Re: Cinema chains dimming movies up to 85% - 3D is killing the movies

Mike Findlay <[email protected]>
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Wow, hard to have much sympathy for an industry that gets basic customer service 
so wrong, so often.  You'd think having a bright, easily viewable and pleasant 
picture would be the first thing attended to in showing a movie.

Mike F.  




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From: Peter T. Chattaway <petert-LOVM4QxV+tDq6eQxt3vRmLDks+cytr/[email protected]>
To: DADL (off topic) <[email protected]>
Sent: Mon, May 23, 2011 11:38:21 AM
Subject: Re: [DADL-OT] Cinema chains dimming movies up to 85% - 3D is killing 
the movies

On Mon, 23 May 2011, Johne Cook wrote:
> I knew it! This article explains all. I've seen Thor in glorious 2D twice, once 
>on opening weekend, and again two weeks later (in a different, larger theater). 
>I've been saying that I prefer 2D to 3D because the image is brighter, but the 
>print was noticeably darker and less vibrant than the first time around.

Theatres have been notoriously bad at using the proper brightness for years 
anyway, no?  3D is just their latest excuse for under-projecting, but I don't 
think eliminating 3D would solve the problem.

BTW, I saw the new Pirates of the Caribbean in 3D yesterday, and found it very 
very dark ... but I was also annoyed by the constant orange-and-teal colour 
scheme, especially during the nighttime scenes, which I don't remember noticing 
in the earlier movies.

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