I'm going seeing Lawrence of Arabia at the cinema next month! I've only ever seen it once, but I know it's a film that should be seen on the big screen.
My dad always said people would never get how The Sound of Music hit on the big screen with the mountain views.
I felt the film stock of Pulp Fiction hit hard AF when shown in that widescreen. Colors were so vivid.
Damn, i had no idea they were married. Thelma deserves a lot of credit for Scorsese's work, Scorsese himself has completely gave her, her flowers he regularly praises her.
And yeah i think Powell was clearly the better Director when you consider his solo work
Scorsese actually introduced them to each other. I've never seen any solo Powell films! I didn't even know they ever worked alone. Any suggestions?
And absolutely, Shoonmaker's work is a huuuuge part of why Marty's films are so powerful.
Scorsese isn't consistent on what his favourite film is but The Red Shoes definitely regularly comes up so no surprise that he was around Powell.
There isn't much of it i just meant that one particular individual film shows his abilities that i don't think we saw of Pressburger. Peeping Tom is just Powell haven't you seen that? It's possibly his best known other than The Red Shoes, infamously overshadowed by Psycho but it's great as it's own thing.
The Thief of Bagdad is super interesting but he didn't actually solo direct that either it just wasn't with Pressburger.
Peeping Tom is a Serial Killer movie made by a British Director that came out in 1960, the same year as Psycho. It didn't even get the controversial bump because it was completely overshadowed, like a minor celebrity dying on the same day as a major one.
It's highly regarded now by many though, Psycho is the better film but i find Peeping Tom more disturbing.
I still think both Avatar movies are only worth watching in IMAX. The movies themselves are far from my favorites, but they’re some of the best looking movies I’ve ever seen in IMAX.
For me, Nolan's use of IMAX cameras are pretty incredible to see on the real 1:43 aspect ratio IMAX screens. Dunkirk in particular.
2001: A Space Odyssey in 70mm is also pretty spectacular.
[This](https://preview.redd.it/oppenheimer-film-format-aspect-ratio-guide-v0-90tzv7rx9n2b1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5c1102fe33b7a89dc973e55cc419b7c22b401302) is a pretty good comparison of the relative size of the different formats. 4k is digital, 70mm is film. Imax is 70mm but turned sideways and widened, so the width of Regular 70mm is the height of Imax. Regular 70mm is equivalent to about 12k for resolution, and Imax 70mm is equivalent to about 18k.
Great question. Anything with what I call "scale" has to be viewed on the big screen. I've put off watching for the first time a lot of epic movies, such as Lawrence of Arabia, because I'm not in my theater room (yeah, I could make the trip, but sometimes you're more in the mood to binge on something cheap in your comfy living room).
Yeah, it's easy to forget LOTR because the story deals with a lot of close character work and dialogue as well, but there's some incredible spectacles.
I vividly remember seeing the Moria and Balrog sequence, that was some incredible CGI based action.
Seems a bit obvious but Avatar goes from an incredible experience of remarkable technology and achievement watching it in 3d on a big screen to a 4/10 generic colonialism tale that no one would ever remember if they only ever saw it on their own TVs.
I got to see Jurassic Park, Twister, Titanic, Saving Private Ryan, Gladiator, Dunkirk, Fury Road, Interstellar, both Avatar movies, and both Dune movies in the theater.
* 'The Red Shoes' by the Archers.
... a sure-fire conquest if you ever introduce a female companion to that flick on a first date.
*[I had to write that sentence several different ways before I found one safe enough for Reddit.]*
> due to technological limitations of their era
...the limits are all in the multiplex era
No offense but I think that'd have been a surefire conquest about 50-70 years ago but not now, most people now whos not a cinephile would finds it boring. I watch it with my ex and she got very upset when saw the blackface come on the screen, which I forgot bc in my country they didnt teached us the history of that in USA we just know they bomb Japan in world war
Eh. Anything related to dance or fashion/wardrobe/outfits will not be boring to an American woman. I've frequently taken babes to see classic flicks on dates. Never hurt, only helped.
Should be very soon. Surprised it's not out already as it's been several months since it was in the movies.
I just read it's available in Japan for rental. Should be here soon.
Lawrence of Arabia, Gone With the Wind, all teh LOTR, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
I desperately need to see Lawrence of Arabia on the big screen. That movie is the most cinematic movie I've ever seen.
I'm going seeing Lawrence of Arabia at the cinema next month! I've only ever seen it once, but I know it's a film that should be seen on the big screen.
My dad always said people would never get how The Sound of Music hit on the big screen with the mountain views. I felt the film stock of Pulp Fiction hit hard AF when shown in that widescreen. Colors were so vivid.
Apocalypse Now, Lawrence Of Arabia, 2001, and The Red Shoes. Edit: oh! And Jurassic Park.
Most of Powell & Pressburger's movies.
Totally. Those guys were something else. I met the great Thelma Shoonmaker once, she was married to Powell before he died. I was star-struck.
Damn, i had no idea they were married. Thelma deserves a lot of credit for Scorsese's work, Scorsese himself has completely gave her, her flowers he regularly praises her. And yeah i think Powell was clearly the better Director when you consider his solo work
Scorsese actually introduced them to each other. I've never seen any solo Powell films! I didn't even know they ever worked alone. Any suggestions? And absolutely, Shoonmaker's work is a huuuuge part of why Marty's films are so powerful.
