Alita: Battle Angel (2019) (1 Viewer)

[benbess]

Unfortunately, it's not playing in 3-D at the nearest Dolby Cinema to me, but I agree with you that the 2-D Dolby Cinema was more impressive than the 3-D IMAX presentation minus the 3-D. The audio improvement was noticeable to me.

Wow! Three times. Maybe I should see it again myself.

 

[Patrick Sun]

I snuck in a 3rd viewing in AMC IMAX 3D after work yesterday because, well, A-List, and it was going away from the IMAX 3D presentation this weekend due to "HTTYD 3" opening Thursday night. Enjoyed the larger presentation of the motorball sequences, etc. Thanks, A-List!

 

[Colin Jacobson]

Unfortunately, it's not playing in 3-D at the nearest Dolby Cinema to me, but I agree with you that the 2-D Dolby Cinema was more impressive than the 3-D IMAX presentation minus the 3-D. The audio improvement was noticeable to me.

I went IMAX 3D because I wanted the extra aspect ratio for some scenes - and it was a lot of them!

Kinda wish I'd done Dolby 3D - oh well!

 

[Colin Jacobson]

Wow! Three times. Maybe I should see it again myself.

Once in theaters is enough for me. I'll watch it again when I review it - I have zero interest in sitting through it again in a theater...

 

[Tino]

Wow! Three times. Maybe I should see it again myself.

Probably gonna see it a few more times next week too.

 

[Edwin-S]

I would probably go and see this once more if I had access to a true IMAX 3D screen or Dolby Cinema 3D screen; however, a 6.5 hr drive, one way, in winter was as far as I was willing to go to see this on a slightly larger screen in a half decent theatre.

 

[Malcolm R]

I also don't even *really* know how true the IMAX theatre at the Scotiabank theatre in Toronto is. I've heard of liemax (lol) but not sure of the nuanced difference. All I know is that IMAX screen at the Scotiabank theatre is massive. Any locals can help?

It's listed in the IMAX website if you search for theater locations:

 

[JimmyO]

It's listed in the IMAX website if you search for theater locations:

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I've seen many movies on that screen. Just not sure if it's "true" IMAX or what that criteria is.

 

[Tino]

Picked up the terrific Alita Battle Angel Art And Making Of The Movie yesterday. Tons of pictures and artwork with great text by the artists on the making of the film.

Alita: Battle Angel - The Art and Making of the Movie https://www.amazon.com/dp/1785658085/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.9BBCbA60ZR6J

 

[dpippel]

Love that cover art.

 

[JimmyO]

Chinese Alita poster

 

[Edwin-S]

I'll be pissed if they do not have a 4K/3D combo of this film; however, if it comes down to it this will be the only film where I will spring for both copies if they are released separately. I'll be more annoyed if they don't make a 3D home release available, because this is one film that needs to be seen in 3D.

 

[Johnny Angell]

I'll be pissed if they do not have a 4K/3D combo of this film; however, if it comes down to it this will be the only film where I will spring for both copies if they are released separately. I'll be more annoyed if they don't make a 3D home release available, because this is one film that needs to be seen in 3D.

I thought nobody was doing the combo anymore. I do have Kong: Skull Island and I think Passengers in a combo. Every time I watch them, I choose 3D, so having the 4K hasn't been valuable to me. But that's just me.

 

[Malcolm R]

There are Alita 4K/3D combo placeholders listed at Amazon UK, but it remains to be seen if they'll actually appear. I think the last one I got domestically was the Best Buy exclusive combo pack for Pacific Rim: Uprising.

 

[Edwin-S]

I thought nobody was doing the combo anymore. I do have Kong: Skull Island and I think Passengers in a combo. Every time I watch them, I choose 3D, so having the 4K hasn't been valuable to me. But that's just me.

There are Alita 4K/3D combo placeholders listed at Amazon UK, but it remains to be seen if they'll actually appear. I think the last one I got domestically was the Best Buy exclusive combo pack for Pacific Rim: Uprising.

I'm hoping Cameron might have enough pull to get them to release it in a 4K/3D combo or at the very least a 3D version.

 

[Malcolm R]

I'm hoping Cameron might have enough pull to get them to release it in a 4K/3D combo or at the very least a 3D version.

Yeah, I'd mentioned that a while ago somewhere, though I'm not sure Cameron really has any interest in home 3D. All the promos for Alita have been "see it on the biggest screen you can," so his interest in the format may end at the theater.

And while they did release T2 theatrically in 3D, we never got a domestic 3D blu-ray. They were different studios, though, and since he's still working with Fox on the Avatar sequels, maybe they have more interest in catering to his 3D wishes (if he cares). The Disney merger might also put an end to any possible 3D home options.

 

[Vic Pardo]

Banal dialogue, dull characters, terrible acting, miscasting across the board, where do I begin? The two leads give the worst line-readings I’ve heard in a movie since THE PHANTOM MENACE and ATTACK OF THE CLONES. And what’s with all these 21st century teenage hipsters in the 26th century? You call that “world-building”?! I call it anachronistic. All of this took me out of the movie real fast.

I saw it in 3-D and the 3-D didn’t annoy me (which is high praise from me), but it didn’t add anything special either. Maybe if I was invested more in it, I would have been able to appreciate the visuals more. But at some point I just didn’t care.

The shame of it is that there was a very good young actress in the cast who, I believe, would have made a much better Alita. I’m talking about Lana Condor, who played Koyomi, one of Hugo’s entourage. Why didn’t they cast her? Was she not sleeping with Robert Rodriguez?

For the record, I found the anime character way more expressive than the one in this movie.

versus...

 

[JimmyO]

Was she not sleeping with Robert Rodriguez?

Wow.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Wow.

Wow, indeed.

 

[Tino]

Was she not sleeping with Robert Rodriguez?

What a terrible thing to say about both Rodríguez and the actress in this current climate

Completely and totally uncalled for no matter what you thought of the film.