Cheers mate! Glad you enjoyed it!

Hell yeah! Now that’s dedication?

I drove to Indy as well! Four hours there and back was totally worth it.

Same drove about 3 hours to see it. Saw it twice.

now just imagine if we had rail service return back to the midlands of america ...

@@meesalikeu we have a nice Amtrack service in Illinois but sadly nothing from where I live to Indy…

Long live cinema

Indeed the insane madness that was the health ‘ pandemic’ tried to break us up and divide us. Stop us being close to each other, shut down movie theatres etc. then we all sheepishly stayed home and supported the one streaming world . Just watch out the idiots don’t try and do it all again. Not going to accept the BS next time it happens. Being together in a movie theatre will others is bloody powerful stuff, when we get that taken away from us-right! 🤘

i just couldnt get behind watching movies on streaming sites and in my home, especially for movies like Dune 2. it's just not as fulfilling as watching them on the big screen like the IMAX; the sound, the atmosphere, the rumbling, the experience, the planning stage of not drinking too much water an hour before the movie so you won't get interrupted when nature calls lol.

Why? Healing of what and with what? This year is way poorer than last and Dune 2 is not excellent?

I dont agree. The human factor has become too unpredictable. You can wind yourself up for aa movie you've been witting 25, or veen 75 years to come out and end up sitting next to a guy with severe turrets, like I just did yesterdday. A guy who's phone went off during the final scene of the movie. Lockdown taught us to fear each other. Re-upping lockdown for a second year took away all our manners and sanity. Paying more to see a better finished product wont insulate you from a dumb, diseased, abhorrent audience. The future of cinema means relocating that experience into the home, which we;re already starting to see with Apple's Vision Pro and similar prodcuts, which are actually Telescreens: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telescreen

Me too! It's a joy to experience!

You just need to ensure that the IMAX screen you view it on is the correct format. Dune is an absolute must see in IMAX!! I’ve been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to do some work with IMAX & the 1.90:1 format is not the true / classic IMAX format. The aspect ratio of true IMAX is 1.43:1, nearly square in format, which is unique and differs from standard cinema formats. This shape and size enable directors to use the space creatively and in a way that cannot be replicated in a regular theatre or home viewing context. It also allows films shot in the IMAX format to be displayed with significantly higher resolution than standard projection systems. True IMAX theatres have a distinctive screen that extends to the edges of your peripheral vision, creating an immersive experience unlike any other. The seating arrangement is steep to ensure that all viewers have an unobstructed view of the screen. These screens can reach a size of up to 72 feet high and 98 feet wide, which is almost like watching a film on the side of a seven-story building. The classic or ‘True IMAX’ also uses a 70mm film format, the largest in practical use. With IMAX format, each frame is 15 perforations wide, and the area of the frame is about 52mm high by 70mm wide - almost 9 times larger than the conventional 35mm frame used in traditional movie theaters. This full frame IMAX format produces images up to 18k resolution, far superior to the images seen in most digital cinemas. On the other hand, Digital IMAX, or what some have taken to calling ‘Fake IMAX,’ was introduced as a more cost-effective alternative to the traditional 70mm projection system. These theatres use two 2K resolution digital projectors with proprietary IMAX post-production techniques to enhance the image quality. The screens are smaller, typically 28 feet high and 58 feet wide, which is much smaller than a True IMAX screen but still larger than a standard theatre screen. The aspect ratio of Digital IMAX is 1.90:1, which, while it offers more height than standard theatres, does not quite match up to the traditional IMAX ratio. Digital IMAX systems also utilize a different sound system and can offer a great auditory experience but fall short of True IMAX’s patented sound technology which delivers laser-aligned digital sound. Digital IMAX theatres were introduced primarily due to the lower installation and operation costs compared to True IMAX. They can fit into traditional multiplex theatres without major structural modifications, making them an attractive option for many theatre owners. While they don’t deliver the same level of immersion as True IMAX, they still provide a superior viewing experience compared to regular screens, making it a ‘better than standard’ option for many viewers. Here in the UK we have only three ‘True IMAX’ screens with the correct 1.43:1 format; those being The National Media Museum in Bradford (interestingly the first IMAX location in the UK when it opened in the 1980s), The Printworks in Manchester & finally The Science Museum in London. Even the British Film Institute doesn’t run the true IMAX format screen!!

