2017 Movies & Tv Show
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Tonight the Bag family saw "The Big Sick". Mrs. Bag and Memegirl loved it. I thought it was OK, but I've seen the trailer 20 times and it kills most of the punch lines.
Dunkirk with dad was a disaster. So I pick him up good and early cause he is slow as shit with the walker and I wanted to make sure he didn't miss any of the movie. We get to our seats and for the first time I request one of those closed caption machines that fit in the cup holder. My dad isn't exactly deaf but even with hearing aids he has some serious hearing issues. The movie starts and the machine doesn't work. I go to the front and ask for another. That one didn't work. I go back to get a 3rd one and once again that didn't work. I go back to the lobby and they finally call a manager. He takes a few minutes to get there and then after looking in some book he realizes that the machines don't work with the 70mm version of the movie. By this time about 20 minutes of the movie have passed with me mostly in the lobby. I go back and now I'm all worried about my dad hearing the movie. By the end he told me he didn't like it. He told me that modern movies just don't do it for him. I'm convinced that the subtitles would have made it a lot better. Between the surround sound (his hearing is best one on one) and the British accents I doubt he heard anything besides the explosions. Add to that the jumping around between 3 or 4 story lines and the sparse dialogue and I can understand why he was lost. I told him that in a few months I'll get it for him on my computer with the closed captions. Overall he said he was happy with the afternoon out but I think he may just be telling me that to be polite and that makes me sad. It will be nearly impossible to ever get him to another movie after this debacle.
Cinemark did give me a free movie ticket as a result of all this hassle but the whole point was for my dad to have a nice day and a free movie is better than nothing but doesn't change anything. Since I missed a good chunk of the first act I'm going to go see it again tomorrow. There is an IMAX right by where I have to go to counseling tomorrow so it should work out well. From what I did see I liked it a lot but I will post my thoughts after I see it all the way through.
Cinemark did give me a free movie ticket as a result of all this hassle but the whole point was for my dad to have a nice day and a free movie is better than nothing but doesn't change anything. Since I missed a good chunk of the first act I'm going to go see it again tomorrow. There is an IMAX right by where I have to go to counseling tomorrow so it should work out well. From what I did see I liked it a lot but I will post my thoughts after I see it all the way through.
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Sorry it didn't work out so well, but having parents-in-law in their 80's, I've learned that things like that will happen. My father-in-law can hear a little bit from one ear, one-on-one, sometimes. They watch HBO and Showtime and Netflix constantly, so he has both closed-caption and bluetooth headphones. They haven't been to a theater in at least 10 years, and even watching a movie at our house is challenging.
It's nice of you to spend time with him, and I'm sure he appreciates that.
It's nice of you to spend time with him, and I'm sure he appreciates that.
I've been thinking they need to do that with cell phones.
You can't see your phone in a dark theater without the glasses.
You can't see your phone in a dark theater without the glasses.
What technology transmits light to some people but not others? Infrared goggles?
Beats me, otherwise I'd be selling them.
It seems that there could be a screen overlay that filters the display light so that it can't be seen without glasses.
Maybe it's too close to google glasses, that never caught on.
You want to add light to the targeted viewer, not subtract it. You could go outside the visible spectrum, or you could go augmented reality. Either one requires bulky electronics and optics.
You could just have special naked screenings.
I'll call down to the boys in engineering and make sure it's on the next R&D meeting agenda.
I was thinking more along the lines of an active 3D type of glasses. A screen fits over your phone that flickers at a frequency that makes it look black unless you're wearing glasses that are synchronized.
That's not a thing, though. If you make everyone else wear shutter glasses then you can keep them from seeing the phone's light. Otherwise they see a flashing light.
Saw Dunkirk again yesterday. I have not been to an IMAX in years. I think the last one was at Disney or maybe all the way back when I was still living in Philly. Turns out IMAX is night and day above the knockoff XD my local Cinemark passes off as their version of IMAX. I was very surprised at the picture quality. I don't know the technical details but to me it was like going from 720p to 4k. I think I may be taking the 15 mile trip to the IMAX theater more often now.
When you are out in the lobby for the first 20 mins of Dunkirk you miss a huge plot point. One of the things I liked so much about the movie is the lack of exposition. That shit can often come off as condescending to the audience and it was pretty much non existent in this movie. In the very beginning you learn all you need. Some soldier picks up a leaflet saying they are surrounded and then there is text on the screen that explains the 3 major plot lines take place in a week, a day and an hour respectively. I missed this the first time and oh boy did it help with understanding the movie.
When I got home I had to look up the definition of "experimental film". While watching it I kept thinking this was an experimental film and turns out it does qualify. It's neat to see a summer blockbuster take such a chance and still be a hit. It almost feels like a silent movie at times and that adds to the tension. The editing between story lines is amazing. It takes a second to figure out when one is taking place in relation to the others but then all 3 manage to come together flawlessly. Also it's really cool how you rarely see the enemy and yet constantly feel their looming presence.
I think this is lock for editing and score Oscars and def at least a nom for best picture. I'd say this is my second favorite Nolan film, but right on the heels of The Dark Knight. Since The Dark Knight is probably my all time favorite movie that puts Dunkirk in some really good company. I think I want to see it a 3rd time while it's still in theaters.
When you are out in the lobby for the first 20 mins of Dunkirk you miss a huge plot point. One of the things I liked so much about the movie is the lack of exposition. That shit can often come off as condescending to the audience and it was pretty much non existent in this movie. In the very beginning you learn all you need. Some soldier picks up a leaflet saying they are surrounded and then there is text on the screen that explains the 3 major plot lines take place in a week, a day and an hour respectively. I missed this the first time and oh boy did it help with understanding the movie.
When I got home I had to look up the definition of "experimental film". While watching it I kept thinking this was an experimental film and turns out it does qualify. It's neat to see a summer blockbuster take such a chance and still be a hit. It almost feels like a silent movie at times and that adds to the tension. The editing between story lines is amazing. It takes a second to figure out when one is taking place in relation to the others but then all 3 manage to come together flawlessly. Also it's really cool how you rarely see the enemy and yet constantly feel their looming presence.
I think this is lock for editing and score Oscars and def at least a nom for best picture. I'd say this is my second favorite Nolan film, but right on the heels of The Dark Knight. Since The Dark Knight is probably my all time favorite movie that puts Dunkirk in some really good company. I think I want to see it a 3rd time while it's still in theaters.
Last night I saw Alejandro Jodorowsky's new film, "Endless Poetry". It's a great film. It's a beautiful film. Everyone should go see it.