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Offline Duke McDukiedook

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Fake IMAX theaters
« on: May 13, 2009, 02:36:54 PM »
Anyone else have this problem lately?
Particularly with AMC?
The old lady and I were going to see Watchmen a couple of months ago and I am remembering the planearium one which was huge, took up your entire range of view.
We pay the extra duckets at the AMC in Olathe and we get in and I look at the screen and say, "This is supposed to be an IMAX screen?" PFFFFFFFFfffffffff!!!!!!

RIP Off!!!! Apparently these companies are getting away with stamping them as IMAX on normal sized screens. Total, utter crap.
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Re: Fake IMAX theaters
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2009, 02:59:37 PM »
Technically it's the film and projectors, and the sound system, that make it an IMAX theater, regardless of screen size.  That said the IMAX screen nearest to my house is disappointingly small.  It's a waste of the format imo to show it on anything less than a ginormous screen even if the definition is way better.

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Re: Fake IMAX theaters
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2009, 03:38:24 PM »
Real IMAX to me is a minimum 72' wide screen.
I'd bet the one we went to was 58' wide.
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Re: Fake IMAX theaters
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2009, 07:28:20 PM »
last time i was in a movie theatre, casino was a first run movie.
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Re: Fake IMAX theaters
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2009, 08:12:47 PM »
Quote from: fuzzybutt on May 13, 2009, 07:28:20 PM
last time i was in a movie theatre, casino was a first run movie.

I'm not quite to that point yet, but I go to the theater about once every two years.  My wife and I are going to see Star Trek this weekend, though.  Next trip to the theater will probably be Tron 2 (TR2N). 

Pretty much everything else can wait for the DVD. 
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Re: Fake IMAX theaters
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2009, 12:39:57 PM »
Not only do the theater need to be setup with IMAX screens, cameras, and sound..the film has to be shot with IMAX cameras to truly be an "IMAX" movie. Traditionally IMAX is shot on 70mm film which is VERY expensive compaired to standard 24/35mm film typically used for movies. Few Hollywood movies have ever used 70mm. One in particular is Apocalypse Now. Yes it was released in 1979 but watch is on DVD or in HD...you will think it was released this year. The film quality is amazing.
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Re: Fake IMAX theaters
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2009, 02:08:24 PM »
I feel very lucky to have a GREAT IMAX within 8mi. from my home. Right next to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum.

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Re: Fake IMAX theaters
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2009, 08:44:10 PM »
If any of you are passing thru here this summer we got a 150 ft screen near here.. :o

 Not an Imax but big Mofo screen and you can watch from your bike! ;D
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