Star Wars on IMAX rocks!

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-11-08 11:29pm

Well, I just got back from seeing AOTC with Ted and Aerius (I don't know what happened to Specialist, but we hung around until 6:15pm and I had Ted check the ticket gate and we couldn't find him, so we had to bail; sorry).

The sound quality was great; I heard things I never heard before. And the image quality was fantastic; everything was so much sharper (the downside was that a few scenes such as the clonetrooper armoury scene looked really fake, because you could see very clearly on the giant screen where they'd taken shortcuts on the CGI).

Even the movie itself was better, because they cut out some of the scenes that dragged, like the scene where he meets the new Queen of Naboo, the scene in the meadow, or the scene where Palpatine decides that Anakin and Obi-Wan should be the ones assigned to protect Amidala.

So, in conclusion, get out and see AOTC on IMAX. It's worth the ticket.

Post by **Vympel** » 2002-11-08 11:35pm

If those North Americo-centric BASTARDS decide to release it down under- I will

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2002-11-08 11:38pm

Not to mention the cool IMAX intro with all the bells and whistles, and a laser show too. The best thing about it was that we didn't have to sit through any of those retarded sponsor's commercials or movie trailers. The IMAX intro was too funny! "and you can hear a needle drop" *ting*

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-11-08 11:45pm

Vympel wrote:If those North Americo-centric BASTARDS decide to release it down under- I will

Hey, don't blame us just because you live on the wrong continent

*ducks*

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2002-11-09 12:03am

Man you guys are lucky. The only IMAX film I ever saw was Everest.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2002-11-09 12:19am

I did not see the movie yet. Its playing on an IMAX in San Jose, so I gather it is worth seeing. I kinda did not like TPM very much, is AOTC a better movie?

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-11-09 12:21am

Some people say it rocks and blows the first one away. Some people actually liked the first one better. I know two women who liked TPM better, one of whom thought it was "brilliant". Roger Ebert liked TPM better. However, MOST people say AOTC is a lot better.

Go see it on IMAX. It's not as if you'll have this chance again when it comes out on DVD; a DVD looks pretty good by home theatre standards, but it blows compared to IMAX.

Post by **Vympel** » 2002-11-09 12:21am

Darth Wong wrote:
Vympel wrote:If those North Americo-centric BASTARDS decide to release it down under- I will
Hey, don't blame us just because you live on the wrong continent

*ducks*

*quaking with rage*

FIRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. *Australian long range kangaroo and koala batteries open up*

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2002-11-09 12:24am

Vympel wrote:
*quaking with rage*

FIRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. *Australian long range kangaroo and koala batteries open up*

REDNECK BATTERIES OPEN UP........

The Kangaroos and Koalas go down under a hail of 30'06 and .308 Win gunfire
from millions of American Rednecks..,...

Post by **Vympel** » 2002-11-09 12:25am

MKSheppard wrote:
Vympel wrote:
*quaking with rage*

FIRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. *Australian long range kangaroo and koala batteries open up*
REDNECK BATTERIES OPEN UP........

The Kangaroos and Koalas go down under a hail of 30'06 and .308 Win gunfire
from millions of American Rednecks..,...

*curses, shakes fist*

damn you Canadians with your american redneck defense force!!!!

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-11-09 12:28am

We're the little dog that's smart enough to hang around the big tough dog.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2002-11-09 12:32am

Your the little dog that has 7-11's that take both Canadian and American currency. Thats cool.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2002-11-09 12:33am

TrailerParkJawa wrote:I did not see the movie yet. Its playing on an IMAX in San Jose, so I gather it is worth seeing. I kinda did not like TPM very much, is AOTC a better movie?

The Tech Museum one? I'm heading to SJ for the weekend and might check it out.

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2002-11-09 12:34am

I think Ebert really just didn't like how AotC was filmed, he's really against the digital filming process.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2002-11-09 12:38am

The Tech Museum one? I'm heading to SJ for the weekend and might check it out

Yeah I believe I saw an ad in the San Jose Mercury for it at the San Jose Tech Mueum. The only other IMAX is at Great America and they are closed I believe by now.

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2002-11-09 12:38am

I can't wait to go and see it. I'll probably go if they miraculously happen to be open on Monday. Can't fucking wait. woo hoo.

Post by **Vympel** » 2002-11-09 12:42am

anarchistbunny wrote:I think Ebert really just didn't like how AotC was filmed, he's really against the digital filming process.

One of my friend's is into film- he has the same opinion. I think it's irrational nostalgia.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2002-11-09 12:45am

Monday November 11, 2002

The Tech Musuem is closed on non- holiday Monday's. Please verify that the museum is open before planning a visit.

I think this means they are open on monday.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2002-11-09 01:56am

DG_Cal_Wright wrote:I can't wait to go and see it. I'll probably go if they miraculously happen to be open on Monday. Can't fucking wait. woo hoo.

Have you ever been to the Tech IMAX? It's cool.

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2002-11-09 03:22am

Regarding the San Jose Tech Museum IMAX Star Wars...

I just saw it; it was pretty awesome. But I'd recommend seeing it on a flat screen IMAX if you can (the Tech has an IMAX Dome).

While the IMAX Dome makes normal IMAX movies better, it made AOTC pretty confusing at parts. The problem was that the movie wasn't directed for playing on such a screen, so it's pretty hard to see what's going on during some scenes because of the dome shape.
But if you don't get a chance to go up to the Metreon or the Dublin IMAX (the two other ones in the Bay Area), definitely take this opportunity at the Tech.

TrailerPark, if you haven't seen the movie at all yet, I recommend buying or renting the DVD or VHS (available Tuesday the 12th) and watching it first at home, so you understand what's going on. Then you can use the IMAX experience to absorb all the little details you may have missed, and you won't be distracted by trying to follow the story for the first time.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-11-09 08:15am

It really rocked man, got home at midnight and had to crash. On the way home on the subway, the car I got into had AotC stuff pinted all over the sides, and all the posters on the inside were AotC as well, really ironic.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-11-09 09:18am

The nearest IMAX theater form where I live is an hour's drive to Pittsburgh, adn I don't think they'll be playing it there, because it's at the Carnegie Science Center.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-11-09 09:20am

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:The nearest IMAX theater form where I live is an hour's drive to Pittsburgh, adn I don't think they'll be playing it there, because it's at the Carnegie Science Center.

Poor you, wheres the next closest after that?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 2002-11-09 10:37am

TrailerParkJawa wrote:
The Tech Museum one? I'm heading to SJ for the weekend and might check it out
Yeah I believe I saw an ad in the San Jose Mercury for it at the San Jose Tech Mueum. The only other IMAX is at Great America and they are closed I believe by now.

There is an IMAX in Dublin.

XaLEv · Post by **XaLEv** » 2002-11-09 11:39am

Darth Wong wrote:We're the little dog that's smart enough to hang around the big tough dog.

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