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    Shock Labyrinth, The 3D

    Featured In Issue 167, May/June 2012

    3D Picture3.5
    Picture3.5
    Sound3
    WSR Score2.5
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    (Studio/Distributor):
    Well Go USA
    (Catalog Number):
    WGU01312B
    (MPAA Rating):
    Not Rated
    (Rating Reason):
    (Retail Price):
    $29.98
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    89
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    A
    (Theatrical Year):
    2009
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    05/08/12
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    Takashi Shimizu
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    (Disc Soundtrack):
    DTS HD Lossless 5.1
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    The horror-thriller Shock Labyrinth 3D follows a group of teenagers dealing with the sudden return one rainy night of a friend who went missing a decade ago. When the friend falls ill they take her to a hospital, but end up trapped in a horrific labyrinth of unspeakable horrors. Inspired by Fuji-Q High Land's famous Labyrinth Of Horrors, the film was shot in The Haunted Hospital amusement park in Japan, supposedly the largest of its kind in the world. (Gary Reber)

    Special features include interviews with the filmmakers (HD 27:06), a behind-the-scenes featurette (HD 09:54), a press conference featurette (HD 02:48), the theatrical trailer, and up-front previews.

    The 1.85:1 1080p MVC 3D picture, shot natively, is gimmicky with mostly cheesy effects and an overall poor quality. This was Japan's first feature to be shot in HD Digital 3D. Camcorder footage, complete with time stamp, is used as a dramatic device to signal the flashbacks to the traumatic childhood incident in which the characters become lost in the abandoned amusement park haunted hospital. Wide-angle lenses are used to keep the depth planes in the scene in focus, allowing the viewers' eyes to rove over the whole scene and discover for themselves the uncanny, unnatural elements contained within it. In this regard the 3D works effectively. But there are numerous instances for "forced" 3D that exploits the medium and appears unnatural. Yet, in general, overall the aesthetic of 3D is "realistic," given the narrative that degenerates into a lot of running around corridors. Still, 3D dimensionality is quite good and conveys tight spaces and perspectives. The color palette is nicely saturated with strong yellow, red, and orange hues, as well as deep, solid blacks and revealing shadow delineation, except for the intentionalized stylized desaturated flashbacks through the camcorder. Fleshtones appear consistently natural as well. Overall, the 3D enhances the sense of believable depth and dimension that makes for an engaging visual experience. (Gary Reber)



    The DTS-HD Master Audio™ 5.1-channel soundtrack is conventional sounding with a forward dialogue presence. The music score accounts for the bulk of the surround envelopment, with subtle atmospheric sound effects supported as well. Deep bass in the .1 LFE channel supports the more dramatic segments. Overall, the sonics are relatively subdued for a horror film but serve as a creepy
    experience. (Gary Reber)

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