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One of the very best Movie House experiences was going with the family to watch Bugs Bunny on the big screen. It was hilarious and a completely different experience. Likewise for a few years the local theatre conglomerate (Cineplex) ran a 'classic' move festival. Most notably I recall Goldfinger on the big screen (I was 3 when it came out) - it was amazing to see it (and the details of it) on the big screen.
 
One I'm interested in maybe seeing is the revamped "Wizard of Oz" they're playing on the dome built in Las Vegas. Redone in 8G resolution it has also had "wide screen" additions so it has sky, full side to side video and such so the picture you see is so much bigger than what was originally released. May or may not be worth it, but might be worth a checking out.
 
mikephillips said:
One I'm interested in maybe seeing is the revamped "Wizard of Oz" they're playing on the dome built in Las Vegas. Redone in 8G resolution it has also had "wide screen" additions so it has sky, full side to side video and such so the picture you see is so much bigger than what was originally released. May or may not be worth it, but might be worth a checking out.
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I think the one they have been showing lately on the small screen is as much as I'm happy with.
That's one of the few movie musicals that don't make me puke, Babes in Toyland is another.
I don't travel anywhere anymore and Las Vegas would be low on my list.
My sister just came back from there, was blown away at the dome, but she still tokes.
 
At the risk of "piling on", the only thing I'd attend in Las Vegas is a Formula One race...
 
ckeithjordan said:
At the risk of "piling on", the only thing I'd attend in Las Vegas is a Formula One race...
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Isn't that the one where they have the phony painted marinas with phony boats, or is that Miami?
Besides, being there limits the ability to see what's going on around the track.
I went to the US GP at the Glen back in the sixties, my first live race of any kind and If I wasn't in love with F1 I would have hated it.
The view I had was of the start/finish line high on a hill, and the winner finished the last three laps on three wheels.
He broke a lower A arm but finished first, nowadays he would have retired the car, and caused a red flag.
I also miss the sound of the V12.
 
Well, I'd prefer to see it if they put it on the net. Granted, wouldn't be as impressive as many feet tall and wide, but my 49 inch wide screen is fine for me, considering growing up with a analog tv maybe 1/4 the size screen wise.
 
Isn't that the one where they have the phony painted marinas with phony boats, or is that Miami?

That's Miami and if there's one place tackier than LV...whoops! (I'd better quit before I tweak someone's nose.) What I meant was there's nothing in LV worth doing or seeing except for F1. I've been through LV on I-15 and it doesn't look that inviting, but that's me. I like street circuits for racing, and the one I'd definitely like to attend is Monaco...
 
mikephillips said:
Well, I'd prefer to see it if they put it on the net. Granted, wouldn't be as impressive as many feet tall and wide, but my 49 inch wide screen is fine for me, considering growing up with a analog tv maybe 1/4 the size screen wise.
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I don't even think I had a color TV until I got married in 69.
BIG console Zenith, one day it actually blew up and we didn't have TV for years after, didn't miss it.
Now we have a very old 36" flat screen, with NO smart functions, NO streaming.
I was on the verge of dropping F1 from my recordings until McLaren started kicking Red Bulls butt.
Ferrari started not shooting themselves in the foot too.
I've already stopped recording all other motor sports completely.
Since I've become slightly disabled I can't even consider going to Laguna Seca for the Vintage races.
I went for two years back a while ago, once was great and the second time I had to babysit an idiot.
 
My flat screen is 20yo, I don't have streaming services but I do grab tv/movies from the net to an outside storage drive. Then play them when I feel like it through a cheap laptop to the flatscreen. It'll be done that way until it stops working..
 
One of my college students is studying to be a movie (video) director. I asked him if he'd ever seen Lawrence of Arabia, with its broad views of mountains, battles between British and Arab armies, sunset over the desert, etc. He didn't know the film, and said he'd watch it when he got home.

Next day I asked what he thought. His reply: it was ok, but the mountains, deserts, battle scenes, etc. weren't anything special.

He'd watched it on his smartphone.

Think of it - millions of people now only see films on small screens. Smartphones, tablets, high-res TV, etc. Sad. Hardly anyone sees films on large screens in theaters. Cinemascope, PanaVision, Cinerama - even standard screen ratio films are now watched on screens so small you miss many details.

yeesh

Tom M.
 
