See it in 3D IMAX

Rating: 10/10 (14 November 2004)

This film is an absolute delight. If you are going to see it, skip the 2D version and head for the closest IMAX theater and see it in 3D. I had seen this process once before on the Titanic documentary, and it's unlike any other 3D process. The depth, detail and bone rattling sound are definitely worth the few extra bucks. I expected not to like this film - there's a lot of negative press floating about. But if you've got a bone in your body that still remembers what childhood feels like, you'll be transported to a magic dimension. The fellow sitting next to me, a father who had brought his whole family, was ooohing and awing and gasping more than his kids. The major complaint on the film - the stiff movements and blank eyes of the human characters - just don't matter. There's so much going on on the screen I never even noticed. Go see it. Take the kids. Or if you don't have any kids, find some childish adult friends.