August 21 = AVATAR Day - Page 5

MTV sets 'Avatar' webcast


http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...goryid=13&cs=1

Could be a lot higher. Remember, AVATAR will be playing at something like 2500 3D theaters in the USA and maybe another 1000 to 1500 worldwide. All those theaters charge a premium for a 3D film. From $3.50 to $5. That is really going to affect the BO take.

It really depends on the repeat watchability of the film.

Ever since I saw IMAX 3D (I think it was call Living Seas), I have been a fan of the process.

The CGI movies like UP and Bolt are good, but I do long for something that looks real and not a fancy cartoon.

To me, going to the movies has always been an "event" and IMO, there have been no real technological advancements for quite some time (other than using IMAX in TDK) so I am really looking forward to Avatar.

I checked out the theater I will be seeing it at this past weekend when I went to see Ninja Assassin ( want to see Japanamation come to life - like Ninja Skroll - see this picture) and it looks good. 500 stadium seats with a big screen. Will probably see it mid-week after opening weekend.

Based on the numbers, the BO this year is up 8% with attendance also up 3%.

I suspect that 3D has something to do with the numbers and Avatar is supposed to have Knock Your Socks Off 3D.

With 3D coming to consumers next year, they really need to be sold on spending the extra money to bring 3D into their homes.

I would have loved to have seen it in IMAX 3D. Unfortunately, I am no longer near a real IMAX theater. One of the things I had to give up when I moved. Somethihng I will definitely miss as I attended 2 to 3 IMAX/IMAX 3D shows a month in Ft. Lauderdale.

Well . . .

All is not totally lost - I think . . .

There is a museum near by that has something called a Dyna Theater which sounds like the old IWERKS big screen format = 8/70mm. They say it is 5 stories high which was the same size as the IMAX theater in Ft. Laud.

http://naturalhistoryfoundation.org/

When I attend in the next couple of weeks, I will post my experience.

For a movie lover and a lover of movie technology - hell of a birthday present!

No 3D that I know of - should be a big screen, high resolution experience, close to real IMAX. They only show docs there.

No longer in Florida. Now in New Mexico. Traded the ocean for the desert and very happy with the change.

Only real problem is getting used to the cold weather again - it was 25 degrees this morning. My blood has thinned out from living in So. FL but it will thicken up in a couple of months.