Quick Question - IMAX

Begbie · 23 Dec 2011 at 20:17

Will the new Mission Impossible be in 3D at IMAX? I don't think it was filmed for 3D at the IMAX.

Thanks

King85 · 23 Dec 2011 at 20:50

No it will be in 2D which is infinitely better imo, wearing glasses when watching the imax frames it in an odd way and reduces the impact.

It also has full Imax scenes which some films shown there don't and they will blow you away if you've never been before. I have my tickets booked for boxing day at the Bham imax.

Begbie · 23 Dec 2011 at 21:55

Thank you! Just proved a point for me.

Koom · 30 Dec 2011 at 08:39

Plus if you see it now you get a 6 min preview of The Dark Knight Rises.

(and I wish 3d would go away!)

MoBo · 30 Dec 2011 at 08:49

I'm off to see Mission Impossible today on Imax, this will be my 1st Imax experience.

King85 · 30 Dec 2011 at 10:44

MoBo said:
I'm off to see Mission Impossible today on Imax, this will be my 1st Imax experience.

Turns out it doesn't have full screen scenes like I thought it did, I was a bit disappointed by this.

Domo · 30 Dec 2011 at 10:49

King85 said:
Turns out it doesn't have full screen scenes like I thought it did, I was a bit disappointed by this.

Some of my family went to see it at the IMAX on Weds. From what they were telling me I assumed there were full screen scenes but not all of it.
Also heard the Batman prologue was disappointing.

Thomss · 30 Dec 2011 at 10:53

I went to see it in the Newcastle IMAX and thought it was awesome, it had full screen scenes which looked stunning.

BunnyKillBot · 30 Dec 2011 at 12:46

Me and the missus go to see everything at the ex-imax birmingham giant screen: http://www.giantscreencinema.co.uk/...&sectionTitle=Coming+Soon+to+The+Giant+Screen

Independent (can show more films) fully digital refurbishment, whereas the imax system still uses rubbish analogue technology.

It is, wholly, amazing.

King85 · 30 Dec 2011 at 17:50

Maybe it was just the showing at the Birmingham Imax that was lacking the full screen stuff then as there was 100% none in the showing I went to as I was looking out for them. Disappointed.

We also didn't get the batman preview.

BunnyKillBot · 30 Dec 2011 at 21:31

King85 said:
Maybe it was just the showing at the Birmingham Imax that was lacking the full screen stuff then as there was 100% none in the showing I went to as I was looking out for them. Disappointed.

We also didn't get the batman preview.

There is no brum imax anymore, and i have no idea what is meant by 'full screen stuff' in this thread.

King85 · 3 Jan 2012 at 15:34

BunnyKillBot said:
There is no brum imax anymore, and i have no idea what is meant by 'full screen stuff' in this thread.

The Giant Screen then, formerly the imax, does this screen no longer show full Imax as it is no longer part of the imax group?

Full screen as in using the full screen, like in TDK where certain scenes used the entire cinema screen rather than leaving black bands above and below like in normal wide screen.

BunnyKillBot · 3 Jan 2012 at 18:40

King85 said:
The Giant Screen then, formerly the imax, does this screen no longer show full Imax as it is no longer part of the imax group?

Full screen as in using the full screen, like in TDK where certain scenes used the entire cinema screen rather than leaving black bands above and below like in normal wide screen.

Oh i see what you mean. It no longer shows 'IMAX' sized frames which are in a weird 1.43 aspect ratio. By breaking away from the imax brand, they upgraded the projector AND the screen installation, in that sense, it is full screen.

King85 · 3 Jan 2012 at 22:07

BunnyKillBot said:
Oh i see what you mean. It no longer shows 'IMAX' sized frames which are in a weird 1.43 aspect ratio. By breaking away from the imax brand, they upgraded the projector AND the screen installation, in that sense, it is full screen.

Ah I see, I just assumed it was a rebranding.

The Imax sized frames vs the now shown picture is definitely a downgrade in impressiveness. As I said when I watched TDK there and the full sized scenes were used (e.g the helicopter over the city) I was blown away where as during MI4 whilst the regular scenes were noticably larger on the screen there were still borders above and below.