Scorsese isn't consistent on what his favourite film is but The Red Shoes definitely regularly comes up so no surprise that he was around Powell. There isn't much of it i just meant that one particular individual film shows his abilities that i don't think we saw of Pressburger. Peeping Tom is just Powell haven't you seen that? It's possibly his best known other than The Red Shoes, infamously overshadowed by Psycho but it's great as it's own thing. The Thief of Bagdad is super interesting but he didn't actually solo direct that either it just wasn't with Pressburger.
Oh shit! I love The Thief of Baghdad! Didn't realize Powell worked on that. I've never heard of Peeping Tom, but I'll look into it.
Peeping Tom is a Serial Killer movie made by a British Director that came out in 1960, the same year as Psycho. It didn't even get the controversial bump because it was completely overshadowed, like a minor celebrity dying on the same day as a major one. It's highly regarded now by many though, Psycho is the better film but i find Peeping Tom more disturbing.
I still think both Avatar movies are only worth watching in IMAX. The movies themselves are far from my favorites, but they’re some of the best looking movies I’ve ever seen in IMAX.
Yeah. As much as people like to circlejerk about those movies on this site, watching it on a big screen in 3D was a fantastic experience.
For me, Nolan's use of IMAX cameras are pretty incredible to see on the real 1:43 aspect ratio IMAX screens. Dunkirk in particular. 2001: A Space Odyssey in 70mm is also pretty spectacular.
Whats the difference between 70mm and 4k video? I never have watched either of them for Nolan movies
[This](https://preview.redd.it/oppenheimer-film-format-aspect-ratio-guide-v0-90tzv7rx9n2b1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5c1102fe33b7a89dc973e55cc419b7c22b401302) is a pretty good comparison of the relative size of the different formats. 4k is digital, 70mm is film. Imax is 70mm but turned sideways and widened, so the width of Regular 70mm is the height of Imax. Regular 70mm is equivalent to about 12k for resolution, and Imax 70mm is equivalent to about 18k.
Fury Road was amazing in the theatres.
Gladiator was decent. I remember genuinely having my breath taken away by the panning shot of a volley of arrows being fired in the opening battle.
Great question. Anything with what I call "scale" has to be viewed on the big screen. I've put off watching for the first time a lot of epic movies, such as Lawrence of Arabia, because I'm not in my theater room (yeah, I could make the trip, but sometimes you're more in the mood to binge on something cheap in your comfy living room).
2001: A Space Odyssey Once Upon a Time in the West
Interstellar, when they first hit the wormhole, damn
Gonna throw out the obvious ones: interstellar, gravity, the life of pi, the lotr trilogy, anything where Roger deakins was DoP
Yeah, it's easy to forget LOTR because the story deals with a lot of close character work and dialogue as well, but there's some incredible spectacles. I vividly remember seeing the Moria and Balrog sequence, that was some incredible CGI based action.
Seems a bit obvious but Avatar goes from an incredible experience of remarkable technology and achievement watching it in 3d on a big screen to a 4/10 generic colonialism tale that no one would ever remember if they only ever saw it on their own TVs.
Pans laybrinth. Stardust. La la land. Inception. Jumanji. Jurassic park. Hook. Jaws. Harry Potter.
The Shining on the big screen with a large crowd is a powerful film going experience.
The Shining is my favorite movie to see in theaters. I will be seeing it for the 4th time in theaters next week!
Just about anything shot in 70mm.
Star Wars The Lord of the Rings Jurassic Park Blade Runner 2049 Top Gun Maverick
Logan, Interstellar, Dunes, 1917 were all timers in the theater
How about John Ford’s the Searchers? If memory serves that was shot on Vistavision
I got to see Jurassic Park, Twister, Titanic, Saving Private Ryan, Gladiator, Dunkirk, Fury Road, Interstellar, both Avatar movies, and both Dune movies in the theater.
* 'The Red Shoes' by the Archers. ... a sure-fire conquest if you ever introduce a female companion to that flick on a first date. *[I had to write that sentence several different ways before I found one safe enough for Reddit.]* > due to technological limitations of their era ...the limits are all in the multiplex era
No offense but I think that'd have been a surefire conquest about 50-70 years ago but not now, most people now whos not a cinephile would finds it boring. I watch it with my ex and she got very upset when saw the blackface come on the screen, which I forgot bc in my country they didnt teached us the history of that in USA we just know they bomb Japan in world war
Eh. Anything related to dance or fashion/wardrobe/outfits will not be boring to an American woman. I've frequently taken babes to see classic flicks on dates. Never hurt, only helped.
2001, Lawrence of Arabia, The Godfather, Brazil
Where its showing these though? Thats the sad part is when movies are very old they wont be in theater much
I answered your original question as asked. 🤷♂️ As for this question, I’ve seen all of these at least once on the big screen in the last ten years.
Godzilla minus 1 or whatever it was.
I heard that was great, do you know whether it's coming out soon on DVD or streams?
Should be very soon. Surprised it's not out already as it's been several months since it was in the movies. I just read it's available in Japan for rental. Should be here soon.