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Critics are overwhelmingly impressed with James Cameron's 3-D conversion.
By Kevin P. Sullivan
Kate Winslet at the "Titanic 3D" premiere
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James Cameron has never been known for taking things halfway, and the new 3-D conversion of his epic "Titanic" is no exception.
Cameron and his team spent years adding computer-generated depth to each frame to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the tragedy. When the director screened 20 minutes of footage for journalists last October, they responded with warm reviews, but now the final product is ready to set sail.
Cameron has always stood by 3-D technology for film, through seemingly endless criticism, and now the reviews for his latest 3-D product are coming in as raves.
Drew McWeeny from HitFix doled out high praise for "Titanic 3D," calling it "the very best 3-D conversion of a film that I've seen so far." Though the quality of the 3-D impressed McWeeny overall, he concluded that nothing about the new version of "Titanic" is really that different. "Adding 3-D to that works technically, but I'm not sure it changed anything, one way or another, emotionally," he said.
When converting a film as iconic as "Titanic," expectations for the re-release can be very high. Lou Lumenick from the New York Post applauded Cameron's use of 3-D, saying that it even enhanced the quality of the film. "James Cameron's spectacular new 3-D version of 'Titanic' is everything I'd hoped for, and more," Lumenick said. "He judiciously — and sometimes with great subtlety — uses the technology to make a great film even greater."
Lumenick said he found "Titanic 3D" "less of a strain on the eyes" than Cameron's "Avatar."
While most 3-D movies come with complaints from the critics, post-conversion tends to suffer a worse fate. Scott Mantz from "Access Hollywood," however, wrote that the post work on "Titanic" surpasses even films made for the format. "But what's amazing is that for a movie that was shot in 2-D, 'Titanic' looks amazing in 3-D — almost like it was meant to be in 3-D all along."
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