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Author Topic: Cars (2006) Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-09-2006 02:07 PM                        Exactly. If you put a process label on one marquee and nothing on the other except the title, you are stacking the deck and predisposing the patron to think one must be better than the other....this one has something special and the other doesn't. Of course more will chose the one that has an additional perk. Put up a sign that says "Projection Process: Ultra Definition Motion Picture Film" on your marquee for the 35mm room and watch what happens.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 06-09-2006 04:21 PM                     Uh-oh, do we sense a version of the glory days of 70mm releases - (in which a theatre in Boise, ID is playing "Lawerence of Arabia" in 70mm for one week...) - with the advertising of "DIGITAL"? Yet, this format will definitely will stick around with us for a while.. -Monte  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 06-09-2006 04:34 PM                        CINEMA: Cinemark Movies 12, Ames, IA AUDITORIUM: 7 PRESENTATION: 35mm/Mystery Meat Digital PRESENTATION PROBLEMS: A couple of second-long digital sound dropouts RATING: Three stars (out of four) NOTE: This movie was penalized one half star for remaking a Tom Cochrane song into a horrifying soulless piece of crap WARNING: Ka-SPOILERS! Carmike has just completed their digital projection rollout in the market at all three plexes (yes, even the converted grocery store slope seating nine-plex that was outdated when it opened.) I considered checking out "Cars" there over the Century's usual shaky, fuzzy, grainy picture. Then I remembered that Movies 12 would probably kick both their asses picture-wise. I wasn't disappointed. Brad wasn't kidding. The image was so steady I actually looked back to the booth to make sure it was film running. Even the trailers were solid. And aside from the dropouts, this was the best sound this building has had since "The Village". Whoever came in and installed (or prepped for) the digital pre-show equipment must have cleaned up everything else. This movie has been done before. "Desert Blue" was the story of a small, forgotten town with the "world's largest ice cream cone" that gets unexpectedly visited by a marooned actress from a cable sitcom. This is the same movie, except with a car marooned from a faux NASCAR circuit. I like "Desert Blue" better because Christina Ricci not only pouted through it, she blew stuff up. And I'm not much of a NASCAR fan. But I do love a good Radiator Springs. The animation is so amazing at points I questioned whether I was watching actual filmed landscapes. Just a stunning, beautiful movie. The story isn't quite on par with "The Incredibles" or "Monsters, Inc", but still a lot of fun. Disney will make millions, if not billions, on toy cars. STAY THROUGH THE CREDITS! Every minute is entertaining, and the "Special Thanks" list is very generous to spots along the Mother Road.  |  IP: Logged Peter Berrett Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 602 From: Victoria, Australia Registered: Nov 2000 posted 06-09-2006 09:09 PM                        CINEMA: Lunar Drive -in Dandenong SESSION: 6.30 P.M. 9 June 2006 RATING: Four stars (out of four) This film really isn't for kids under 6 as it doesn't hold their attention span. My kids (5+3) got bored and started to play up a bit. But for us older kiddies this film is an absolute classic. First the digital rendering and detail put into the movie is absolutely stunning and captures very well the feeling of being in Arizona or nearby states. I count myself fortunate to have been to route 66 and to Arizona and it brought back a lot of happy memories. The social commentary on the death of small towns along the route with the introduction of freeways and the point made that people who drive along the freeways miss so much, was well made. The storyline was good but as I indicated earlier younger kids will find it hard to get immersed in this films. The themes are beter suited to teenagers and there is a lot of stuff for an older audience as well. I missed the final credits so I will have to watch this again on dvd. I did however note that in shots of the town you could see the town drive-in in the background. But my favourite scene is the tractor tipping scene. This is an absolute classic and will go down as one of the most memorable scenes in animated film history. It is also culturally very American. The best thing that comes through this film though is the genuine feeling and love the authors/producers have for America and the towns out west. The cars are almost secondary. I can't help but feeling fortunate to live in a time when so many good animated films are being made. We truly are spoilt. And as for the film bearing Disney's name, this is the kind of film that Disney would have been very proud of, and one that lives up to the standard of early Disney animated films. Verdict: Just go watch it and be amazed. I can't wait for Cars 2. Let's see - Toys, Cars, Monsters - sooner or later we will see Trainz I expect. Regards Peter  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-10-2006 09:19 AM                     quote: Monte L Fullmer (in which a theatre in Boise, ID is playing "Lawerence of Arabia" in 70mm for one week...) - with the advertising of "DIGITAL"? Well, it is in DTS... The screen at the Egyptian is wayyyyy toooo small for that sort of film! Mark  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 06-10-2006 03:53 PM                     I watched Cars at the Carmike 8 (screen #4, DTS). The storyline isn't quite as good as that of The Incredibles or Finding Nemo. And I agree, the cover version of Tom Cochrane's Life Is a Highway kind of sucks compared to the original. Still, there's