Andrew Lau's "The Park"

Giles · 02-02-04, 09:01 AM

saw this over at DDDHouse and was wondering if any has seen this and what their thoughts are on it

The Park

???

al_snugs1972 · 02-02-04, 10:24 AM

I saw this movie in the theater when I was in Hong Kong last August. It was in 3D. The movie poster rocks but unfortunately the movie itself was terrible.....and I enjoy bad movies! At least I got some cool looking "Park" 3D glasses!

TheBigDave · 02-03-04, 06:18 AM

I just got the DVD from DVDShelf (or whatever it's called now). It comes with 1 pair of red/blue 3-D glasses. The 3-D scenes are only about 15 minutes total. A little 3-D icon appears in the upper left hand corner of the screen letting you know that the scenes are coming. Maybe it was just me, but I thought the 3-D effects were a blurry mess.

I had read a couple bad reviews, but the idea of a haunted amusement park appealed to me. Unfortunately, the movie wasn't scary and the sets were unimpressive.

Overall, it was pretty disappointing.

marty888 · 02-03-04, 06:32 AM

Hmmm ...I was planning on including this is in next order, but I may reconsider.

Steve Phillips · 02-04-04, 04:23 PM

I'm a huge fan of 3-D movies, but I can't recommend this one at all. The 3-D sequences seem to have been chosen at random and no attempt to use the process creatively was made.

Worst of all, they used the poor anaglyph red/blue 3-D system, which does not work here at all. Even with the glasses on, I couldn't see a hint of depth.

Easily the worst attempt at 3-D in the last 30 years.

02-02-04, 09:01 AM	#1
Giles DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Washington DC Posts: 29,864	Andrew Lau's "The Park" saw this over at DDDHouse and was wondering if any has seen this and what their thoughts are on it The Park ???

02-03-04, 06:18 AM	#3
TheBigDave DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: USA Posts: 5,493	I just got the DVD from DVDShelf (or whatever it's called now). It comes with 1 pair of red/blue 3-D glasses. The 3-D scenes are only about 15 minutes total. A little 3-D icon appears in the upper left hand corner of the screen letting you know that the scenes are coming. Maybe it was just me, but I thought the 3-D effects were a blurry mess. I had read a couple bad reviews, but the idea of a haunted amusement park appealed to me. Unfortunately, the movie wasn't scary and the sets were unimpressive. Overall, it was pretty disappointing. __________________ Speedy thing goes in. Speedy thing comes out.

02-03-04, 06:32 AM	#4
marty888 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Times Square Posts: 12,102	Hmmm ...I was planning on including this is in next order, but I may reconsider. __________________ *Sex is nature's way of providing each and every one of us with a free home entertainment system.* My DVD List at DVD Aficionado Last edited by marty888; 02-03-04 at 06:39 AM.

02-02-04, 10:24 AM	#2
al_snugs1972 New Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Seoul Posts: 9	I saw this movie in the theater when I was in Hong Kong last August. It was in 3D. The movie poster rocks but unfortunately the movie itself was terrible.....and I enjoy bad movies! At least I got some cool looking "Park" 3D glasses!

02-04-04, 04:23 PM	#5
Steve Phillips DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,518	I'm a huge fan of 3-D movies, but I can't recommend this one at all. The 3-D sequences seem to have been chosen at random and no attempt to use the process creatively was made. Worst of all, they used the poor anaglyph red/blue 3-D system, which does not work here at all. Even with the glasses on, I couldn't see a hint of depth. Easily the worst attempt at 3-D in the last 30 years.