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Joe Elliott
Master Film Handler

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From: Port Orange, Fl USA
Registered: Oct 2006

- posted 01-17-2009 01:05 PM      Profile for Joe Elliott   Email Joe Elliott   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Well, to be honest, I expected, being a 3D title, that the movie itself would suck. I was hoping for a lot of good 3D effects, but I figured the storyline would be non-existent. I was pleasantly surprised. Not a great film, but a good horror movie even in 2d. The surround sound was better that any other movie I've seen this year, except for maybe The Changeling. 3D effects were good, even the headlamp effect they show on the preview. BE WARNED! It is rated R for a reason. It has the longest nude scene (about 5 min) that I think I have ever seen in a horror movie. For those who like to spot mistakes, there is a big mistake in that scene. See if you can spot it. All in all a good movie in 2d, but better in 3D.

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Claude S. Ayakawa
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From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA
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- posted 01-17-2009 10:23 PM      Profile for Claude S. Ayakawa   Author's Homepage   Email Claude S. Ayakawa   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I saw MY BLODDY VALENTINE today at Consolidated Ward 16 in Dolby 3-D' ark and I was not impressed. Once again, I was subjected to another dark 3-D presentation and I was not happy after paying almost ten dollars to see the movie. Even with Dolby Digital 3-D, there was a $2.50 charge for the glasses and they were collected after the show. Not that I have further need for it but I can keep the glasses after I watch a Real D 3-D movie. Regarding the dark presentation, all of the trailers which I assume had been projected digitally were beautiful and there was nothing wrong with the way they were shown. Only the 3-D feature was dark even without the glasses. Dolby Digital 3-D effects, seem to be almost identical to Real D in my opinion.

Did I enjoy the movie? NO! It was one hell of a sick movie and made worse in 3-D. Watching the movie in 3-D actually intensified the extreme amount of gore and I was troubled by it. Yes, I knew it was a slasher movie but I was told it was more like HALLOWEEN and other movies like it that was made about the same time and I had no problem with them . All of the slashing scenes were suggestive back than but MBV pretty much show how the victims are killed and it was not fun to watch.

1 on a scale of 5

-Claude

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Steve Guttag
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From: Annapolis, MD
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- posted 01-17-2009 10:32 PM      Profile for Steve Guttag   Email Steve Guttag   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Claude...depending on when the theatre purchased the glasses...they cost the theatre between $27.00 and $50.00 (in round numbers). As such, they are not give-aways like Real-D's.

Steve

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Stu Jamieson
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From: Buccan, Qld, Australia
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- posted 01-17-2009 10:41 PM      Profile for Stu Jamieson   Email Stu Jamieson   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
quote: Claude
It was one hell of a sick movie....
Cool! Sounds good.

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Claude S. Ayakawa
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- posted 01-17-2009 10:51 PM      Profile for Claude S. Ayakawa   Author's Homepage   Email Claude S. Ayakawa   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I knew I could not keep the glasses after a Dolby 3-D showing and that was fine with me, Steve. Yes, I know there is cost involved such as cleaning the glasses after they have been used and that it also fine. I even have no problem with the $2.50 charge. I was just puzzled why the cost for the glasses was exactly the same as a Real D show when they will be reused many more times.

-Claude

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Joe Elliott
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- posted 01-18-2009 01:12 AM      Profile for Joe Elliott   Email Joe Elliott   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
The darkness, as you said, was mostly the movie. We're running a bacro with a 6k bulb, and on most movies it's so bright it will give you a migrane, but MBV is so dark it is hard to see some scenes. It's not the 3D either, as all of the other 3D movies we've had have had plenty of light. That is the one complaint I would have about that movie.

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Lyle Romer
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From: Davie, FL, USA
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- posted 01-18-2009 01:33 AM      Profile for Lyle Romer   Email Lyle Romer   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
quote: Claude S. Ayakawa
I was just puzzled why the cost for the glasses was exactly the same as a Real D show when they will be reused many more times.
The charge isn't for the glasses, it's to view a movie in 3D. The charge covers the glasses, the projector cost, the 3D system cost and the studio cut of the charge covers the increased production cost to make the movie in 3D.

