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Saw Superman Returns today on IMAX 3D.
First off... I don't suggest seeing the movie this way. About 4 scenes were in 3D. Everything else was normal IMAX. So you had to watch for these little flashing icons at the botton of the ginormous screen (seriously, when I was looking at people's heads, 2/3 of the way up the screen, the flashy icons at the bottom were out of my lower periphary). Then you had to put the glasses on at the right time and take them off at the right time. If you had them on when you weren't supposed to, there'd be a giant blind spot over your right eye. If you didn't have them on when you were supposed to, you'd see double images of everything. And every time you had to take them on or put them off, you were pulled out of the movie.
Oh, and the 3D wasn't really pulled off that well. Sometimes, it was beautiful and clear. More often, it was blurry and hard to get perspective and stuff was flying all over the place. Sometimes, there were obvious matte levels. 2D images floating in the 3D enviornment. Distracting, really.
All in all... not worth it, even if the tickets cost the same (which they don't).
The movie itself was pretty cool. Some lovely moments. A lot of action. A lot of momentum. The plot just carries you along at a good clip. It certainly doesn't feel like 2 1/2 hours. It's hard to stop and question things while it's all going on.
At least, once it gets going. The beginning was choppy and confusing, I found, but once we get to Metropolis, things really pick up.
(One quick random thing first: This has some info about the first appearance of Superman. Action Comics #1. Take a look at the cover. It's kind of cool.)
( Non-spoilery thoughts... )
From here on out, spoilers are fair game. For the benefit of those who don't want spoiers, I'm going to make the text white. Highlight to read, or just skim down and comment (if you want). Otherwise, you can just stop reading here.
( Spoilers ahead... )
To sum up:
Great movie. Beautifully made. Much action, much effects. Cool plot. Love the little homages. Love the music. Missing some characterization and detail. But there's only so much you can do in 2 1/2 hours, and, overall, they spent the time wisely.
First off... I don't suggest seeing the movie this way. About 4 scenes were in 3D. Everything else was normal IMAX. So you had to watch for these little flashing icons at the botton of the ginormous screen (seriously, when I was looking at people's heads, 2/3 of the way up the screen, the flashy icons at the bottom were out of my lower periphary). Then you had to put the glasses on at the right time and take them off at the right time. If you had them on when you weren't supposed to, there'd be a giant blind spot over your right eye. If you didn't have them on when you were supposed to, you'd see double images of everything. And every time you had to take them on or put them off, you were pulled out of the movie.
Oh, and the 3D wasn't really pulled off that well. Sometimes, it was beautiful and clear. More often, it was blurry and hard to get perspective and stuff was flying all over the place. Sometimes, there were obvious matte levels. 2D images floating in the 3D enviornment. Distracting, really.
All in all... not worth it, even if the tickets cost the same (which they don't).
The movie itself was pretty cool. Some lovely moments. A lot of action. A lot of momentum. The plot just carries you along at a good clip. It certainly doesn't feel like 2 1/2 hours. It's hard to stop and question things while it's all going on.
At least, once it gets going. The beginning was choppy and confusing, I found, but once we get to Metropolis, things really pick up.
(One quick random thing first: This has some info about the first appearance of Superman. Action Comics #1. Take a look at the cover. It's kind of cool.)
( Non-spoilery thoughts... )
From here on out, spoilers are fair game. For the benefit of those who don't want spoiers, I'm going to make the text white. Highlight to read, or just skim down and comment (if you want). Otherwise, you can just stop reading here.
( Spoilers ahead... )
To sum up:
Great movie. Beautifully made. Much action, much effects. Cool plot. Love the little homages. Love the music. Missing some characterization and detail. But there's only so much you can do in 2 1/2 hours, and, overall, they spent the time wisely.