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Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun

G 1997 39m Documentary List
Reviews 58% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings
Filmmaker Ben Stassen presents the history of roller coasters, motion simulators, motion pictures and computer animation. Read More Read Less

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Patrick Z. McGavin Chicago Tribune Doesn't transcend the feeling that the content never achieves the kinetic power and magnetism of the IMAX format. Rated: 2/4 Jul 11, 2002 Full Review Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat Rated: 3/5 Oct 28, 2003 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 3/5 Aug 22, 2003 Full Review Brian Webster Apollo Guide Rated: 71/100 Oct 30, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member thrill seekers have more of a certain chemical in the brain... Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member The latest IMAX spectacle essentially takes viewers through the history of roller coasters, providing some genuinely exhilarating rides (some filmed in actuality, others through computer-generated images), along with some tedious narration and cornba... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I enjoyed this tremendously in Imax, but I was ill for the rest of the day because of it. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member [size=4][b]Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun[/b][/size] Good *Interesting *Compelling *No Bad Acting Bad *Boring in some places Overall: Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun is an interesting IMAX piece. [url="http://java_script_:window.close();/"][img]http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0767849450.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg[/img][/url] Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Ben Stassen presents the history of roller coasters, motion simulators, motion pictures and computer animation.
Director
Ben Stassen
Producer
Charlotte Huggins
Screenwriter
Kurt Frey, Ben Stassen
Production Co
nWave Pictures
Rating
G
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 14, 2000
Box Office (Gross USA)
$18.8M
Runtime
39m