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Beowulf w and w/o 3D

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OK I went to non-3D Beowulf last weekend and with 3D today.
The 3D version is MUCH better..they almost seem like different movies. Not being able to do an A-B side by side comparison, some scenes seem to me to be set up differently.

Esp in 3D this is an amazing movie. Sometime it seems the movie going public is underwhelmed by how far we have come in computer generated animation work in recent years. This movie is light years away from technology in place just a year or two ago.

All in all, having the story basically down after last week, I just sat back and enjoyed the wild ride.

Now I'm wondering why these 3D movies cant go on DVD or what it is about the projector equipment that is different. This is one treat I can't reproduce on my 100-inch home theater and a real reason to go out to the theater. I got to see this in what is probably the newest, biggest and best theater in Lexington, Theater 1 at the new Cinemark. A real treat for the eyes AND ears. In many ways this was better than the IMAX I was to in Providence RI a few years ago. The 3D was better I think. The only comparable 3D I've seen was down at Disney World.

I debated whether I should see the movie a second time, but I'm really glad I did.

David

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RE: Beowulf w and w/o 3D - Mr Underhill 12:05:56 12/09/07 (0)
Took my girls up to London, Waterloo last night. Ridiculous, I go up to Town every day, but have never been to the IMAX.

....and...

They open up with a demo of surround sound, emphasising their 12,000 watt speaker system. So was it better than home? Funnily enough ....no, I don't think so. What was pretty breath taking was the size of the screen and 3D.

One of the demo pieces is a sea borne dinosaur swimming straight at you - impressive stuff. In combination with what is a good sound system, this is something we'll come to at least a couple of times a year, film depending.

I think Beowulf is worth the ticket price, but it is a bit of a curate's egg.

This is NOT the saga as taught in school. The story has been 'sexed' up, after all Angelina Jolie is playing Mumma. The changes don't cause me any especial issues, and do add some interesting overtones.

I thought it interesting that so many parents took younger children. It is a 12A, and probably should be a 15.

The dragon climax in 3D is worth going in and of itself.

M
Yes, a great ride in IMAX... - cjfrbw 11:03:47 11/24/07 (0)
I was really surprised. The 3d scenes with Grendl at the start were terrifying. I can't see taking small children to this, because of the terror, not the nudity, but there were several children in the audience. I am still scared of the scene from Jason and the Argonauts where the Cyclops bit off the heads of the crew that I saw as a kid. I had dreams about the flying dragon at the end of the film.

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