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Author Topic: "MATRIX RELOADED" in IMAX opens on Friday, 6/6 Dick Vaughan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1032 From: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Registered: Jul 2000 posted 06-06-2003 02:38 AM                        Here is full list from IMAX on theatres showing reloaded Opening June 6, 2003 United States Addison, Illinois - Addison IMAX Theatre Atlanta, Georgia - Regal Mall of Georgia 20 & IMAX Boise, Idaho - Edwards Boise Stadium 21 & IMAX Buffalo, New York - Regal Transit Center 18 & IMAX Cathedral City, California - Desert IMAX Theatre Colorado Springs, Colorado - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark Carefree Circle Columbus, Ohio - Marcus Crosswoods IMAX Theatre Dallas, Texas - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark 17 Denver, Colorado - UA Colorado Center 9 & IMAX Dublin, California - Regal Hacienda Crossings 20 & IMAX Grand Rapids, Michigan - IMAX Theatre at Celebration! Cinema Hampton, Virginia - Riverside IMAX Theatre at the Virginia Air & Space Center Honolulu, Hawaii - The IMAX Waikiki Theatre Houston, Texas - Edwards Houston Marq*e 23 & IMAX Irvine, California - Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21 & IMAX King of Prussia, Pennsylvania - UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX Lincolnshire, Illinois - Regal Lincolnshire 20 & IMAX Los Angeles, California - IMAX Theatre at The Bridge Los Angeles, California - Universal CityWalk IMAX Theatre Nashville, Tennessee - Regal Opry Mills 20 & IMAX New Orleans, Louisiana - Entergy IMAX Theatre at Audubon Aquarium of the Americas New Rochelle, New York - Regal New Roc City 18 & IMAX New York, New York - Loews IMAX Theatre, Lincoln Square Ontario, California - Edwards Ontario Palace 22 & IMAX Rochester, New York - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Tinseltown USA San Francisco, California - Loews IMAX Theatre at Metreon Santa Clarita, California - Edwards Valencia 12 & IMAX Spokane, Washington - IMAX Theatre at Riverfront Park Tampa, Florida - Regal Channelside Cinemas 9 & IMAX Tulsa, Oklahoma - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at The Tulsa Woodridge, Illinois - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Seven Bridges Canada Calgary, Alberta - IMAX Theatre, Famous Players Paramount Chinook Edmonton, Alberta - IMAX Theatre, Famous Players SilverCity West Edmonton Mall Halifax, Nova Scotia - Empire IMAX Theatre Langley, British Columbia - IMAX Theatre, Famous Players Colossus Langley Mississauga, Ontario - IMAX Theatre, Famous Players Coliseum Mississauga Montreal, Quebec - IMAX Theatre, Famous Players Paramount Montreal Toronto, Ontario - IMAX Theatre, Famous Players Paramount Toronto Woodbridge, Ontario - IMAX Theatre, Famous Players Colossus Woodbridge Opening June 20, 2003 United States Dearborn, Michigan - IMAX Theatre at The Henry Ford Miami, Florida - IMAX Theatre at Sunset Place Natick, Massachusetts - Comcast IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture Natick San Antonio, Texas - IMAX Theatre San Antonio River Center Seattle, Washington - Boeing IMAX Theater at Pacific Science Center  |  IP: Logged Charles Everett Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: New Jersey Registered: May 2001 posted 06-08-2003 03:26 PM                     "Reload in IMAX" -- WB estimates $700,000 from 39 venues per Mojo. The per-theater average for the IMAX version was higher than 2 Fast 2 Furious! As with the 35mm version, the 2nd and 3rd weekends will tell whether this can play long-term.  |  IP: Logged Paul Cassidy Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 549 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: Aug 2001 posted 06-09-2003 12:59 AM                        Well I checked the old IMAX in Auckland and as it has been renamed the MEGA SCREEN ,it sure does have a HUGE screen as it retains the original IMAX screen seating etc. but now it has these Huge masking curtains for pre show adds etc. and opens to full width for the main feature ,which is shown in blown up 35mil. this takes up all the width of the screen but only about 55% of the height ,but still comfortable to watch . The only thing distracting is that the light is not even over the whole screen ,with both top corners low on brightness but over all impressive ,I only hope that they are able to secure some 70mil prints in the future to use more of the IMAX screen .  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 06-11-2003 07:13 PM                     This is a technical review of the Matrix: Imax. I've already given my comments on the content. I saw MATRIX: IMAX this afternoon at the still too-dark Marcus Imax. A surprisingly good crowd for an afternoon show. There was a group of about 10 people there who saw GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS, and then stayed for MATRIX. Film looks to be somewhere near 2.35:1, or maybe just a bit less. I couldn't tell exactly, as I had no way of measuring the height of the image. The film looked very good. There was some grain, but it wasn't excessive. It wasn't the razor-sharp, almost eerily crisp true 15/70 image, but it certainly looked better than 35mm blown up for that screen. 15/70 credits look like slides with no distortion around the letters. These looked very, very slightly out of focus with some ringing around the edges. Sound was louder than the 35mm screening I saw at the same theatre. Sounded like a good digital track, but nothing I haven't heard before. Only difference was the surrounds are in the rear of an IMAX theatre and none on the sides. Screen width here is 76'. My guess is that it would have looked just about the same with 5/70 projection using DTS sound, and it wouldn't have taken 40 reels of film. It would be interesting to compare the physical size of a 5/70 frame with the picture area of the letterboxed IMAX frame. Agent Smith still RULES! [ 06-12-2003, 07:09 AM: Message edited by: Mark Lensenmayer ]  |  IP: Logged Paul Cassidy Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 549 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: Aug 2001 posted 06-12-2003 12:52 AM                        You the mean SMITHS rule  |  IP: Logged

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