^ dude, you stretched the page

[Edited on September 25, 2005 at 8:51 AM. Reason : ha ha, but it doesn't matter because this is page 2! ]

9/25/2005 8:51:05 AM

Def going to see this movie...can't wait


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9/27/2005 4:51:21 PM

This shit looks off the chain.

9/27/2005 5:08:50 PM

9/27/2005 8:34:17 PM

It was just confirmed today that we will be having a midnight showing of HP:GOF at the IMAX on the morning of November 18. Tickets will go on sale to Exploris members on Friday, October 28th and to the general public on Wednesday, November 2nd.

This is unrelated to this film but we are also bringing back The Polar Express 3D this December.

More information about both of these films, including showtimes, will be on our website in the near future.

http://www.exploris.org/visit/imax/index.html

10/19/2005 9:55:09 PM

I heard a rumor that there'll be a midnight show of Harry Potter at the imax, but will they do one of the polar express?

10/20/2005 12:40:59 AM

I'm pretty sure we're having a midnight show over at Crossroads 20 as well.

10/27/2005 10:38:14 PM

have they said how long the movie is?

10/27/2005 11:44:41 PM

YES! IMAX!

[Edited on October 28, 2005 at 12:00 AM. Reason : ^2 hours and 35 minutes is what the IMAX description said]

10/28/2005 12:00:24 AM

damn, not long enough

10/28/2005 10:18:20 AM

^I thought that too, but read this on a site

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"We can now independently confirm that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire clocks in at 2 hours, 23 minutes, and 25 seconds - or just over 143 minutes. And if you tack on the credits, which are filled with bits of humor, then it's exactly thirteen minutes longer. Although this length is shorter than previously rumored, I sincerely hope that it doesn't disappoint any of you, because I can guarantee that the film won't."

10/28/2005 11:40:18 AM

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"have they said how long the movie is?"

156 minutes...

10/28/2005 2:20:37 PM

If they stayed 60% true to the book, it'd be about 4 hours long. Edit City!

10/28/2005 2:57:28 PM

I have a few tickets for the midnight showing at imax

10/28/2005 4:42:32 PM

Somehow I will make the midnight showing.

10/28/2005 5:06:13 PM

Damn, thats hott. I'm gonna have to see if my IMAX here in Boston will have it.

10/28/2005 7:30:20 PM

Damn i really really want to see that movie, and damn i might have to check out the imax version to

10/28/2005 9:06:43 PM

I am definately trying to make IMAX screening...I keep watching the trailor like every day


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10/29/2005 4:03:45 PM

Just so everyone knows the midnight showing on opening day at the IMAX is sold out, as well as the 7:30pm and 10:15pm shows. We still have a few left for the 2pm and 4:45pm shows on Friday, Nov 18 and all shows on Saturday but they will probably sell out in the next few days.

11/4/2005 6:40:14 PM

we were gonna go to the imax screening but too much $$...we got tickets to crossroads instead

11/4/2005 7:02:59 PM

I can't wait!

11/4/2005 10:46:51 PM

w00t! GOF++

*has 2 12:01am IMAX tix*

My gf and I are going to dress up, but we're not sure as who yet... Perhaps just wear cloaks and go as generic wizard and witch. Any suggestion?

[Edited on November 4, 2005 at 11:59 PM. Reason : foo]

11/4/2005 11:51:50 PM

comes out next friday

lots of clips hav ebeen realeased

11/7/2005 5:25:17 PM

^^my suggestion would be to go watch the movie while NOT being total losers

i mean seriously, wtf, you could TRY to watch the movie AND retain your dignity at the same time


but whatever

11/7/2005 5:32:42 PM

^^what?? where/?? share!!

11/7/2005 5:49:55 PM

http://www.iesb.net/wb2005/102705.php

11/7/2005 7:22:14 PM

ONE WEEK!

11/11/2005 5:35:25 PM

im watching this shit but def not dressing up

11/12/2005 12:18:17 AM

i'll have to go see my theater manager friend and see if i can go to a prescreening

11/12/2005 1:22:33 AM

I think a promotion at Loews theatre lets you get into a screening on Wednesday if you use an American Express card. Then again there are no Loews down in NC.

11/12/2005 9:33:53 AM

Will the IMAX version be presented in OAR of 2.35:1 or will it be cropped to fit the IMAX screen?

Also, with such a long book, why did they feel they needed to shoot for 2.5 hours? Theres plenty of 3 hour movies that have been very sucessful (Lord of the Rings), so why not include some of those "unimportant subplots"...its not like this is a film on a budget.

