'African Adventure 3D: Safari in the Okavango'

Article by: PETER SCHILLING , Special to the Star Tribune
Updated: March 20, 2008 - 4:54 PM

This 3D adventure is ostensibly yet another eye-popping Imax travelogue, but much to our reviews surprise it's also a treatise on how to make movies. Zoologist Liesl Eichenberger is your winsome host to the Okavango River Delta, and she follows elephants, lions and moviemaker Tim Liversedge, a fascinating man who has dedicated his career to capturing African wildlife on film.

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AFRICAN ADVENTURE 3D: SAFARI IN THE OKAVANGO

★★★ out of four stars Rated: G. Theater: Great Clips Imax, Minnesota Zoo.

"African Adventure 3D: Safari in the Okavango" is ostensibly yet another eye-popping Imax travelogue, but much to my surprise it's also a treatise on how to make movies. Zoologist Liesl Eichenberger is your winsome host to the Okavango River Delta, and she follows elephants, lions and moviemaker Tim Liversedge, a fascinating man who has dedicated his career to capturing African wildlife on film.

Liversedge is nothing if not inventive, and kids will marvel at his homemade jeep, which can drive while underwater, or his gliderboat, which turns into a nifty camper. His staff -- from the sound man to the boom operator -- is along for the ride, and it looks like everyone's having a blast. African Adventure 3D might not only inspire your kids to become zoologists, but filmmakers, as well.

PETER SCHILLING