Sci-Fi Interstellar - Part 10

[spiderman2]

Why do so many movies have the score drowning out the dialogue?

Noah, Inherent Vice, etc

I don't know this is the first movie I have ever seen where I felt like the score was to loud to the point where it was hard to hear the dialogue. I have never had that issue up in till this movie and I saw noah by the way and had not trouble with that either. Still a great movie though but yeah the music need to be turned down a little bit.

 

[DA_Champion]

I don't know this is the first movie I have ever seen where I felt like the score was to loud to the point where it was hard to hear the dialogue. I have never had that issue up in till this movie and I saw noah by the way and had not trouble with that either. Still a great movie though but yeah the music need to be turned down a little bit.

I couldn't hear a single thing Hermione Granger said in Noah.

 

[spiderman2]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/20/this-is-how-interstellar-originally-ended

I think I like the ending they went with better. It was more emotionally rewarding.

So they where going to have it where coper doesn't end up finding his way back?

 

[DA_Champion]

Probably seven to eight times out of ten it is the theater's problem. The "surround sound" in most theaters is really unbalanced and half the time essentially re-mixes the film in a mumbo jumbo mess. When I used to work at a theater in high school, I'd go see movies late Monday night when no one was there and I'd go up to the projection booth and play around with the settings to my liking. My old roommate is still the GM at the theater and has told me time and time again that this is still a common problem. I think one reason why it is getting more obvious is because aside from IMAX, most theater "surround sound" systems are worse than what people have in their homes now. Theaters are too cheap to upgrade...which is one of the many reasons they are a dying industry haha.

I pay like $4 extra for the "Xtreme Screen", they should have better sound too.

Why don't directors make a different version of their films for theatres with bad sound systems?

 

[spiderman2]

I couldn't hear a single thing Hermione Granger said in Noah.

Really? While I didn't understand like 80% of what bane said the first time I saw dark knight rises but that was because of his voice and acent not the music the first time I saw that movie lol.

 

[spiderman2]

I pay like $4 extra for the "Xtreme Screen", they should have better sound too.

Why don't directors make a different version of their films for theatres with bad sound systems?

Never heard of Xtreme screen before?

 

[Warhammer]

McConaughey does mumble a bit in this movie. I'd miss a few words but my brain would work out what he said. Like when somebody speaks to you and you zone out only to realize what they said after they're done talking.

 

[spiderman2]

Probably seven to eight times out of ten it is the theater's problem. The "surround sound" in most theaters is really unbalanced and half the time essentially re-mixes the film in a mumbo jumbo mess. When I used to work at a theater in high school, I'd go see movies late Monday night when no one was there and I'd go up to the projection booth and play around with the settings to my liking. My old roommate is still the GM at the theater and has told me time and time again that this is still a common problem. I think one reason why it is getting more obvious is because aside from IMAX, most theater "surround sound" systems are worse than what people have in their homes now. Theaters are too cheap to upgrade...which is one of the many reasons they are a dying industry haha.

So they have like 30 year old surround sound in theaters lol. While I don't have surround sound at home so I wouldn't know about that. Why do you say that theaters are a dieying industry?

 

[DA_Champion]

Never heard of Xtreme screen before?

It's just the marketing name for the more expensive screens of the HOYTS chain.

I don't know what it is, but they charge more money, so the sound should be better.

 

[Warhammer]

I am glad I live in a pretty populated area. I never have issues with my theaters being s***ty.

 

[weezerspider]

I pay like $4 extra for the "Xtreme Screen", they should have better sound too.

Why don't directors make a different version of their films for theatres with bad sound systems?

They can't go to every single theater and test out the film. There isn't a list of theaters with bad sound. It just is what it is. Similar to back when there was film projection, you could go see a film and it look like crap because the print is scratched and the projectionist is a new kid who doesn't know what he's doing. Like I said, it just is what it is. That said, I know for a fact that most good directors would do just that (check every single theater) if it was humanly possible. PTA watched Magnolia in every theater in the L.A. area and gave the projectionists directions. Chris Nolan apparently did a similar thing with Inception. Scorsese hassled a high school kid working as a projectionist in New York because he walked in on Raging Bull and it looked like ****. Scorsese has complained about the sound a lot recently.

