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Author Topic: Going to be in the Denver area end of August William T. Parr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 823 From: Cedar Park, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 07-01-2008 12:14 PM                     Joe, Anyone else living in the Denver Area give me any info on Theatres there? Please drop me a line. I noticed that Colorado Cinemas has sold out to Kerasotes. Wondering if they are still doing curtain calls between the ad's and movies at the Former Mann locations that had curtains and if there presenation is worth a flip.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-01-2008 05:09 PM                        No more curtain calls. Kerasotes presentation is pretty bad, much worse than Mann and even worse than Colorado Cinemas. I have had former employees tell me that there is absolutely no decision making whatsoever permitted at the theater level. You will do as they say in all situations and that is the end of it. I will PM you a link to something you should see that is about Kerasotes. You will laugh!  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 07-02-2008 02:45 AM                     If you stop by the Chinese, insist that you see the booth. I just want to know if the interlock rollers I setup are still there, and if anyone even has a clue as to how to string it up. Last story I heard (and I can't remember who told me this) was that a projectionist said it was impossible to interlock the complex together, and then they were directed to the videos page here.  |  IP: Logged Geoff Jones Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 579 From: Broomfield, CO, USA Registered: Feb 2006 posted 07-02-2008 05:21 PM                        Normally I would recommend the Continental - a fantastic old single screen D-150 that has been kept in operation by adding 9 screens alongside it instead of cutting it into pieces. But I understand that they will be closing the main auditorium in early August for renovations. They are putting in stadium stadium - something I can't quite understand because the slope & sight lines are fantastic. They claim the 78 foot-wide screen won't be modified, except to fix the curtains. It's supposed to re-open in November for the holiday season. It's a fantastic auditorium were you can catch current blockbusters AND classics during their Wed PM flashback series. I saw Wall-E there recently and hope to catch Back to the Future later this month. (The other 9 screens range from typically average to small.) Geoff  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-02-2008 05:41 PM                        quote: It's a fantastic but UNDERLIT auditorium were you can catch current blockbusters AND classics Fixed. Brad... remember when I showed you the Continental? Remember how bright the screen was?  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 07-03-2008 07:46 AM                     Yup, I felt like I was at a drive-in...with permanently bolted down lawn chairs and a roof. The sound was about that good too.  |  IP: Logged Geoff Jones Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 579 From: Broomfield, CO, USA Registered: Feb 2006 posted 07-03-2008 03:17 PM                        Well, either you guys are pickier than I am, or they've improved things since then. I saw Wall-E on 6/30 and found the presentation to be flawless. The image was bright, sharp, steady, clean and HUGE. The sound was deep, rich, and enveloping. Cheers, Geoff PS: I'm in the process of moving back to the Denver area after 14 years in the SF Bay area. I'm interested in checking out the Cine Capri at Northfield. Any other theatres in the area I should visit?  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-03-2008 04:38 PM                        So they hadn't scratched their print yet? I know they scratched two of their Indy 4 prints on the first weekend. We refuse to receive any more circuited prints from the Continental because they are always scratched and usually very sloppily built. The fact that they have a mixed Strong/Christie booth doesn't help things. When they opened up the 4 new screens, the owners just ordered Strong packages without first seeing what the Continental actually had. At least they have the SCDC brains, though. Tile in one half of the booth, carpet in the rest. You can really tell what was done by UA and what was done by Regal (who is obviously a lot cheaper). I wonder what equipment they'll put in when they expand to a 16-plex in 5 or 6 years. The entire Harkins theater up north is very unimpressive. I'd recommend the Continental over that any day!  |  IP: Logged Geoff Jones Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 579 From: Broomfield, CO, USA Registered: Feb 2006 posted 07-03-2008 07:31 PM                        Nope, no scratches. You still haven't answered my question, though. Where SHOULD I go to the movies in the Denver area? (I'm planning to catch TDK in Imax at the Colorado Center.)  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-04-2008 02:22 AM                        Nothing is really recommended here, sadly. If you are satisfied with average presentations, then Denver metro theaters are fine. Not tremendously different than other cities. [ 07-04-2008, 03:34 AM: Message edited by: Joe Redifer ]  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 07-04-2008 03:19 AM                     Joe have you been to the Harkins in Denver? How does it stack up to the others?  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-04-2008 03:36 AM                        Yes. Well we only have one Harkins, so I don't know how it stacks up to other Harkins. I went with Bobby Henderson. We were not impressed. I have NEVER been impressed with the Klipsh sound, either. The yellow color scheme of the place is just ghastly. I dunno, maybe it was Bobby's fault. You can see a few pics of the place over on Cinematour.  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 07-04-2008 06:20 AM                     Yeah I've been there so I know what it looks like, I'm not wild about the color scheme either. I like the color scheme they went with at my theatre. Just curious what your thoughts were.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-04-2008 10:25 AM                        The big screen is underwhelming. I personally feel if you are going to advertise your screen/auditorium size all over the place, then it should be so big that people walk in and say "This is just ridiculous". Also, there should be moving sidewalks/escalators on the aisles since it would be so big.  |  IP: Logged Geoff Jones Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 579 From: Broomfield, CO, USA Registered: Feb 2006 posted 11-16-2008 06:41 PM                        So I finally checked out the Cine Capri at Harkins Northfield (Quantum of Solace). Their daily listings in the Denver papers proclaim "Colorado's Biggest Screen" or something very similar. I very nicely asked the general manager for the dimensions of the screen. He was a bit curt with me and said that was proprietary company information. I later asked another manager, who was a bit more friendly, but he wouldn't tell either. I asked if he'd ever been to the Continental, and he said no. I told him their screen is 78' wide, and he seemed a bit surprised and impressed. Heh. It's hard to say, but the Cine Capri screen sure didn't look as big as the Continental to me (or to my wife). Then I went searching on the intertubes and found a cached press release stating: quote: the Harkins Cine Capri, a movie auditorium which boasts seating for 600, an enormous 70x30-foot screen So I guess Harkins is guilty of false advertising. Nevertheless, the presentation at the Cine Capri will get a B+ at my Movie Theatre Review blog. The image was big, bright, steady, and well framed. It might have been a tad soft, but that also could have been the film. Incidentally, I've seen 3 films in the Giant Screen at the Continental since their re-model, and the presentation was excellent for all three. Cheers, Jonesy  |  IP: Logged

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