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#26 2009-06-14 12:21 am
- barrfid_od
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Re: ALERT:::::IMAX Scam
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#27 2009-06-14 1:06 am
- Some1
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Re: ALERT:::::IMAX Scam
hawaiian717 wrote:
Having seen Star Trek on fake IMAX, regular movie screen and real IMAX, I think I can compare. Fake IMAX (on which I also saw Watchmen) didn't seem all that different than the regular screen at the same multiplex, though I did see Up last night at a different multiplex with a pretty small auditorium and screen and the difference there was a bit more pronounced. But when the same $16.50 that I pay for fake IMAX will also get me into a real, 5-story tall IMAX theater 75 miles from here, it's not worth it.
Here's a quick way to tell what you have: If the screen has a widescreen aspect ratio, it's fake. If the screen is mostly square and absurdly, ridiculously huge, it's the real thing.
Star Trek wasn't even filmed on 70mm though as far as I can remember.
Also, three times? Did you forget what happened 
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#28 2009-06-14 8:48 am
- avkills
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Re: ALERT:::::IMAX Scam
The aspect ratio for IMAX is 1.44:1, so it is real close to 4:3 which is 1.33:1
I don't get the whole "blockbuster IMAX" thing; seems like a waste of time, energy and film. Nature and science documentaries on the other hand -- that is what IMAX is for.
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#29 2009-06-14 8:24 pm
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Re: ALERT:::::IMAX Scam
I hear they're pretty good for gaming at 1080p, too. 
If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion - George Bernard Shaw
"Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air."
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