As good looking as the hobbit in 5k 48 and 3d and all that jazz was, it still did not hold a candle to 70mm.

I don't think film is dead just yet.

Also is it just me or was this an INCREDIBLY LOUD film? I thought it was just the theater cranking the volume to unhearable/dangerous levels like they usually do, but this theater has a good track record with volume levels and I've seen several films with great volume levels in there. I also noticed the quiet scenes were just about right, so I'm thinking it was just a problem with the actual mixing of the film.