Wide screen theaters

dar512 · 09-09-2008, 01:44 PM

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.

SteveDallas · 09-09-2008, 02:04 PM

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."

Number 2 Pencil · 09-09-2008, 02:54 PM

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.

ZenGum · 09-09-2008, 09:59 PM

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

Pico and ME · 09-09-2008, 10:16 PM

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.

Elspode · 09-09-2008, 10:54 PM

In space, no one can hear you fart.

zippyt · 09-09-2008, 10:58 PM

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

ferret88 · 09-10-2008, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

In space, no one can hear you fart.

But I bet they can still smell it...

wolf · 09-12-2008, 12:00 PM

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.

Pico and ME · 09-12-2008, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

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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
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Unless I'm the one munching on the popcorn.

09-09-2008, 01:44 PM	#1
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	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. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

09-09-2008, 02:54 PM	#3
Number 2 Pencil Not too hard, not too soft Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Next to a yapping dog Posts: 75	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. __________________ Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream? -Poe

09-09-2008, 09:59 PM	#4
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	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 __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

09-09-2008, 10:54 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	In space, no one can hear you fart. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-09-2008, 10:58 PM	#7
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	I saw the wall on a big screen , with a killer sound system It was EPIC !! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

09-09-2008, 02:04 PM	#2
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	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."

09-09-2008, 10:16 PM	#5
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	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.

09-12-2008, 12:00 PM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	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. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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