You know, I've never watched a tv or movie on my phone in the 20 some years of having a smart phone. Don't play games either. The small size and loss of the "wow" for many of them is a prime reason, not to mention I have better things to do with my free time than sit staring at a phone. I don't have the huge flatscreen that you can get these days, but the one I have is plenty so I watch everything these. Yes, kids can call me an old guy....
 
We get a pretty good presentation on our 65" screen, but I agree, it's not like a theater presentation. How anyone can get anything worthwhile by watching a movie on a smart phone? Beyond my comprehension. (n) :unsure:
 
NutmegCT said:
One of my college students is studying to be a movie (video) director. I asked him if he'd ever seen Lawrence of Arabia, with its broad views of mountains, battles between British and Arab armies, sunset over the desert, etc. He didn't know the film, and said he'd watch it when he got home.

Next day I asked what he thought. His reply: it was ok, but the mountains, deserts, battle scenes, etc. weren't anything special.

He'd watched it on his smartphone.

Think of it - millions of people now only see films on small screens. Smartphones, tablets, high-res TV, etc. Sad. Hardly anyone sees films on large screens in theaters. Cinemascope, PanaVision, Cinerama - even standard screen ratio films are now watched on screens so small you miss many details.

yeesh

Tom M.
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I never liked watching movies on a small screen (or with small speakers for that matter). I had a (at the time massive) 32 inch CRT Sony which weighed as much as an MGB engine but movies on that just weren't doing it. I realized I could pick up a used 1080p projector for less than the cost of a 48 inch flatscreen, and that plus a 120x80 remnant of movie theatre screen from a surplus seller meant that I now have a 10 foot movie screen in my "TV" room. I finally did trade out the old 32 inch CRT for a free 54 inch LCD TV that had a pretty bad scrape on it. I buffed it out as best I could and you can't see the flaw when its on, but it very obvious when the TV is off and the room lights are on. Even so, the 54 inch TV still is no comparison to rolling down the 10 foot screen (in front of the TV) and lighting off the projector.

Add in a little over 1000 watts of commercial grade amplicifation and speakers that were also free because "they take up so much space", and watching a movie at home is more like being at the theatre. I do still go to the theatre when there is something I really want to experience (and I don't have a popcorn machine!)....
 
YakkoWarner said:
I never liked watching movies on a small screen (or with small speakers for that matter). I had a (at the time massive) 32 inch CRT Sony which weighed as much as an MGB engine but movies on that just weren't doing it. I realized I could pick up a used 1080p projector for less than the cost of a 48 inch flatscreen, and that plus a 120x80 remnant of movie theatre screen from a surplus seller meant that I now have a 10 foot movie screen in my "TV" room. I finally did trade out the old 32 inch CRT for a free 54 inch LCD TV that had a pretty bad scrape on it. I buffed it out as best I could and you can't see the flaw when its on, but it very obvious when the TV is off and the room lights are on. Even so, the 54 inch TV still is no comparison to rolling down the 10 foot screen (in front of the TV) and lighting off the projector.

Add in a little over 1000 watts of commercial grade amplicifation and speakers that were also free because "they take up so much space", and watching a movie at home is more like being at the theatre. I do still go to the theatre when there is something I really want to experience (and I don't have a popcorn machine!)....
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I will never go to a theater again. Just too much junk to deal with other people being jerks. Sound too loud and no subtitles. I need to rewind quite a bit to get things that go by too fast. Movies now are not interesting enough. My little flat screen is enough for me until it dies.
 
An old meme -

European movies tell stories.
American movies have explosions.
 
gonzo said:
The Marx Brothers also wrote a few interesting and entertaining books. "Harpo Speaks" comes to mind.
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I just watched an old PBS program that was reaired, Groucho and Cavett.
One of the true geniuses of our time.
Now He should be getting the Presidential Medal Of Freedom, instead of some internet hack.
Come to think of it I think he did, from Clinton???
 
equiprx said:
I will never go to a theater again. Just too much junk to deal with other people being jerks. Sound too loud and no subtitles. I need to rewind quite a bit to get things that go by too fast. Movies now are not interesting enough. My little flat screen is enough for me until it dies.
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I've always wondered why the sound has to be so LOUD at modern movies?
 
Its worse at some theatres than others in terms of volume - maybe it is an attempt to reduce chatter between audience members (who now days will just pull out their phones and text each other - even more annoying!). But there are some theatres I don't go to because they are really way too loud (and this coming from the person who goes to Iron Maiden and Sabaton concerts).
 
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