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THE NUTCRACKER follows nine-year-old Mary (ELLE FANNING SUPER 8, BABEL) whose dull Viennese Christmas is suddenly filled with excitement and adventure following the arrival of her beloved Uncle Albert (NATHAN LANE THE LION KING, THE PRODUCERS) and his gift of an enchanted nutcracker. On Christmas night, Mary s new friend NC (CHARLIE ROWE THE GOLDEN COMPASS), comes to life and takes her on a wondrous journey into his magical world of fairies, sugarplums, and other Christmas toys which come to life. Soon though, Mary realises that this fantastical kingdom is facing danger from the tyrannical rule of the evil Rat King (JOHN TURTURRO TRANSFORMERS), and his devious mother (FRANCES DE LA TOUR). When NC is taken hostage, Mary and her newfound toy friends must uncover the secret of the Rat King to rescue her friend and his kingdom
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Nutcracker 3D
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Andy
Amazon Verified Purchase
This blu ray has been converted from 2D to 3D, and I have to say its very badly done, picture is destorted, it looks like its been done on the cheep!
The other reviews sum it up quite well. I viewed the 3D Blu-Ray 3D version of this film.
Here's what is good:
The special effects are very good indeed. A lot of money has obviously been put into the production. Some sequences are absolutely magical and enchanting, particularly a sequence with dancing "snow nymphs". The film is at times very atmospheric and showed quite some promise.
The film is downright eccentric and this did leave me laughing on occasions. This eccentricity sits well in both the good and bad categories.
What is bad:
The 3D as mentioned elsewhere is not real 3D but 2D converted to 3D and it is not done just badly but appallingly. It was so bad I was tempted to watch the flat version. If someone new to 3D watched this they would think 3D is almost unwatchable. Some shots are flawless but in others people's heads look dented and misshapen, the background is often nearer than the foreground and even surfaces which should be flat (such as newsprint) look irregular. Don't even think of using this to show off your 3D system. It's awful and I for one felt cheated.
The songs are not memorable. (A rare achievement given that they are based on Tchaikovsky melodies!) Often they simply slow down the pace of the film which is a little muddled and odd in any case.
The uncle has such a strong Germanic accent that he is almost unintelligible, especially for small children but there is no subtitle option.
In conclusion I had heard that this film did not do well and I had seen some shots which showed very high production values. I bought it wanting it to be a little gem but sadly on this occasion I have to concur with the other negative reviews, all the sadder because it could have been sooooo good. Even the real pros can get it wrong I guess.
In fairness I have to add that my 10 year old daughter has grown to love this film. "I got used to the weird stuff." she told me. There is more good than bad in this film. As for the rats looking like Nazis and burning toys - which does seem a little Auschwitzy - most of the analogy goes over kids' heads while when they are older they will at least associate Nazis with the bad guys which is no bad thing when you think about it.
Here's what is good:
The special effects are very good indeed. A lot of money has obviously been put into the production. Some sequences are absolutely magical and enchanting, particularly a sequence with dancing "snow nymphs". The film is at times very atmospheric and showed quite some promise.
The film is downright eccentric and this did leave me laughing on occasions. This eccentricity sits well in both the good and bad categories.
What is bad:
The 3D as mentioned elsewhere is not real 3D but 2D converted to 3D and it is not done just badly but appallingly. It was so bad I was tempted to watch the flat version. If someone new to 3D watched this they would think 3D is almost unwatchable. Some shots are flawless but in others people's heads look dented and misshapen, the background is often nearer than the foreground and even surfaces which should be flat (such as newsprint) look irregular. Don't even think of using this to show off your 3D system. It's awful and I for one felt cheated.
The songs are not memorable. (A rare achievement given that they are based on Tchaikovsky melodies!) Often they simply slow down the pace of the film which is a little muddled and odd in any case.
The uncle has such a strong Germanic accent that he is almost unintelligible, especially for small children but there is no subtitle option.
In conclusion I had heard that this film did not do well and I had seen some shots which showed very high production values. I bought it wanting it to be a little gem but sadly on this occasion I have to concur with the other negative reviews, all the sadder because it could have been sooooo good. Even the real pros can get it wrong I guess.
In fairness I have to add that my 10 year old daughter has grown to love this film. "I got used to the weird stuff." she told me. There is more good than bad in this film. As for the rats looking like Nazis and burning toys - which does seem a little Auschwitzy - most of the analogy goes over kids' heads while when they are older they will at least associate Nazis with the bad guys which is no bad thing when you think about it.
By C. S. Angus
Amazon Verified Purchase
I am not sure what to say about this film.The extras are very worth
watching as it was good to see and hear how the film was made.
I would not totally condemn this film but it is not amongst my best ones.
The 3D is not the best.
watching as it was good to see and hear how the film was made.
I would not totally condemn this film but it is not amongst my best ones.
The 3D is not the best.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
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audio and video was out of synch, replacement copy also out of synch, I gave up
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Published 16 months ago by joncc
1.0 out of 5 stars
Foreign DVD
I'm so upset, I didn't realize that I wouldn't be able to watch it, because I'm in the USA and my machine can't read the foreign disk
Published 17 months ago by Richard Bednarczyk
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