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Zeliard said:
edit: ^ just like those.
My IMAX has yellow glasses with very large lenses and thin frames, so you may get lucky.
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edit: ^ just like those.
My IMAX has yellow glasses with very large lenses and thin frames, so you may get lucky.
Zeliard said:
They were sort of a nuisance since they were rather top heavy, they often slipped down the bridge of my nose (if you have a big schnoz, you should be fine) to the point where the top strip of plastic over the lens ever so slightly obscured or came into view at times. I did have to reposition them a few times and be wary of how my head was positioned.
Also, the Hoyts ones were greased up over the lens and definitely looking the worse for wear.
gdt5016 said:I'll be leaving in a little over half and hour. Gotta eat something first though...
Where should I sit for RealD? For 2D movies, I like to sit in the front ~35% of seats. Should I sit in the middle? The back?
The middle. If you sit too close you'll be affected by ghosting.
My theater's a LieMAX, so I'm not positive which it'll be, but these honestly don't look very comfortable:
Especially the way seem to dig into your head on the sides. RealD glasses look a magnitude more comfy.
And yeah, Truant, those don't seem much better. :lol
And this is likely the type of movie you'll lean forward in more than most. My schnoz is average-sized. Guess I'll just have to wait and see. I hope I can do like most everyone else says and forget I have them on after a while, since I'm so immersed.
Especially the way seem to dig into your head on the sides. RealD glasses look a magnitude more comfy.
And yeah, Truant, those don't seem much better. :lol
Trevelyon said:
And this is likely the type of movie you'll lean forward in more than most. My schnoz is average-sized. Guess I'll just have to wait and see. I hope I can do like most everyone else says and forget I have them on after a while, since I'm so immersed.
I saw it yesterday evening in 3D.
the theater seats were uncomfortable as hell, the 3D glasses mauled my face, and still I left the theater with a smile. It might not be Cameron's best, but it's a damn good movie; I loved it!
There's only one thing that bothered me throughout the movie; what's with the Jurassic Park
the theater seats were uncomfortable as hell, the 3D glasses mauled my face, and still I left the theater with a smile. It might not be Cameron's best, but it's a damn good movie; I loved it!
There's only one thing that bothered me throughout the movie; what's with the Jurassic Park
sound effects. I definitely heard a T-rex and a velociraptor in there.
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Saw this last night at midnight.
The theatre started the movie, but for some reason queued up the Avatar trailer audio instead of the actual movie audio, so we ended up having to wait for 45 minutes while they fixed it. We got free tickets to come back and see any IMAX or regular movie for free...but god damn was that really going to test my tired wife and easily sleepy friend.
I think the movie met my expectations, and they were decently high.
Loved
You so easily forget that you're watching CG characters in this movie. This is fantastic, as usually you have this constant nagging that what you're seeing isn't real, and it pulls you out of the movie. There is none of this here. After being with the Avatars and Na'vi for 5 minutes you're pretty much sold and don't even think about it.
Interesting
The 3D in this movie didn't really seem any different than the 3D I've seen in any movie (visually). It's subtly there the entire time, but it didn't seem like they went out of their way to do anything I didn't think could be done with 3D. This isn't really a bad thing, but with all the talk about the tech, I assumed the 3D'ness of the film would be far and above anything I'd seen to date.
Didn't love
It actually took about half of the movie for my eyes to finally accept the 3D on the screen. I was constantly squeezing my eyes together to give them a break because they couldn't handle looking at the images for some reason.
I definitely chalk it up to IMAX 3D vs. RealD 3D. I'm definitely going to see this again in RealD and see if my eyes are more accepting and the visuals are better represented. I've always thought that RealD was the better 3D experience, but for a movie of this scale I wanted to see it on the biggest screen and have the best sound...in retrospect perhaps I should have seen it in RealD first.
...
The movie really is great, though. As everyone has more or less stated before, the story isn't necessarily anything to write home about, but the execution is superb...and if my sleepy wife and friend could stay awake until 4 in the morning to see this movie without a hint of getting tired, you know that this movie is doing something right.
Go check it out, and I'd say in RealD over IMAX 3D based on my personal experience.
The theatre started the movie, but for some reason queued up the Avatar trailer audio instead of the actual movie audio, so we ended up having to wait for 45 minutes while they fixed it. We got free tickets to come back and see any IMAX or regular movie for free...but god damn was that really going to test my tired wife and easily sleepy friend.
I think the movie met my expectations, and they were decently high.
Loved
You so easily forget that you're watching CG characters in this movie. This is fantastic, as usually you have this constant nagging that what you're seeing isn't real, and it pulls you out of the movie. There is none of this here. After being with the Avatars and Na'vi for 5 minutes you're pretty much sold and don't even think about it.
Interesting
The 3D in this movie didn't really seem any different than the 3D I've seen in any movie (visually). It's subtly there the entire time, but it didn't seem like they went out of their way to do anything I didn't think could be done with 3D. This isn't really a bad thing, but with all the talk about the tech, I assumed the 3D'ness of the film would be far and above anything I'd seen to date.
Didn't love
It actually took about half of the movie for my eyes to finally accept the 3D on the screen. I was constantly squeezing my eyes together to give them a break because they couldn't handle looking at the images for some reason.
I definitely chalk it up to IMAX 3D vs. RealD 3D. I'm definitely going to see this again in RealD and see if my eyes are more accepting and the visuals are better represented. I've always thought that RealD was the better 3D experience, but for a movie of this scale I wanted to see it on the biggest screen and have the best sound...in retrospect perhaps I should have seen it in RealD first.
...
The movie really is great, though. As everyone has more or less stated before, the story isn't necessarily anything to write home about, but the execution is superb...and if my sleepy wife and friend could stay awake until 4 in the morning to see this movie without a hint of getting tired, you know that this movie is doing something right.
Go check it out, and I'd say in RealD over IMAX 3D based on my personal experience.
Bit-Bit said:
Yeah I think it's gonna be RealD. There's no real IMAX at the theater I'm going to - just the smaller digital screens. Movietickets.com is labeling it RealD. AMC reached an agreement with RealD a few months back.
I paid $15 - tickets are normally 10 or so. Please be RealD.
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I guess this is a convenient way to find a RealD theater in your area.
http://www.reald.com/Content/avatarTheatreLocator.aspx
http://www.reald.com/Content/avatarTheatreLocator.aspx
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SpeedingUptoStop said:
Thanks!
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SpeedingUptoStop said:
Hm. The theater I'm going to tonight is not found in the search, but I'm pretty sure the glasses I received when I picked up my tickets last night has RealD on them.
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The glasses weren't too comfortable but weren't bad enough for me to care. I enjoyed the movie immensely even though i could get what was gonna happen every time before something happened. Even though it was a readable plot I really enjoyed the visual effects and the adventure.
Yeah.MyEpitomeCliché said:
compare it to their other search http://www.reald.com/Content/Theatre-Locator.aspx
A theater I saw UP at that gave me realD glasses shows up on the link I posted but not the avatar search.
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DeathNote said:
Hey, you're right. My theater is indeed listed. Good deal, thanks.
I usually sit kind of midway but I'd heard as far back as possible for 3D so I took the priority disabled seating just off center (the middle two were taken) right at the back, it was a great view the whole time. (Quite the gamble though, a disabled person can ask for them and you have to move).Solo said:
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