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X GAMES 3D THE MOVIEMovie Reviews
Documentary, in 3-D, about the athletes who compete in the annual X-Games. Cast:Shaun White, Travis Pastrana, Danny Way, Ricky Carmichael, Bob Burnquist, Kyle LozaDirector:Steven LawrenceRelease Date:August 21, 2009DVD Release:January 12, 2010From:Walt Disney PicturesRating:PGLength:1 hr 32 minIn 3D
X Games 3D The Movie played to fair reviews. • Roger Moore wrote in the Orlando Sentinel, "...a 90-minute commercial for the games, lacking much in the line of drama, compelling characters or story line." • And Ethan Gilsdorf wrote in the Boston Globe, "You'd think the 3-D effects would bring the action closer... it turns the athletes into GI Joe and Boba Fett action figures zipping around a dollhouse set." More Reviews Below...
X Games 3D The Movie Positive Reviews (19 Reviews, reviews below)
Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "3-D has a strange effect... the athletes' hurtling bodies have the disconnected look of floating astronauts, and their motions become small, almost toylike."(See all of Adam Markovitz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 148 words, 08/21/09
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: MODERATE "The 3D has a curious effect: when the athletes pop out of the screen in the competition scenes they look like puppets or action figures..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 575 words, 08/21/09
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "Unfocused and underwhelming... introduces insights no deeper than racer Ricky Carmichael's assertion that 'If I'm gonna do something, I'm gonna do it right.' "(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 130 words, 08/21/09
Kathie Smith, New York Post: POOR(cg) "Demonstrating that an hour and a half of stunts doesn't make a movie, this feature is X-treme only in its multidimensional dullness..."(See all of Kathie Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 140 words, 08/21/09
Robert Abele, Chicago Tribune: WEAK(cg) "...an uneven thrill-circus display that too often feels like TV writ large and loud rather than the kind of cinematic reimagining that defined the surf-flick genre."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 227 words, 08/21/09
Tim Grierson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "Since none of the on-camera subjects register as anything more than mass-marketed symbols of youthful rebellion, it's damn near impossible to care who wins."(See all of Tim Grierson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 08/19/09
KEY CITIES (8 Reviews)
Kate Kilpatrick, Washington Post: FAIR(cg) "...doesn't push the limits... Don't expect a chipped tooth or four to come flying off the screen and peck you in the eye... Forgivable -- this is a family film, after all."(See all of Kate Kilpatrick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 278 words, 08/21/09
Peter Hartlaub, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: WEAK(cg) "...too many of the athletes speak in clichés and seem a bit over-caffeinated.... Emile Hirsch offers a narrative that's only slightly less zealous than a ShamWow infomercial."(See all of Peter Hartlaub's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 374 words, 08/21/09
Ethan Gilsdorf, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) "You'd think the 3-D effects would bring the action closer... it turns the athletes into GI Joe and Boba Fett action figures zipping around a dollhouse set."(See all of Ethan Gilsdorf's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 394 words, 08/21/09
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...more a highlights reel than a movie, but there's not a film out there that can top the drama of Danny Way jumping the Great Wall of China by skateboard -- with a broken ankle."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 175 words, 08/21/09
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The athletes stand out in relief from surrounding hoopla, and there are little thrills, such as the sensation of dirt being kicked up into one's face from a motorcycle tire."(See all of Tom Keogh's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 347 words, 08/21/09
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD(cg) "The 3-D is sensational, and the high-flying stunts that it documents are amazing.... we can question the promoter's priorities but not the gladiator's courage."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 191 words, 08/21/09
Tim Grierson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "Since none of the on-camera subjects register as anything more than mass-marketed symbols of youthful rebellion, it's damn near impossible to care who wins."(See all of Tim Grierson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 08/19/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Mike Hale, New York Times: MODERATE "The 3D has a curious effect: when the athletes pop out of the screen in the competition scenes they look like puppets or action figures..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 575 words, 08/21/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Andrew Barker, Daily Variety: FAIR "...a relatively unimaginative take on the proceedings, coupled with occasionally bizarre stereoscopic work and awkward narration, causes the pic to bail out more often than it soars."(See all of Andrew Barker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 547 words, 08/18/09
Mike Hale, New York Times: MODERATE "The 3D has a curious effect: when the athletes pop out of the screen in the competition scenes they look like puppets or action figures..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 575 words, 08/21/09
14.5 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
X Games 3D The Movie's reviews are separated by an average 14.5 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
X Games 3D The Movie (19 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:X Games 3D The Movie's reviews cover 24.2% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 6,063 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 319 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
X Games 3D The Movie Coverage, Volume & Length (19 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 7.7 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
X Games 3D The Movie's reviews on average broke 7.7 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is X Games 3D The Movie's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
X Games 3D The Movie (19 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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