I could make a 2 hour trip to see it in 70mm, or see it in IMAX in my neighborhood. Is the difference significant enough to warrant a special trip?

  • vaxcruor@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I saw the Hateful 8 in 70mm, and it was totally worth it. But, it had an intermission, and dialog was easy to follow.

    But Nolan films are a different verse l beast, I’m going to wait to watch it at home cause, pause, rewind and subtitles.

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      1 year ago

      Hateful Eight was shot and presented on 5/70 mm film. That’s a frame that is 5 perforations tall and 70mm wide. That gives you about 3.5 times the surface area of standard 35mm film, though at a much wider aspect ratio.

      IMAX is 15/70, so the same frame width as 5/70 but three times as tall. Though you actually inverse the width and height metrics because IMAX film is run through the projector horizontally rather than verticallly.

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      1 year ago

      I’m so glad I watched Hateful Eight in 70mm. That was one experience I’d love to repeat.