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Still More Harry Potter
Jul. 24th, 2007 10:27 amRebecca and I went last night to Order of the Phoenix in IMAX 3D. Oh my god. If you have an IMAX theater near you, run, don't walk, to see this version. Only the last 20 minutes are 3D (basically from the thestral ride through the battle at the Ministry), but these scenes that were merely dazzling on a normal screen become an out-of-body experience in 3D. The thestral's head stretches out to rest in your lap. Lucius Malfoy's wand goes right up your nose. And there's a scene with glass shattering in slow motion where each individual shard hangs in front of you in stark relief.
Unfortunately the technology isn't advanced enough to eliminate the need for dorky glasses. Some mooks kept theirs on for the entire film. One guy sat through 118 minutes of 2D and left to use the bathroom at the exact second the 3D kicked in (a little glasses symbol flashes at the bottom of the screen). If you can't hold it for longer than 2 hours, it may be time for a Stadium Pal™.
Upon leaving the theater Rebecca and I both had the same question: would the DVD have a home 3D option? She thought it possible, based on the fact that her little sister owns a 3D Barbie DVD.
It turns out![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
metatronis was 100% correct. I did enjoy the movie much more the second time. Whether it was because I knew what to expect so I could relax properly, or because I'd already experienced all the disappointment, I'm not sure. But this time around I really got into the atmospheric music, the maturity of the acting and the smaller details I missed the first time, like the closeup shot in the foreground of the troll leg umbrella stand, or Parvati and Lavender being the only ones crying when Trelawney is sacked. Now it's just a matter of waiting the endless months until DVD release.
Unfortunately the technology isn't advanced enough to eliminate the need for dorky glasses. Some mooks kept theirs on for the entire film. One guy sat through 118 minutes of 2D and left to use the bathroom at the exact second the 3D kicked in (a little glasses symbol flashes at the bottom of the screen). If you can't hold it for longer than 2 hours, it may be time for a Stadium Pal™.
Upon leaving the theater Rebecca and I both had the same question: would the DVD have a home 3D option? She thought it possible, based on the fact that her little sister owns a 3D Barbie DVD.
It turns out
metatronis was 100% correct. I did enjoy the movie much more the second time. Whether it was because I knew what to expect so I could relax properly, or because I'd already experienced all the disappointment, I'm not sure. But this time around I really got into the atmospheric music, the maturity of the acting and the smaller details I missed the first time, like the closeup shot in the foreground of the troll leg umbrella stand, or Parvati and Lavender being the only ones crying when Trelawney is sacked. Now it's just a matter of waiting the endless months until DVD release.