Can someone explain to me. Dune 2 was shot using Arri LF. Not IMAX camera. Why is this not a lie max? Yes you see more top and bottom, but not cause it was shot on IMAX but cause of open gate in arri. In theory they could have shown in regular theatre. I also understand that this was digital transfer to film stock to get the film look and halation. I still don’t understand why people need to see this in true IMAX? This isn’t Oppenheimer where the actual footage was shot on IMAX camera. Can someone explain to me?

@@zoneVgroup Great question, and this is worth a whole video in itself. So this is how I see it: Original 'True' IMAX = Shot on 15/70MM FILM IMAX, this is the highest quality image ever divised, and also the largest FOV per focal length as the IMAX film frame is larger than any digital sensor out there Digital 'IMAX' = A newer terminology, deriving from digital cameras that the IMAX corporation deem to be 'IMAX worthy'. These are classified as any "Large Format" camera sensors, that ultimately film in a 1.43:1 aspect or 'Opengate' Ratio. They get quite close to the relative field of view a 15 perf 70MM IMAX filmstock would get, but not to the relative quality. You ultimately get more field of view hitting the sensor versus regular 16 by 9 full frame sensor, and even more so than a Super 35 or APS-C sensor Lie-Max = Now this is where it gets hotly debated, however, I see as like so... "Lie-max" is marketing terminology used to generalise an expanded aspect ratio viewing experience. I.e; a film shot digitally frame at 2.35:1 in most theatres, but having a "16 by 9" aspect ratio in select theatres. This is by far, furthest from the IMAX experience, and yes... you do see more, but it does tarnish the IMAX true name in my opinion. However, alluded to in this video, IMAX film and if the company solely relied on it, would not be a successful business today. Hence exploring the opportunities elsewhere. In short, TRUE, original IMAX is shot on 15/70 and projected that way. Digital 'IMAX' is shot on digital large format sensors, that do provide a closer to FOV as IMAX 15perf, a similar format look too, but lacks the resolution and film quality. Lie-max... really just limited to an 'expanded aspect ratio' Worth seeing Dune in IMAX, for the 1.43:1 sequences, it still makes a visual difference despite not being shot on film.

@roup I think this movie is best in 1.43:1 because as you said there will be more top and bottom but I don't think IMAX70 or IMAX Dual Laser projection is that important. Since it's a digital-to-analog conversion, I think the max resolution is still topped at 4k, unlike Nolans's films which theoretically can be up to 18K.

Wow what a connection! Perhaps Denis did have an influence here

But it was filmed digitally .., so the 70mm is just a copy wich doesn’t make sense in my opinion .. I saw the 2019 40Y anniversary of Apocalypse Now wich was shot on Film in 35mm and 70mm and they used the original negative to creat a native True 4K scan wich they showed in theaters and it was mind blowing ! The details where phenomenal ! I saw last weekend At the same screen Dune 2 and it was meh … it looked good but no comparison to the Apocalypse Now film from 2019 ! I also have at home a true 4K disc from Alien and it to looks so much better than Dune 2 that I think why are they doing this ? Seeing that they shot digital and than it just gets transferred on a film seems like a scam to me

exactly, it's better to keep it digital, that way it doesn't lose quality, if it's filmed digitally there's no point in all the manual work, it was just putting it on the hard drive and that's it, but I think the point is to avoid piracy, since no one In addition to cinemas, there are players, if you use a hard drive, someone can copy it and in 1 day it will be out in high resolution on piracy sites.@@Harrock

@@JCproTTI believe my man was pointing out that because the 2019 _Apocalypse Now_ was sourced at least in part from 70mm film, it managed to provide the kind of "wow" factor that IMAX has been traditionally associated with, whereas _Dune Part Two_ did not. It _was_ filmed "digitally", but unfortunately, the cameras they used cap out at roughly 35mm of effective detail. If one had the opportunity to compare _Dune Part Two_ directly against _Apocalypse Now_ or any other true 70mm presentation, the former would come up very lacking, because it possesses only about 1/10th of the resolution. Eventually, there will be digital cameras capable of nonchalantly filming 18K by 12K and this whole discussion will be moot. But in the meantime, unfortunately they chose to film with cameras that can't do better than 35mm, and that opens them up to this kind of criticism. I personally wonder whether they tried AI upscaling the footage so at least some of the potential of the 70mm prints could have been filled out. But I'm leaning towards: no. Because that would have taken a lot of time and would have required some close scrutiny, just for a dozen prints. Anyway, the guy was questioning the legitimacy of porting a ~35mm production over to 70mm and pretending like it's actually 70mm. That's completely fair. In IMAX's defense, the end result is still better than the comparatively miserable resolution of 4K projectors.

