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   I’ve noticed that Melbourne IMAX are reinstalling the 1570 GT film projector for Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” along side the two 4K laser projectors. You will now have the choice of viewing the 4K version or the1570 Film version. Generally 1570 is capable of 8K+, but you will only see 4K resolution; If it was shot at 4K!.

Apparently some scenes were shot with IMAX cameras. But I don’t know if the cameras were IMAX digital or IMAX 1565 film cameras. I’m assuming the later, similar to “The Dark Knight or “Transformers”.

I think the only advantage here with 1570 projection is scene’s shot with IMAX cameras will go IMAX full screen 1.43:1 and the other scenes, standard scope, like “DK”.

I will be interesting to see if the digital version is the same or 2.39:1 all the way.

I say 2.39:1 but sometimes a little bit is shaved off the sides to get a slightly taller image. Not necessary as Melb IMAX is about the second biggest screen in the world after IMAX Sydney.

I for one will be checking out the projection room when I go. (You can only ask) I think this will be the last time 1570 is run. (It’s a pity it's not 3D film; Now that would be an impressive projection set up to behold).

 

 

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Good Morning,

 

as a fan of Christopher Nolan movies, I looked forward to seeing this one.

 

Be prepared for a lot of time-jumping, with the storyline going back and forth. Now I can usually keep up with this sort of thing but even I found it quite challenging, so those who like to go and sit, brain-out and be entertained, I fear you will be completely lost in half an hour.

 

Also, sorry to be Captain Obvious but it is a war movie and that's that, based on historical events. No love stories etc here, lots of injuries and death from all sorts of angles (accidental and from attack) and that little voice in the back of your head wondering how did we ever get to these things, as it does in war movies.

 

Cinematography was excellent.

 

For me, the air battles from the pilots points-of-view were the highlight, Tom Hardy once again his brilliant self.

 

The soundtrack is loud but so is war so I didn't mind that, artillery, old school engines, bombs etc all very loud.

 

One notable section was the soldier firing his 303 at the strafing planes (a famous Dunkirk image).

 

Worth a view and the cinema is a must, it will lose a good 30% of the impact through the telly, I know it certainly got the daddy long legs out of the local cinemas excellent main-cinema subs.

 

I give it 3 and a half stars, Margaret?

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look forward to seeing, wondering if should scoot off to imax if its still showing there ?

 

soem behind the scenes on the movie,

 

https://ascmag.com/articles/dunkirk-wrangling-two-large-formats

 

like wait till gets to uhd with full 3D audio treatment...and should be a treat indeed :D

 

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Most movies that I really enjoy at the cinema I later buy on DVD when they go cheap and watch them time and again at home. Dunkirk ranks as one of the best films I've ever seen and certainly one that moved me the most but I can't see myself ever buying it and trying to recreate the sheer impact of the widescreen cinematic version as I know I will be so disappointed. 

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1 hour ago, Hergest said:

Most movies that I really enjoy at the cinema I later buy on DVD when they go cheap and watch them time and again at home. Dunkirk ranks as one of the best films I've ever seen and certainly one that moved me the most but I can't see myself ever buying it and trying to recreate the sheer impact of the widescreen cinematic version as I know I will be so disappointed. 

 

Looking forward to seeing this one , and yes I usually do the same except I forget to watch them :)

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I wonder if the nationality of the viewer makes a difference? I'm a 54 year old English bloke born in 1962 so Dunkirk is part of our psyche whether we like it or not so so much of the film resonated because it all seemed so real as if you were being able to actually relive the occasion. The lack of dialogue, the absence of any contrived scripted romance etc just made me become part of the whole event as i sat watching it and the shock of walking out of the cinema down at Circular Quay to a blindingly sunny Sydney harbour was profound.

 

I'm not going to give away anything specific for those that haven't seen it as I reckon those moments that take your breath away are not to be hinted at but for the vast majority of the film I was on the edge of my seat even though i knew what was going to happen.

 

If someone made a film with the same impact of say the battle of Long Tan I wonder if the reaction of Australians would be different to those of other upbringings? 

