ational ▁adult ▁world ▁to ▁te en agers . ▁Richard ▁Harr ington ▁of ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁ranked ▁it ▁below ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁third ▁films , ▁saying ▁the ▁plot ▁is ▁too ▁confusing . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁interview ▁with ▁Den ▁of ▁Ge ek , ▁Robert ▁Eng l und ▁re collect s ▁the ▁experience ▁working ▁with ▁director ▁Stephen ▁Hop kins , ▁" I ▁met ▁Stephen ▁Hop kins , ▁who ’ s ▁like ▁the ▁hands om est ▁man ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁at ▁a ▁Th ai ▁restaurant ▁in ▁C ul ver ▁City . ▁Stephen ▁was ▁doing ▁story boards ▁and ▁he ’ s ▁such ▁a ▁great ▁illustr ator ▁that ▁I ▁just ▁said , ▁' Take ▁me ▁now .' ▁He ▁goes , ▁' I ▁want ▁this ▁whole ▁sequence ▁to ▁be ▁like ▁M . C . ▁E scher .' ▁I ▁went ▁oh , ▁perfect ▁for ▁a ▁dream ▁sequence , ▁I ▁get ▁it . ▁That ’ s ▁all ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁say ▁to ▁me ▁and ▁show ▁me ▁his ▁do od le ▁on ▁a ▁nap kin , ▁and ▁I ▁was ▁hook ed ." ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁interview , ▁he ▁also ▁pra ised ▁the ▁special ▁effects ▁and ▁experience ▁when ▁shooting ▁the ▁film , ▁ ▁" My ▁best ▁time ▁on ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁sequence ▁in ▁the ▁ins ane ▁as yl um . ▁That ▁was ▁fun ▁because ▁that ▁was ▁my ▁first ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁floating ▁c rane ▁camera . ▁There ’ s ▁no ▁crew . ▁It ▁was ▁just ▁me ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁ex tras , ▁and ▁this ▁little ▁te eny