Post by Phoenix on Nov 2, 2006 17:08:20 GMT -5
Today I had a very, very awesome movie theater experience when I saw Nightmare Before Christmas on Disney Digital 3-D projection (to note, this is Lucas's Industrial Lights and Magic Technology, the same that will be used for Star Wars 3-D release). Below is a write up I did for my website this week. Has anyone else seen the beauty of Disney digital 3-D?
The past few years I've been going to see movies less and less. At first, I thought this may be because the quality of movies was going downhill. They didn't entertain me as much, I thought.
Reading many magazine articles on the subject, I've changed my mind. The number one reason I don't go the theater is because I can get the best movie experience in my own home. Since we've gotten our HDTV with the crystal clear picture and superior surround sound, why do I need to suffer through the sub-par picture and sometimes sub-par sound quality of a movie theater? Especially as movie ticket prices have risen to about $9 for an evening film, $6.75 for a matinee. For the price of evening tickets ($18) I can get Netflix's upgraded DVD service (3 DVDs at once, unlimited) and watch approx. ten films on my flawless TV screen a month.
Sure there are movies that I believe must be seen on the big screen and here in Florida movies on Saturday mornings before noon are only $4. Which is probably the only reason I've been going recently.
So today I saw the future of movie cinema - Disney Digital projection. We had to drive thirty minutes to the Muvico cinema where they have one of these expensive projectors.
I am no fan of 3-D in theater. I saw Superman Returns on the Imax and thought the effects were distracting, poorly done, and incomplete. I didn't think much of the film but the 3-D effects certainly ruined the experience more for me.
Disney Digital 3-D though is different. For one, you get a brand new pair of plastic glasses, not some over-used and hastily washed pair like you get for Imax screenings. This means your lenses are not scratched (big plus!). Second, the 3-D is subtle. It is more about the screen having more depth than things popping out at you, meaning less eye strain. Not only that but the picture, for the first time I've ever seen, was as clear as my HDTV.
Drawbacks? The ticket cost for our matinee was $8.50/each. I can deal with paying that though if I'm going to get an A+ movie experience.
If you have a theater near you playing Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3-D I highly suggest seeing for yourself. This should be the future of cinema.
The past few years I've been going to see movies less and less. At first, I thought this may be because the quality of movies was going downhill. They didn't entertain me as much, I thought.
Reading many magazine articles on the subject, I've changed my mind. The number one reason I don't go the theater is because I can get the best movie experience in my own home. Since we've gotten our HDTV with the crystal clear picture and superior surround sound, why do I need to suffer through the sub-par picture and sometimes sub-par sound quality of a movie theater? Especially as movie ticket prices have risen to about $9 for an evening film, $6.75 for a matinee. For the price of evening tickets ($18) I can get Netflix's upgraded DVD service (3 DVDs at once, unlimited) and watch approx. ten films on my flawless TV screen a month.
Sure there are movies that I believe must be seen on the big screen and here in Florida movies on Saturday mornings before noon are only $4. Which is probably the only reason I've been going recently.
So today I saw the future of movie cinema - Disney Digital projection. We had to drive thirty minutes to the Muvico cinema where they have one of these expensive projectors.
I am no fan of 3-D in theater. I saw Superman Returns on the Imax and thought the effects were distracting, poorly done, and incomplete. I didn't think much of the film but the 3-D effects certainly ruined the experience more for me.
Disney Digital 3-D though is different. For one, you get a brand new pair of plastic glasses, not some over-used and hastily washed pair like you get for Imax screenings. This means your lenses are not scratched (big plus!). Second, the 3-D is subtle. It is more about the screen having more depth than things popping out at you, meaning less eye strain. Not only that but the picture, for the first time I've ever seen, was as clear as my HDTV.
Drawbacks? The ticket cost for our matinee was $8.50/each. I can deal with paying that though if I'm going to get an A+ movie experience.
If you have a theater near you playing Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3-D I highly suggest seeing for yourself. This should be the future of cinema.
