Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension!

With all these 3D movies coming out these days, such as the Lorax and Madagascar 3, we tend to forget that 3D wasn't a new thing.

Pete Smith used 3D in the earliest form possible in Audioscopiks, Universal achieved pure B-Entertainment with the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Warner Bros. brought Bugs Bunny into the third dimension in Lumber Jack-Rabbit.

Unfortunately, I'm not talking about these because they're too "overrated". Instead, let me introduce you to another Warner Bros. cartoon that used 3D at a time when it was more of a gimmick, the 1990s.

This cartoon is over 13 minutes long, used CGI technology to make the characters and backgrounds look cel-scaled than today's cartoons (I'm looking at you, Garfield Show,) and was only shown in theme parks, such as Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia and Six Flags Great America.

For a time, it was considered a lost masterpiece, not in the same leagues of London After Midnight and some Doctor Who episodes, but it's impossible to find a pirated copy on the Internet.

That is, until Warner Bros. brought the Looniness to the HD era with the Blu-Ray collection, Looney Tunes Platinum Collection. A collection of old Golden Collection goodies remastered in high quality picture and sound and some new goodies, such as new cartoons from the Chuck Jones Productions library and TV production exclusives. And of course, a found copy of the theme park attraction.

Although it's in its 2D glory and some of the sound makes it necessary to buy the collection yourself (or a Blu-Ray player,) it's the first time we get to see this lost Looney Tunes feature.

And now, without further sentences, with Joe Alaskey voicing the characters and the late Richard Stone composing the music, I give you Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension.