STXI comes back to IMAX for a limited time

[Jeri]

But -- I think I still may hold the local crown for most times viewed in IMAX at 16.

And because of that the crown for most money spent I'm willing to bet...

Yeah...the husband went with me for at least a dozen of those. So 16+12=28 x $12.50: $350 bucks U.S. at the IMAX.

Ours is not all that expensive from what I hear, so it could have been more. We hardly ever go to the cinema, as I mentioned before.

I can count on one hand the films I saw in the last decade there. That's some excuse, I guess. But I can say I enjoyed it every time, and I'm glad we went.

 

[T'Cal]

I had a tough choice. In Chicago, and less than a mile from my home, was a mini convention at a theatre where they were also showing TWoK and TSfS. Shatner was originally supposed to be there but he punked out so tickets dropped from $89 down to $25. At the same time, STXI came back to IMAX. I could've gone either way but my family wanted to go to the IMAX showing. My boys and I love the story and the action, my wife still cries during Jim's birth, and my daughters love Anton Yeltson. This was the 3rd time we saw it in IMAX and the 9th time we've all seen it. We're all looking forward to the BD release in November.

 

[iluthradanar]

I laughed out loud reading this, remembering when Kirk slapped Spock on the arm and I thought, wow he hit really hard!

—a guy can't slap someone's arm without it sounding like an explosive just went off.

 

[OneBuckFilms]

I saw it locally in IMAX for the 4th time (10th overall), and the movie is still just as great to me.

My wife still cried during the opening, and I still loved every second of it.

 

[Greg Cox]

I actually took the train into Philly yesterday to catch it at the Imax Theater at The Franklin Institute. I'd never seen an IMAX movie before, but it was definitely worth it!

 

[Borgminister]

You have to quit writing all those books and get out more!

 

[Greg Cox]

You have to quit writing all those books and get out more!

Tell me about it.

(In the meantime, I got seven pages written today . . . .)

 

[Yeoman Randi]

Ok, so our LI Imax theater added an earlier show (7:05--last weekend it was just 10:20 pm), so the husband and i went last night. I'd never been to this theater before, and had only been in an Imax theater once before (in disney) so i didnt know what to expect.

There were 20 people in the audience out of probably 200-250 seats (im estimating).

The tix were $16 (thought my husband would have a stroke)....

The screen was taller than typical and probably wider as well. It was slightly curved on both ends. The sound and picture BEFORE the movie (during the "this is an imax experience thingie they played) were amazing, but i am not so sure the movie itself was different in any major way from the other showings i saw in a conventional theater.

I did notice alot more little details throughout the movie (i saw scotty's tribble right away where as i couldnt find it in my 3 conventional viewings), and i do think the Kelvin scenes were amazing. I felt like i was on the ship. It was very cool... but as the movie progressed, it didnt feel a whole lot different (except for the details i now saw).

So, when i got home i read that seeing Star Trek in Imax wasnt a 'true' imax experience because it wasnt filmed in Imax. So i am very confused....

I am glad we went to see it one more time though (i hadnt seen it since early july) and hopefully this will hold me through til November.

 

[msbae]

Ok, so our LI Imax theater added an earlier show (7:05--last weekend it was just 10:20 pm), so the husband and i went last night. I'd never been to this theater before, and had only been in an Imax theater once before (in disney) so i didnt know what to expect.

There were 20 people in the audience out of probably 200-250 seats (im estimating).

The tix were $16 (thought my husband would have a stroke)....

The screen was taller than typical and probably wider as well. It was slightly curved on both ends. The sound and picture BEFORE the movie (during the "this is an imax experience thingie they played) were amazing, but i am not so sure the movie itself was different in any major way from the other showings i saw in a conventional theater.

I did notice alot more little details throughout the movie (i saw scotty's tribble right away where as i couldnt find it in my 3 conventional viewings), and i do think the Kelvin scenes were amazing. I felt like i was on the ship. It was very cool... but as the movie progressed, it didnt feel a whole lot different (except for the details i now saw).

So, when i got home i read that seeing Star Trek in Imax wasnt a 'true' imax experience because it wasnt filmed in Imax. So i am very confused....

I am glad we went to see it one more time though (i hadnt seen it since early july) and hopefully this will hold me through til November.

'True' IMAX experience or not, it's still nice to see it in something resembling HD.

 

[Yeoman Randi]

The funny thing is, during my previous viewings in a conventional theater, the freaking lens flares were INCREDIBLY annoying.

i barely noticed them last night. I wonder if it is b/c i was now used to them, or this viewing was different due to the screen etc?

 

[M'Sharak]

So, when i got home i read that seeing Star Trek in Imax wasnt a 'true' imax experience because it wasnt filmed in Imax. So i am very confused....