[Edited on November 12, 2005 at 10:08 AM. Reason : -]

11/12/2005 10:04:20 AM

Perhaps they shortened it because of viewer attention span? Since this is aimed at kids/teens a lot more than LOTR, I can see why they shortened it.

I don't agree with it though :/

11/12/2005 10:49:25 AM

or they could have special edition dvd sales

11/12/2005 10:53:28 AM

^^ The same kids/teens that read a 734 page book? Yes, obviously their attention span is very short .

11/12/2005 12:01:20 PM

The IMAX version will be the same ratio as regular theatres. When we show movies like this there are just blank spots at the top and bottom.

And for those of you stupid enough to ask (and I have been asked this before), no, we can not do anything to make the image fill the screen. Even if we could everyone would just look like coneheads.

I'm kinda split on my opinion on the shortening they did for this movie. On one hand as a fan of the book I'm upset that they left out certain plot lines I think are important (no Dursleys so no chance to see the twins prank with the Ton-Tongue Toffee, no Winky, no S.P.E.W). On the other hand as a projectionist I'm REALLY glad it isn't longer because our equipment has a limit of 2 hours 30 minutes, and this movie exceeds that limit by 3 minutes 44 seconds I think. We can show longer movies but it requires a lot more work on our part and there is a greater chance of something going wrong when it changes 'reels' (actually called platters in IMAX) at the halfway point.

11/12/2005 3:16:15 PM

ha, it's going to be packed at the movies friday night.

11/12/2005 3:29:51 PM

Quote :

"The IMAX version will be the same ratio as regular theatres. When we show movies like this there are just blank spots at the top and bottom."

Episode 2 and at least one other film I can't remember were recut in the IMAX ratio. I assumed that was the case for all films that were given IMAX releases.

11/12/2005 3:54:28 PM

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"The same kids/teens that read a 734 page book?"

not in one sitting

11/12/2005 3:57:11 PM

^ I did it in one sitting. Just got me a piss bucket, some pizzas and some novakaine for my ass. I was addicted to Unreal Tournament so I was primed for this

11/12/2005 5:00:02 PM

I'm gonna see it.

11/12/2005 5:17:26 PM

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"Episode 2 and at least one other film I can't remember were recut in the IMAX ratio. I assumed that was the case for all films that were given IMAX releases."

I think the other one was Apollo 13. Back when they first started converting Hollywood films into IMAX format they thought that changing the aspect ratio from 35mm to IMAX would be better, but after all the flak they got from fans after trimming Star Wars the industry has started coming up with other ways to deal with the differences between IMAX and 35mm, such as filming the movie with IMAX ratio film and trimming the top and bottom off to fit 35mm screens. This is also helpful in that IMAX is about the same aspect ratio as the common TV so it makes 'fullscreen' versions of the DVDs actually better than 'widescreen'. I'm not sure if any studios are doing this yet since I don't enjoy watching movies that we have shown hundreds of times at work.

11/12/2005 9:37:43 PM

I know its been said a lot but

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"i didn't picture mad eye moody to look like that."

I'm really excited because I think this was the best book, but I'm gonna have to reread it before I see the movie

11/12/2005 11:45:33 PM

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"actually called platters in IMAX"

thats what their called at the regular theaters too... at least if your not working in a 20 year old dollar theater

11/12/2005 11:56:33 PM

Yeah, I'm going to check this movie out in the theaters, commemorating the fact that Goblet of Fire was the first time I had even heard of Harry Potter. Looks awesome as well.

11/13/2005 5:59:48 PM

Quote :

"New faces include Jarvis Cocker and two members of Radiohead as The Weird Sisters."

says IGN.com

Sweet!

11/13/2005 10:30:26 PM

here's a site with some pictures

http://www.filmfanzine.com/?page_id=pictureexclusive&art_id=14

including one of Reta Skeeter and another with Harry's singing egg!

11/13/2005 11:13:15 PM

I've got tickets to the Imax showing on Friday! My boyfriend and I are going, and my Dad is driving in from Greensboro to go with us. I know, I know... it sounds weird to have my Dad drive in for the movie... but it's been a tradition to go with him for the first showing of the Harry Potter movies every year! I'm so excited.

11/13/2005 11:25:44 PM

none of those videos work from that site posted earlier

11/13/2005 11:30:36 PM

http://snapetiger.ytmnd.com/

11/13/2005 11:34:00 PM

Quote :

""New faces include Jarvis Cocker and two members of Radiohead as The Weird Sisters.""

wow- i promised my a friend id wait a week to see it with him
i dont know how im going to do this

11/13/2005 11:53:53 PM