Dr. No (1962) (1 Viewer)

[Bartman]

My local Regal cinema will be showing Dr No (60th Anniversary) next Sunday. The BFI showing in the UK was 4K, so I'm assuming the Regal will be too. Has anyone seen the 4K in a cinema and can comment on picture quality?

 

[Osato]

My local Regal cinema will be showing Dr No (60th Anniversary) next Sunday. The BFI showing in the UK was 4K, so I'm assuming the Regal will be too. Has anyone seen the 4K in a cinema and can comment on picture quality?

Park circus has provided the 4k transfer but Fathom showings will be at dvd level..

Avoid Fathom Events 'Dr. No' screenings in the USA

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[Bartman]

Park circus has provided the 4k transfer but Fathom showings will be at dvd level..

Avoid Fathom Events 'Dr. No' screenings in the USA

James Bond news at MI6-HQ.com

www.mi6-hq.com

Thanks. This mentions Park Circus & Fathom, has anyone seen this a cinema?

Bond Is Back ON The Big Screen To Celebrate The 60th Anniversary Of Dr. No On Sunday, August 21

/PRNewswire/ -- Dr. No, the film that introduced the world to the iconic James Bond franchise – not to mention Sean Connery in the starring role - is coming...

www.prnewswire.com

 

[Bartman]

Park circus has provided the 4k transfer but Fathom showings will be at dvd level..

Avoid Fathom Events 'Dr. No' screenings in the USA

James Bond news at MI6-HQ.com

www.mi6-hq.com

OK, I now see this is to be a avoided. What a pity, I've never seen Dr No on the big screen!

 

[Osato]

OK, I now see this is to be a avoided. What a pity, I've never seen Dr No on the big screen!

I went to the TCM screening last year. I had no complaints with the presentation.

 

[sultan of cinema]

Just watched From Russia With Love on Amazon Prime and it looked stupendous. Beats the heck out of anything issued to date on bluray or DVD. Reminded me of a screening I had of Cubby Broccoli's private print (along with Dr. No) many decades ago! This is the way to watch Dr. No.

 

[Bartman]

I went to the TCM screening last year. I had no complaints with the presentation.

I assume TCM used the 4K source as reported by the BFI in the UK?

 

[Sam Favate]

I was going to go see Dr. No on the big screen, but I checked and tickets are $16 (!) each, meaning that I could practically buy the new Dr. No steelbook for the price of a ticket. Add to that that the US showings are DVD quality, and I'm out. For a family of 4, that's $64 to see a movie we've all seen. (For The Wrath of Khan, tickets are only $13.)

The early Bond films on blu-ray are some of the best-looking HD transfers I have ever seen. I was looking forward to seeing them in 4k on the big screen, but I'm not traveling to England for the privilege. I will be happy with my 1080p disc projected on a 108" screen.

This is a big swing and a miss for the Bond films.

 

[sultan of cinema]

I paid $16.00 for White Christmas a decade ago. Presentation was soft, sometimes slightly blurry and they cut off the Paramount logo! The sound was incredibly low. After my very dark Fathom screenings of The Birds and Bullitt, no more Fathom events for me. Especially when it comes to Bond, James Bond.

 

[Wayne_j]

Just got out of the Fathom Event. Picture looked closer to a Blu-Ray than it did to a DVD. After they showed a featurette on Daniel Craig's tenure of Bond that did look like it was from a DVD and it even had footage from a movie that came out less than a year ago.

 

[Osato]

Just got out of the Fathom Event. Picture looked closer to a Blu-Ray than it did to a DVD. After they showed a featurette on Daniel Craig's tenure of Bond that did look like it was from a DVD and it even had footage from a movie that came out less than a year ago.

How was attendance?

 

[Wayne_j]

How was attendance?

Maybe 10 of us.

 

[ponset]

 

[sultan of cinema]

One of my friends attended the Fathom Dr. No screenings in Florida Sunday, one at 3PM and the other at 7PM. There were three for 3PM and 8 for 7PM. He asked the manager if any more films were scheduled and the manager asked him " whadda you think'? He didn't think it looked bad (the 4k as he calls it VDI) and it seems that no more at this time will be scheduled. Charlotte , NC is continuing with their next screening of Goldfinger.

 

[Osato]

One of my friends attended the Fathom Dr. No screenings in Florida Sunday, one at 3PM and the other at 7PM. There were three for 3PM and 8 for 7PM. He asked the manager if any more films were scheduled and the manager asked him " whadda you think'? He didn't think it looked bad (the 4k as he calls it VDI) and it seems that no more at this time will be scheduled. Charlotte , NC is continuing with their next screening of Goldfinger.

I hope more 007 screenings will come but I think this is it unfortunately.

 

[Keith Cobby]

Wife and I watching Casino Royale tonight at our local Odeon, also booked Quantum next Tuesday. First theatrical viewing of Craig's Bond.