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I saw this movie tonight, it still seems to bring in the crowds on the weekends even after 2 months. I was perfectly happy waiting for the 4K Blu-ray to come out to see this, but the GF wanted to see it with her friend and bought three tickets, so I didn't have much of a choice. As for the movie itself, it's a good one and I like it a lot. Good pacing for the most part, though I did come away feeling bad for Val Kilmer in real life, poor guy.
Now on to the part where I explain why I wanted to wait for the 4K Blu-ray. The presentation at AMC Bowles Crossing 12 was horrible. The picture was extremely dim even though the bulb was overfocused. Not sure of they have a 3D element in front of the lens or they just run the bulb low to save those precious pennies. Or perhaps both. The image was also slightly fuzzy. Next, the sound sucked the big one. Or maybe the impotent one. The left surround was absolutely louder than the right, and it was rarely present to begin with. There was no discernible stereo separation from the speakers behind the screen. I could hear some subwoofer, too bad it was the subwoofer from whatever movie was playing in the adjacent auditorium bleeding through the walls. That's all I could hear though as the subs in this auditorium were either off or physically missing. The exit lights bled onto the screen washing the image out more than it already was in addition to adding a colored tint to both corners. The auditorium lights didn't dim all the way, maybe to about 5-10% further reducing contrast. Lastly the guy next to me kinda smelled. I did not appreciate the fact that he exists in this world, and his parents should feel shame.
Can someone tell me why movie theaters still exist? TVs at home with HDR engaged are much brighter with far better contrast and color. A sound bar purchased at Target gives better audio. I haven't seen a good presentation in a real movie theater since I projected myself. At least at home I have consistent quality, way brighter and better image and infinitely better audio. There's no way in advance to know if a movie theater will have good presentation, but at home I always know that if there's an issue, it's the disc. If theaters wanna compete with that, they all need to do better than what I can get at home. Sadly, nothing seems to have changed for the better in decades.
Oh and I will not pay premium prices for the premium auditoriums, mostly because I have more than 13 functioning brain cells.
Now on to the part where I explain why I wanted to wait for the 4K Blu-ray. The presentation at AMC Bowles Crossing 12 was horrible. The picture was extremely dim even though the bulb was overfocused. Not sure of they have a 3D element in front of the lens or they just run the bulb low to save those precious pennies. Or perhaps both. The image was also slightly fuzzy. Next, the sound sucked the big one. Or maybe the impotent one. The left surround was absolutely louder than the right, and it was rarely present to begin with. There was no discernible stereo separation from the speakers behind the screen. I could hear some subwoofer, too bad it was the subwoofer from whatever movie was playing in the adjacent auditorium bleeding through the walls. That's all I could hear though as the subs in this auditorium were either off or physically missing. The exit lights bled onto the screen washing the image out more than it already was in addition to adding a colored tint to both corners. The auditorium lights didn't dim all the way, maybe to about 5-10% further reducing contrast. Lastly the guy next to me kinda smelled. I did not appreciate the fact that he exists in this world, and his parents should feel shame.
Can someone tell me why movie theaters still exist? TVs at home with HDR engaged are much brighter with far better contrast and color. A sound bar purchased at Target gives better audio. I haven't seen a good presentation in a real movie theater since I projected myself. At least at home I have consistent quality, way brighter and better image and infinitely better audio. There's no way in advance to know if a movie theater will have good presentation, but at home I always know that if there's an issue, it's the disc. If theaters wanna compete with that, they all need to do better than what I can get at home. Sadly, nothing seems to have changed for the better in decades.
Oh and I will not pay premium prices for the premium auditoriums, mostly because I have more than 13 functioning brain cells.
<--Joe )
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