 

It could just be me of course but both my  English wife and older English sister (she saw it on Imax in the UK) felt the same as me regarding Dunkirk.

 

 

 

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Sorry for the tangent but I reckon the mood one is in when watching a movie is hugely important to whether one enjoys or not. I have not enjoyed a movie in the past and then re-watched later and for some reason enjoyed so it must be a mood thing, I guess.

 

My mood-and-type-of-movie-planets need to align.

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13 hours ago, Hergest said:

I wonder if the nationality of the viewer makes a difference? I'm a 54 year old English bloke born in 1962 so Dunkirk is part of our psyche whether we like it or not so so much of the film resonated because it all seemed so real as if you were being able to actually relive the occasion. The lack of dialogue, the absence of any contrived scripted romance etc just made me become part of the whole event as i sat watching it and the shock of walking out of the cinema down at Circular Quay to a blindingly sunny Sydney harbour was profound.

 

I'm not going to give away anything specific for those that haven't seen it as I reckon those moments that take your breath away are not to be hinted at but for the vast majority of the film I was on the edge of my seat even though i knew what was going to happen.

 

If someone made a film with the same impact of say the battle of Long Tan I wonder if the reaction of Australians would be different to those of other upbringings? 

 

It could just be me of course but both my  English wife and older English sister (she saw it on Imax in the UK) felt the same as me regarding Dunkirk.

 

 

 

I agree. Those images of the Spitfire gliding over the beach with Zimmer's adaptation of Elgars' piece was amazing. Having gone to school in Scotland and having the story of Dunkirk taught at great length, this was a very powerful movie for me. Then on top of that you have a good screen play, amazing music and the best damn use of LFE (the sound of a Stuka dive bombing) that I have ever heard, period.

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'If someone made a film with the same impact of say the battle of Long Tan I wonder if the reaction of Australians would be different to those of other upbringings? '

 

Yes, I agree. The views of those people with Vietnamese heritage living here would certainly be different to those people with WASP 'Ozzie' backgrounds.

 

I'm seeing Dunkirk on Saturday night and am looking forward to it. Son says he rated it highly, which means I have to go.  

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3 minutes ago, gemini07 said:

The views of those people with Vietnamese heritage living here would certainly be different to those people with WASP 'Ozzie' backgrounds.

 

 

Could be a fascinating thesis for someone.

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22 minutes ago, scumbag said:

Having gone to school in Scotland and having the story of Dunkirk taught at great length, this was a very powerful movie for me.

Same here back in the 60's. Back then we also built a lot of Airfix kits related to the Second World War. I built everything from the Tirpitz to B17G's to Hotspur class Destroyers.

Ohh and add to that all the comics like Eagle, Boys World and the miniature comics of WW2 fiction, we were enveloped with it.

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@scumbag the subs were making the floorboards rattle in the big old cinema I went to, especially when the bomber were flying past.

 

The sound of the big tailgunner opening up fire at Tom Hardy was also very scary, bloody great bullets coming straight at your head!

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Dunkirk is an excellent movie.  The action sequences combined with the sound track were stunning and has significant impact in the cinema.  I saw it in KL last week in a cinema with Dolby Atmos and it seemed as real as it could be without being there.   

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Saw it today - standard cinema I think 

 

interesting movie as has been discussed, no love stories , but also amore understated movie than SPR or Hacksaw Ridge. 

 

3 stories of survival entwined in 1. 

 

Another movie  where Tom hardy has any dialogue, yet people are raving about his performance? 

 

Soundtrack seemed good, but I don't think it was one of HZ better efforts? 

 

But  to me a great movie and well worth seeing at the big screen 

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"If someone made a film with the same impact of say the battle of Long Tan I wonder if the reaction of Australians would be different to those of other upbringings? "

 

Sadly in in these days of political correctness and perhaps our own sense of history or. Interest in such recent history - can we make movies about war other than Gallipoli. I doubt it would get made.  

