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Originally posted by Marco Giustini View PostArcadia not being loud enough? It's been a looong while but I remember it being pretty loud! I'd have thought the new Meyer system would blow your head off!
Anyway I will try again the IMAX in Orio to see if there has been some updates
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Last time I was in the neighborhood, I really wanted to visit Arcadia in Melzo. Unfortunately, there were no "OV" shows available. Given the amount of International visitors (aka tourists) in the region, I somehow consider this to be a missed opportunity.
Somehow this reminds me of the Cinema Gaumont at Disneyland Paris with 15 screens. With more than 50% of the people around being international visitors, that place only shows maybe one original language show per day at best, because of contractual obligations and usually at a time slot nobody cares about... I'm pretty sure this is a pretty dreadful dose of chauvinism and ignorance, costing a lot of potential revenue.
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Originally posted by Marcel Birgelen View PostLast time I was in the neighborhood, I really wanted to visit Arcadia in Melzo. Unfortunately, there were no "OV" shows available. Given the amount of International visitors (aka tourists) in the region, I somehow consider this to be a missed opportunity.
Somehow this reminds me of the Cinema Gaumont at Disneyland Paris with 15 screens. With more than 50% of the people around being international visitors, that place only shows maybe one original language show per day at best, because of contractual obligations and usually at a time slot nobody cares about... I'm pretty sure this is a pretty dreadful dose of chauvinism and ignorance, costing a lot of potential revenue.
Honestly, having seen some big US cities, you have a much better cinema culture. We have an amazing festival live Venice, but in general, US is better for obvious reasons. And I am someone who has sent many emails to add original language Showtimes but at this point if I ever have to go foreign for work, I will do it gladly in a country with better cinemas
Just an example, there were no Immaculate English screening in all my region (so you just have to watch an American going to Italy , all dubbed...). And I am someone who likes dubbing but you have to give a choice at least, especially since there are many good actors
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I'd say that Germany has still a pretty OK cinema culture, probably better than the Netherlands and despite the damage COVID, streaming and the general state of the world has done, it's still a thing... Still, a lot of people from over the border tend to flock to Dutch or Flemish cinemas to see movies without dubbing. But there is an increasing trend in some of the bigger cities in Germany to offer a somewhat more consistent "OV" offering across the board. You'd say those OV offerings only attract foreigners, but I see quite a bit of native German speaking folks at those shows.
I'm perfectly capable of understanding a German-dubbed movie, but the lack of proper lip-sync, the fact that often well-known voices are replaced by something else, it's simply is too distracting for me. Maybe, in an animation movie, where they actually took the time to make a specially re-synced version, it would work better for me.
Unfortunately, German cinema itself has been lacking in proper output over the last years, which is somewhat of a shame. I have zero problems watching a German movie in German... What can be said about Germany is equally true for Italy... When are you guys picking it up again and start to fill up the craters Hollywood has left? Heck, I grew up on cheesy Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill movies...
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Originally posted by Marcel Birgelen View PostI'd say that Germany has still a pretty OK cinema culture, probably better than the Netherlands and despite the damage COVID, streaming and the general state of the world has done, it's still a thing... Still, a lot of people from over the border tend to flock to Dutch or Flemish cinemas to see movies without dubbing. But there is an increasing trend in some of the bigger cities in Germany to offer a somewhat more consistent "OV" offering across the board. You'd say those OV offerings only attract foreigners, but I see quite a bit of native German speaking folks at those shows.
I'm perfectly capable of understanding a German-dubbed movie, but the lack of proper lip-sync, the fact that often well-known voices are replaced by something else, it's simply is too distracting for me. Maybe, in an animation movie, where they actually took the time to make a specially re-synced version, it would work better for me.
Unfortunately, German cinema itself has been lacking in proper output over the last years, which is somewhat of a shame. I have zero problems watching a German movie in German... What can be said about Germany is equally true for Italy... When are you guys picking it up again and start to fill up the craters Hollywood has left? Heck, I grew up on cheesy Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill movies...
And as you say,yeah I agree, animated movies are usually OK for me with dubbing, especially in Italy where we have very talented dubbers. For example I watched inside out 2 here and it was really really good. It was in XL auditorium in a UCI cinema, which is basically the biggest screen in the cinema (but not IMAX). In my case it had laser projector and 7.1 sound obviously. Great presentation in a scope screen
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Originally posted by Luca Sorazzi View PostAnd as you say,yeah I agree, animated movies are usually OK for me with dubbing, especially in Italy where we have very talented dubbers
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Originally posted by Allan Young View PostThe Italian dubbers for Minions have been going viral in the last couple of days...https://x.com/JarettSays/status/1823740222418641280
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Originally posted by Marcel BirgelenSo unless the franchising theater is willing to tell you, you have no clue what screen size a certain location has, what kind of projection technology it uses nor if it's using its old 5.0/6.0 sound system or the newer 12-channel system.
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This reminds me of something I'm experiencing at my local IMAX. A few times I have contacted quality control and usually get a response by the same person. The issue is at the AMC Del Amo 18 in Torrance CA. Their IMAX theater sounds great, especially with the 12 channel upgrade, but it just doesn’t hit those really low frequencies. I will complain, then it gets fixed and ends up back the same way. I just don’t understand why something like this keeps happening? What could possibly be going on with their equipment? I’m tired of complaining and just stopped seeing an IMAX movie here.
Anyone have any suggestions?
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Originally posted by Aron Toplitsky View PostThis reminds me of something I'm experiencing at my local IMAX. A few times I have contacted quality control and usually get a response by the same person. The issue is at the AMC Del Amo 18 in Torrance CA. Their IMAX theater sounds great, especially with the 12 channel upgrade, but it just doesn’t hit those really low frequencies. I will complain, then it gets fixed and ends up back the same way. I just don’t understand why something like this keeps happening? What could possibly be going on with their equipment? I’m tired of complaining and just stopped seeing an IMAX movie here.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Anyway I have been again to that IMAX in Italy, at Orio, and It sounded quiet good, but as usual a little of reverb in the dialogues and good low frequencies but not very deep or that make you feel lot of vibrations. There the auditorium is also quiet big, it could be that this is a problem too. And it's in a mall, there are shops close, I fear that bass are limited due to neighbours complaints..
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Originally posted by Marcel Birgelen View Post
Even though I know that IMAX monitors if somebody turns down the volume, I know a few locations where the volume has been turned down due to massive customer complaints. I often think that IMAX confuses quality with volume...
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AMC Theaters does this exact same thing. Locally they have no control over preview levels and very little leeway feature level... We walked out the last time we tried to watch a movie there because it was literally deafening. Luckily there is a Regal not far from me that knows how to run movies properly. I have only been to one IMAX digital show and don't plan on going back. It's nothing at all special.
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