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Brad Miller
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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 06-06-2011 04:32 AM

I have a hard time believing Sam saw the movie a couple of days into its release and Cinemark had this problem every show because it was cued incorrectly. Had he seen it Friday afternoon I could've bought it, but somebody would have fixed it before opening day was over. This screams equipment failure.

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Mark J. Marshall
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posted 06-07-2011 08:01 AM

What a great movie!

James McAvoy was brilliant as Xavier I thought. I'll go out on a limb and say that if being in a sci-fi/comic movie didn't almost automatically disqualify you from being an oscar candidate, he might have a shot. Some of the other performances were great too. Good story. Good effects. We may pay to see it again, and that doesn't happen often.

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Frank Angel
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posted 06-08-2011 12:38 PM

I liked it very much as did the friends I went with. Saw it in digital and was really perplexed (and annoyed) that some scenes looked soft, some seemed soft only in certain areas. Did anyone else notice this? I wonder if it had this same problem with the film prints.

Only other complaint -- what the heck does Fox do to their opening logo theme? It's recorded at a totally anemic level. Sounds like the fader is at about 4, and then the feature sound is right back up there where it should be. What's THAT all about? They rerecorded it awhile back and yet for all that effort, they drop the level so that it has no punch at all. It's lame. And I LOVE that opening Newman theme, although this latesst incarnation sounds more like a tight, smaller ensemble than a huge symphonic sound....in fact, it sounds almost electronic, or at least electronically manipulated, rather than acoustic.

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Aaron Garman
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From: Toledo, OH USA
Registered: Mar 2003

posted 06-08-2011 01:33 PM

I thought it was just me Frank! I've noticed that for some reason, it always sounds better at home on DVD or Blu-ray. Same with Universal's theme too.

AJG

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Kurt Zupin
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From: Maricopa, Arizona
Registered: Oct 2004

posted 06-08-2011 07:24 PM

I rather enjoyed this the first time I screened it last Thursday. Well acted, moved at a nice pace. Nothing in it that didn't really need to be there. Fassbender was great as well as McAvoy which has already been said. They made the movie for me.

But! Went with a friend who wanted to see it on Monday night, and I was bored out of my mind. I couldn't wait for it to be over, if not for the above named actors I would of walked out. There performances are so strong they keep you there.

Overall with both viewings I give it a 3/5 [thumbsup]

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Jonathan Goeldner
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From: Washington, District of Columbia
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posted 06-08-2011 07:52 PM

quote: Frank Angel
I liked it very much as did the friends I went with. Saw it in digital and was really perplexed (and annoyed) that some scenes looked soft, some seemed soft only in certain areas. Did anyone else notice this? I wonder if it had this same problem with the film prints.

Only other complaint -- what the heck does Fox do to their opening logo theme? It's recorded at a totally anemic level. Sounds like the fader is at about 4, and then the feature sound is right back up there where it should be. What's THAT all about? They rerecorded it awhile back and yet for all that effort, they drop the level so that it has no punch at all. It's lame. And I LOVE that opening Newman theme, although this latesst incarnation sounds more like a tight, smaller ensemble than a huge symphonic sound....in fact, it sounds almost electronic, or at least electronically manipulated, rather than acoustic.

I noticed the softness and a slight haze of grain in the Sony DP screening I saw this morning as well - the softness was very apparent in long shots - also the upper left hand of the screen where the young Erik is standing in Sebastian Shaw's office, his head was completely out of focus.

as for the movie - what a fun ride - better than the third movie which was a turdfest.

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Jeremy Weigel
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From: Edmond, OK, USA
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posted 06-08-2011 11:08 PM

quote: Frank Angel
Saw it in digital and was really perplexed (and annoyed) that some scenes looked soft, some seemed soft only in certain areas. Did anyone else notice this? I wonder if it had this same problem with the film prints.

We are running it in 35mm and there are indeed several scenes where the focus is off. One that comes to mind is when the young Eric Lehnsherr is in Sabastian Shaw's office. The top 1/3 or so of the picture goes out of focus several times.

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Mark Strube
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From: Milwaukee, WI, United States
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posted 06-08-2011 11:39 PM

I noticed the same softness problem with many of the scenes in Kick-Ass. Same director.

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Jonathan Goeldner
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posted 06-18-2011 12:17 AM

^ you noticed this in the theater (35mm/digital projection) - I saw this on DVD and didn't notice any out of focus scenes for 'Kick-Ass'

for X-Men - I must admit I thought it was one of the most flawed digital projection presentations I've seen - whoever at Fox did the harddrive mastering must have been coming off of a hangover, a tad blind or really didn't know what he or she was doing. [thumbsdown]

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Gregory Jones Jr.
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From: West Hills, CA, United States
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posted 06-22-2011 02:10 AM

X-Men First Class was easily the best in the franchise since the first two. At times it took itself a little too seriously and some of the special effects weren't terribly impressive. But like the first two, it put the characters and the story above the visuals.

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Mike Frese
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From: Holts Summit, MO
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posted 06-23-2011 06:35 PM

We will tell people when there no other cookies, or whatever these scenes are called and they generally seem very appreciative of knowing that as that is why they are sitting in their seats still. We also tell people when there are more scenes as well.

We make sure to say it a manner that is informative. It seems that a very small % will stay to the end of all movies (maybe 2-3%) when there is no additional content. We know who those people are.

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Robby Golosino
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From: Davao City, Philippines
Registered: Jun 2011

posted 07-12-2011 12:39 AM

well...it got me at first...but i cant get the point why is it that they make emma frost a matured person in contrast to what she is in the previous movie (the last stand)that is she's a teen-ager there...imprisoned along with cyclops and others.

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