TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Josephina Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

jadevaughcat First I am glad I didn't pay to see this. I was able to attend a staff preview and I wasn't the only one who was of the opinion that this movie is possibly the worst IMAX ever. I personally put it up there with Solar Max on my list of bad movies. Second, since the movie came out it 2001, there have been so many advancements in 3D animation, perhaps that is why I wasn't impressed with visuals which were fuzzy at times because our IMAX isn't a 3D theater. Maybe IMAX will try again when they can spend a little more money on cleaning up the film so that it doesn't have a jittery effect. Oh and maybe they could spend some time on story and suspense when they do a thriller.Lastly I don't recommend the film to venues that cater to audiences with small children- Unless you are running it at a time that draws more adults and teens. Anyone running this film should have staff that are prepared to answer the question "What is the film about?" and "would it scare my child?".

steelcitylady62 I took my family to see this while visiting Moody Gardens, TX. We were sure to make the latest showing at night to get the late night effect. It was well worth the wait. What a world the graphics put us through. The most angelic voice of the mother balances the horrific hellish scenes. From Satan to heavenly scenes with the mothers presence we were thrilled. It had the good verses evil feel. We would of went right back in to see it over again if that were allowed. My daughter and I really wanted to find more music from the mother. We noticed some people leaving before the end song was done. I think the mother should have sang another song instead. Check it out. The 3D was one of the best we've seen from Science Spectrum to even Disney 3D's. It's playing now in Moody Gardens.

Boggman To watch the "Haunted Castle" in all of its 3-D glory is simply an awesome experience! I love watching the "Haunted Castle" in my basement, with lights off & Dolby 5.1 surround sound pumping out of every speaker. Everyone I have shown this movie to loves it and has commented on how cool it is. The combination of the fantastic 3D effects plus surround sound give this little flick something truly special! I'd give the "Haunted Castle" 100 stars if I could.....just because it is so cool.This movie would not be nearly as entertaining in 2D or with average sound. If your lucky enough to own a pair of LCD shutter glasses and have a semi decent surround system --and you have not seen the "Haunted Castle"-- I would seriously recommend you stop what your doing and purchase it immediately.For all you other suckers out there- get yourselves some shutter glasses, get that TV cranked up and check out the "Haunted Castle". It is sure to cast it's spell on you!

gliddonp After reading of the disagreements between IMAX and the producers, I decided that the film simply *had* to be seen, if for no other reason than the support of free artist endeavour, unfettered by the dictates of the machinery used to present it. The visual aesthetics of current 3D projection technology were also a strong drawing point.First, the up side. Much of the film is computer-generated, usually quite obviously so, but this detracts very little from the beauty of the images on the screen. By way of introduction, the film begins with the viewer flying over a vast expanse of seascape and hillside, circling an ominous castle...getting ever closer and closer. This echo of early Imax films (i.e. North of Superior) is highly effective as a means to draw the viewer into the world subsequently created. The illusion of depth and solidity is maintained, and increased, throughout this rather short offering by clever viewpoints, slow panning and circling, and the creation of interior spaces and movements that had some of the audience gasping in discomfort, yet loving the "ride". Textures were sumptuous, perspectives both nightmarish and realistic, though the meshing of computer-generated surroundings and human actor(s) was somewhat disconnected or abstract at points. The 3D effect was never lost, though oft-times had a cartoonish quality to it. The music was geared to a 15-25 year-old audience, with some of it having an unearthly beauty that sent shivers along my spine.The disturbing images are inadvertently humourous, lacking even the "horror punch" present in everyday hellfire-and-brimstone preaching, letalone the creepy-crawly quality present in "Nightmare Before Christmas".The down side? The plot isn't much, characters lack depth, and trite philosophy underlies much of the dialogue on the screen. The technology is barely tolerable, with rather heavy eyegear needed to complete the illusions of visual depth. Watching three hours with this equipment on one's head would be physically painful, if not impossible. Though I soon adapted to the equipment I had to move my head, rather than my eyes, to look at different sections of the screen, in order to avoid a disconcerting strobing effect. This is hardly "ergonomic".All in all, worth seeing as an almost-spectacular demonstration of a technology in its primitive stages of development, and a visual genre still in formation. More will come our way, and further refinements will no doubt amaze us in years to come.