Which seats would you recommend?

@@parabelli as close as you can to the middle I think, but if the middle isn't available try further back rather than closer. The screen is so big that the closer seats make you crane your neck to be able to see it lol

I know, it's wild and a bit sad, but I hope we see more in the future for upcoming releases. Better than none like Dune 1 that's for sure!

There is at least another one in Berlin, Germany which also shows in 70mm that isn't on the list

Is that IMAX 15 perf 70MM though?

If you’re talking about the fan preview screening, I don’t believe that was 1570 at any AMC. They’ve been showing Tenet in 70mm IMAX, so it’s not like you can swap in another movie. It was still full-frame 1.43:1, and I agree that it was immersive experience. I’m going back to see it on 70mm film to see the difference.

@@KonohasYeIlowFlashyes no one has seen the film in 15/70 publicly yet. All the fan first showings were in laser

Definitely seeing here when I’m in town!

The Providence Place mall IMAX in providence is my local theater. I’ll be going this weekend can’t wait to see dune.

Nice! I hope you love it as much as I do, seeing Dune tonight on my end, will be keen to compare it to my Oppenheimer experience

The IMAX in reading, MA is also incredible. I would check out the specs, it’s much closer to you and it also has the but kickers!

⁠@@brianbodedelacruz8741that theater is not 70mm. Providence was the closest option for New England to see Oppenheimer in a true 70mm projection

I don't think Providence had the 70mm IMAX

More original content and less woke garbage would bring back ticket sales.

🤣 i just bought my ticket to watch metreon, 3 weeks from now because all imax show times are sold out until then. I got my seat right in the middle with my buddies

I might have to head down and see it again, I just saw it here in santa cruz, absolutely amazing, would love to see the difference

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@@dayjeremyjust say you discriminate people and are sad you can’t anymore

So cool, glad you enjoyed it!

Me too mate. Well said. My goal with these videos is to drive more awareness to the format. A small contribution to the big scope that is the cinema world, but hoping it makes a difference to encourage more to open up around the world

Which theater are you referring to?

Sadly it is highly unlikely. With more and more streaming service market size, it is pointless to have many cinemas, not even talking about imax, which is not good for the average cinema movies, only the premium ones that are not as common.

I am going to marry a multi-millionaire and build another one in Europe. Wish me luck. 🤞🏻🙏🏻

@@researchBuilding7 good luck! May build one in hungary? Lol

omg i am super jealous, i live in New Zealand... not gonna make it over

im sure they'll do 're-runs' in the future!

Laser was better in my opinion

That’s dedication! Nice! Hope you enjoy it when you visit here

100%, shared my thoughts as well recently. We're quite aligned here

​@@DesignedbyKirk also agreed here. What did you think of the shots Denis opted to shoot in 1.43? I was personally disappointed and thought he made poor choices when changing aspect ratio. The big action set pieces or the best looking shots weren't in 1.43, instead a bowl of porridge or a very quick few frames zoomed in of Paul's face were in 1.43. The amount of switches was jarring. It's better to reserve the 1.43 for the big set pieces like No Time to Die/Batman v Superman/Force Awakens in my opinion.

I imagine the Nolan films do also go onto digital for various effects and such before being printed to film for viewing?

Very kind, in the end, trying to get more awareness to this incredible format

It's the better experience

You have to book a month in advance, I managed to get one around when you commented this for an early April screening. Did you have any luck?

@@Foxtrot5 unfortunately I didn't but I was able to finally see it at a Cineworld Imax. I saw Interstellar is re-releasing again later this year so aiming to get a ticket for that hopefully

@@GoogleMeFC I saw it at cineworld the first time too. Honestly I preferred that to BFI.

Wow that's awesome! Glad you enjoyed the whole experience and the trip to melbourne too!

Me too! You’re welcome!

You’re welcome!

You’re very welcome!

100% agree. and honestly the sound wasn’t even that epic.

Enjoy mate! It’s a blast!

