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for now at least, filling an 80-foot IMAX screen = toasted DLP.

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I think you are very right, John.

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But to the projectionist ... everyone has a video "halo" around them and you can also notice funky stuff where they used blue screens. Some large areas like sky occasionally get jpeggy during the rare instances when the camera isn't moving. You can see the occasional jaggy edge, too. In some dark scenes, it is noticably grainier than the rest of the film. (I should note that I was specifically looking for this stuff and had to point some of it out to other projectionists.)

And, boy, does that Anakin kid wear a lot of makeup! And that tight white shirt that Padme wears? Oh, my. It must have been cold on the set.

The sound kicks much ass.

As far as the 28 minutes that were cut out, I'm told that it makes the movie better with it gone. This version moves along at a good pace and rarely slows but for a moment here and there.

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I am very pleased you had enjoyed the IMAX version of "EPISODE 11"....By the way, forgive me for being technical but the large film format is registered and known as IMAX and not I-Max.

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First, the picture was decent. The CGI was very sharply displayed on the screen. The live action still looked soft however; but credit for that can go to Georgie Boy's use of the HDCAM.

As for the sound, Sonics (now offically "IMAX Digital Media") did a very impressive job on their 6-track Digital Sound, even though our DTAC hard drive is full.

In conclusion, IMAX did a very commendable job with their DMR process. I look forward to the next IMAX DMR converted movie.

Sorry! When I typed "EPISODE 11", The '11' was suppose to be the Roman numeral '2' and not the modern number ELEVEN.

-Claude

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I would also love to see "GONE WITH THE WIND" in IMAX. I recall seeing this film for the very first time during it's many theatrical re release in Santa Barbara in the early sixties when I was a very young man studying photography and was very impressed with the sweeping visuals and wonderful story. The print I saw was a dye transfer and it was very beautiful. I think it would look great in IMAX. If a two hour film like "EPISODE 11" can be shown in IMAX, I am sure they can do it with "GWTW". Gee, the film and I are the same age. I was only three months old when it was world premiered in Atlanta that very cold December evening in 1939. Like me, great things never age

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