So they have like 30 year old surround sound in theaters lol. While I don't have surround sound at home so I wouldn't know about that. Why do you say that theaters are a dieying industry?

I can't speak for everyone, but the systems at my local theater (and its chain which I won't name) are 25 years old exactly. As far as theaters dying, for the most part, movie theaters are doing worse and worse business, partially due to things like Netflix, VOD, Redbox ect and partially due to the rise of quality in TV. There are many factors, no one knows for sure. Speilberg and Lucas think they'll be gone in ten years. I think that's going a bit chicken little on the situation, but it's definitely at a crossroads, to say the least.

 

[Warhammer]

If theaters lower prices, it'll be a step in the right direction. That could happen if the percentages between theaters and studios change. Honestly, I feel like films have a certain magic that can't replicated. With my 1080p TV, comfort of my own home, and the curtains closed, it is awesome. But it still doesn't beat the theater. Or maybe I'm just looking through rose-tinted glasses.

 

[weezerspider]

If theaters lower prices, it'll be a step in the right direction. That could happen if the percentages between theaters and studios change. Honestly, I feel like films have a certain magic that can't replicated. With my 1080p TV, comfort of my own home, and the curtains closed, it is awesome. But it still doesn't beat the theater. Or maybe I'm just looking through rose-tinted glasses.

I agree. I prefer the theater experience. I'm sure the industry will adapt. The music industry was doomed with MP3 and Napster and while it's not in a great place now, it's recovering and it has adapted. The film industry will adapt somehow.

 

[spiderman2]

I am glad I live in a pretty populated area. I never have issues with my theaters being s***ty.

I am in a smaller area as the town I live in has like 13000 people and the town that is close by where I normal go to the movies has I like there theater better has they have better sets has like 18000 people but this was is the first movie that I had sound issues with.

 

[Faora]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/20/this-is-how-interstellar-originally-ended

I think I like the ending they went with better. It was more emotionally rewarding.

Better?
Expand a little. Add in the middle "don't let me go." And very good.
[YT]watch?v=LmCAAZSN5Ic[/YT]
But I prefer ending in the movie. Optimistic and happy end.

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IMAX-Cell in Blu-ray:

 

[spiderman2]

They can't go to every single theater and test out the film. There isn't a list of theaters with bad sound. It just is what it is. Similar to back when there was film projection, you could go see a film and it look like crap because the print is scratched and the projectionist is a new kid who doesn't know what he's doing. Like I said, it just is what it is. That said, I know for a fact that most good directors would do just that (check every single theater) if it was humanly possible. PTA watched Magnolia in every theater in the L.A. area and gave the projectionists directions. Chris Nolan apparently did a similar thing with Inception. Scorsese hassled a high school kid working as a projectionist in New York because he walked in on Raging Bull and it looked like ****. Scorsese has complained about the sound a lot recently.



I can't speak for everyone, but the systems at my local theater (and its chain which I won't name) are 25 years old exactly. As far as theaters dying, for the most part, movie theaters are doing worse and worse business, partially due to things like Netflix, VOD, Redbox ect and partially due to the rise of quality in TV. There are many factors, no one knows for sure. Speilberg and Lucas think they'll be gone in ten years. I think that's going a bit chicken little on the situation, but it's definitely at a crossroads, to say the least.

I have never really heard about theaters doing worse and worse before. I don't think things like red box, VOD ect are going to make a difference at all when it comes to theaters because most people don't have any thing even close to as big has a movie theater screen so to say they are going to be gone in 10 years is just crazy. When it comes to dvd sales I would say those things make a difference because you can rent movies pretty cheap with those things and not spend has much has if you bough the movie. If movie theaters go away to then I think you can say good by to big action special effect movies to because with out boxoffice how are studios going to make all that money up?

If all they have is dvd sales then I think all you are going to see is smaller budge movies being made as stuidos are not going to beabe to affored to spend like 200 million with that lost in boxoffice. I do think though that ticket prices being as high has they are is bad though has it cost a lot to go to the movies. Heck the theater I go to cost like 11 and with just a small pop corn and soda is like another 14 so that is like 25 and if you have a family. At the same time a lot of things cost a lot. Going bowling ant cheap either.

