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Under the Sea 3D
Warner Bros. Pictures
MPAA RATING: G for General Audiences
Starring
Jim Carrey
Under the Sea 3D, a new IMAX adventure, transports moviegoers to some of the most exotic and isolated undersea locations on Earth, including Southern Australia, New Guinea and others in the Indo-Pacific region, allowing them to experience face-to-face encounters with some of the most mysterious and stunning creatures of the sea. It offers a uniquely inspirational and entertaining way to explore the beauty and natural wonder of the oceans, as well as the impact of global climate change. In IMAX 3D, the images will literally leap off the screen and float around the theatre, putting the audience in the movie. (Warner Bros.)
| GENRE(S): |
Documentary
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Howard Hall
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| RELEASE DATE: |
Theatrical: February 13, 2009
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| RUNNING TIME: |
minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
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90
Los Angeles Times
Glenn Whipp
Practice has delivered something close to perfection as this new film offers a startling experience that takes you down into the Great Barrier Reef without the expense, hypothermia or oxygen tanks.
90
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
One of the best of the genre. If it doesn't serve oysters, per se, this submarine wonder offers marvels in abundance.
80
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
A visually enthralling 40-minute tour of the southwestern Pacific depths.
75
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Jim Carrey mostly plays it straight as the narrator. The 3-D effects are uncanny; much of the audience ducked when sea snakes lunged at it. You can't get that on your TV set. Yet.
75
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
It's all a treat to behold, and, at least where the turtle and the jellyfish are concerned, it's transcendently beautiful, too. I just wish there was more of it.
75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
As dazzling as they come, a visual pageant of strange undersea creatures hunting and scavenging and floating across the screen.
75
Chicago Tribune
Michael Esposito
In addition to the romantic music for the cuttlefish courtship, the several musical selections are a step above the usual IMAX fare.
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Jennie Punter
Like its predecessors, Under the Sea is family-friendly viewing -- the great white shark swims by, as opposed to tearing prey to shreds. Its goal is to show biodiversity and offer information on how reefs grow, reminding us of threats to these environments.
25
San Francisco Chronicle
Reyhan Harmanci
Seems more appropriate for a science museum than the Metreon, but that's not the film's problem. The problem is that oceanic movies in actual science museums are far more interesting and nuanced than this documentary.
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