"True IMAX" is filmed with a special camera which is very expensive, weighs a ton and uses a much larger frame size than standard cameras, allowing higher image resolution. The camera's size and weight alone make it impractical for filming an action/adventure movie such as Star Trek, so what was done in this case is that the movie was shot using standard 35mm cameras and printed on film. Then, from the film (optical) master, a digital copy is made and tweaked using a process also developed by the IMAX Corp. It does not have the same resolution as it would have if filmed with an IMAX camera, and the screens used for showing the digital IMAX films are not always as large as those used for "true IMAX". For this reason, some feel that it should be called something other than IMAX. (See: IMAX Digital)

 

[Yeoman Randi]

Hey, thanks M! Off to read those links.

 

[PhasersOnStun]

So, when i got home i read that seeing Star Trek in Imax wasnt a 'true' imax experience because it wasnt filmed in Imax. So i am very confused....

M'Sharak did a great job explaining the full IMAX vs. IMAX digital issues. To piggy back on that, AFAIK there have been no blockbuster movies filmed entirely in IMAX. Only The Dark Knight was filmed partially in IMAX. So don't get the idea that every other Hollywood movie you see in an IMAX theater is "true IMAX" and Star Trek is somehow less than those.

FWIW, I actually love the "Digital IMAX" experience.

 

[Yeoman Randi]

Ok, something i've noticed: in the trailers that were released way back in May, the cop chasing young James T. sounded very much like a robot...in the movie he sounded human. Anyone else notice that? And, what, they decided a robo-cop didn't work so they overdubbed it with a more human voice?

Also, Nero's lines to Kirk on the Narada, "James T Kirk was a great man....etc" were spoken very differently in the movie as opposed to the trailer. I actually like the intonation used in the trailer better.....

At Starfleet Academy, during Kirk's hearing, Spocks lines "You will experience fear....." also spoken differently during the trailer.

there were a couple of other spots where the lines sounded different. Anyone else notice that?

 

[BillJ]

I went to the Friday night, 11:45pm show at Newport on the Levee and I was the only one there! My own personal IMAX screening.

 

[BillJ]

So, when i got home i read that seeing Star Trek in Imax wasnt a 'true' imax experience because it wasnt filmed in Imax. So i am very confused....

"True IMAX" is filmed with a special camera which is very expensive, weighs a ton and uses a much larger frame size than standard cameras, allowing higher image resolution. The camera's size and weight alone make it impractical for filming an action/adventure movie such as Star Trek, so what was done in this case is that the movie was shot using standard 35mm cameras and printed on film. Then, from the film (optical) master, a digital copy is made and tweaked using a process also developed by the IMAX Corp. It does not have the same resolution as it would have if filmed with an IMAX camera, and the screens used for showing the digital IMAX films are not always as large as those used for "true IMAX". For this reason, some feel that it should be called something other than IMAX. (See: IMAX Digital)

Think of an up-scaled DVD.

 

[Borgminister]

I went to the Friday night, 11:45pm show at Newport on the Levee and I was the only one there! My own personal IMAX screening.

Outstanding!

IMAX here is extending it yet again through this weekend...

 

[KittyDuran]

I went to the Friday night, 11:45pm show at Newport on the Levee and I was the only one there! My own personal IMAX screening.

I went Sunday at 10:15 and there were about 15 people total - but this IMAX screening was incredible - MUCH, MUCH better than the other time at that venue. I actually had to sit back more rows because the sound was coming thru my body! BTW, this was the first movie I saw there that was in DLP and it made a BIG difference.

BTW, Bill, how did ya like it?

 

[KittyDuran]

Ok, something i've noticed: in the trailers that were released way back in May, the cop chasing young James T. sounded very much like a robot...in the movie he sounded human. Anyone else notice that? And, what, they decided a robo-cop didn't work so they overdubbed it with a more human voice?

Also, Nero's lines to Kirk on the Narada, "James T Kirk was a great man....etc" were spoken very differently in the movie as opposed to the trailer. I actually like the intonation used in the trailer better.....

At Starfleet Academy, during Kirk's hearing, Spocks lines "You will experience fear....." also spoken differently during the trailer.

there were a couple of other spots where the lines sounded different. Anyone else notice that?

I wonder if those lines were maybe out-takes with the actors using more emphasis than they had to. But I also remember reading in the Star Trek mag that Quinto mentioned that the "debate" scene at the Starfleet Academy was much longer and more intense when originally filmed - so the line might have been taken from that take.

 

[Yeoman Randi]

^ Kitty, could be. I actually liked the way the lines were spoken in the trailer better during the Spock scene and Nero scene. The robo-or-human cop line didn't make a difference to me. Although i do think he looked more like a robot with that mask/helmet.