| Author | Message | ||
     Iman501 |
just saw it tonight (employee screening at the movie threatre  haha) it was very good, i recomend it!!! | ||
| Littlebuggles |
That would be the build-up and preview party? (I almost took a $5 an hour job at a local theater this summer, just for the fun of it, I miss working the booth sometimes). Thanks for the quick review. I've been looking forward to this movie coming out for a while now. | ||
| Drfudd |
I'm gonna try to go see it at the largest IMAX 3d screen in michigan just before christmas, I can't wait | ||
| Xbniner |
When is Rave getting their IMAX Ian? | ||
| Orman1649 |
I can't justify spending $30+ for my wife and I to get in the door of the theater. Toss in some popcorn and a soda and we are talking about $45 bucks. "Back in my day"…and I'm only 30….you could get into a movie for 4 bucks. | ||
| 86129squids |
Hey Iman- mebbe you can help with something I'd been wondering about for a while now... A couple of years ago a buddy I worked with talked me into going to an IMAX showing of the "300"- and IT SUCKED. Despite being one of the newer, fancier theaters in town, the screen looked like someone wiped a booger on it, the sound was totally bad, and I wasted big $$$ just for the IMAX "experience". Once, about 20 something years ago, the Forth Worth Museum of Modern Art had an IMAX movie theater, and it was FANTASTIC. They did a "4 Seasons" movie, narrated by William Shatner, and I was amazed. Firstly, the whole layout of the theater was different, with the projector situated in the middle of the seating area, people sitting all around it- and the screen completely took in your field of vision, including peripheral. It was also acoustically transparent, with some hi-fi speakers all behind it. I'd pay good $$$ to see THAT type of movie again, but what they called "IMAX" here recently couldn't hold a candle to what I'd seen 20 something years ago. Without spending the time to research the history of IMAX, I thought mebbe you or someone could enlighten me... Thanks, and happy holidays! (I too plan to actually spend the $$$ to see Tron at the theater...) | ||
| Swordsman |
Squids, a quick look on Wikipedia says that a true Imax film has to be shot entirely with an Imax camera. If not, then they have to "convert" a normal movie into an Imax format. I wonder if that might be the difference? ~SM | ||
| Crackhead |
There is also 2 different types of "IMAX" screens. What everyone of IMAX, the giant fishbowl screen is the Classic version The new IMAX Digital is what is being installed at most multiplexes and is inferior in every way (resolution, screen size, sound system specs, ect) to the Classic system. I think IMAX is going to water down their brand by no differentiating the products. I will not see a IMAX digital movie because they charge you the same price as a Classic but do not deliver the same quality. You can go to the IMAX website and see which version each theater has. Around me there is only 1 true IMAX theater and a doz digital imax screens. | ||
| Iman501 |
crackhed is pretty much right. I work at a Rave Motion Picture theatre (they are scattered across the nation) we are getting an imax screen in March (they are starting the renovation for it next month. Apparenly we are going to have the screen in the center behind everybody vs. in the center of the theater that squids has described. I've never been to an imax movie myself, so i cant speak of their quality or anything. My manager told me the picture quality is way better than conventional movies, and the sound is much better to. I guess they are going to renovate one of our larger theatres, because the screen is larger, and wraps around into your peripheral vision! normally i wouldnt be to thrilled about it, because IMO the quality of movies is good as it is at my theatre! and an Imax movie would just mean the tickets would cost more ($9 for normal evening movie, $12 for a 3D movie, and <$$$ for an Imax i bet!) yet since i work there i get unlimited free movies! haha but yea Eric we are supposed to have it in march! (next time your planning on going to a movie let me know, heck maybe i'll be working box office, and can hook you up with a discount!) | ||
| 86129squids |
Thanks all- my suspicions have been confirmed. Bottom line is, my home theater/hifi is hard to beat- and it's really nothing fancy. | ||
| Xbniner |
What's really impressive is the Omnimax, though that's usually just nature and educational films at museums and stuff. It wraps completely around the theatre and you sit in really steep seats, so as far as you can see up, down, or peripherally is whales or whatever. I saw one at St. Louis zoo, but I've never seen the normal IMAX. Thanks Ian, I'll have to do that though I have to admit I usually go to Willow cause I'm cheap. 2 movies, large drink and popcorn for $14.75. |
