I SEE SPIDEY said:
I never understood the Imax thing, it's just a theater, except the screen is real big and you can see movies in 3D. This record seems meaningless to me, I mean good for the movie and Imax but does it really matter?
BTW: I wouldn't be paying more money to see a movie, 3D or no.
I saw both Superman Returns and the last Harry Potter movie in IMAX.
Believe me , a normal theatre really doesn't compare with IMAX.
Aside from the fact that the screen is far bigger then you're average screen , the image quality is greatly improved.
dark_b gave the perfect example with a normal trailer and a high def trailer.
WIth Imax , the screen is blown up but also the quality of the images are improved quite dramatically. You see details that you would normally never see , VFX become more clearer. That effect was particularly impressive when i saw Harry Potter. The detail during that maze fight was astounding.
Also what makes IMAX better , is that unlike normal cinemes where you usually sit more to the back cause if you sit in the front you can't see the whole screen , IMAX retains the quality of it's images when you sit in the front. You can still see the whole movie.
It's truly an amazing thing. And the 3-D effect is definately something that i would consider to be the future of filmmaking. Like IMAX , where the image quality is greatly enhanced , the 3-D effect enhances the effect even more.
You can see details that you'd normally never see.
The CG cape of SUperman when he pushes the shuttle into space looked very real IMO.
t: I think it will do well in normal theaters but in IMAX? Not so sure. IMAX is ideal for live action in my opnion not animated stuff like Open Season with all due respect to that film.
