First time/ Dolby theater !!!!

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stlrman

First time/ Dolby theater !!!!
« on: 23 Feb 2019, 11:06 pm »
Oh my !!!! :thumb:
Best movie experience I’ve ever had !!
The sound is perfect , mind boggling , seat kickers!! Recliners
Huge , enormous screen!! So sharp, so colorful, darkest blacks !!
It costs more money, but it’s like flying first class.
Our local AMC Loews just opened one a few months ago, and I’m hooked after seeing and hearing what a movie should be.
There are only maybe 150 in the US right now .

Anybody experience a Dolby theatre? What are your thoughts ?

https://allthingsfadra.com/dolby-cinema-total-cinema-experience/
Dolby Cinema
My favorite feature of Dolby would be the rumbling chairs. If an explosion or something happens, all of the seats in the theater rumble. The chairs also recline.
Dual 4K laser projectors. This means two projectors, each one at 4K resolution. Laser projection means that, because the traditional lamp is not used, anything on the screen that is black will be projected actually black. In a typical theater, because a lamp is used, anything that is black will actually be a dull gray.
The sound quality is absolutely amazing. We have just over 100 speakers in there, which means that the sound literally comes from all around you. If an object flies past the camera, you can hear it move from the front to the back of the theater. This is amazing for big musical pieces, as each instrument gets its own corner of the theater.
Less seats means less cleaning for us ushers. It’s also easier to get food or spills off of the chairs, as they are leather instead of cloth-type stuff.

WGH

Re: First time/ Dolby theater !!!!
« Reply #1 on: 24 Feb 2019, 02:44 am »
What did you see? It sounds fantastic. I love state of the art theaters.

The Loft Cinema in Tucson has a wide screen with a restored 70mm reel-to-reel projector. The restored 70mm film of "2001: A Space Odyssey" was amazing. "Roma" with surround sound was totally immersive on the big screen. "Roma" was shot in 65mm using the Alexa65 digital camera.

70mm film of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

stlrman

Re: First time/ Dolby theater !!!!
« Reply #2 on: 24 Feb 2019, 01:53 pm »
I saw , How to Train Your Dragon 3 , which was just spectacular in every way!!
Here is a great short article about Dolby . JJ Abrams was gob smacked !!
500 times the dynamic range of a regular theater-1,000,000 to 1
I hVe read great things about 70 mm.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.digitaltrends.com/movies/dolby-cinema-theater-the-force-awakens-tour-impressions/%3famp

Some theaters that be near you:


The entrance to the theater: just one theater of a AMC Loews




tjhendry

Re: First time/ Dolby theater !!!!
« Reply #3 on: 24 Feb 2019, 04:04 pm »
I haven't had the Dolby experience.  I'm happy every time I walk into a movie theater....not necessarily when I leave.

I think it's unfortunate that most people are content with streaming.  When the lights go down in a theater you are immersed in a different relationship with the sights and sounds.  Roma might win a couple Oscars tonight and we know most viewers saw it on a "small" screen , even if it measured 60-inches.    I saw it in a theater and can't help but think some great sets and cinematography were lost on TV screens. (Some of the sound effect were a little self-indulgent.)

I don't think it was this year's best movie  but  Netflix could have had a distribution plan that let more people fairly compare in to Black Klansman.