Large Format/"Premium" Theaters (IMAX 15/70, Digital IMAX, XD, ETX, RPX, etc.)

[ITDEFX101]

So a welcomed surprise of buying a pre-order ticket for Overlord in standard screening, is that the theater at the last minute decided to change screens to a later time and management decided that anyone who bought a ticket prior to the change would be allowed to see the 7pm showing of the movie IN IMAX without upcharge!!!!!!

Man that opening scene was aggressive and loud. The rest of the movie fared average when it came to audio. However for some reason during the ending credits, the sound just kicked out. No reason what so ever. I wasn't going to complain because 1, the movie was over and 2 I got upgraded for free.

And for the first time ever, the damn theater completely shut off their side wall lights. I've been *****ing at them for months about them keeping the lights up or at a level that is noticeable during the movie and now they are keeping it down.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by ITDEFX101

So a welcomed surprise of buying a pre-order ticket for Overlord in standard screening, is that the theater at the last minute decided to change screens to a later time and management decided that anyone who bought a ticket prior to the change would be allowed to see the 7pm showing of the movie IN IMAX without upcharge!!!!!!

Man that opening scene was aggressive and loud. The rest of the movie fared average when it came to audio. However for some reason during the ending credits, the sound just kicked out. No reason what so ever. I wasn't going to complain because 1, the movie was over and 2 I got upgraded for free.

And for the first time ever, the damn theater completely shut off their side wall lights. I've been *****ing at them for months about them keeping the lights up or at a level that is noticeable during the movie and now they are keeping it down.

which theater was this?

[ITDEFX101]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

which theater was this?

Regal Cinemas Manassas 14. My based theater.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by ITDEFX101

Regal Cinemas Manassas 14. My based theater.

a-ha - trying to find 'Overlord' on a really large screen here in the DMV area is a bit of a challenge - AMC Hoffman has the only daytime screening of it on their Dolby Cinema screen - came pretty close to booking a ticket over at the Angelika Mosaic since it's on one of their big screens and it's 7.1 surround sound.

[ITDEFX101]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

a-ha - trying to find 'Overlord' on a really large screen here in the DMV area is a bit of a challenge - AMC Hoffman has the only daytime screening of it on their Dolby Cinema screen - came pretty close to booking a ticket over at the Angelika Mosaic since it's on one of their big screens and it's 7.1 surround sound.

I was at Hoffman last year. Their set up is the strangest I have seen being a multi level theater. I saw Logan Lucky last year and found it weird for the screen to be all the way at the bottom of the room.

[CelluloidPal]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

a-ha - trying to find 'Overlord' on a really large screen here in the DMV area is a bit of a challenge - AMC Hoffman has the only daytime screening of it on their Dolby Cinema screen - came pretty close to booking a ticket over at the Angelika Mosaic since it's on one of their big screens and it's 7.1 surround sound.

The only two theaters that's showing it on IMAX screens are AMC Georgetown and Regal Majestic. The showtimes were a bit inconvenient for me due to my work schedule so I saw it at a regular theater but has 7.1 surround.

Originally Posted by ITDEFX101

I was at Hoffman last year. Their set up is the strangest I have seen being a multi level theater. I saw Logan Lucky last year and found it weird for the screen to be all the way at the bottom of the room.

Is this their Dolby screen? I've been to their "IMAX" screen a few years back and that screen was the same size as their regular screens.

The pic attached here is the setup for Georgetown's Dolby screen. I'm not sure how others differ from this one.

[ITDEFX101]

Originally Posted by CelluloidPal

The only two theaters that's showing it on IMAX screens are AMC Georgetown and Regal Majestic. The showtimes were a bit inconvenient for me due to my work schedule so I saw it at a regular theater but has 7.1 surround.



Is this their Dolby screen? I've been to their "IMAX" screen a few years back and that screen was the same size as their regular screens.

The pic attached here is the setup for Georgetown's Dolby screen. I'm not sure how others differ from this one.

No it was not their dolby screen. It was just weird like I was looking downward towards a smaller screen.

[Dubstar]

I must admit now having been to AMC Hoffman's Dolby Cinema screen I have to say it left me quite impressed. The sound's calibration is far superior to Tyson's and while there is still a red haze on the lower corners of the screen; 'Overlord' was a full-on sonic assault

[benji888578]

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

supposed to have frame breaking in IMAX 3D, however, only showing in IMAX 2D in North America

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by benji888578

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

supposed to have frame breaking in IMAX 3D, however, only showing in IMAX 2D in North America

booooooo

[benji888578]

https://imaxmelbourne.com.au/movie/f...of_grindelwald


EDIT: in case you missed my previous comment above: we’re not getting the 3D version in North America

[CelluloidPal]

Originally Posted by benji888578

https://imaxmelbourne.com.au/movie/f...of_grindelwald

Wrath of the Titans and Ghostbusters did the same with their 3D.

[rwc]

Copying my post from the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald movie thread.
Just got back from the IMAX 3D showing. I was absolutely blown away, completely took me by surprise, even though I’d rewatched the first film last night in 3D to remind myself.

