Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D

Remember the first attempts at 3D movie projection ? Cardboard glasses with different color lenses (one red and one blue) gave a goofy look to the anticipating audience - that usually left theaters rather disappointed.

Nowadays 3D seems to be making a comeback with some movies using polarized lenses to achieve the desired result - Journey to the Center of the Earth is a recent example.

It seems the best technology so far is one developed by RealD, that resorts to a mix of polarized lenses and high-speed projection. You can find some additional details at the wiki entry if you're interested.

Is it worth it ? I must say i consider myself a very demanding person and for me to pay 40% extra to watch a movie it really needs to "go the extra mile". And i confess i enjoyed the experience.

The movie/plot itself is far from extraordinary but the added value of 3D makes it worth to see it (or at least one 3D movie using this technology). You still have some slight eye effort/adjustment at the beginning, meaning it is not perfect yet, but overall it is pleasing enough.

You will find yourself trying to evade the different objects that seem to jump out of screen - in one occasion i found myself moving to the side to avoid a piranha that jumped out of the water - needless to say i laughed my heart out, hehehehe.

If you can, and still find it in theaters, go check it out. You will be amazed at the progress made since the "red/blue" 3D and ... you'll definitely have fun. If you go in good company for sure you will have even more fun.