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Deep Sea 3D
IMAX Corporation


8.2

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MPAA RATING: G for General Audiences

Starring Johnny Depp (narrator), and Kate Winslet (narrator)

Deep Sea 3D, the new immersive, underwater adventure from IMAX, transports audiences deep below the ocean surface in multiple locations around the waters of the globe and gives them never-before-seen, up-close encounters with a wide range of undersea life. (IMAX)

GENRE(S):	Documentary
DIRECTED BY:	Howard Hall
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: March 27, 2007 Theatrical: March 3, 2006
RUNNING TIME:	45 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA
LANGUAGE(S):	Canada / USA

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Los Angeles Times Kevin Crust

It would be a mistake to think that if you've seen one fish up close and personal you've seen them all. Deep Sea 3D is a total-immersion undersea adventure, in which the oceans' glories are on vivid display in three dimensions.

The Hollywood Reporter Sheri Linden

Deep Sea 3D, along with the recent Imax films "Coral Reef Adventure" and "Volcanoes of the Deep Sea," is a glorious example of educational entertainment at its best.

TV Guide Ken Fox

Forget haunted houses and the mountains of the moon: There's no better environment to show off the wonder of the immersive IMAX 3-D experience than the deep blue sea.

The New York Times Laura Kern

The soothing voices of Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet provide the informative yet often uninspired narration. And Danny Elfman's mystical sounds serve up just the right atmosphere for this almost complete immersive experience, during which adults will be made into giggling children, and children into aspiring marine biologists.

Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

I have minor misgivings about the use of a few Disney-esque sound effects, as well as some conventionally garish voicings in the score by Danny Elfman, Hollywood's current master of the macabre. But none of that diminishes the educational value of Deep Sea 3-D, which was directed by Howard Hall, or the sometimes ethereal, sometimes fearsome beauty of its cast of trillions.

Chicago Reader J.R. Jones

The immersive quality of 3-D is particularly well suited to undersea documentaries, and this one, directed by Howard Hall ("Into the Deep"), offers a close-up look at such fantastic creatures as the fried egg jellyfish, the mantis shrimp, the sand tiger shark, and the thuggish wolf eel.

New York Post Lou Lumenick

A lively score by Danny Elfman and some of the most dramatic sound-effects work since the Three Stooges only add to the appeal of Deep Sea 3-D.

Chicago Tribune Michael Esposito

It's all about the pictures. Those images create a vision of nature that even a strip miner would want to conserve.

Boston Globe Ty Burr

Travels around the world via the oceans' floors to show us symbiosis at work in a variety of ecosystems.

Variety Robert Koehler

Imax 3-D process has lost its original novelty, and little is done in Deep Sea to find new and exciting ways of using the medium.

The average user rating for this movie is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Eric S. gave it a9:
Excellent. Felt like I was in the Reef. Saw this with Sharks 3D. And this movie was much better. It was a bit short, but buy the double feature ticket when you go.

Mark H. gave it a9:
Fantastic footage. Really good use of 3D. Producers concentrated on the more bizarre, unusual kinds of undersea life rather than on ordinary fish, which made it really interesting. My only "complaint" is that it was too short. It was so engaging that I wanted it to last longer.

Fundamental K. gave it a9:
it is one of the best 3D movies ever. You can feel the life with those animals. It seems like you are swimming with them and trying to figure out the smallest details about their life. I was amazed.

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Deep Sea 3D
IMAX Corporation