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Looking forward: Avengers Endgame...

Posted by beach cruiser (A) on April 27, 2019 at 03:08:41

In Reply to: Avengers Endgame... posted by Steve O on April 26, 2019 at 12:59:13:

I plan on seeing this in the designed format, among people , the shared communal event having many advantages. you only live once.

I recently saw the old charlie chaplan film " The great dictator" to use an example. I had seen the film at home enough times to know some scenes and was struck by a scene where an unexploded bomb keeps aiming at him as he walks around it, in a forced inspection.

At home, I thought this was a holdover of old fashioned silent film comedy thinking, it wasn't funny, just old fashioned, kind of a slapstick scene.

However, seeing the same events on the big screen , as a part of the communal event, I found myself surprised to be laughing along with the rest of the friday night crowd at the ridiculous nonsense on the screen.

Of particular advantage to me of attending this as a communal event, is insulation from it being a big dud, I am far from a comic book fan,

(The last comic book I bought , after giving them up for mad magazine at around maybe ten years old, was when superman died, and I was very disappointed.)

But am not snob enough to pass up a good time at the movies, and going to such a big release is kind of like subscribing to mass hysteria, but in a productive way. This big of a release is a cultural event, if one doesn't ask much of culture.

My first problem is finding a suitable house, the movie was shot entirely on I max cameras. I have many nice movie houses available, many using the top barco projectors, and big screens, but know of only one that is I max, not counting the screen at the science museum.

The second problem is three d, the I max screen is at the mall and the theatre has all kinds of available showings, being a multiplex, but has only one three D , I max, showing per day.

You can appreciate my situation, I will certainly not be the only person in los angeles trying to get the designed impact of seeing this in the original format , so crowds will be a problem with one showing a day in the designed format.

Life in the big city does mean occasional crowds, but also has the advantage of three d,I max projection, I might as well enjoy what advantages a big city presents.

I used to wait until the second week to go see a big release, I didn't want the opening crowds, but also wanted the film print to be in top shape.

With digital, film wear is no longer a concern, the quality is all in the ability of the digital projector. Being retired, I can hit the scene on a tuesday or thursday, the two slowest days of the week, attendance wise. I should have a manageable situation by next week.

I recently went to a three D talk from a couple of Disney people who direct with the format. They explained some of the perspective effects needed to be considered , and what they do to prevent discomfort and avoid the view master toy viewer effects.

Where the old three D used one red, one green lens for the effect in black and white films, I was surprised to learn the modern plastic lenses use a seven spectrum line filter in the lens. I thought it was simply polarization.

Any slight difficulties to me, will very probably be worth it, including bladder considerations , to see it correctly will probably be worth the added care.

I am forever glad I saw the last mad max film in Imax three D, so know what is possible with this format. I don't expect that kind of pay off with this film , but you never know until you go., and you only one first viewing.

I made a special effort to see the 70 mm print of the last film about the D day invasion, and it was well worth it. i think it was called," normandy",not sure, but remember tom hardy as a fighter pilot with a non speaking but very strong appearance.

I enjoyed that movie so much that, when I heard the TV news people saying to be sure and see it in I max, I went again, seeing it in I max. Not the same rich look, with a step back in impact of story, but I did satisfy my curiosity, it was easy to understand the directors choice of format.

I've seen a lot of these superhero movies, and have had a lot of fun because of it, just like everyone else.

I am looking forward to some memorable entertainment with this one, in between the basketball playoffs, my primary visual entertainment these days. Have fun, that's my plan for this movie. no snacks, and I bring my own container of water.

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