I could make a 2 hour trip to see it in 70mm, or see it in IMAX in my neighborhood. Is the difference significant enough to warrant a special trip?
I saw the Hateful 8 in 70mm, and it was totally worth it. But, it had an intermission, and dialog was easy to follow.
But Nolan films are a different verse l beast, I’m going to wait to watch it at home cause, pause, rewind and subtitles.
Hateful Eight was shot and presented on 5/70 mm film. That’s a frame that is 5 perforations tall and 70mm wide. That gives you about 3.5 times the surface area of standard 35mm film, though at a much wider aspect ratio.
IMAX is 15/70, so the same frame width as 5/70 but three times as tall. Though you actually inverse the width and height metrics because IMAX film is run through the projector horizontally rather than verticallly.
Watching movies at home is too good, theaters can’t compare in my personal opinion
You can’t get the experience of watching The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent with a packed house of strangers who all had no idea what they were in for. Or Everything Everywhere All At Once.
I go to theaters for the social interaction.
I’m lucky enough to have an amazing independent theatre about a 5 minute walk from my place… Great movie choices and a great crowd, so I am spoiled as hell.
That being said, I love seeing movies there. Visual movies (artsy, horror, action, many animated, documentaries etc) are so much better big! I caught Aliens there on Monday and good goddamn, seeing Ripley’s power loader fight but on a screen that dwarfs my ceilings… Well, that was awesome.
Plus, some movies are better with a good crowd! Sharing a laugh with a room full of strangers feels great! And n horror can feel scarier as you can almost feel as the crowd tenses. And a good ol’ shriek is way better shared!
Again, I’m super spoiled because I see most of my movies at an awesome place with a generally great crowd but I do love theaters. I generally eat beforehand (or if going to a non indie one, pack some food) and bring water so my costs are usually just the ticket, maybe some split popcorn/beer.
