Herself

Andrea Thompson
as Ruth In The Booth

Harry Shearer
as Narrator, the Narrator

Critic Reviews for Encounter in the Third Dimension

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (3)

Watching MAX whizzing about, I reflected that it was done well, but, alas, I did not want it done at all.

October 30, 2001 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Critic

While the film promises a tour through the history of stereoscopic effects, the survey is pretty cursory, with a lot of old Stereopticon cards and clips from 3-D movies from the form's early 1950s heyday like Bwana Devil (1952).

March 9, 2007 | Rating: 74/100