lots and lots of stuff to like about this movie. Anyone who is a car enthusiast, loves retro neon-signs or a "roadgeek" will love the attention to detail displayed in this movie. There are so many layers of it I'm sure viewers will spot new things they didn't first see in repeat shows. It's obvious Pixar did exhaustive research for the visuals in this movie. Parts of Interstate 40 displayed looked like accurate depictions from specific parts of the country. The road signs even looked reasonably accurate (not quite to MUTCD specs, but at least they got the fonts right). I liked how they turned Cadillac tailfins into mountains -obviously inspired by the Cadillac Ranch art display just west of Amarillo next to I-40. It was kind of a kick to see lots of actual places Pixar visited along historic US-66 listed in the credits, including several places not far from me here in Oklahoma. The combination of all the detail and the spectacular quality of the animation makes this a really great looking movie. I agree with others about the film image being steady. I saw no weaving or anything like that in this film print. The sound quality was also very good. The mix isn't as over the top as Toy Story 2, but there is some pretty good use of surrounds.  |  IP: Logged Matt Fields Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 545 From: Ohio, United States Registered: Jun 2005 posted 06-11-2006 02:04 AM                     I am a huge Pixar fan. Toy Story and Toy Story 2 are two of my favorite movies, and I've loved everything else Pixar has ever done, including Cars. The animation keeps getting better and better. I agree that the story was the weakest link, but that could have been fixed by trimming the running time by 20 min. Can't wait for the next Pixar.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 06-11-2006 03:03 AM                     Ratatouille looks like it might be pretty good. I laughed quite a bit at the teaser for it. "Y'know if you can sort of muscle your way past the gag reflex all kinds of food possibilities open up."  |  IP: Logged Kyle Anderson Film Handler Posts: 86 From: Tyler, TX, USA Registered: Dec 2005 posted 06-11-2006 01:06 PM                     My theater is one of the ones listed as both digital and 35mm projection (probably because it's true ) I have to agree with Brad - the 35 print was/is phenomenal. Super steady, super sharp. Excelénte! As for the DLP version - Pixar/Disney had Christie tech crews flying all over the country jacking up our light levels to 16 FL. Our brand-new 6k bulb (that was previously running at ~4800W) was turned up to 6.1kW - brightest screen I've ever seen But I'll be damned if it didn't look incredible. Kudos.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-11-2006 02:56 PM                     Only 16FL? Bah! Get some real light on that screen and take another look.  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 06-11-2006 05:55 PM                     quote: Kyle Anderson Our brand-new 6k bulb (that was previously running at ~4800W) was turned up to 6.1kW Which brings up a point...will this theatre go back to using 4.8k after the run? And are these DLP machine-thingies not being installed with the proper illumination from the start?  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-11-2006 08:07 PM                        Today 6/11/2006 @ 1:10PM, Regal Cinema World 8 in Eugene, House #3. I'd guess the attendance was about 125. I'm pretty sure they played this in SDDS, which has always sounded better than DTS or SR-D in this house, although lately they rarely ever use SDDS. In fact the way the dialog panned smoothly across the screen I was wondering if it was SDDS-8 (which this theater has but I don't know if the movie does - nobody has mentioned SDDS-8). Blah blah blah yak yak yak. Anyway whatever it was it sounded really good to me. The print quality was mind blowingly good. Superb! If not for a couple lab splices it would have been perfect. The image may not have been ROCK steady, but it was pretty damn good. Very bright and sharp. I liked it a lot. So much attention to detail and subtle humor for the adults, this is more an adult movie than a kid flick. In fact the youngest kids in the audience were clearly fairly bored a few times, although something always materialized that got their attention back. It will stand up to repeat viewing to try and catch everything going on. I absolve the director for making it a little too long, because it's obvious a lot of passion went into making this. 4 out of 5 stars as a movie. If I disregard the lab slices, the technical presentation gets a 4.75 out of 5 stars (I'm probably not a harsh enough critic though). How many generations are these computer-rendered movies from the "master", compared to a typical live-action movie print? PS: My bike was stolen from the bikerack outside the theater while I watched "Cars".  |  IP: Logged Paul Konen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 981 From: Frisco, TX. (North of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-11-2006 09:59 PM                     You caught lab splices. No Perfect Presentation award for them by the TAP people.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-11-2006 10:56 PM                        Does a theatre get penalized in a TAP evaluation for lab splices? Seems like whether they leave the splices in, or remove them, they'd be screwed.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 06-11-2006 11:31 PM                     quote: The screen at the Egyptian is wayyyyy toooo small for that sort of film! ..agreed. To do proper 70 there, that screen should be twice as big, or even more - from almost the full width of the entire front of the auditorium... and with a decent curve.. - not flat as it is.. -Monte  |  IP: Logged

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