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Matrix Revolutions To Be Released On Imax

Posted by timothy on from the still-bitter-about-missing-lotr-trilogy-tickets dept.

captain igor writes "IMAX.com is reporting that Matrix Revolutions is going to be released at select IMAX theatres on November 5th, with a wider range of theatres picking the movie up shortly thereafter. (Link includes list of IMAX theatres that will premier the movie.)" We mentioned earlier this year that the Matrix sequels would be Imax-sized.

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  1. I'm sold on IMAX by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative
    I saw the second installment of the Matrix on both a normal sized multiplex screen and an IMAX screen. Here is a list of the problems I noticed:

    1. A really blatant and horrible edit mistake during the big dance scene in Zion. For some reason, Trinity and Neo had sex, then met at the dance. Everything else was the same, and there were no other (noticable) edit problems.

    2. Due to the high level of detail, I could fairly easily notice when CG was being used. This was most problematical during the big 100 Smiths battle.

    What was good about it?

    Totally immersive! The superbike sequence was awesome, much better than the small screen. It's true that some of the fight sequences were more difficult to digest visually, but that was more than made up for by the awesome display of enormous images.

    As for your critiques:

    1. or one, the movie's length exceeded the capacity of the reels for the projector

    As you mentioned, this is no longer a problem.

    2. More severe is the clipping of the sides.

    As far as I could tell, there was no clipping. The film was shown in it's normal proportions, which meant that it did not take up the full height of the screen. Still, it was twice as large as the normal screen (4x the area).

    3. The print just didn't look good.

    I know what you mean by posterized. Yes, it was pretty obvious that some post production had taken place. But I wouldn't characterize it as not looking good. It was more than satisfactory.

    4. Which leads me to the biggest point -- it was just overwhelming.

    Yea, that's the idea. I like walking out of the theatre with my eyes moving in different directions!

    I am definitely going to see the next installments of the Matrix and LOTRs on IMAX. I'm not even going to think about going to the regular theatre. Big, flashy, epic films look great on big, flashy, epic screens.