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Last week I visited the Melbourne IMAX projection room. The 1570 version (being a mix of 15/65 and 5/65 original) is mostly full frame IMAX with some 2.2:1 stuff. The 15/70 stuff looks great. The 5/70 not so great. The 8K laser DCP is similar. As for your local multiplex, DVD, BLU RAY or HD4K it will be letterboxed with I suspect some pan and scan in there. Bummer. (By the way I'm not sure if this post should go in TV, Radio & Movies, what do you think?, maybe wrong Forum)

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I enjoy what Christopher Nolan does as a film maker,and this movie was no different for me. The cinematography was superb,and the tension created by the musical score like wise. It also shows you don't need a love story or 50 million pages of dialogue to get your point across. A smart film well made,a must on the big screen for war/history buffs.

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On 20/08/2017 at 7:45 AM, Blk plastic said:

I enjoy what Christopher Nolan does as a film maker,and this movie was no different for me. The cinematography was superb,and the tension created by the musical score like wise. It also shows you don't need a love story or 50 million pages of dialogue to get your point across. A smart film well made,a must on the big screen for war/history buffs.

Agree re the soundtrack. I had to keep consciously trying to relax. Not had that experience for an entire movie before. Exhausting. Cinematography sublime. 

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I thought it was a rather bland movie to be honest. Not  that it was produced in a way that made it that way. The story just didn't do much for me. I think they told the story as best as they possibly could though, and it was presented beautifully. It just wasn't for me.

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On 8/13/2017 at 6:04 PM, cafe67 said:
"If someone made a film with the same impact of say the battle of Long Tan I wonder if the reaction of Australians would be different to those of other upbringings? "
 
Sadly in in these days of political correctness and perhaps our own sense of history or. Interest in such recent history - can we make movies about war other than Gallipoli. I doubt it would get made.  

 


Interestingly enough, 1979's The Odd Angry Shot did well in the cinemas as I recall. Possibly having Graham Kennedy in the lead helped it along. However, coming less than a decade after the conclusion of the Vietnam War its message was not all gung-ho (ho, ho, Ho Chi Min?), in fact, unless my memory is really faulty, it was quite the opposite, showing the way in which the troops at the sharp end were pretty much left in the dark and were treated as pawns in the bigger game.
It did I think reflect the general public mood of the time. Having only seen it the once I may be looking back in error and I am happy to be corrected.


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25 minutes ago, JukKluk2 said:

 

 


Interestingly enough, 1979's The Odd Angry Shot did well in the cinemas as I recall. Possibly have Graham Kennedy in the lead helped it along. However, coming less than a decade after the conclusion of the Vietnam War its message was not all gung-ho (ho, ho, Ho Chi Min?), in fact, unless my memory is really faulty, it was quite the opposite, showing the way in which the troops at the sharp end were pretty much left in the dark and were treated as pawns in the bigger game.
It did I think reflect the general public mood of the time. Having only seen it the once I may be looking back in error and I am happy to be corrected.


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I thought that was a porno?

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So recently I was invited to see Dunkirk at my local multiplex. Enjoyed the movie a lot. Compared to the IMAX 15/70 version that I viewed some time ago it fell short on looks. It looked to be 1.85:1 ratio. (just a bit out of the IMAX frame) It lacked the grandeur of IMAX, particularly the aerial shots. Call me old school, I liked the bit in the credits where it  says "shot and finished on film"

So we have shot on 15/65 and 5/65 film, lots of craft and scullduggery in effects and editing then down rez it for my enjoyment. Hmmmm?

The IMAX film version craps over the 2K DCP version and probably the 4K version.

120 years and film is still busting a movie! (sorry). 

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Watched it tonight and while it was very well made - edge of your seat stuff. What ruined it for me was the last part of the movie where Tom Hardy glides his plane in (with no fuel) at low altitude, shoots down a diving Stuka while doing so and then glides quite a fair distance before landing it on the beach (first cranking down the landing gear - no hydraulics ). That was just too far fetched to be believable. Even Tom Hardy's character shooting a flare into the cockpit (in a plane now empty of fuel) and it going up in flames is a bit of a stretch. Why don't writers check with aviation experts before writing such cockamamie scenes?

 

The use of a Spanish Buchon in place of B109s wasn't that bad but they could have at least used CGI to modify the looks of the Buchon to make it look more like a 109. 

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