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Topic: X-Men and 1-800-PHONE-THX
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Ted Costas
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 119
From: Hollywood, CA, USA
Registered: May 2000
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posted 07-17-2000 04:36 PM
No need to call TAP, we are already on our toes... Yes, there was indeed no PHONE THX end credit on X-MEN. It was one of those "there wasn't enough time to get it on the film" things. X-MEN was an interesting project, because it was also supposed to be in Surround EX... again, not enough time. And it still broke every July box office record... 57.5 million.Also, regarding placement of the PHONE THX end credit, it has to go at the end of the credits. Politics. And believe it or not, people who care really do stay 'till the end of the scroll. Our first TAP title with the PHONE THX end credit, Die Hard 3, had 63 legitimate calls, all of which TAP followed up on, after the first weekend. It's hard even for me to believe that 63 folks stayed 'till the end of the film, remembered the number, and went home, called, AND GAVE US THE NECESSARY INFORMATION for adequate follow up. I was shocked. On EP1, TAP got over 3000 calls, most of which were people either telling us how great the movie was or how badly they wanted to kill Jar Jar... Yet, 400 callers gave us THE DETAILS needed for us to follow up. One theatre got 21 calls for the way they butchered the opening, midnight show (a Canadian site). So the audience IS listening, and watching, too. And I must say, you guys (here at Film-Tech) don't miss a thing!!! THXfully Yours, Ted
Manager, THX Theatre Alignment Program
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John Walsh
Film God
Posts: 2490
From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way
Registered: Oct 1999
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posted 07-17-2000 10:32 PM
Joe has a good point, but I really feel that the theaters do need policing. In fact, I feel the current way THX monitors theaters should be the *minimum* standard for every theater, with results posted on the internet (like Evans C. does at his site.)
It's true that Techincolor sends crappy reels, and is a big pain in the ass wanting "their" print(s) before anyone else; that the distributors should be flogged for not getting ELR's going; the new silverless soundtracks do very little for the exhibitor; (too) high-speed printing, etc., etc.But only one idiot, making up and projecting only one show, can (in one swoop); degrade the reputation of the theater; the reputation of projectionists everywhere; ruin a patron's opinion of a film; and damage the print beyond any hope of repair (which is the least important, but still real bad.) It must be acknowledged that the bulk of problems are at the *theaters,* and are preventable. Anyone here, reading Brad's site obviously cares about projection, otherwise they wouldn't be here. It's no wonder some people here might feel a little resentment against someone commenting on their work. But, anyone who reads and learns stuff here is not the target. However, there are waaay too many people who don't know what they are doing- most of them probably well-meaning, but forced into the job by cheap owners. So, when it come to policing theaters, I think the idea of TAP is good, and should be supported. Bad theaters need to go- we need to put the "pro" back in "projection." (Corny, I know, but....!)
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Greg Anderson
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 766
From: Ogden Valley, Utah
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-18-2000 01:21 AM
Mr. Costas,What constitutes a legitimate complaint which TAP would be interested in? For example, if I say that all the Cinemark "Tinseltown" theatres around here have their LFE turned way down (presumably to prevent bleed-through to other auditoriums) does TAP care about that? Would TAP be more concerned about bleed-through or about completely inadequate LFE on a consistent basis? I saw X-MEN at a Cineplex/Lowes (or whatever it's called now) theatre on Friday and the sound was shrill. It wasn't unbearable, but the E.Q. was still not right. On Monday, I saw the film at a THX-certified Century theatre and the sound was great! Just how much does TAP want to know about the screening I saw on Friday? When I watched the film on Monday (at the good theatre) I noticed vertical lines in a couple of shots (at the train station when Sabertooth is choking Storm). These light-colored and/or white lines appeared for a moment and then, just as suddenly, they were gone. It looked like a bad print to me and not damage that the projectionist could have caused. Does TAP care about that? Or was that a problem on a number of prints?
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