Belton Ag said:

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DUNE FIGHT!!!!!

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Cola vs. TC in the Gom Jabbar. Even money says they both tap out in the first 1 second.

C@LAg said:

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TCTTS said:

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Regardless, it's really, really weird how much all of this seems to annoy you.

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exactly. back at you.

just ignore my comments. hell for the love of God just block me so you have no reason for another one of your whingefests.

god knows you get set off in way too many posts as it is.

let's give you a solution to cut down on that number

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Whoa whoa whoa....let's get to the bottom of this. Who says whinge instead of whine? Are you British?

Belton Ag said:

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DUNE FIGHT!!!!!

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PatAg said:

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C@LAg said:

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TCTTS said:

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Regardless, it's really, really weird how much all of this seems to annoy you.

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exactly. back at you.

just ignore my comments. hell for the love of God just block me so you have no reason for another one of your whingefests.

god knows you get set off in way too many posts as it is.

let's give you a solution to cut down on that number

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Whoa whoa whoa....let's get to the bottom of this. Who says whinge instead of whine? Are you British?

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Re: the IMAX of it all, while the SlashFilm article linked to above is helpful, it's also a decade old, and not quite as relevant in this instance. So I'll try to explain this as best and as simply as I can, with examples below, if only so I can fully wrap my head around it myself, as even I've never been 100% clear on the various IMAX aspect ratios...

- First of all, traditional theaters will be showing Dune in 2.39:1 aspect ratio, i.e the standard "widescreen cinema" format. If watching on an HD/4K TV, this is the "thinnest" picture vertically, with the black bars on top and bottom.

- All LieMAX/"an IMAX experience" theaters will be showing Dune in 1.9:1 aspect ratio. This is closer to the "HD video" standard 1.7:1 aspect ratio (aka "16 x 9") of all HD/4K TVs. So, "taller" than 2.39:1, with more picture vertically, and will fill your entire HD/4K TV screen at home.

- However, all full/true IMAX theaters will be showing Dune in 1.43:1 aspect ratio, i.e. the standard "IMAX motion picture" format, which is "taller" than 1.9:1 and basically square in shape. That "tallness"/squareness is what gives it its overwhelming/engulfing quality.

So, in short, think of each in terms of revealing increasingly more footage vertically...

2:35:1 = thinnest image (widescreen cinema standard)
1.90:1 = taller image (LieMAX / basically the HD/4K TV standard)
1.43:1 = tallest image (full IMAX standard)

Below, I found these really cool edits of both Dune trailers, that show just how much more image full/true IMAX theaters will feature. For social media, Warner Brothers used the full/true 1.43:1 IMAX footage, sliced it vertically, and this guy took all of that available footage and added it to the standard 2.39:1 versions of the trailers. While not the full effect (the real version will obviously form the full "square" and not be "cropped" in the corners), you at least get the idea. Also, even though not every shot in these trailer edits features the IMAX effect, I don't think this is a "select sequences in IMAX" movie. I'm pretty sure Villeneuve shot the entire thing in 1.43:1 IMAX, though don't quote me on that quite yet...




So, the LieMAX / HD/4K TV format will be somewhere between the 2:39:1 and 1.43:1 aspect ratios in the videos above. Taller than 2.39:1, but not as tall as 1.43:1.

Finally, just FYI, 70mm IMAX basically only pertains to Christopher Nolan films. Villeneuve and everyone else who shoot IMAX shoot digitally. Nolan is the only one who still shoots IMAX using 70mm film. And while 70mm IMAX is technically a more pristine image (though still the same 1.43:1 aspect ratio), almost every IMAX theater projects digitally now, so it hardly matters anymore. In other words, in this instance, with Dune, you're not on the hunt for 70mm IMAX. You're on the hunt for full/true 1.43:1 IMAX and that's it (though, LieMAX is still incredible, no doubt).

One other quick note...

The 1.43:1 full/true IMAX format basically only pertains to Nolan movies, Villeneuve movies, and Mission: Impossible movies, with rare exceptions. Because Marvel movies "shot on IMAX" only shoot in the 1.9:1 LieMAX aspect ratio, and the same goes for the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick. Neither go full 1.43:1, nor do most blockbusters shot on IMAX. At least up until now. Villeneuve will probably change that, as I *think* he was the first to shoot IMAX digitally in 1.43:1, though I could be wrong. I just know he had access to brand new, state-of-the-art IMAX cameras no one else had used before.

Regardless, up until now, it's been a rarity that you even had to seek out full/true IMAX, as most "shot on IMAX" movies shot in the 1.9:1 aspect ratio, so the type of IMAX theater you saw it in - LieMAX or the real deal - hasn't mattered as much. Again, I imagine that's about to change going forward, though.

All that said, most movies shown in IMAX aren't even "shot on IMAX," a la the Star Wars movies, the Fast & Furious movies, Free Guy, etc. Those are simply 2:39:1 aspect ratio movies being projected onto an IMAX screen. So there's no version where you get more picture vertically depending on the type of IMAX theater you see it in. You're getting the exact same aspect ratio wherever/however you see it.

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So, in short, think of each in terms of revealing increasingly more footage vertically..

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Sounds like you are a fan of vertical video

So, based on this our only real IMAX theater in Dallas is not true IMAX or is it actually better? It's say's it's aspect ratio is 1.34 which is lower than the full IMAX standard of 1.43. Looking at your numbers it seems like the lower the number the more vertical it is.

I was told there would be no math!

TCTTS said:

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Surely next week at some point. Surprised they're not on sale already.

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I've already told my wife to prepare to see the movie on imax and then at ipic and then again several times at home - preferably in the background while playing twilight imperium!

I'm taking the day off to see an early showing Friday, whenever that may be. Driving over an hour to the "correct" theater. So ready.

I have started my re-read through prior to the movie being released. It's been a while, but man the first few chapters with setting up the world and characters are so incredibly good.

The movie definitely seems to catch the tone based on the trailers, which is huge.

I'm about halfway through my first read through, which I'm under the impression is about where this movie ends. Kind of crazy to end this movie at basically where the story really gets going.

I will say, i've had my reservations about this, but Villeneuve is just masterful at his filmmaking, and the visuals in these trailers seem to be even more epic than the book portrays them. I'm really hoping this is great.

EDIT: Oh jesus... i didn't even see Hans Zimmer is scoring it. Damn... such potential for this movie.