Pre-Order 2001: A Space Odyssey (4k UHD) Available for Preorder (1 Viewer)

[CarlosMeat]

Please post with your thoughts as soon as convenient ,at least something preliminary, thanks in advance.

 

[Charles Smith]

Big night tonight!

Big -- meaning Lincoln Square?

Looks like they've got it through next Wednesday. I'm pretty booked this weekend so I'll take advantage of a more leisurely weekday visit. There are still lots more good seats available then as well.

 

[Wayne_j]

Indeed! I'm really stoked to be seeing this on the big screen for the first time tonight!

Tonight will be my first time seeing it on the big screen as well.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Big -- meaning Lincoln Square?

Looks like they've got it through next Wednesday. I'm pretty booked this weekend so I'll take advantage of a more leisurely weekday visit. There are still lots more good seats available then as well.

Because it’s splitting time with The Dark Knight and my unusual work schedule, tonight is my only shot at seeing it at Lincoln. So I’ll see the “unrestored” IMAX version there and then see the 4K restoration at a different IMAX hopefully very soon. Can’t wait!

 

[Mike Frezon]

Tonight will be my first time seeing it on the big screen as well.

Where you seeing it, Wayne?

 

[dpippel]

Please post with your thoughts as soon as convenient ,at least something preliminary, thanks in advance.

Will do.

 

[Wayne_j]

Where you seeing it, Wayne?

Crossgates IMAX.

 

[PMF]

Indeed! I'm really stoked to be seeing this on the big screen for the first time tonight!

Rooting for your first big-screen experience of "2001". You'll come out of it a changed man.

 

[Charles Smith]

Rooting for your first big-screen experience of "2001". You'll come out of it a changed man.

... and whistling Also Sprach Zarathustra with every bounce in your step.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

It’s intermission at Lincoln Square’s 15/70 IMAX film blowup of the “unrestored” version. If you were planning on going, go, and read no further - I’m going to nitpick but you probably wouldn’t notice these things if you didn’t know to look for them.

The good: it’s incredible to see the movie on a 100 foot wide screen. The amount of detail packed into the frame is astonishing. To see it this large is incredible. The quality of the projection is a significant upgrade over the regular 70mm presentation earlier in the year at the Village East. It’s much steadier here and there aren’t any hotspotting issues.

The not-so-great: the Nolan print has flaws. I’ve already complained at great length in previous posts so no need to repeat all of that, except to say every flaw is magnified on a screen of this size. But there’s one new flaw that’s just awful if you notice it (which hopefully most people won’t). When they blew up the film to print on the 15/70 stock, they apparently didn’t use the proper aparture plate on the original 70mm source. You can see every single splice at every single cut in the film at the bottom of the frame line. For. Every. Single. Cut. And all of that’s printed right onto the 15/70 print. I don’t know how it is that no one noticed that. I don’t know how that passed IMAX QC. All they had to do was matte out an insignificant sliver of the bottom of the frame and the problem would be solved.

So....to sum up, I’m glad I’m here, it’s about as expected, and the sheer scale of it on this giant screen is mesmerizing.

 

[Mike Frezon]

 

[Vincent_P]

It’s intermission at Lincoln Square’s 15/70 IMAX film blowup of the “unrestored” version. If you were planning on going, go, and read no further - I’m going to nitpick but you probably wouldn’t notice these things if you didn’t know to look for them.

The good: it’s incredible to see the movie on a 100 foot wide screen. The amount of detail packed into the frame is astonishing. To see it this large is incredible. The quality of the projection is a significant upgrade over the regular 70mm presentation earlier in the year at the Village East. It’s much steadier here and there aren’t any hotspotting issues.

The not-so-great: the Nolan print has flaws. I’ve already complained at great length in previous posts so no need to repeat all of that, except to say every flaw is magnified on a screen of this size. But there’s one new flaw that’s just awful if you notice it (which hopefully most people won’t). When they blew up the film to print on the 15/70 stock, they apparently didn’t use the proper aparture plate on the original 70mm source. You can see every single splice at every single cut in the film at the bottom of the frame line. For. Every. Single. Cut. And all of that’s printed right onto the 15/70 print. I don’t know how it is that no one noticed that. I don’t know how that passed IMAX QC. All they had to do was matte out an insignificant sliver of the bottom of the frame and the problem would be solved.

So....to sum up, I’m glad I’m here, it’s about as expected, and the sheer scale of it on this giant screen is mesmerizing.

That's ridiculous.

Vincent

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Those splice lines weren’t present in the second half. Not sure what happened for the first half but fortunately wasn’t an issue post-intermission.

And oh my god, the star gate sequence on a 100 foot screen. Wow. The actual sequence is about 20 minutes but it went by so quickly on the giant screen, it felt like just a couple.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I’m a crazy person. I’m going to go see the 10:45pm showing at the other IMAX in Times Square that’s showing the new restoration. No time like the present to compare the two. I’ll report back after!

 

[Wayne_j]

I'm just back from watching the 2K IMAX Xenon release. There were no trailers before the movie, not even the IMAX countdown. There was a 10 - 15 minute intermission. It was non-tealized. No splices were visible.

 

[TravisR]

I’m a crazy person. I’m going to go see the 10:45pm showing at the other IMAX in Times Square that’s showing the new restoration.

Consider it seizing an opportunity that you may literally never have again.

 

[MayorFeedback]

Back from the first digital IMAX screening in Orlando. Incredible. I’ve seen 2001 dozens of times, including the big screen, but nothing like this.

Beautiful restoration. Colors are amazing. Blows the current disc out of the sky. Everyone paranoid about Nolan ruining something somehow can relax. Bonkers loud, too, as it should be. Do not hesitate to see it on any size screen you can this week.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I’m at the intermission of the digital restoration and I want to echo what everyone else is saying. It looks incredible. It sounds incredible. I am completely and utterly thrilled with what I am seeing and hearing.

Consider it seizing an opportunity that you may literally never have again.

I’m so glad I’m doing this. It’s my all time favorite movie and it’s such an experience. Going from the unrestored version to the restored version like this is like watching a five hour restoration demo unfold in front of my eyes.

I cannot believe IMAX is showing that unrestored version on the largest screen in North America when they have access to this stunning new restoration. Thanks Christopher Nolan!

 

[Patrick McCart]

So, the IMAX was flawed, but I enjoyed every bit of it. Boy do those dupes stick out, though.

Easily one of my favorite film experiences, warts and all.

 

[Mark_TB]

I've just come back from a digital IMAX showing. I thought it looked amazing, just the way it should. They even eliminated the visible lines of the front-projection screen in the Dawn of Man sequence. The sound was great, too -- the signal from the lunar monolith had people jumping in their seats! I don't trust my judgement 100%, but it sounded like there was directional dialogue in some of the early scenes. I'm sure someone here will confirm or deny.

Overall, a remarkable experience. I've seen it over a dozen times theatrically over the years, including a 70mm presentation a few months ago, but this is my favorite. I'll probably see it one or two more times before it leaves.