captainsolo said:

I find this kinda depressing actually. Sure it sounds nice, but displays will get better and better and finally kill of theatrical distribution.

I don't think there is any reason to worry about that. Right now we can watch newly released movies off the internet if we want. That hasn't killed theatrical distribution. The trend of technology should force theaters to make the movie-going experience more meaningful. But it will always have the advantage of being a huge screen and an experience shared by a roomful of strange people :p

Most people aren't going to know or care about scope films. When I really really want to enjoy something in scope, I'll go out and buy a projector and fit an anamorphic lens. For cheaper than this thing.

Had to wiki "scope films." Sounds like they're already done for. Regardless of format, won't people care about films that were good? Maybe I'm misunderstanding something here...

When was the last time you even saw a great scope movie? Everything is shot in such a flat style nowadays that even scope has become lifeless. (Never thought I'd be saying that.)

I agree about the lifelessness, but isn't that a different topic?

Your concerns remind me of camera enthusiasts who worry about the innovations being made for point-and-shoots which feature very long zooms and focus that is completely adjustable in post-processing. They worry that these and other emerging features will at least crowd out the (d)slr market, if not make it obsolete. Technology can't be stopped, but I don't think any point-and-shoot or big wide screen (or CGI) is going to hurt substantive creations unless creators let it happen by failing to create worthwhile works.