The problem with IMAX for this one is that single-projector IMAX is too dim for 3D glasses and dual-projector IMAX can't show HFR at 4K because they overheat so the HFR parts are in 2K.I saw it in Dolby since I wanted the comfy reclining seats, especially with the three-hour runtime.
Most of the movie isn't HFR, it switches back and forth for the action scenes and the "spectacle" scenes. The normal "characters talking and doing stuff" parts are standard framerate.I didn't really notice the high frame rate. Maybe it's because the film is almost entirely CGI, the movie didn't feel like a movie set in the way high frame rates have hurt other films.
I thought someone said the entire movie is HFR but the talking scenes were just frame doubled to keep it at 60fps. Why would a duel IMax projector overheat at 4k when it is shown digitally?The problem with IMAX for this one is that single-projector IMAX is too dim for 3D glasses and dual-projector IMAX can't show HFR at 4K because they overheat so the HFR parts are in 2K.
Most of the movie isn't HFR, it switches back and forth for the action scenes and the "spectacle" scenes. The normal "characters talking and doing stuff" parts are standard framerate.
Good point (though it's 48 fps for the HFR parts and 24 fps for the normal parts). So as far as the projector is concerned, it's displaying the whole thing at 48 fps. But most of the movie has the doubled-up frames to make it appear 24 fps to the eye. I believe Cameron even did "ramp up" and "ramp down transitions where the duplicated frames wouldn't just stop suddenly.I thought someone said the entire movie is HFR but the talking scenes were just frame doubled to keep it at 60fps.
The same reason a PC graphics card gets hot when it's running a demanding game, I imagine. But I'm not an AV guy, I'm trusting the nerds at Reddit and Engadget.Why would a duel IMax projector overheat at 4k when it is shown digitally?
Except a PC graphics card is actually generating the image from code. A projector is just displaying the HDMI image from the bluray player or directly streamed.Good point (though it's 48 fps for the HFR parts and 24 fps for the normal parts). So as far as the projector is concerned, it's displaying the whole thing at 48 fps. But most of the movie has the doubled-up frames to make it appear 24 fps to the eye. I believe Cameron even did "ramp up" and "ramp down transitions where the duplicated frames wouldn't just stop suddenly.
Because of this, the whole movie in a dual laser IMAX 3D theater will be in 2K resolution only.
The same reason a PC graphics card gets hot when it's running a demanding game, I imagine. But I'm not an AV guy, I'm trusting the nerds at Reddit and Engadget.
*shrug*Except a PC graphics card is actually generating the image from code. A projector is just displaying the HDMI image from the bluray player or directly streamed.
So this was just speculation, then?*shrug*
Like I said, I don't know. I know that dual-projector IMAX theaters have received a 2K file for The Way of Water 3D. I don't understand the engineering of why.
The problem with IMAX for this one is that single-projector IMAX is too dim for 3D glasses and dual-projector IMAX can't show HFR at 4K because they overheat so the HFR parts are in 2K.
No.So this was just speculation, then?
Lol, I thought the same thing! They said "bro" as many times as Rose said "Jack" in Titanic. Cameron is great at structuring a story and manipulating audience's emotions, but dialogue isn't his strong suit.My only quibble ( no spoilers ) -
How many times the teenage characters call each other ‘Bro’.
It can be a new drinking game, seriously.
Lol, I thought the same thing! They said "bro" as many times as Rose said "Jack" in Titanic. Cameron is great at structuring a story and manipulating audience's emotions, but dialogue isn't his strong suit.
I actually feel the movie could have been even LONGER!! I would have liked to have spent an additional 20 minutes at the start of the film exploring the Sully family dynamic before the humans return.
So should I see this movie in standard, IMAX, IMAX 3D, Dolby or Dolby 3D?
…the days of the $2 billion take doth ended$17 million previews
$35 million pure Friday
probably around $130-$135 million opening weekend unless it explodes today and tomorrow
Oof. Not horrible, but still rather OOF.
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