Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Maiello (A) on May 16, 2003 at 08:07:32

In Reply to: Other Ron Fricke masterpieces.... posted by gware on May 15, 2003 at 23:50:29:

Thanks, it looks like a sequel is in the works! I must admit, I do love big-screen eye candy, call it a weakness. (Artful eye-candy that is, not junk.)

Some of the IMAX sourced DVD's (via 35mm) are beautiful, but it seems that only a minority of the cinematographers make full use of the format. I'm learning it's more than just a big negative; that big negative gives you the ability to do special things. McGillivray's The Living Sea and Everest are two notable exceptions, they wind up in the player every couple of months. (The Living Sea is worth owning just for the Coast Guard and surfing sequences!) I'm still looking for other IMAX DVD's in the same league--know of any?

-Frank