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Herbert Strock, the director of Gog, moved around the industry for seven decades or so, working initially as an assistant editor, director, writer, post supervisor, and producer in both the theatrical arena as well as TV, where he directed episodes of everything from Dragnet to Sky King to 77 Sunset Strip and Sea Hunt.
And that's where we find the Ivan Tors connection.
Gog actually fits rather nicely into the CVs of both gentlemen.
But we wouldn't be viewing it on Blu-ray, and more important, it wouldn't survive in 3D, had not Bob Furmanek and Greg Kintz pushed the technical envelope to restore the film to its original 3D form.
Created from a faded left eye, and an IP of the right, the final result denies what one might presume it would look like under those circumstances. While flesh tones are occasionally iffy, there's nothing that gets in the way of 3D aficionados enjoying one of the missing links in our 3D heritage.
While Gog may not be great filmmaking, it's a fun way to look back at the 3D era, and spend 85 minutes. To round out the release, we get an interesting audio commentary, a discussion of the restoration with examples of problems encountered, and a 2003 interview with the director.
Image - 3.25
Audio - 4
4k Up-rez - 3.5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Recommended
RAH
And that's where we find the Ivan Tors connection.
Gog actually fits rather nicely into the CVs of both gentlemen.
But we wouldn't be viewing it on Blu-ray, and more important, it wouldn't survive in 3D, had not Bob Furmanek and Greg Kintz pushed the technical envelope to restore the film to its original 3D form.
Created from a faded left eye, and an IP of the right, the final result denies what one might presume it would look like under those circumstances. While flesh tones are occasionally iffy, there's nothing that gets in the way of 3D aficionados enjoying one of the missing links in our 3D heritage.
While Gog may not be great filmmaking, it's a fun way to look back at the 3D era, and spend 85 minutes. To round out the release, we get an interesting audio commentary, a discussion of the restoration with examples of problems encountered, and a 2003 interview with the director.
Image - 3.25
Audio - 4
4k Up-rez - 3.5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Recommended
RAH
