customsteve01 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 The theatre that Caroline and I went to see it at was also on the loud side. I will say it was an excelent movie and Heath was amazing as the joker. To bad his life ended the way it did. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Just a few IMAX observations For background purposes... in the last few years I have seen maybe under 8 IMAX films at a IMAX theater. Sometimes, with fast action, the action itself is so fast, you can't take it all in. This is especially true in movies where they add a lot of computer stuff too. (Speed Racer) I appreciate the wow effect, but you just cant take it all in and process it all. The screen is just too big to do so. Like having your picture in your HT from the floor to the ceiling and 20 feet wide and your 10 feet back? What is it with BUGS and such being on the prints? I do not remember this a real problem with other films? The new digital projectors really DO look great in the newer theaters too. (OK Not IMAX, sorry, I am jumping conversations here..) No matter how cool the IMAX "experience" is at the local theater, it always sounds better at home on DVD. Last but not least, a lot of people are gonna blow speakers when this Dark Night movie comes out. It is like it has a mind of it's own.....Saying, "Go ahead..feed me power!!!! Your gonna love this explosion!" hehehehehe It was a great experience.... But those woofers and subs just were not doing so well in places. LOL At home, OMG, it will be scary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Don't feel bad Michael... I just saw Dark Knight with my son at the Brownsburg theater. Great movie but the sound was less than stellar. They have JBL at this theater with multiple surrounds on the side walls. We were in the sweet seats for imaging but get this. They showed the movie in 3 channel mode. Didn't even have the @)#(* Prologic amp on. The LRC had that honk in the EQ where they didn't get the horn quite right. I am just gonna stay home and watch movies. The seat is more comfy too! I was flabbergasted to see surrounds on the walls but NO SOUND. They should be ashamed of themselves. I have a good mind to invite the manager over to the company or my house so they can hear what accurate sounds like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelA Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Don't feel bad Michael... I have a good mind to invite the manager over to the company or my house so they can hear what accurate sounds like. I would love to see/hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 Roger reported that Dark Knight at the Keystone Art Cinema (with Klipsch sound- KPT250? on walls) was much clearer, no distortion, much more lifelike surround. I saw Atonement at that cinema and the sound is stellar. What many theaters pass off today as state of the art sound is very sad indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 If it's any help, I bought the ROlling Stones SHINE A LIGHT on DVD tonight and it sound far better on my system than it did in the large downtown IMAX with very underwelming sound system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I an not sure if the IMAX sound system was designed to handle regular movies soundtracks. Most IMAX films soundtrack can be surround but not like a movie is. Now IMAX has realized they can show movies like the Dark Knight and fill up their theater and make a lot more money. I don't thnk I have ever seen a full IMAX theater until I saw Jurrisac Park there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoreck Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Even with the sound being slightly sub-par...the cost of the movie was $13 for me in IMAX. Local regular theatre is $10.50. Why not go see it in IMAX at that point for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 I an not sure if the IMAX sound system was designed to handle regular movies soundtracks. Most IMAX films soundtrack can be surround but not like a movie is. Now IMAX has realized they can show movies like the Dark Knight and fill up their theater and make a lot more money. I don't thnk I have ever seen a full IMAX theater until I saw Jurrisac Park there. Excellent points. IMAX is mostly about the cameras, video technique and uber-big-screen projection for visual realism. Standard modern movies put a lot into mixing multiple channels into the soundtrack for sonic realism. S Showing a well-recorded first run movie (non-IMAX) format at a standard IMAX theater would therefore give less than stellar surround performance. Someone needs to sell IMAX a more natural sounding array of surround speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest srobak Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I was still living in Indy when they started showing regular movies at the IMAX there... Titanic, Hunt For Red October, Days of Thunder, The Holy Trilogy, others... the sound was pretty good on all of them, but the massive size of the picture is what was awesome. The opening shot of Red October with Sean Connery's eyebrows WAY larger than life... you could count the folicles... it was nuts. GREAT way to watch movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Don't feel bad Michael...I just saw Dark Knight with my son at the Brownsburg theater. Great movie but the sound was less than stellar. They have JBL at this theater with multiple surrounds on the side walls. We were in the sweet seats for imaging but get this. They showed the movie in 3 channel mode. Didn't even have the @)#(* Prologic amp on. The LRC had that honk in the EQ where they didn't get the horn quite right. I am just gonna stay home and watch movies. The seat is more comfy too! I was flabbergasted to see surrounds on the walls but NO SOUND. They should be ashamed of themselves. I have a good mind to invite the manager over to the company or my house so they can hear what accurate sounds like. Do IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 I was still living in Indy when they started showing regular movies at the IMAX there... Titanic, Hunt For Red October, Days of Thunder, The Holy Trilogy, others... the sound was pretty good on all of them, but the massive size of the picture is what was awesome. The opening shot of Red October with Sean Connery's eyebrows WAY larger than life... you could count the folicles... it was nuts. GREAT way to watch movies. Keef was scary [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 I an not sure if the IMAX sound system was designed to handle regular movies soundtracks. Most IMAX films soundtrack can be surround but not like a movie is. Now IMAX has realized they can show movies like the Dark Knight and fill up their theater and make a lot more money. I don't thnk I have ever seen a full IMAX theater until I saw Jurrisac Park there. Excellent points. IMAX is mostly about the cameras, video technique and uber-big-screen projection for visual realism. Standard modern movies put a lot into mixing multiple channels into the soundtrack for sonic realism. S Showing a well-recorded first run movie (non-IMAX) format at a standard IMAX theater would therefore give less than stellar surround performance. Someone needs to sell IMAX a more natural sounding array of surround speakers. Throw some Jubs up front and supporting surrounds with a bunch of Klipshc subs and there ya go!!![] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 I saw the recent Batman at an AMC theater in Seattle. The bass was,at best, very muddy. At the big explosions, it was loud mush. A few years ago the tour at Indy included a trip to a local theater. My recall is that it was using one 18 inch bass unit for a 1000 seat theater. Or something like that. Perhaps something similar was in the AMC theater. In my humble opinion, these movie theater set-ups are pretty much like having a 6 inch sub in living room. We are blessed at home with relatively large bass radiators in even the modest Klipsch systems. Wm McD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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