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film review: 3D Worth Paying to See: Step Up 3D

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • August 6, 2010 4:00 AM
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As a longtime 3D fan, I’ve been puzzled and discouraged to hear more than one director refer to “subtle use of 3D” in their films. Excuse me? I may be wrong, but I don’t think “subtle” and “3D” belong in the same sentence. The whole point of 3D is to provide an enhanced movie-watching experience. At its best, it can be a lot of fun—whether it’s Charles Bronson leaping out of the dark to pounce on Phyllis Kirk in House of Wax or a winged creature taking flight in How to Train Your Dragon.

Director John Chu decided to have fun with the medium in the new Disney dance movie Step Up 3D, and as a result his movie is—