Oppenheimer | 2024 Academy Award Winner for Best Picture and Best Director

[Bob Train]

The only Nolan movie where I could understand what the characters were saying was The Dark Knight

[JustLurking]

24 minutes ago, Bob Train said:

The only Nolan movie where I could understand what the characters were saying was The Dark Knight

May I suggest an ear visit

[keysersoze123]

Dont try to understand it. Just feel it 🙂

 

On a serious note I had no issues with dialogue at my Dolby screening. Of course I was totally engrossed which helps.

[reddevil19]

Ya, I had no issues either.

I do think his movies do have this issue, but I 100% think a lot of it is down to the quality of the presentation. I heard the same complaint when I was walking out of a different movie and the manager was saying how Nolan likes to do his mix. I asked what screen it was and I was more than happy to back the customer up as I had had the same issue with Barbie in the same screen on its opening weekend (and then again Blue Beetle). Some standard screens are such poor quality nowadays, with zero interest in maintaining, let alone improving quality, both for projection but especially sound.

[SchumacherFTW]

9 minutes ago, reddevil19 said:

Ya, I had no issues either.

I do think his movies do have this issue, but I 100% think a lot of it is down to the quality of the presentation. I heard the same complaint when I was walking out of a different movie and the manager was saying how Nolan likes to do his mix. I asked what screen it was and I was more than happy to back the customer up as I had had the same issue with Barbie in the same screen on its opening weekend (and then again Blue Beetle). Some standard screens are such poor quality nowadays, with zero interest in maintaining, let alone improving quality, both for projection but especially sound.

Losing dedicated projectionists who took care of the presentation is possibly the worst thing that's happened to the theatrical experience. Most theaters simply don't act on a poor quality presentation until there's an "unacceptable" level of complaints, and who knows what that threshold is for most of them. 

[WittyUsername]

I think I’ve had two or three instances from watching a Christopher Nolan movie where I’ve had trouble hearing what they’re saying. It’s not really a consistent problem for me personally. 

[lorddemaxus]

I just remembered Hoytema shot Her and I feel like Hoytema using shallow focus heavy close-ups in that movie was just a test-run for this.

[keysersoze123]

Listened to podcast with Imax CEO and interesting thing about more 70mm venues planned including many in US. This is a huge u-turn indeed after the format almost died.

 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-growing-power-of-imax-with-its-ceo/id1612131897?i=1000626187656

 

There was tons of discussed around Oppenheimer, MI7 and upcoming fall releases.

[Blade Runner]

Is still doing good in China?

[xieh tie]

 

[reddevil19]

5 minutes ago, Blade Runner said:

Is still doing good in China?

Not on weekdays. We'll see if it is a weekend movie with the second weekend drop. But I wouldn't be too optimistic...

[Borobudur]

1 hour ago, reddevil19 said:

Not on weekdays. We'll see if it is a weekend movie with the second weekend drop. But I wouldn't be too optimistic...

Even by weekend movie standard, the movie drop too much through mid-week.

[Issac Newton]

 

 

 

 

[keysersoze123]

I at last saw Oppenheimer at AMC Metreon Imax. The screen is simply WOW. I am eager to see all big movies like Dune 2, Avatar sequels and all Chris Nolan movies at that screen going forward. I would still give edge to Dolby for sound perspective, but that resolution on 70mm Imax is so immersive and I was able to enjoy the movie like I have never watched it before. 

 

Movie itself was outsanding again. Certain performances from Blunt, Ehrenreich, Clarke and even Pugh stood out 2nd time around. Damon probably not as much as 1st time around and Murphy/RDJ were brilliant. Both of them and Blunt would get actor nominations for sure. 

[Darth Lehnsherr]

Watching this in IMAX with the proper 70mm is something I'll remember for a long time

[eeetooki]

When's the next time we get a box office update? Weekend?

[Eric Prime]

 

[Issac Newton]

 

 

[reddevil19]

Nolan taking a page out of Cameron's book in his meeting with Uni regarding his next project.

[WittyUsername]

Christopher Nolan is an IP unto himself at this point.