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Author Topic: 2011 Summer 'discrete 7.1' films ?? Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 05-08-2011 12:09 AM                     I know that 'Cars 2', 'Pirates of the Caribbean 4' and 'Transformers 3' are being released in discrete 7.1 sound, are there any other summer films that are being mixed and released as such?? Anything from Fox? (I ask tepidly since they shafted the bluray releases of 'Gulliver's Travels' and 'Voyage of the Dawn Treader' by NOT including the 7.1 soundmixes) When will Universal, Warner's and Sony jump on the 7.1 bandwagon?  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 05-09-2011 08:50 PM                        Does this matter to anyone? Louis  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 05-09-2011 09:20 PM                     apparently not ...  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 05-09-2011 11:50 PM                        As a home viewer who will potentially buy the Blu-ray, it matters to me, but those particular movies listed above do not. Ug.  |  IP: Logged Tom Petrov Five Guys Lover Posts: 1121 From: El Paso, TX Registered: Jan 2003 posted 05-10-2011 02:26 AM                    I believe Thor is Dolby 7.1 quote: Jonathan Goeldner Anything from Fox? ( X-Men first class  |  IP: Logged Cathal Griffin Film Handler Posts: 18 From: Galway, Ireland Registered: Feb 2009 posted 05-10-2011 03:30 AM                        Kung Fu Panda 2 is supposed to be in 7.1  |  IP: Logged Phil Ranucci Expert Film Handler Posts: 236 From: Carpinteria,CA, United States Registered: May 2006 posted 05-10-2011 12:59 PM                     So how many screens can do 7.1?  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 05-10-2011 01:02 PM                        The 13th Avenue Warren played the Dolby 7.1 trailer ahead of "Thor", so I assume Thor was 7.1. Number of times I noticed: 0. Number of times I so much as thought to try to notice: 0.  |  IP: Logged Daniel Schulz Master Film Handler Posts: 387 From: Los Angeles, CA USA Registered: Sep 2003 posted 05-11-2011 03:02 PM                        Surprisingly difficult to find this out sometimes. I've been advised that X-Men: First Class will be 5.1 only, no 7.1. It will be interesting to see the fate of EX. Cars 2 will be 7.1 or 5.1: no EX, which means the last big proponent of EX in the US (Pixar) is dropping it.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-11-2011 04:51 PM                     EX has been a dead horse for years. No wonder the uptake of 7.1 has been underwhelming.  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 05-12-2011 05:10 PM                     Well, I do consider two extended speaker layouts useful in addition to the standard 5.1 setup: Modern, large screen stadium seating will certainly benefit from the SDDS layout, while classic 'longer than wide' auditoriums would be more suited to the 7.1 approach. These older auditoriums will usually not benefit from 'five across' due to the narrower viewing (and hearing) angle. But they usually have their surround speakers brought very far towards the screen on both sides, making 'rear only perception' impossible without at least one rear speaker. I think it would be useful if studios would restrict themselves to these three classic layouts and deliver three different mixes with each feature, so each cinema could have a choice for a single fixed wiring scheme. Seems that the current digital cinema specs also promote these basic layouts. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 05-17-2011 02:06 PM                     noted from D-Cinema that 'Captain America: The First Avenger' will be released in 7.1  |  IP: Logged Scott Jentsch Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1061 From: New Berlin, WI, USA Registered: Apr 2003 posted 05-18-2011 01:48 PM                        We currently have 7.1 notations for three movies: Thor 3D Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Kung Fu Panda 2 3D Only four theaters are involved, three of which are B&B locations.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 05-18-2011 03:02 PM                        Is there a list online of theatres here in the United States and elsewhere that is now equipped for Dolby 7.1? The only theatre I am aware that has it in Honolulu is the Titan XC house at Consolidated's Ward 16. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Daniel Schulz Master Film Handler Posts: 387 From: Los Angeles, CA USA Registered: Sep 2003 posted 05-18-2011 03:34 PM                        Dolby has a fairly comprehensive list on their website.  |  IP: Logged

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