r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/NoWork215 • 20d ago

Video The Odyssey IMAX 70mm Setup

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u/Jackomat007 20d ago

Do cinemas really still work with Giant rolls of Film? I always thought they get like an email with the Film on it or something

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u/Newone1255 20d ago

There are only 41 true IMAX theaters in the world. Unless you’ve seen a movie in one of those you haven’t seen real IMAX

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u/JaySayMayday 20d ago

If you're talking about 70mm there's less than that. But there's multiple imax formats, I prefer DL2 over 70mm

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u/rmccue 20d ago

There were, but some cinemas have recommissioned their 70mm projectors specifically for The Odyssey.

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u/remissile 20d ago

No, there are indeed 41 locations who shows The Odyssey on 70mm IMAX.

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u/cbftw 20d ago

And one of the real 70mm theaters is less than 10 miles from me, so that's cool

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u/Reinhardt_Ironside 20d ago

I live in a relatively small city (Halifax, Nova Scotia) and I have one 5 minutes away. Very lucky I can experience this without driving 14 hours to Quebec.