Nice! You’re very right in my opinion. Middle up the back is where it’s best

We always sit front and center

Im in Canada and i Just so happen to be within 1 hour of the one and only theatre in the whole country that is playing in 70 MM. Cant WAIT!!!!

Only 12 (IMAX) theater's, there were 30 theaters in the world are showing 'Oppenheimer' in Imax 70 mm.

@@andriandrason1318 are you just repeating what we already said?

Thanks heaps Flo! For sure, although I'm keen to give the new Sydney IMAX theatre a spin as well

Nice! I've heard a lot of that theatre, keen to watch it there

We had it in spokane until about 8 years ago they removed it.

Did you have a preference/ notice any differences? I’m keen to see the 70mm version myself but booking a ticket for a 70mm showing at IMAX Melbourne is tough at the moment, tougher than Laser

@@297fihsylaser was brighter I think, and it seemed to have a bit better sound system. The 70mm theater is much bigger and I believe the screen itself has a taller aspect ratio so it’s truly the “full shot” as it was intended. Overall I don’t think you’re going to notice it all that much, other than how striking the screen size is for 70mm (at least at the San Francisco location).

Agreed. Saw it on tuesday in Leonberg, too. Before IMAX I very rarely watched movies, haven't been to a cinema in years. But this is exciting.

Nice! It sure was a delight!

Seeing it there next week, can't wait!

Thankyou!

Long live the front row!

Cheers! Hope you enjoy the film!

Would love to see it one day!

@@DesignedbyKirk we can switch cinemas, I need the 70mm imax 🫶😂

That’s awesome, I’ve heard they are insanely heavily. Even broken down

@@DesignedbyKirkI wonder if one copy will be cut up for sale to the public. I’d love to put a frame or two on my wall.

Likewise, very grateful

Same. So good I had to watch it twice

@@forest5306 I'm still hoping Mad MAX is getting getting huge IMax release

Definitely give it a go!

Stick with the back seats, front row is not for the faint of heart :)

@@DesignedbyKirk if I’m going to see Dune 2 and want a fully immersive experience would you recommend taking the jump to front row seats? Will I leave with a sore neck? Haha

@@domhamai you will. stick to bang centre of the most middle row

You're welcome!

You’re very welcome!

That's dedication! Totally would of been

There is not! It was very hard to find info on, I’ll see what I can find!

@DesignedbyKirk , looking forward to it. 👍🏾

Enjoy!!

Saw it at the science museum a few days ago and it was insane, my first imax screen. Mind blown.

It sure was wonderful!

Enjoy!

They sure are!

What a shame :( It definitely is an expensive process to run

@@DesignedbyKirk Yeah, the theater is located way out in the suburbs, it's actually located at our major zoo here. It's owned by the zoo, then they sold it to a private company that ran the theater for a few years. Then that company sold it to IMAX corporation and they ran it for another few years before they decided to shut it down. Because of its location, it wasn't profitable for IMAX and they have tons of smaller digital IMAX theaters in the city and those theaters make a lot of money for them.

@@Bluboy30 IMAX would probably need its own film studio to have the content to show in the theatres. The main studios have been a mess since the 1980s and are a shadow of what they once were.

Nice! Hope you enjoyed it!

Oh what a shame... I'm hoping videos like mine are able to increase awareness to the format and encourage more theatres to be built to service it. Hope you can find a cinema somehow or travel a bit to see it in IMAX

I've read about that record imax screen

Luca definitely makes a good point! It really sets the mood

Apparently they do! Not bad!

Yeah but the seats are busted and worn down so Universal Citywalk IMAX takes the crown for best IMAX in CA

Good thinking! A good seat experience is also important @@OfficialSapphirePhoenix

@@OfficialSapphirePhoenix*best in SoCal

The TCL has a 1.9 screen that they mask on the sides for 15/70 screenings

That’s disappointing to hear as that’s the theater I go too, my guess is they don’t calibrate it everyday like the guy in the video said

I believe this is the list I shared in the video. Let me know if there’s any differences

Thank-you!

That’s dedication! Nice!!

Digital imax is inferior to 35mm projectors.

all comes down to personal preference

Ah what a shame. Maybe see it another time later!

hopefully they'll be doing more runs then!

We are very lucky, I dope they open up more theatres throughout the world

You’re very welcome!

So awesome! Yeah I feel the Sydney one is a bit too commercialised

I hope so too!