Comments from KramSacul

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KramSacul commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Dec 16, 2009 at 7:21 pm

And for you to complain about me complaining. Nice to see you venture out of the usual forums. ;–)

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KramSacul commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Dec 16, 2009 at 3:05 am

Apparently the screen has also been upgraded for optimal brightness. Now if only they could fix the cross reflections and geometry distortions I would consider watching a movie in there again.

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KramSacul commented about Sony to broadcast World Cup matches in 3D next year on Dec 12, 2009 at 4:10 am

Does 3-D really make sense if the action is shot far away?

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KramSacul commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Dec 5, 2009 at 4:38 am

Apparently Avatar will be showing in 3-D in the Dome. I’m not sure how this could be close to being satisfactory as even regular 2-D projection is dim.

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KramSacul commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Nov 17, 2009 at 5:07 pm

I think it’s too early to tell. Is current state of the art 3-D bright enough for a screen as big as Grauman’s?

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KramSacul commented about Encore showings of "The Wizard of Oz" on Nov. 17, but has it peaked in terms of its appeal? on Nov 12, 2009 at 9:57 pm

Blu-ray players are not that expensive nowadays.

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KramSacul commented about Encore showings of "The Wizard of Oz" on Nov. 17, but has it peaked in terms of its appeal? on Nov 11, 2009 at 4:08 am

Unless it’s a special print I think one would be better off buying the Blu-ray. It’s fantastic.

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KramSacul commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Nov 9, 2009 at 8:08 pm

I was actually there for that show. I didn’t hear any catcalls or noises. Must’ve been some idiots in the back. ;–)

Doris Roberts, the mom on Everyone Loves Raymond was there for that show oddly enough.

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KramSacul commented about Regal Cinemas LA Live Stadium 14 on Nov 2, 2009 at 5:08 pm

State of the art widescreen isn’t masked at the top.

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KramSacul commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Nov 1, 2009 at 9:14 pm

Anyone else notice a kind of machine noise coming from the left side exit in the Dome? I assume it’s from the concession stand or some other place in the lobby. Even with the curtain drawn it’s pretty distracting.

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KramSacul commented about Christie displays Solaria Series Digital Projector at ShowEast on Oct 31, 2009 at 4:51 am

Motion interpolation? Eh, no thanks. I rather have 24fps 70mm scanned at 4k/6k then projected in 4k or higher DLP.

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KramSacul commented about 14 Screen Regal multiplex opens in downtown L.A. on Oct 28, 2009 at 6:22 pm

75x38 is about 1.98:1. Hmm.

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KramSacul commented about Regal Cinemas LA Live Stadium 14 on Oct 27, 2009 at 9:53 pm

If it is all common width screens then that is a deal breaker. Why do these theater chains always cheap out on the most important thing?

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KramSacul commented about Cinemark Theaters launching big screen installations to vie with IMAX on Oct 13, 2009 at 7:19 pm

Are those speakers under the screen instead of directly behind? Big fail there.

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KramSacul commented about All recliner cinema to open soon in Pasadena on Oct 9, 2009 at 6:51 am

Eating while watching a movie dos not compute.

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KramSacul commented about New Beverly Cinema on Sep 1, 2009 at 4:33 pm

Love going to this little theater but is there any chance of money being put into the presentation? The small offcenter screen is pretty awkward. It’s fixed width, correct? The sides can’t be expanded for scope films?

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KramSacul commented about Grauman's Chinese for sale on Aug 13, 2009 at 4:11 pm

Goodbye old friend? The end is inevitable? The theater is not going anywhere.

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KramSacul commented about Cameron, Jackson discuss future of film on Aug 2, 2009 at 7:42 pm

I’m curious about the results of the 2-D to 3-D conversion.

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KramSacul commented about Sonic to offer 3D download service on Jul 28, 2009 at 11:06 pm

Sounds like a way to view 3-D, not piracy.

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KramSacul commented about Cinerama Hollywood on Jun 29, 2009 at 2:35 pm

I hope they’re showing it on their 2k DLP rather than projecting a blurry washed out print like the one I saw in theater #3. Why wasn’t it digital?

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KramSacul commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on May 31, 2009 at 4:40 am

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KramSacul commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on May 26, 2009 at 5:49 pm

I wonder what NEC projectors the regular Arclight theaters have. Look pretty good as far as 2k goes.

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KramSacul commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on May 19, 2009 at 3:12 pm

As long as Grauman’s shows some movies worth going to I’m happy. Has their presentation quality gone downhill though? The sound has been iffy in the past like with the Village in Westwood. They really need to crank it.

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KramSacul commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on May 16, 2009 at 1:34 am

Grauman’s, then the Village, then the Dome. I’m still seeing it in theater 10 at Arclight though. It’s impressed me the last few times.

I think the Dome has the same NEC 2k projector as Grauman’s and the Village. IMO, it doesn’t look nearly as good though because of the lack of light on the screen and distorted geometry.

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KramSacul commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on May 15, 2009 at 2:02 am

Unless it’s a mistake Terminator Salvation will also be playing at Grauman’s. Strange. I don’t like having to choose between them since Arclight now has the same digital projection.