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Now I know this is the not the right type of theater but your talking about a cinema not a theater
I was helping with the school production and SOMEONE brings a baby!!!!!!!¡ It took her about 5 minutes to notice he/she was crying
What I really don't like is when the audiences talk during films that don't even really allow for that sort of audience engagement, such as dramas. I remember one time going to see The Interpreter (the film with Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman), thinking that I would be seeing such a film with a more mature and intelligent crowd. This was coming after a string of several bad experiences with the younger crowds. It turned out that the more "mature" and "intelligent" crowd was just as bad, if not worse. A couple of people were sitting in front of me, the entire time explaining the film to each other. Granted, the film has a couple of twists and turns in it, but nothing so complex that it needs to be explained. Some of the time it wasn't even complicated stuff they were explaining to each other, but rather stuff that was so self explanatory that they really should have been embarrassed for not knowing what was going on.
Check this out http://www.cineplex.com/Events/DigitalFilmFest/Home.aspx
This festival has come and gone (it will be back next year). All the films are shown in either hi-def or 2k digital, and the quality is unbelievable and these are older films.
I saw DN and GF in 2k digital at this festival in 2010. I was absolutely in awe of the pristine quality not to mention huge screen size and full sound.
It was the best Bond experience ever. A Bond digital film fest would be the ulitmate.
Unfortunately there were no Bond films this year. Maybe next year.
At least XmenFirst Class wasn't in 3d but Green Lantern is. Damn.
3d makes the screen darker and ruins the whole movie. Harrumph :O
here (Texas, USA) you can get 3D and 2D for the same movie!
Thor was 3d only, so was Tron, so was Narnia, so was Green Hornet.
Now if we had a choice at the big multiplexes, then I'd stop complaining but we don't.
I think 3d is dead anyway. Theatres are getting a lot of negative feedback about having to pay more for something generally not wanted in the first place, and there is the issue of the darker screen.
As for digital I still prefer film - for now. That's simply because the digital theatres in Toronto show 2K, so an image that isn't as clear as film. But when digital catches up to film (and greater frames per second can help) I'll definitely switch.
Another great reason for digital is cost. I got talking to an assistant manager at a theatre some time ago and was shocked at how much it costs to ship canisters of film - and especially the insurance that goes with it. Not that I think that the savings would be passed on to ticket buyers, though :-)
Timmer - how were the audiences at Cineplex's Bond showings? I was worried that the crowds would not react too well to Dr. No. The "film buff" audience at my rep theatre loved Dr. No so that was a great experience. But Cineplex's Wrath of Khan audience had some people laughing at the film which really bothered me.
The audiences were happy with both DN and GF. They played as a double bill on a weekday night. Theatre was quite full. They laughed in the right places and seemed quite content. What I do remember is that a real quiet came over the theatre when Bond first meets DN in DN's lair. The theatre was very quiet for that whole tension filled tete a tete between Bond and No. I was amazed at the power, that that scene packed with a large audience.
I'm no film expert, in terms of digital vs film but the Bond films did look exceptionally pristine in 2k digital. As for new releases, film may still be the way to go.
Areyou talking the Bloor Rep theatre in Toronto?They haven't shown Bond recently but they went on a bit of a Bond binge in 2008 and 2009. They burned through DN, FRWL (nice restored print) GF, OHMSS, TSWLM, TLD, GE plus CR and QoS.
I think they were trying to cover off the early Connery classics along with what they considered the best film for each of the other actors, finishing up with the two latest.
every projector is digital plus they also have XD and Real 3D screens.
they even made the smaller auditoriums bigger; I don't know how they did that. It doesn't look like any walls has been knocked down and the theater still has the same number of auditoriums it had before the remodeling.
the biggest marketing gag to ever be forced down our throats by the film industry - all because they are losing money... so why not create 3D, jack up the prices and break even (or in most cases, not)..... it's a joke, and a farce.... i hate it.... if you gotta add pretty 3D effects to a movie in order for me to enjoy it - that must mean that the movie is pretty shallow......... i know.... i am ranting....... but it's so terrible, to the point where we have 3D TVs - yeah sounds cool, except when your by yourself having to wear those stupid glasses for your precious 3D, then you look like a complete tool..... 3D is a theater gag, that is now being forced on us as "the future" of movie entertainment... lol - sorry... but 3D in all it's advancements from the 50s to the 80s to now, is still EXTREMELY limited....... until we get Star Wars like holograms and projectors - count me out of this 3D craze..
im more excited about Peter Jackson's experiment with increased FPS..... screw 3D..
Where Bond 23 in 3D I somehow doubt I want to see it that way.
Could you carry on you discussion here
http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/892/the-3-d-thread-#Item_1
Blockbuster is closing 167 locations so there can be good deals at those locations. My hipster neighborhood doesn't have one as our Blockbuster closed down quite a while ago - a lot of people boycotted it and supported the two local independant stores instead.
Yes, there are people who don't own a DVD player and still rent VHS.
Business is business, that that just seemed evil to me (and not good for the customer in the long run - why pay more for less?). Of course, I was a little biased when I saw our local store with amazing selection of obscure films and prices half that of Blockbuster go under. The nicest guy ran it; he had put his life savings into the store and was a true movie fan. He was so knowledgable and gave me so many great recommendations. Whereas a friend of mine tried the Blockbuster and no one in the store could answer a question about a film if it was more than 5 years old or an "art house" film.
The reason my stores didn't go under having 3 blockbusters near one of them is because we had Adult movies; they didn't!!
LOL!!
Now after 18 years, our business more profitable than ever while theirs is going down the toilet!!
We started with 1 stores renting movies and now we have 4 superstores which also sell home theater systems, tvs, computers, gaming systems, etc et
Even Fry's and Best Buy is scared of us!!
Videostores here are going out of business faster than superman.
we had it in 1999-2001 selling DVD movies online and it was hard to make a profit!
I took my son to see POTC yesterday. He's 8, but behaved the whole time. Makes me proud, but he knows manners, and gets angry himself when people talk through movies.
I recall when me and the wife went to see TDK, and there were two teenage girls behind us. Everytime Heath Ledger was onscreen they'd gasp and "Oh HEATH". After several instances I decided to tell them to shut the hell up or take a hike. It worked.
Infact I find that if there is a case of bad behaviour, it's usually from teenagers showing off, rather than kids. But as I said in a previous post, generally if you're told to give it a rest here in OZ, that's enough. The only time I've had to call the manager was when we took the kids to see a family movie, and Mr.Brooks was put on by mistake. Not the movie you want your kids watching.