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Julio Roberto
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- posted 01-18-2009 11:19 AM      Profile for Julio Roberto     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
quote: Lyle Romer
The charge isn't for the glasses, it's to view a movie in 3D. The charge covers the glasses, the projector cost, the 3D system cost and the studio cut of the charge covers the increased production cost to make the movie in 3D.
Ah, for a second I thought it was because Hollywood wanted to give the exhibitor extra profit in these times of need [Wink] , but now it's clear it's only to give it to the producers, the distributor and the hardware manufacturers.

[Wink] [Wink]

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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- posted 01-18-2009 01:07 PM      Profile for Mark Gulbrandsen   Email Mark Gulbrandsen   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
quote: Claude S. Ayakawa
but I can keep the glasses after I watch a Real D 3-D movie.
And they will ONLY WORK on another REAL-D showing... nothing else!

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Monte L Fullmer
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- posted 01-18-2009 08:43 PM      Profile for Monte L Fullmer   Email Monte L Fullmer   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
..at least a collector's item there....just like the XpanD glasses...

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Tim Reed
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- posted 01-19-2009 11:09 PM      Profile for Tim Reed   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
quote:
And they will ONLY WORK on another REAL-D showing... nothing else!
The same holds true with Dolby. But RealD is fairly king here in the New York area, so no problemo.

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Mike Blakesley
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- posted 01-20-2009 11:06 AM      Profile for Mike Blakesley   Author's Homepage   Email Mike Blakesley   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
quote: Julio Roberto
it's clear it's only to give it to the producers, the distributor and the hardware manufacturers
The exhibitor gets the same cut as they get of the film rent, isn't that correct? So the exhib gets some of it.

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Lyle Romer
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- posted 01-20-2009 01:47 PM      Profile for Lyle Romer   Email Lyle Romer   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
quote: Mike Blakesley
The exhibitor gets the same cut as they get of the film rent, isn't that correct? So the exhib gets some of it.
Correct. If the percentage on the movie was lets say 55% and your surcharge is $2.00 then you get to keep $0.90 per ticket.
With Real-D there is also a per ticket amount that goes to them which will come off of your $0.90.

If you bought Dolby you would presumably use some of that $0.90 to pay for the equipment, glasses, dishwasher and costs associated with maintaining the glasses.

Real-D created a big problem for Dolby (and other "you can't take the glasses" 3D) because the public was "conditioned" that they are paying for the glasses and can keep them if they want to. Part of the reason we switched a location from Dolby 3D to Real-D is the numerous beligerant customers who (dispite running the snipe telling them the glasses had to be returned) insisted that they paid for the glasses and should get to keep them.

If Dolby could ever get the glasses down to disposable cost they would win the 3D war with no effort.

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Hillary Charles
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- posted 01-20-2009 04:19 PM      Profile for Hillary Charles   Email Hillary Charles   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
So many people are keeping their glasses so they can use them when the DVD and Blu-Ray comes out. [uhoh]

SUCKERS!

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Monte L Fullmer
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- posted 01-20-2009 08:43 PM      Profile for Monte L Fullmer   Email Monte L Fullmer   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Only thing that I can see really go bad for theatres with Real D is that if someone tosses something wet and gooey on that silver screen, it's gonna be a new screen replacement.

For you never wet clean a silver screen since that clean spot will really show up on both 2D and 3D showings ...

...been there and done that with silver screens in theatres that I've worked in in the past ..

Looks like for Dolby to regain the edge in this 3D war by having the theatres counter with NOT raising their prices for 3D presentation - absorb some of that cost in a flat ticket price raise, or somewhere in the concessions since the attendance figures really shows an increase in 3D presentations.

Having signage that shows any sort of negative content ("glasses must be returned"..or similar) of your theatre's operation will definitely scare the public off quicker than you can say, "BOO!"

There are some marketing tricks that can be used to "uncondition" the public on that idea that they can keep the glasses - make it more like an "amusement ride" where these glasses are mandantory for this special occasion and must be returned when the "ride" is over.

-Monte

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