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- Robert Harris
I did not see Disney's film of Charles Dickens' 1843 holiday offering in a theater.
Having now viewed it on Blu-ray, I find it merely a stupendous achievement.
Mr. Zemeckis has learned a thing or three about film in his 30+ years in the business, and it all shows in A Christmas Carol.
This is a film that had me once we got past the generic Disney leather bound tome, and moved to a view through a window.
Not just any window, mind you. But a slightly weatherworn and dirty window, through which we watch carriages and people moving past in the background - in perfectly rendered 3D.
From there on, until it ended some 96 minutes later, the film had me firmly in its grasp -- enthralled by the artistry, the technology and the entertainment value.
Not to mince words, this A Christmas Carol is magnificent entertainment, that just happens to use 3D technology correctly at each and every turn.
There are two possibilities for ordering this film on Blu-ray. Using Amazon's pricing, one can either purchase a two-disc Blu-ray com at $24 or a four-disc combo at $28, which add the film in both Blu-ray as well as Blu-ray 3-D to your collection.
Having seen this film in Blu-ray 3D, to me there is no choice.
Go 3D.
From a strictly technological perspective, this is the first 3D film released on Blu-ray that could send me over the edge and cause me to buy in to the technology.
What I'm realizing after viewing this, is that I'm going to need a 3D projector.
These are interesting times. And this is a film that must be a part of everyone's library.
Highly Recommended.
RAH
Having now viewed it on Blu-ray, I find it merely a stupendous achievement.
Mr. Zemeckis has learned a thing or three about film in his 30+ years in the business, and it all shows in A Christmas Carol.
This is a film that had me once we got past the generic Disney leather bound tome, and moved to a view through a window.
Not just any window, mind you. But a slightly weatherworn and dirty window, through which we watch carriages and people moving past in the background - in perfectly rendered 3D.
From there on, until it ended some 96 minutes later, the film had me firmly in its grasp -- enthralled by the artistry, the technology and the entertainment value.
Not to mince words, this A Christmas Carol is magnificent entertainment, that just happens to use 3D technology correctly at each and every turn.
There are two possibilities for ordering this film on Blu-ray. Using Amazon's pricing, one can either purchase a two-disc Blu-ray com at $24 or a four-disc combo at $28, which add the film in both Blu-ray as well as Blu-ray 3-D to your collection.
Having seen this film in Blu-ray 3D, to me there is no choice.
Go 3D.
From a strictly technological perspective, this is the first 3D film released on Blu-ray that could send me over the edge and cause me to buy in to the technology.
What I'm realizing after viewing this, is that I'm going to need a 3D projector.
These are interesting times. And this is a film that must be a part of everyone's library.
Highly Recommended.
RAH