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Is seeing Oppenheimer in 70mm film worth it?
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I’m driving 2hr to see it in 70mm imax. Closest screen is in Vancouver, so we’re making a long weekend trip out of it. I think if you like movies a lot and you want to make your own event out of it, go for it.
We used to have a 70mm theatre in my city and when they’d do events like for epic movies it was incredible. I feel like Oppenheimer might be similar
I saw the Hateful 8 in 70mm, and it was totally worth it. But, it had an intermission, and dialog was easy to follow.
But Nolan films are a different verse l beast, I'm going to wait to watch it at home cause, pause, rewind and subtitles.
Watching movies at home is too good, theaters can't compare in my personal opinion
You can't get the experience of watching The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent with a packed house of strangers who all had no idea what they were in for. Or Everything Everywhere All At Once.
I go to theaters for the social interaction.
I see what you mean, but enjoying a movie with strangers that you don't talk to doesn't seem like socializing to me
Exactly! I really don't understand why people go to theaters still.
I'm lucky enough to have an amazing independent theatre about a 5 minute walk from my place... Great movie choices and a great crowd, so I am spoiled as hell.
That being said, I love seeing movies there. Visual movies (artsy, horror, action, many animated, documentaries etc) are so much better big! I caught Aliens there on Monday and good goddamn, seeing Ripley's power loader fight but on a screen that dwarfs my ceilings... Well, that was awesome.
Plus, some movies are better with a good crowd! Sharing a laugh with a room full of strangers feels great! And n horror can feel scarier as you can almost feel as the crowd tenses. And a good ol' shriek is way better shared!
Again, I'm super spoiled because I see most of my movies at an awesome place with a generally great crowd but I do love theaters. I generally eat beforehand (or if going to a non indie one, pack some food) and bring water so my costs are usually just the ticket, maybe some split popcorn/beer.
Opposite for me, I’m too on my phone at home and I like the theatre for movies I want to really “see” and experience. Also my sound setup at home is garbage…
Hateful Eight was shot and presented on 5/70 mm film. That’s a frame that is 5 perforations tall and 70mm wide. That gives you about 3.5 times the surface area of standard 35mm film, though at a much wider aspect ratio.
IMAX is 15/70, so the same frame width as 5/70 but three times as tall. Though you actually inverse the width and height metrics because IMAX film is run through the projector horizontally rather than verticallly.
I'm so glad I watched Hateful Eight in 70mm. That was one experience I'd love to repeat.
I hope that you enjoy it! I've heard that the Vancouver screen in Langley is a bit iffy.
Uh oh, I haven’t been before, hope that it’s good enough🙀