What was the last movie you watched?

Spiritual_Chaos

HughFreakingDillon said:

I've been meaning to ask, what is all this "in 35 mm" or "in 70mm" mean?

35mm is what you went and saw, when you watched movies in the cinema before ~2010 or whatever.





Quentin can describe what you see now, when you go see films in the cinema:

"As far as I'm concerned, digital projection and DCPs is the death of cinema as I know it ... The fact that most films now are not presented in 35 mm means that the war is lost. Digital projections, that's just television in public. And apparently the whole world is OK with television in public, but what I knew as cinema is dead."

HughFreakingDillon

so is this just Qurmudgeon Quintin being himself, or does it actually make a difference? the movies I see on screen look fantastic. 

Spiritual_Chaos

HughFreakingDillon said:

so is this just Qurmudgeon Quintin being himself, or does it actually make a difference? the movies I see on screen look fantastic. 

For me, it's all about the magic of the format. 

What city do you live in?

HughFreakingDillon

Winnipeg Manitoba Canada

CROJAM95

Oppenheimer in 70mm imax was noticeably great

Nolan releases always get the treatment

inception back in the day even better cause of the action sequences

CarryTheZero

For filmmakers who still film movies in film, it’s quite a bit different. The editing process becomes a bit more laborious. It’s possibly forcing the director to make different choices about how they set up their shots, how many takes they go through, etc.

Digital projection movies do look fantastic, but actual film does as well. Growing up going to the cinema and looking back to see the projectionist up in the booth, hear the projector spin up, the whir of the motor, the change of the reels, seeing the burn mark in the upper corner to cue the reel change (Fight Club!), it’s all a bit of another era that feels a bit lost now that theaters are digital. It’s a little less personal.

Do I still go to the theater? Yeah, a lot. I love it. Especially when it’s full and people are loving the experience. I’ve recently begun going back to an old art house theater in Atlanta I used to go to. I forgot how fun it was to see movies (old, new, quirky) with an audience of film loving people.

It’s also a bit like vinyl versus cd and/or streaming. There’s a difference in the sound, the experience of the gatefold cover, big liner notes. For other people, they don’t care about the difference. They just listen to the music.

In the end, I just love the theater. It was more exciting and intimate and generated a feeling of togetherness than theaters today. I love the idea of actual film. It’s funny though, we may be discussing one day the disappearance of a digital theater. Just watch the movies at home. I’d be sad about that too. There really is something to be said for the communal experience of the theater.

Can you imagine not seeing Avengers: Endgame in a theater? My theater was like a concert. Gasps, cheering, etc. It was awesome.

Can I imagine not watching Into the Wild in a small, quiet theater while Hal Holbrook broke my heart, knowing he wasn’t going to get Christopher McCandless to stop wandering and stay connected to someone and not die alone? That was quite an emotional experience.

I love the movies and the cinema.

Pap

On the plane from LHR to ORD:

Couples Retreat (2009)

Big Miracle (2012)

On the plane from ORD to LHR:

A Good Person (2023)

Buddy Games: Spring Awakening (2023)

Blueback (2022)

HughFreakingDillon

CarryTheZero said:

For filmmakers who still film movies in film, it’s quite a bit different. The editing process becomes a bit more laborious. It’s possibly forcing the director to make different choices about how they set up their shots, how many takes they go through, etc.

Digital projection movies do look fantastic, but actual film does as well. Growing up going to the cinema and looking back to see the projectionist up in the booth, hear the projector spin up, the whir of the motor, the change of the reels, seeing the burn mark in the upper corner to cue the reel change (Fight Club!), it’s all a bit of another era that feels a bit lost now that theaters are digital. It’s a little less personal.

Do I still go to the theater? Yeah, a lot. I love it. Especially when it’s full and people are loving the experience. I’ve recently begun going back to an old art house theater in Atlanta I used to go to. I forgot how fun it was to see movies (old, new, quirky) with an audience of film loving people.

It’s also a bit like vinyl versus cd and/or streaming. There’s a difference in the sound, the experience of the gatefold cover, big liner notes. For other people, they don’t care about the difference. They just listen to the music.

In the end, I just love the theater. It was more exciting and intimate and generated a feeling of togetherness than theaters today. I love the idea of actual film. It’s funny though, we may be discussing one day the disappearance of a digital theater. Just watch the movies at home. I’d be sad about that too. There really is something to be said for the communal experience of the theater.

Can you imagine not seeing Avengers: Endgame in a theater? My theater was like a concert. Gasps, cheering, etc. It was awesome.

Can I imagine not watching Into the Wild in a small, quiet theater while Hal Holbrook broke my heart, knowing he wasn’t going to get Christopher McCandless to stop wandering and stay connected to someone and not die alone? That was quite an emotional experience.

I love the movies and the cinema.

love it

PJ_Soul

HughFreakingDillon said:

so is this just Qurmudgeon Quintin being himself, or does it actually make a difference? the movies I see on screen look fantastic. 

I think it's similar to the difference between audiophiles and non-audiphiles. Yeah, there is definitely a difference... but only audiophiles really care about that difference. Same goes with cinephiles!

23scidoo

Spiritual_Chaos

Are you peeps watching the new Exorcist tonight?

HughFreakingDillon

thinking of going to The Creator. 

CarryTheZero

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Are you peeps watching the new Exorcist tonight?

Let me know how it is. My scary movie buddy moved to another state. Boo. My other movie buddy does not do scary movies.

I’ll see it probably, but this afternoon going to The Creator.

CarryTheZero

Fall break, so this morning:

CarryTheZero

CROJAM95

CarryTheZero said:

Spill the beans

i heard it’s pretty good

CarryTheZero

I liked it a lot. It’s not the best thing I’ve ever seen, but I’m very happy to see an original IP sci-fi film. It’s got a lot of great world building in it, and the (mostly) on location filming looks beautiful. Shot for $80 million, it looks like they spent quite a bit more. It’s a bit darker than you think it will be. Almost a future set war movie with heavy shades of America’s actions in Vietnam thrown in. Allison Janney is not a nice person (in this movie, I’m sure she’s great!).

Worth your time.

CarryTheZero

CROJAM95

Fargo

been a while , brilliant 

Spiritual_Chaos