It's official now... they are going to be releasing Spiderman 2 in IMAX on July 23.
Are people just not impressed with the fact that there is going to be an IMAX version of Spiderman 2?!!! On some MACNNr's advice I took my nephews to see Harry Potter in IMAX last month and was so impressed that I have been a total IMAX geek ever since.
I've done a little research about the complaints that I have seen related to IMAX DMR releases and a lot seem to be based on old information. For example...
IMAX DMR films originally were edited to be shorter than their 35mm counter parts. This was due to the physical limits of the IMAX projection equipment at the time. The equipment has since been updated and IMAX DMR films are identical (as far as edits) to the 35mm releases.
I have read complaints that some found IMAX DMR films to be blurry. In my personal experience I found Harry Potter to be as least as sharp as a regular theater's projection is. It has been suggested that perhaps in the earlier versions of DMR films IMAX had not yet perfected their technology. This makes sense to me... if the first IMAX movie took three months to re-master and they can do the same thing in 2 weeks now... they must have made plenty on improvements in the technology.
IMAX DMR films are letter boxed. A friend of mine who saw the Matrix movies and Harry Potter in IMAX said that the image was more impressive with Harry Potter. He said that the aspect ratio of the Matrix movies was wider than the aspect ratio of Harry Potter. Simply put, The Harry Potter movie used more of the screen than the Matrix movies did. Spiderman is going to have the same aspect ratio of Harry Potter (so I am told). For my own eyes at this ratio the top edge on the IMAX screen was not obvious at all. Actually I'd say the perfect size for me
IMAX DMR sucks on Dome Screens. Yeah I get that... those things are kinda hard to watch.
IMAX is just to big. This one I don't get at all. Going to the movies was a lot more impressive before the days of DVDs, big screens and digital audio at home. I for one am tired of the "am I going to get a good screen" crap shoot at today's multiplexes. With IMAX I know I am going to get THE BEST SCREEN AND SOUND possible. It's nice to be overwhelmed for a change I didn't mean to sound like a commercial
I am not saying that every film should be released in IMAX, but films of the huge special effects variety should. The Day After Tomorrow... there's a film that needed IMAX... and a better plot. Van Helsing? don't you mean Van Awesome... also weak on plot.
And one more thing, IMAX has developed a technology that allows them to convert animated films into 3D! The Polar Express will be released in December using the technology. Can you imagine Finding Nemo 3D? That'd be sweet.
In my humble opinion Spiderman 2 will be the perfect IMAX movie. I cannot wait to swing along the streets of New York.
Yeah sorry I got way to into this... BUT WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? Maybe I am just impressed by it because I am a civilian I am surprised that more people are not excited... or at least curious about this stuff.
Have a good one.
Are people just not impressed with the fact that there is going to be an IMAX version of Spiderman 2?!!! On some MACNNr's advice I took my nephews to see Harry Potter in IMAX last month and was so impressed that I have been a total IMAX geek ever since.
I've done a little research about the complaints that I have seen related to IMAX DMR releases and a lot seem to be based on old information. For example...
IMAX DMR films originally were edited to be shorter than their 35mm counter parts. This was due to the physical limits of the IMAX projection equipment at the time. The equipment has since been updated and IMAX DMR films are identical (as far as edits) to the 35mm releases.
I have read complaints that some found IMAX DMR films to be blurry. In my personal experience I found Harry Potter to be as least as sharp as a regular theater's projection is. It has been suggested that perhaps in the earlier versions of DMR films IMAX had not yet perfected their technology. This makes sense to me... if the first IMAX movie took three months to re-master and they can do the same thing in 2 weeks now... they must have made plenty on improvements in the technology.
IMAX DMR films are letter boxed. A friend of mine who saw the Matrix movies and Harry Potter in IMAX said that the image was more impressive with Harry Potter. He said that the aspect ratio of the Matrix movies was wider than the aspect ratio of Harry Potter. Simply put, The Harry Potter movie used more of the screen than the Matrix movies did. Spiderman is going to have the same aspect ratio of Harry Potter (so I am told). For my own eyes at this ratio the top edge on the IMAX screen was not obvious at all. Actually I'd say the perfect size for me
IMAX DMR sucks on Dome Screens. Yeah I get that... those things are kinda hard to watch.
IMAX is just to big. This one I don't get at all. Going to the movies was a lot more impressive before the days of DVDs, big screens and digital audio at home. I for one am tired of the "am I going to get a good screen" crap shoot at today's multiplexes. With IMAX I know I am going to get THE BEST SCREEN AND SOUND possible. It's nice to be overwhelmed for a change
I didn't mean to sound like a commercialI am not saying that every film should be released in IMAX, but films of the huge special effects variety should. The Day After Tomorrow... there's a film that needed IMAX... and a better plot. Van Helsing? don't you mean Van Awesome... also weak on plot.
And one more thing, IMAX has developed a technology that allows them to convert animated films into 3D! The Polar Express will be released in December using the technology. Can you imagine Finding Nemo 3D? That'd be sweet.
In my humble opinion Spiderman 2 will be the perfect IMAX movie. I cannot wait to swing along the streets of New York.
Yeah sorry I got way to into this... BUT WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? Maybe I am just impressed by it because I am a civilian
I am surprised that more people are not excited... or at least curious about this stuff.Have a good one.