Hatrack River Forum: Ooooh! This is going to be fun! (Harry Potter 3 news)

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Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :

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PoA is going to be released in IMAX too?! That is a great idea. I'm very excited!!! [Big Grin]

We can start counting down! It's only 6 months!

[Wink]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Oooooh! [Cool]

Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :

Interesting. The transfer had better be good. I wouldn't want to see 30' pixellated Potters flying around on screen.

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

You know, Primal Curve, you should change your username to "Lil' Beam of Sunshine".

Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :

Not to be a spoiled sport, 'cause I'm really looking forward to Harry Potter 3 as well, but I'm disturbed by the current trend of releasing high profile films in IMAX format. In my experience, the IMAX format add little to nothing to over 90% of most feature length films. One example is Beauty and the Beast where the two or three 5-second panoramic shots they added to the film specifically for the IMAX release were fantastic, but the vast majority of the rest of the film was wasted on the format with large stretches consisting of staring up into the 12 foot nostrils of three-story talking heads.

I'm afraid that this trend is a cave-in to the almighty dollar. IMAX theaters across the country are being commandeered by large commercial films, and diluting the incentive to create more breath-taking nature and space documentaries, which are the types of films the IMAX format actually enhances by overwhelming you and wrapping you inside the world you are viewing.

Part of the problem is that films not specifically shot for IMAX are more hurt by the format than they are helped. In Fantasia 200, which was specifically created for the IMAX format, the one sequence that did not work at all was the hold-over sequence from the original Fantasia (the Sorcerer's Apprentice sequence with Micky Mouse). In IMAX, it came out very grainy and oddly proportioned.

Anyway, maybe IMAX Harry Potter will be an exception. I'm skeptical, though.

Posted by suntranafs (Member # 3318) on :

Yeah, this one might actually be good. It was the only one of the books I much liked.

Posted by suntranafs (Member # 3318) on :

I might even go see it. [Razz]

Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

*dances a happy dance*

[Kiss]