Wide screen theaters
 

The "I am not a nerd" thread has me all nostalgic over seeing Star Wars in its first theater run - 70mm on the extra large screen. That first shot of the battle cruiser going over gave everyone a holy-shit moment.

I also saw Jurassic Park at a big-screen theater. That was the last big-screen theater I knew of, and it was torn down not long after.

I like the variety that the multiplexes give, but some movies really do deserve the larger screen.

For me it was more like, "Oh wow, that's a rather big spaceship they've got there, flying onto the screen. Yep, really nice and big. Quite large, as a matter of fact. It's big enough that OH HOLY FUCK NEVER MIND THE SHIP THAT'S CHASING IT IS 3 MILLION TIMES BIGGER."

Last week I saw Batman on an Imax theater in NYC. It is bigger than life in a way I can't describe! The beginning with the clown bank robbers crossing from building to building on a rope gave me vertigo. Batman has been showing a long time now, but the weekend viewing that I went to was sold out.

If they showed Star Wars or Aliens on Imax I could die happy.

Of course, real nerds just chuckled gently at that opening scene in Star Wars, because we know sound doesn't really travel in space. :P

Well, at least I know Im married to a nerd.

My husband has to mention that EVERY time theres a noise (like an explosion) in a space scene.

In space, no one can hear you fart.

I saw the wall on a big screen , with a killer sound system
It was EPIC !!

But I bet they can still smell it...

Seeing regular movies in IMAX is overrated, and nowhere near as cool as the old Wide Screens. Panavision and Cinemascope were super exciting.

The only advantage I see to IMAX is that the sound system is so freaking loud, you can't hear the jerk next to you crunching on popcorn.

Oh
God
that
bugs
me
no
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Unless I'm the one munching on the popcorn.