Avatar in IMAX - Page 2

wolf · 12-27-2009, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

We're thinking next Saturday or Sunday at the KofP IMAX.

We are too. I sent you an email.

Happy Monkey · 12-27-2009, 06:41 PM

I saw it in 3D, but not IMAX. Wow. I can't imagine what it would be like in IMAX.

Elspode · 12-27-2009, 08:52 PM

I anticipate seeing it this week sometime in the full glory of IMAX 3D. I have, at this point, seen several films in that format, and it is really quite substantially different and better than your standard viewing experience, even considering the higher price.

Elspode · 01-02-2010, 01:23 PM

We tried to go see it on the 26th of December...it was completely sold out through the last showing. Today, we went online to get tickets in advance, tried to do the 4:20 show, but ended up having to buy for the 8:00. It is *still* selling out in IMAX 3D.

richlevy · 01-02-2010, 02:37 PM

We're shooting for next Saturday Jan 9th at 3:40. I'm hoping Wolf and Greg can come with us. Wolf suggested extending an invitation to the whole Cellar. Jan 9th is still not listed on Fandango as of this moment. As soon as it is I'm booking the tickets.

wolf · 01-02-2010, 07:01 PM

Jan 9 is my birthday, and it looks like I am being kidnapped by my girlfriends, as it's the first time in years that I've been OFF on my birthday.

Elspode · 01-02-2010, 11:35 PM

Holy shit. Wow. Just...wow. Just got home from seeing Avatar.

I am extremely comfortable in saying that this film is indeed, a whole new realm of amazement. The CGI, especially the characters, is the best I've ever seen by a substantial margin. The world that has been created is jaw-dropping, magical, and entirely immersive and believable. The only technical complaint I can even begin to register (and trust me, it isn't a big deal) is that the 3D in the live action portions of the film is substantially "deeper" than are the CGI portions, which make up the major bulk of the film.

Most other complaints that I've heard about the film are more about the relatively lightweight story (I've seen it compared to "Dances with Wolves", and yeah, there's something to that, but it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb or anything), but I've got to say that the story was just about perfect in depth and presentation given the enormity of the visual and aural experience. The film does not seem overlong in any way, and in fact, you scarcely want to leave the world and it's inhabitants when the film ends.

I give this movie a solid 9 out of 10. It is one of the most engaging, astounding, satifsying movies I've ever seen, and may well be the paradigm-changing effort that all the hype said it would be.

Tulip · 01-02-2010, 11:50 PM

A friend of mine is rather obsessed with the movie. He's seen the movie in regular theater and in IMAX. Now, he's planning on watching it in digital 3D too.

He's been bugging me to go see it.

Elspode · 01-03-2010, 12:03 AM

I'm a lifelong movie buff, and not easily impressed by gee-whiz stuff. I'm *entertained* by it, but a movie has to have more than eye candy to leave me with this kind of impression.

I heartily recommend this film to *anyone* who enjoys sci-fi and discovering new worlds in their minds. It is truly spectacular.

Happy Monkey · 01-03-2010, 10:29 AM

My one problem: the floating mountains did not have enough rain-catching surface area to maintain constant waterfalls.

Hrmph.

Elspode · 01-03-2010, 10:30 AM

Roger Dean said to tell you "don't worry about that, just enjoy the view."

Griff · 01-03-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

My one problem: the floating mountains did not have enough rain-catching surface area to maintain constant waterfalls.

Hrmph.

Hmmm... if that's the biggest problem you have with floating mountains I'd say it isn't a problem, maybe the anti-gravity has a cooling effect increasing condensation.

I don't like unobtainium, everything else is cool cool.

Cloud · 01-03-2010, 02:20 PM

absolutely beautiful and engaging world. entirely predictable story.

Hagar · 01-03-2010, 10:04 PM

I saw it in 3d on a big (not IMAX) screen and really enjoyed it in spite of myself. After a little while they stop belting you around the head with the headache inducing "ooh-look-this-is-in-3d" thing, and it just becomes a great part of the movie.

