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Metspitzer

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Jan 26, 2012, 3:03:16 PM1/26/12
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Tron (2010) was interesting enough to watch and it was 10 out of 10
for eye candy. I am not as into SciFi anymore, but I am guessing that
it makes it easier for eye candy.

Speaking of SciFi, Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) was a very
good SciFi. Not much eye candy though.

More suggestions?

Metspitzer

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Jan 26, 2012, 4:19:57 PM1/26/12
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On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:03:16 -0500, Metspitzer <kilo...@charter.net>
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From IMDB, this one looks promising.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433035/

DockScience

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Jan 28, 2012, 6:43:50 PM1/28/12
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Anything Pixar.


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Agent_C

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Jan 29, 2012, 8:02:52 AM1/29/12
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On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:03:16 -0500, Metspitzer <kilo...@charter.net>
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>More suggestions?

"What Dreams May Come" - Mediocre script, but each frame looks like a
Maxfield Parrish painting.

A_C

Philip

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Jan 30, 2012, 6:49:12 PM1/30/12
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Any decent movie at an IMAX theatre.

Metspitzer

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Jan 30, 2012, 6:52:47 PM1/30/12
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Yeah, I have been told that. We don't have one of those. The closest
one is an hour away.

Daniel who wants to know

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Feb 3, 2012, 10:31:39 PM2/3/12
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"Metspitzer" <kilo...@charter.net> wrote in message
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If you go, make sure it is real 70mm IMAX, not digital IMAX with a smaller
screen,

http://www.buddyhead.com/2009/12/15/beware-of-fake-imax-screens-2/

I have never been to one, but apparently my closest one, The Science Center
of Iowa, is the real deal.


Daniel W. Rouse Jr.

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Feb 4, 2012, 12:03:26 AM2/4/12
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"Philip" <no...@nospam.net> wrote in message
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IMAX in a theater = Overrated.

Expect to be disappointed with the scenes that don't use the entire screen
in an IMAX film. It's black bars on top and bottom, no better than watching
a movie in letterbox--at the theater I was in they didn't even hide the
black bars with curtains and the lights were not fully out as well.

The movie I watched was the overhyped and disappointingly acted film, The
Dark Knight. Promising 30 minutes of IMAX scenes--and those scenes did fill
the entire screen--still did not make up for the rest of the movie appearing
as it was letterboxed which looked like crap on a white theater screen.
(Yes, I know those are intentional hard-matted black bars for parts of the
filming that are not intended to be seen.)

Les Cargill

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Feb 4, 2012, 12:50:54 AM2/4/12
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Daniel W. Rouse Jr. wrote:
> "Philip" <no...@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:%%FVq.6974$236....@newsfe03.iad...
>> Metspitzer wrote:
>>> Tron (2010) was interesting enough to watch and it was 10 out of 10
>>> for eye candy. I am not as into SciFi anymore, but I am guessing that
>>> it makes it easier for eye candy.
>>>
>>> Speaking of SciFi, Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) was a very
>>> good SciFi. Not much eye candy though.
>>>
>>> More suggestions?
>>
>> Any decent movie at an IMAX theatre.
>
> IMAX in a theater = Overrated.
>
> Expect to be disappointed with the scenes that don't use the entire
> screen in an IMAX film. It's black bars on top and bottom, no better
> than watching a movie in letterbox--at the theater I was in they didn't
> even hide the black bars with curtains and the lights were not fully out
> as well.
>
> The movie I watched was the overhyped and disappointingly acted film,

Really? I mean, those aren't *good* movies, but Heath ledger was
pretty dern notable, chewing the scenery as The Joker.


> The Dark Knight. Promising 30 minutes of IMAX scenes--and those scenes
> did fill the entire screen--still did not make up for the rest of the
> movie appearing as it was letterboxed which looked like crap on a white
> theater screen. (Yes, I know those are intentional hard-matted black
> bars for parts of the filming that are not intended to be seen.)

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Les Cargill

Daniel W. Rouse Jr.

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Feb 4, 2012, 1:00:28 AM2/4/12
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"Les Cargill" <lcarg...@comcast.com> wrote in message
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> Daniel W. Rouse Jr. wrote:
>> "Philip" <no...@nospam.net> wrote in message
>> news:%%FVq.6974$236....@newsfe03.iad...
>>> Metspitzer wrote:
>>>> Tron (2010) was interesting enough to watch and it was 10 out of 10
>>>> for eye candy. I am not as into SciFi anymore, but I am guessing that
>>>> it makes it easier for eye candy.
>>>>
>>>> Speaking of SciFi, Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) was a very
>>>> good SciFi. Not much eye candy though.
>>>>
>>>> More suggestions?
>>>
>>> Any decent movie at an IMAX theatre.
>>
>> IMAX in a theater = Overrated.
>>
>> Expect to be disappointed with the scenes that don't use the entire
>> screen in an IMAX film. It's black bars on top and bottom, no better
>> than watching a movie in letterbox--at the theater I was in they didn't
>> even hide the black bars with curtains and the lights were not fully out
>> as well.
>>
>> The movie I watched was the overhyped and disappointingly acted film,
>
> Really? I mean, those aren't *good* movies, but Heath ledger was
> pretty dern notable, chewing the scenery as The Joker.
>
[snip...]

Christian Bale's gruff-sounding Batman character voice was annoying
throughout, and Heath Ledger just sort of acting the Joker as sardonic
rather than actually evil. (Compare and contrast vs. how Jack Nicholson
acted as the Joker in the Tim Burton directed Batman movie--Heath Ledger was
nowhere near as good, IMHO.)

But my main point was that even with 30 minutes of IMAX--showing panoramic
scenery and building shots--the rest of the film was the letterbox effect
with the black bars on the top and the bottom--especially projected on a
white screen in the theater. If that was true IMAX, again, I think that was
overrated.

Les Cargill

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Feb 4, 2012, 1:17:38 AM2/4/12
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Yeah. I liked that. Although they let him be pretty evil at times.

> (Compare and contrast vs. how Jack Nicholson
> acted as the Joker in the Tim Burton directed Batman movie--Heath Ledger
> was nowhere near as good, IMHO.)
>

Well, that's Nicholson. He's like. ... Satan :)

> But my main point was that even with 30 minutes of IMAX--showing
> panoramic scenery and building shots--the rest of the film was the
> letterbox effect with the black bars on the top and the
> bottom--especially projected on a white screen in the theater. If that
> was true IMAX, again, I think that was overrated.

I mean no offense, but I found that observation moderately
depressing and wanted to digress on the actual content of a movie
for a second. :)

--
Les Cargill
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