 

[weezerspider]

I have never really heard about theaters doing worse and worse before. I don't think things like red box, VOD ect are going to make a difference at all when it comes to theaters because most people don't have any thing even close to as big has a movie theater screen so to say they are going to be gone in 10 years is just crazy. When it comes to dvd sales I would say those things make a difference because you can rent movies pretty cheap with those things and not spend has much has if you bough the movie. If movie theaters go away to then I think you can say good by to big action special effect movies to because with out boxoffice how are studios going to make all that money up?

If all they have is dvd sales then I think all you are going to see is smaller budge movies being made as stuidos are not going to beabe to affored to spend like 200 million with that lost in boxoffice. I do think though that ticket prices being as high has they are is bad though has it cost a lot to go to the movies. Heck the theater I go to cost like 11 and with just a small pop corn and soda is like another 14 so that is like 25 and if you have a family. At the same time a lot of things cost a lot. Going bowling ant cheap either.

This isn't 2002. There are many other ways to get your film seen outside of DVDs and theaters, hence why theaters are struggling. If there wasn't a strong home market through VOD, Netflix, pirating ect we wouldn't be having this conversation because people would still be going to theaters, but they aren't. Of course (some) big budget films still make money on the big screen, which is why the major production companies are sadly only making those films nowadays. The mid-budget film is dead and independent cinema is getting less and less support from the bigger studios aside from already established filmmakers(WB throwing Spike Lee and PTA bones recently). I like big films as much as the next guy and I'm not gonna blame superhero films or anything, but it would be nice if a major studio could release an orignal mid-budget adult film every once in awhile.

 

[spiderman2]

This isn't 2002. There are many other ways to get your film seen outside of DVDs and theaters, hence why theaters are struggling. If there wasn't a strong home market through VOD, Netflix, pirating ect we wouldn't be having this conversation because people would still be going to theaters, but they aren't. Of course (some) big budget films still make money on the big screen, which is why the major production companies are sadly only making those films nowadays. The mid-budget film is dead and independent cinema is getting less and less support from the bigger studios aside from already established filmmakers(WB throwing Spike Lee and PTA bones recently). I like big films as much as the next guy and I'm not gonna blame superhero films or anything, but it would be nice if a major studio could release an orignal mid-budget adult film every once in awhile.

Yes I know that it isn't 2012 but still things like DVD's are not like watching a movie on a big big theater screen and I would say very few people have a tv or projection tv that is bigger then like 80 inches has to get any thing even close to the size of a theater screen cost a forchane. I haven't really seen or heard any thing before that shows that people are not still going to the movies. I think I heard that boxoffice numbers where down this year but that doesn't really mean much because some years are not going to do has while has another's depending on how many good movies there are that year plus I think 2013 was up compared to like 2012, 2011 or something like that.

 

[chamber-music]

I like how unapologetically pro-space exploration this film is.

It's interesting to me that a lot of people don't see the merit in Matt Damon's character.

His character reminded me of Mark Strong's crazy Captain Pinbacker from Sunshine. Both guys from previous missions who spent too much time alone and ended up screwing up the mission to save the human race.

Damon's character was a selfish coward while Pinbacker was a fundamentalist who believed it was god's will that mankind go extinct.

 

[Travesty]

A few of my people didn't see Interstellar so I had to see it again. My views haven't changed. The sound mix and aspect ratio problems still exist the 2nd time around and the ending is pretty weak.

Yeah, the sound was unbearable at times, and I'm getting sick of these IMAX ratio changes. After the movie is out of theaters, I think the IMAX scenes hurt the film, cause of the constant switches.

I dunno, some people love them, but I just see it as a short term gimmick that hurts the movie when watching it at home. I find it annoying.

 

[Kane52630]

Yeah, for Nolan's next film either go full IMAX or go home.

 

[batman1]

What Kane said! For some reason if people don't like Nolan they just go all in on dude. There's directors I don't like but I don't devote time to it. I just say they suck or not then move on. I think people hate that he gets so much credit and he isn't their favorite director. Let it go. We love Mr. Nolan!!

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Maybe Kane should've used a bit more exposition.

 

[batman1]

maybe kane should've used a bit more exposition.

lmao!

 

[Gee]

I didn't mind the ratio switch that much. Sure, at some moments the quick changes were a bit annoying but overall I wasn't really annoyed.

And unless Nolan's next film is at most 120 minutes, I don't see him going full IMAX. Isn't there a limit of IMAX film that can be used inside the camera?