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Author Topic: Birmingham UK Imax Theatre Closed Tonight Dick Vaughan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1032 From: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Registered: Jul 2000 posted 01-30-2004 08:21 AM                        First off welcome to Film-Tech Secondly it's not that far to Bradford to see the UK's first IMAX.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-30-2004 05:53 PM                     Gord Said... "that whole mall in Miami wasnever very viable in any sense" _________________________________________________________________ Actually Miami in its entirety is getting so bad that its not very viable anymore... Mark  |  IP: Logged Jamie Glossop Expert Film Handler Posts: 100 From: Nottingham Uk Registered: Jan 2004 posted 01-30-2004 05:58 PM                        I never knew there was one in bradford. I might check it out sometime .  |  IP: Logged Paul Cassidy Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 549 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: Aug 2001 posted 01-31-2004 12:03 AM                        It seems strange but the Closed IMAX in Auckland , now transformed into the MEGA Screen ,shows only the Latest Blockbuster Movies and is the exclusive preview cinema in Auckland , the screen uses just over half the height of the massive IMAX screen but uses the full width of the screen , with masking for the Trailers and adds , it has become one of the most popular cinemas in Auckland because of the sound quality and the sheer size of the screen  |  IP: Logged Leo Enticknap Film God Posts: 7474 From: Loma Linda, CA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 02-02-2004 01:32 AM                        ...which would seem to suggest that Imax's biggest problem is a lack of films...  |  IP: Logged Dick Vaughan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1032 From: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Registered: Jul 2000 posted 02-02-2004 04:30 AM                        quote: I never knew there was one in bradford. I might check it out sometime We've been here since June 16 1983 Take a look at www.imaxnorth.co.uk FYI there are also theatres in Glasgow,Manchester,Bristol,London(x2),Belfast and Bournemouth  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-03-2004 05:47 PM                     There is no shortage of IMAX films just theatres that know how to market them  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-04-2004 11:08 PM                     My $.02 IMAX's high presentation standards came with an equally huge price tag on every front: film production, construction and, of course, consumption. Making matters worse, the movies themselves don't seem to live up to the inherent promises of the format. Particularly odd is the fact that so many of these supposedly huge experiences were, in fact, short and boring movies. In fact, when IMAX decided to start running mainstream Hollywood movies it was an admission that their own movies weren't doing justice to their format (and certainly couldn't justify the high cost of admission). Generally, I have no need to see an image that large. I don't need sound to be that loud, either. There's something shamelessly Freudian about the whole IMAX thing. It's too much hype and ultimately lacking in delivery. I hope that all those DMR movies begin with the disclaimer that says "this movie has been modified from its original format..." I think the audience has a legal right to know that they're seeing a blowup which may also be cropped and/or edited for length. (Doesn't the MPAA/CARA have a rule against having multiple edits of a movie in simultaneous release?)  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 02-05-2004 12:30 AM                     None of the Warner Brothers product was/will be cropped or edited for their Imax runs. (Matrix 2, Matrix 3, Harry Potter 3) As for loudness, just because we can be louder doesn't mean that we all are. Audio should always be played back at a comfortable level regardless of what the deaf mixer recorded.  |  IP: Logged Mike Williams Master Film Handler Posts: 255 From: Knoxville, TN Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-05-2004 05:46 AM                     quote: There is no shortage of IMAX films just theatres that know how to market them I have to disagree. I think there is only so much that can be done with mediocre content. The only thing that is a real draw is the format itself. Take a look at some of the top IMAX or large format films over the past few years (with the exception of the Warner Bros. DMR jobs) and imagine them being released on 35MM or even video. How do you think they would do? I don't think the hits like T-REX or Everest would have the same effect or box office draw if they were not IMAX or at least some sort of large format. My opinion for what it's worth is that IMAX's salvation will be in better movies or DMR blow ups.  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 02-05-2004 04:19 PM                        quote: I don't think the hits like T-REX or Everest would have the same effect or box office draw if they were not IMAX or at least some sort of large format. Uh, that's the whole point of IMAX.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-05-2004 10:19 PM                     "I have to disagree. I think there is only so much that can be done with mediocre content. The only thing that is a real draw is the format itself. " funny we have no problem with content nor getting a continous audience In fact some days our attendance would fill to capacity the other large format theatres in this city to capacity and still have people left over  |  IP: Logged Mike Williams Master Film Handler Posts: 255 From: Knoxville, TN Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-06-2004 09:36 AM                     quote: funny we have no problem with content nor getting a continous audience In fact some days our attendance would fill to capacity the other large format theatres in this city to capacity and still have people left over If you can get a continuos audience, that is great. I would be willing to bet locations that can achieve that are the exception more than the general rule. My opinion is that people are more interested in the novelty of the format more than the content of the movie. That in itself is dangerous because the novelty could wear out on the long run. Especially if more theatres open. I personally, like IMAX. I would like it more if the content was better. I just have trouble slapping down $10 to watch every new 45 minute movie they produce that really belongs on the Discovery channel.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-07-2004 09:52 PM                     I noticed you are a data analyst with Regal and that probably explains why you are haveing a problem with comprehending the Imax model it doesn't and will not fit into a multiplex model  |  IP: Logged Mike Williams Master Film Handler Posts: 255 From: Knoxville, TN Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-08-2004 01:16 PM                     I was merely expressing my personal opinion.... not my employer's.  |  IP: Logged

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