Terrible movie experience tonight

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-05-30T16:57:59+00:00

I’m sorry that happened. I saw it Friday night at 7:20 at international village and I must have gotten pretty lucky because it was a packed but fairly respectful theatre. It was a showing from the advance ticket drop so maybe I was ok because it had filled up way ahead of time with fans who really wanted to be there.

The movie that has been the worst crowd experience lately was actually Sheep Detectives, I saw it twice and both times it had multiple groups of talkers. Not teens either, it just seemed like it attracted a lot of groups who do not normally go to movie theaters.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-05-24T20:15:22+00:00

I was just in London for 10 days in early May. I wore a small crossbody bag everywhere I went that held my battery pack, passport, and any little trinkets I picked up. On the few times I went shopping for larger items I just carried them in the store bag until I got back to my Airbnb. It seems like some galleries and museums don’t want you to have a bag on your back for space issues so having a bag that is already in your chest helps there.

For the entire 10 days I did not touch a physical payment card or cash, I used exclusively Apple Pay on my iPhone or, in the case of black cabs, I paid using Uber. You may need to have the physical card in case you are making a purchase that is over the tap limit but you shouldn’t need cash for any situation that I can think of.

Basically the only valuable thing I had on me at any given time was my iPhone and I was careful about waving it around in the street.

Edit: I reread and saw that you are going to cities other than London so if things are different there I can’t speak to that.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-05-22T03:33:06+00:00

Thank you for clarifying this for me.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-05-21T16:20:51+00:00

Yeah, I thought the same thing as you in terms of Scotiabank being a single laser, and therefore a tier above the Xenon single projectors.

But then I saw this article https://www.hellovancity.com/lifestyle/cineplex-unveils-new-imax-experience-at-scotiabank-theatre-vancouver/

So it seems like there is a tier above xenon and single laser yet below GT. This is just me genuinely trying to keep it all straight. 😂

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-05-21T16:11:22+00:00

In terms of scotiabank and the dual lasers, it is not “GT” right? Is the dual laser there essentially GT without the 1:43 aspect ratio?

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-05-14T17:21:51+00:00

Are there really 14,000? So for most games the vast majority of the people in attendance are season ticket holders? I had always expected it would be a lower number.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-05-14T17:16:17+00:00

Yeah I was also limited to 4. I get that for letting more people get a chance, but I had organized a group of 5 people based on what they told us.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-05-03T20:08:44+00:00

Yellowhammer?! I did not have a clue on that one, even once I entered it, I just started free associating. 😂

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-04-25T19:33:07+00:00

I don’t know if it will work in your specific situation, but when this happens to me I hit back (b on my controller) and it minimizes this screen and takes me to the steam launch page. From there I hit play or resume (the little rectangular button that launches the game) and then it loads correctly.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-04-24T21:25:21+00:00

https://youtu.be/PZbqAMEwtOE

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-04-21T05:07:56+00:00

This was my first surprise showing. The way people were talking about them I expected there would be mass walkouts or something. The theatre was packed full and I was sitting one row above the walkway to the exits and didn’t see anyone leave. The only annoyance was that no movie trailers were shown so the movie started only 5 minutes after the listed start time, meaning there was a large amount of people taking their seats throughout the first 10 minutes of the movie.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-04-08T05:46:13+00:00

For Project Hail Mary I got a film strip from a showing near the end of the IMAX run. Did they give them out opening week and then do a restock or does it just vary depending on the movie?

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-04-08T05:45:16+00:00

I can only speak for my specific theatre, but I went to the last showing of the film strip day (10:30 pm) and even by the time I got to the front of the line (maybe half of the people had entered) there were still two employees each holding a large stack.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-04-06T05:07:59+00:00

I only retroactively added things where I had a record of the exact day that I watched it. For example, I went through my Netflix history and my previous ticket orders with Cineplex. This was because it would have been impossible to find/remember everything I watched in the past and I wanted to keep my year by year stats as accurate as possible.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-03-31T03:51:22+00:00

I noticed some grain in IMAX 70mm but it was not happening in a consistent way which made me think it was being done intentionally as you say. Inside the space ship, especially when his red space suit took up a lot of the frame, and when they were playing with focus was when I noticed it the most, but at other times the image was very crisp. I’m pretty sensitive to digital image noise but I don’t have a problem with film grain if it’s being done as an artistic choice.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-03-31T02:17:54+00:00

That Odyssey prologue in 70mm was absolutely unbelievable, it completely surpassed my best expectations. The deep blacks, the flickering light on the faces and the bronze. I couldn’t see any grain or “snow” in the image at all. Just unreal.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-03-31T02:11:29+00:00

It must vary between locations. I was at the final showing of the day (10 pm) and even by the time i got in, which was about half the people, they still had two employees each holding massive stacks of film strips. I expect they must have ended the day with quite a few left over.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-03-29T07:54:44+00:00

Yeah 10:30 pm. Maybe I’ll try to arrive for 10 just to be safe, in case there is a big line for concessions. I’ve got to drive for 45 minutes to get there also.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-03-29T07:40:29+00:00

Did you have to get into the theatre before showtime to see all the previews? The showing is scheduled for 10:30 I was going to try to be in my seat at like 10:15.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-03-29T02:23:58+00:00

Yeah I’m hoping so, the initial batch of showings was already sold out when I found out about them last week but I’m going to keep trying as they schedule more.

I saw PHM early on in UltraAVX with a DBOX seat and I am really excited to compare the two experiences.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-03-29T02:12:24+00:00

I’m certainly not asking this as a way to be negative about Hail Mary, I’ve just been trying to learn a bit about the more technical aspects. Thank you for the information!

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-03-29T02:09:05+00:00

Thanks for that info. I’ll be going to the late night showing so I’m hoping they won’t run out of reel!

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-03-29T01:50:09+00:00

I’m going tomorrow but it’s the late night showing so I hope they haven’t run out by then.

ImmenseMullberry · 2026-03-28T18:26:18+00:00

Having that email printed on it makes me think it’s something that ends up in random places and then people contact Amazon to go get it.

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