Dr.Mirakle32
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I was fortunate enough to see this last night at the vintage Inwood theater in Dallas. It was without a doubt the GREATEST movie experience I've ever been to (**** THE DARK KNIGHT in IMAX.) There it was, my favorite movie of all time on a giant screen, projected in all of its grainy, scratchy, 35mm film glory. The seats were really comfortable as they were actually couches complete with pillows, blankets and footrests. My father who was a huge Indy fan that saw RAIDERS back in '81, also had a great time.
I was surprised, as the theater was packed. (for some reason, I thought my dad and I would be the only ones.)
Also, I don't know if anyones ever noticed it, but it seems like some serious color correcting and tinting was done for the DVD release, as visually, the film's photography and coloring looked very different from what I was used to. I don't know if it was the film print's age, or if George was up to his old tricks again when the DVDs were produced.
If you've never seen RAIDERS before, or if you know it only from video and TV, this is the way it was meant to be seen. This is why they build movie theaters. I've seen the movie probably over a hundred times, and if I never watched ROTLA again, I would be completely satisfied by this experience.
1 screening of ROTLA = 3 or 4 screenings of any other new movie.
I was surprised, as the theater was packed. (for some reason, I thought my dad and I would be the only ones.)
Also, I don't know if anyones ever noticed it, but it seems like some serious color correcting and tinting was done for the DVD release, as visually, the film's photography and coloring looked very different from what I was used to. I don't know if it was the film print's age, or if George was up to his old tricks again when the DVDs were produced.
If you've never seen RAIDERS before, or if you know it only from video and TV, this is the way it was meant to be seen. This is why they build movie theaters. I've seen the movie probably over a hundred times, and if I never watched ROTLA again, I would be completely satisfied by this experience.
1 screening of ROTLA = 3 or 4 screenings of any other new movie.