logo Sign In

Post #623555

Author
skyjedi2005
Parent topic
Last movie seen
Link to post in topic
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/623555/action/topic#623555
Date created
22-Feb-2013, 3:13 AM

asterisk8 said:

Saw two great classics in the theater recently. First was Casablanca with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra performing the score live. That was a fantastic experience, but was entirely dwarfed by 2001: A Space Odyssey in 70mm! I feel blessed by the gods to say that I saw a pristine 70mm print of 2001: ASO on the big screen, front and center about 10 rows back, with the screen nearly filling my vision, and the sound so beautifully loud that the high-pitched whine during the Stargate sequence was actually hurting people's ears (like it should). The overture, Ligeti's Atmospheres, played to a completely blackened house, and you could hear a pin drop from the moment it began to the moment the film ended.

Definitely a Top 3 Movie Experience for me. I feel like I can die a little more peacefully now that I've seen 2001 in 70mm.

Wish i could see a restored pristine print of star wars in 70mm or Empire strikes back.  We all know that can never happen thanks to George Lucas and his un-special bastardized versions since 1997.

 

I still stand by what i said about Skyfall a thriller that could be any other movie and not a very good one at that since you know what is going to happen before it happens.  Dark Knight Rises despite its minor flaws is a hundred times the film skyfall is, even the poorly made Mission Impossible 4 was better than skyfall. 

They claim that Mendes guy who made this turkey is doing the next film well i won't be seeing it then.  Bring back Martin Campbell he directed Goldeneye and Casino Royale he knows how to make a Bond film.