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Monte L Fullmer
Film God

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From: Nampa, Idaho, USA
Registered: Nov 2004

posted 08-31-2014 03:33 PM

We even had some fans show up for Friday's opening, and have to admit, an excellent job with the home made costumes.

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Geoff Jones
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Broomfield, CO, USA
Registered: Feb 2006

posted 08-31-2014 06:26 PM

This is playing in some of the premium screens at theaters in Denver. I'm not a huge Ghostbusters fan, but I hope it does well and we see more reissues.

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Pravin Ratnam
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From: Atlanta, GA,USA
Registered: Sep 2002

posted 09-01-2014 03:15 AM

This is being released in the large format screens at a few places. I guess the way Expendables and Sin City sequels bombed made it easier to fit this into the schedule on these large screens?

I too remember the visuals of this movie being muddy, grainy. Just the worst of the 80s look. At least no blue hazy filters. Wasn't this movie made in scope? As far as the movie itself, yeah it ran out of steam a tad towards the end. Kind of like Stripes whose first half is one of my favorite movie experiences. But the movie just loses steam once the scenes switch to Europe.

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Terry Lynn-Stevens
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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Dec 2012

posted 09-01-2014 01:51 PM

quote: Pravin Ratnam
This is being released in the large format screens at a few places. I guess the way Expendables and Sin City sequels bombed made it easier to fit this into the schedule on these large screens?

Around here, Cineplex pumps everything in large format. Swearnet, November Man, Turtles, and Guardians. This just after they released Expendables and Sin City which both bombed in large format.

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Jonathan Goeldner
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From: Washington, District of Columbia
Registered: Jun 2008

posted 09-11-2014 09:16 PM

I just saw the new DCP over at the Cinemark Fairfax Corner 14, on the 'Xtreme' screen - that was a blast - the image looked great, albeit in what 80's film stock looked at the time, not too much DNR-ing - the special effects of the devil dog leaping around and out Louis' apartment still looks cheap and awful (but there's nothing that can be changed or altered to undo that flaw). And I liked the 5.1 soundmix too, I was really noticing Elmer Bernstein's music soundtrack this time around.

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Steve Matz
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From: Billings, Montana, USA
Registered: Sep 2003

posted 09-12-2014 08:56 PM

I would bet the majority of the Audience back in 84 were SNL Fans and seeing the popularity of AYKROYD and MURRAY in some of the memorable characters they portrayed on SNL was pretty easy to get a large attendance. RAMIS & MORANIS did some funny skits on SCTV but Murray and Aykroyd were the two everyone came to see...

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Connor Wilson
Expert Film Handler

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From: Sterling, VA, USA
Registered: Jan 2011

posted 09-14-2014 07:16 AM

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Silver Spring, MD
9/13/14, 7:15pm show
Theater #1
Presented in Christie 4K, Linear PCM 5.1, THX

Picture Quality:
I went in expecting a grain-fest. I was going to be okay with that. Truthfully, there wasn't as much grain as I thought. There is a nice grain field, but I was overall stunned with this 4K restoration. No aliasing, banding, or digital artifice noted. It was overall very, very film-like with no "enhancements." It was everything I wanted.

AFI Silver still has a very, very slight keystoning issue with their DCP projectors, but it was less noticeable.

10/10

Audio Quality:
The film, being very dialogue driven, wasn't that impressive, save for the third act. Surround work was only used when necessary. The music seemed to have shined in this mix, from Elmer Bernstein to Ray Parker Jr. I felt the dynamics could've been wider, but this being a 30-year-old film it's kind of understandable.

I had the misfortune of hearing the mix in AFI Silver I. Why Silver I? It has some serious echo-chamber issues with echoey dialogue. There was also a buzzing sound, as if there was a blown speaker, to the right of me on the right surrounds. This only happened briefly, and I don't know if it has to do with the DCP itself or the auditorium. Silver I no longer deserves its THX certification, but Silver II and III can keep theirs.

6/10

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Jonathan Goeldner
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Washington, District of Columbia
Registered: Jun 2008

posted 10-25-2014 04:54 PM

I agree Connor, I find the acoustics of screen 1 to be hit or miss.

there was no audio problems I heard on the Cinemark Fairfax Corner Xtreme screen/auditorium - in fact, I thought the music notably in the beginning in the library scene had this airy 'spectral' mixing into the surrounds that added to the spookiness factor.

what's keystoning?

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Connor Wilson
Expert Film Handler

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From: Sterling, VA, USA
Registered: Jan 2011

posted 10-25-2014 05:37 PM

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The keystone effect, also known as the tombstone effect, is caused by attempting to project an image onto a surface at an angle, as with a projector not quite centered onto the screen it is projecting on. It is a distortion of the image dimensions, such as making a square look like a trapezoid, the shape of an architectural keystone, hence the name of the feature. In the typical case of a projector sitting on a table, and looking upwards to the screen, the image is larger at the top than on the bottom. Some areas of the screen may not be focused correctly as the projector lens is focused at the average distance only.

Keystone effect

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Jonathan Goeldner
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From: Washington, District of Columbia
Registered: Jun 2008

posted 10-27-2014 03:54 PM

who ever did the 4K transfer of 'Ghostbusters 2' - the bluray looks even better than the first film. Unfortunately the lack of quotable funny lines like the original is apparent.

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