Kurnikoff Personal Blog

A while ago I have seen The Green Hornet in Odeon Uxbridge. It was in HD 3D (or whatever fancy name they manage to come up with). But the biggest surprise was the IMAX screen that was used to display the movie. I thought it will be another 3D movie, but this one looked different on IMAX screen.

First thing was the glasses. You can’t keep them (theyn why the ticket was so expensive?!), they ar bigger, a bit heavier than normal 3D glasses. 

Second thing was the screen. It was really bright and looked and feeled bigger. 

Now about the movie. It was another action flick with special effects and action/comedy actor Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz. Story was quite simple, with few twists that didn’t really had impact on the whole experience and it was just a pleasure to watch. 

The big plus of the whole movie in 3D at IMAX cinema were the special effects. maybe they were done in a really god way or they had huge budget to make sure they are good. Whatever the reason, they looked good. Everything was sharp as knife or out of focus with right perspective and blur and bokeh. It really had 3D depth and feel. It wasn’t subtle 3D as it had stuff flying at you or “poking around” from the screen, but also, it didn’t stressed my eyes too much, while doing all the crazy focus pulls etc.

I have seen few 3D movies in my life so far, including famous/infamous/over-expensive Avatar, but movie in 3D at IMAX is simply WOW. All the glass being shattered, bullets, fire, even opening credits were razor sharp or blurred as they should be.

I think 3D is great fun, but real experience is in IMAX cinemas with great surround. Thats the only place you can experience 3D as it should be.

And I give a movie 6/10. Nice quick action packed with bits of humour, great for a Sunday afternoon.