There were so many genuine 3D pop-outs I stopped counting, far more than the first film. As expected, ‘fantastic beasts’ are often the stars of the pop-outs.

There were even more “extra-frame” pop-outs and expansions (that could work in 2D IMAX but are made for 3D), where all manner of things made use of the black-bar space - this occurred so often (literally every minute or two) that I couldn’t have counted if I’d tried, although I definitely noted the varied ways that the expansion was used - whether it was something like a necklace briefly ‘hanging down’ over the bottom black bar, something of a large scale (a wall of exploding water) expanding to full-frame suddenly, or something popping/flying out over the upper or lower black bar (a niffler flying in slow-mo on a champagne cork wins my prize for favourite pop-out of the year).

A very original use of the expanded ratio (strengthened by 3D) is a scene where we see Credence’s head from the side in full zoom, but translucent (as a magical hologram floating high in a room), in full frame; while the physically real scene, with Grindelwald standing centre screen looking up towards the camera (technically he’s gazing at the translucent image of Credence’s head that lies between us and him) is in regular wide frame. It’s a subtle and surprisingly artistic use of expanded ratio that most people wouldn’t notice as it’s gradually immersive.

There are no full scenes that are expanded, possibly because the black bars are invaded by visual effects more than live action elements. The “flirting” with expanded ratio was a regular feature and frankly felt necessary for the effectiveness (and fun) of many shots and even sequences - to the point that I’m already worrying that they may not include it on the physical release. Even more vital seems the 3D. Like the first film, David Yates has clearly designed the film with 3D in mind, as many of the shots without great depth/pop-out action are at least 3D-enhanced with outer-frame foreground context, and/or closer-to-the-ground upward camera angles.

Right up there with my favourite 3D films of the year, and I totally wasn’t expecting it to be. Glad that the UK 3D edition is already up for preorder on Amazon UK. Here’s hoping expanded ratio is included (so much visual effects work went into it, surely it will be...).

[benji888578]

That’s really effing fantastic...but, why in effing ‘ell can we not see this version in the US???

It’s very frustrating to be an IMAX 3D fanatic in the US these days, when they no longer prioritize 3D over 2D here. I’m going to email IMAX again about this!

[rwc]

Originally Posted by benji888578

That’s really effing fantastic...but, why in effing ‘ell can we not see this version in the US???

It’s very frustrating to be an IMAX 3D fanatic in the US these days, when they no longer prioritize 3D over 2D here. I’m going to email IMAX again about this!

Definitely worth emailing. I contacted my local cinema chain (non-IMAX) about Mission Impossible Fallout when I noticed there wasn’t a single 3D timeslot. Turned out the main programmer didn’t even realise there was a 3D version (his first reply literally just consisted of ‘correcting’ me) because he’d misread the apparently ‘confusing new format’ of the distributor’s info sheet.
If nothing else, an email lets IMAX know that they disappointed someone, and that people might choose one of the now many rival ‘special’ cinema forms (4DX, DBOX, Dolby, RealD)...

[ITDEFX101]

Originally Posted by benji888578

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

supposed to have frame breaking in IMAX 3D, however, only showing in IMAX 2D in North America

Wait...what? Why would they do that? That makes no sense.

[xbs2034]

Originally Posted by ITDEFX101

Wait...what? Why would they do that? That makes no sense.

It's something a lot of WB movies have done in the past year or so (Blade Runner 2049, Justice League, Tomb Raider, Rampage) and IMAX has said they are leaving it up to studios if they want to do 2D, 3D, or a mix of showings for domestic releases.

I don't get why WB just don't do the mix like most big titles from other studios (Star Wars, Marvel, Jurassic World) are doing, but they seem to want all 2D or pretty much all 3D (they did have Ready Player One showing in 3D only at the vast majority of locations).

[xbs2034]

Well, at least according to the showtimes up on Fandango looks like WB is doing the right thing with Aquaman and offering both 2D and 3D IMAX showings

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by xbs2034

It's something a lot of WB movies have done in the past year or so (Blade Runner 2049, Justice League, Tomb Raider, Rampage) and IMAX has said they are leaving it up to studios if they want to do 2D, 3D, or a mix of showings for domestic releases.

I don't get why WB just don't do the mix like most big titles from other studios (Star Wars, Marvel, Jurassic World) are doing, but they seem to want all 2D or pretty much all 3D (they did have Ready Player One showing in 3D only at the vast majority of locations).

which is very unfortunate since the 3D for the first Fantastic Beasts movie was top notch - IMAX lost my money, I'm seeing this over on a REAL-D screen.

[Riddhi2011]

Originally Posted by benji888578

https://imaxmelbourne.com.au/movie/f...of_grindelwald


EDIT: in case you missed my previous comment above: we’re not getting the 3D version in North America

Same here in India. Only 2D and IMAX 2D. I saw regular 2D.
The movie was the weakest entry in the Wizarding World series. Character actions didn't make much sense. Music was forgettable, unlike the first one. Too much exposition, too little happened. Edit was too indulgent. It just dragged.