What format did you see it in? - Oppenheimer (2023) Discussion

There are only 19 70mm imax theatres in the county. I’ll be attending one.

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Good luck getting a ticket. In Dallas every showing for the next two weeks is sold out.

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There are a couple of single seat tickets here and there on some days and I am wondering if I am seeing this right but I see there is a 2:35am showing this Saturday(actually Sunday morning). Can this be? You may see daylight on your way back home if true!

Has there been showings this late for a regular movie release before? I was only aware of midnight showings.

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[–] TheMouseShadow (414) 9 months ago

yeah I couldnt believe how late they are showing it. imagine going to webb chapel road at 230am???

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[–] orangeflava (1729) 9 months ago

nuts! and it was just about sold out too!

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[–] TandyMan (10379) 9 months ago

Going to see it at the worst movie theater in the world. They haven't updated that thing since the 80s. Because my dad got free tix for being a veteran or something. Place still has them old style flip down stadium seats.

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[–] Headupyourass (73) 9 months ago

Yawnovision.

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[–] diezman (1812) 9 months ago

Saw it in a regular movie theater.

I would have loved to see it in IMAX. Unfortunately, the closest IMAX theater is almost 300 miles away.

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[–] FilmBuff (6696) 9 months ago

I'm seeing it tonight in 70mm.

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[–] johnmiller (3371) 9 months ago

Best to release it on video this fall. If you can see it on 70mm film or in its intended multi-aspect-ratio on an IMAX screen that can accommodate the IMAX full-frame ratio, then that's great. But, otherwise, I would just wait.

I have an IMAX here, but it is only configured for theatrical IMAX, not the full-frame IMAX. So, even if you go to IMAX here, you are going to only get the 2.35:1 aspect ratio, and not the varying ratios like you would on a large screen IMAX where they can switch the ratios back and forth.

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[–] RustyShckleford (191) 9 months ago

$80 million at the box office says otherwise

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[–] johnmiller (3371) 9 months ago

I'm not getting a cut, I don't care. And, naturally, you completely ignored my point. I want to see it in Nolan's intended aspect ratio. Not cut off.

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[–] Satan2016 (23440) 9 months ago

Then it's not film. There are two types of digital IMAX. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMAX
The 1.89:1 is digital cinema just like regular theaters (who crop it for 2.35). If it's 2K people call it LieMAX.

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[–] johnmiller (3371) 9 months ago

Our IMAX involves two 4K projectors, from what I remember reading when it opened. But, since it can't do the full-screen, I personally don't get the point. We have a single-projector 4K non-IMAX auditorium in town that costs less to go to and that I think is more immersive visually.

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[–] 123Guy (6191) 9 months ago

saw in imax, and it didn't seem like an imax movie in any way. just pointlessly loud in some parts that didn't need to be.
crazy loud music over slow art-film shots? How is that imax worthy?

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[–] Cathexis (112) 9 months ago

Standard digital, and I don't regret it. Nolan feeling the need to film a movie on IMAX 70mm when the majority of it is people standing around rooms talking is the height of pretentiousness.

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