Even though it's still just a whole bunch of tired cliches repackaged, but it's still well worth seeing. I'm genuinely hoping for a sequel...

xoxoxoBruce · 01-05-2010, 03:20 AM

If you want a good laugh, read An Open Letter to James Cameron from Papyrus and the 60 odd comments below, deriding Cameron for using Papyrus font on the advertising and subtitles. These people are rabid... crazy and rabid.

12-27-2009, 06:41 PM	#17
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I saw it in 3D, but not IMAX. Wow. I can't imagine what it would be like in IMAX. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-27-2009, 08:52 PM	#18
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I anticipate seeing it this week sometime in the full glory of IMAX 3D. I have, at this point, seen several films in that format, and it is really quite substantially different and better than your standard viewing experience, even considering the higher price. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-02-2010, 01:23 PM	#19
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	We tried to go see it on the 26th of December...it was completely sold out through the last showing. Today, we went online to get tickets in advance, tried to do the 4:20 show, but ended up having to buy for the 8:00. It is still selling out in IMAX 3D. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-02-2010, 02:37 PM	#20
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	We're shooting for next Saturday Jan 9th at 3:40. I'm hoping Wolf and Greg can come with us. Wolf suggested extending an invitation to the whole Cellar. Jan 9th is still not listed on Fandango as of this moment. As soon as it is I'm booking the tickets. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

01-02-2010, 07:01 PM	#21
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Jan 9 is my birthday, and it looks like I am being kidnapped by my girlfriends, as it's the first time in years that I've been OFF on my birthday. __________________ 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

01-02-2010, 11:35 PM	#22
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Holy shit. Wow. Just...wow. Just got home from seeing Avatar. I am extremely comfortable in saying that this film is indeed, a whole new realm of amazement. The CGI, especially the characters, is the best I've ever seen by a substantial margin. The world that has been created is jaw-dropping, magical, and entirely immersive and believable. The only technical complaint I can even begin to register (and trust me, it isn't a big deal) is that the 3D in the live action portions of the film is substantially "deeper" than are the CGI portions, which make up the major bulk of the film. Most other complaints that I've heard about the film are more about the relatively lightweight story (I've seen it compared to "Dances with Wolves", and yeah, there's something to that, but it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb or anything), but I've got to say that the story was just about perfect in depth and presentation given the enormity of the visual and aural experience. The film does not seem overlong in any way, and in fact, you scarcely want to leave the world and it's inhabitants when the film ends. I give this movie a solid 9 out of 10. It is one of the most engaging, astounding, satifsying movies I've ever seen, and may well be the paradigm-changing effort that all the hype said it would be. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog Last edited by Elspode; 01-02-2010 at 11:41 PM.

01-02-2010, 11:50 PM	#23
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	A friend of mine is rather obsessed with the movie. He's seen the movie in regular theater and in IMAX. Now, he's planning on watching it in digital 3D too. He's been bugging me to go see it.

01-03-2010, 12:03 AM	#24
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I'm a lifelong movie buff, and not easily impressed by gee-whiz stuff. I'm entertained by it, but a movie has to have more than eye candy to leave me with this kind of impression. I heartily recommend this film to anyone who enjoys sci-fi and discovering new worlds in their minds. It is truly spectacular. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-03-2010, 10:29 AM	#25
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	My one problem: the floating mountains did not have enough rain-catching surface area to maintain constant waterfalls. Hrmph. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-03-2010, 10:30 AM	#26
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Roger Dean said to tell you "don't worry about that, just enjoy the view." __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-03-2010, 02:20 PM	#28
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	absolutely beautiful and engaging world. entirely predictable story. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-03-2010, 10:04 PM	#29
Hagar Master of the Domain Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 220	I saw it in 3d on a big (not IMAX) screen and really enjoyed it in spite of myself. After a little while they stop belting you around the head with the headache inducing "ooh-look-this-is-in-3d" thing, and it just becomes a great part of the movie. Even though it's still just a whole bunch of tired cliches repackaged, but it's still well worth seeing. I'm genuinely hoping for a sequel...

01-05-2010, 03:20 AM	#30
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	If you want a good laugh, read An Open Letter to James Cameron from Papyrus and the 60 odd comments below, deriding Cameron for using Papyrus font on the advertising and subtitles. These people are rabid... crazy and rabid. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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