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David Ollerearnshaw
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Posts: 1373
From: Penistone Sheffield UK
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted September 24, 2013 09:02 AM
Well I went to my local 'videma' last night to see the double bill of "The Curse Of Frankenstein" and "Dracula".
This is the first time I have been to my local 'Penistone Paramount' for along time, the last film I went to see was "Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves" At this time it was still a cinema.
What differences did I notice.
1. The screen did not seem as large, although they did have curtains this time. Not used though!
2. Picture quality was OK. "Curse" had slightly muted colours, but was filmed in Eastmancolor so this could be correct. The aspect did seem correct, not quite 1.33:1 but a little wider. The image had black bars down each side.
"Dracula" colour much more vivid credits say 'color by Technicolor' The sound on both was very good. aspect was a little wider than "Curse" still black bars down each side, but not as big.
I would think that both were shown in original format.
Now the question film or video which do I prefer.
I'll stick with film thank you. While it is good to see these films on the big screen, I feel something was lacking in the image. Baron Frankenstein's words "Give me life"
Would I go to see another video? Could do they do seem to have a regular screening of older titles, which is good.
I'll also mention the audience, I was quite impressed with how many came to see them. About 30 in the balcony and maybe 40-50 in the stalls. Which for 55 & 56 year old films was not bad.
The first one started at 7.15 we arrived at 7.05 the staff told us we had time to get a beer, which we did. The bar reopens in the intermission.
Re the title I refuse to call them cinema's because they are now videmas.
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I love the smell of film in the morning.
http://www.thereelimage.co.uk/
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David Ollerearnshaw
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1373
From: Penistone Sheffield UK
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted December 20, 2014 02:29 PM
Didn't go to see the others films, but my son Henry went from school on Thursday to see their Christmas treat. He was really excited he had looked at the listings for other films. I had told him that The Great Escape was on this month. Henry spotted it was on, and off we went.
Now this is quite a long film almost 3 hours and with the intermission. Got there at 7 and it finished about 11,15 I though he had dropped off to sleep at one point, but he watched it all the way, and when we were walking home he said he really enjoyed the film.
The intermission card had a nice touch the poster on the right, and the other left wishing a merry Christmas. This bit I also liked Make The Great Escape to the bar.
As to the presentation, this time it did look film like, I could see grain on the image, which did make it much better to watch.
I was also glad to see the number of people who also made the effort to see it. There were quite a few family's there, I would think about 100 in total.
I also heard a family talking on the way out how much they had enjoyed it on the big screen "It was like watching a new film"
The Great Escape trailer
Penistone Paramount
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I love the smell of film in the morning.
http://www.thereelimage.co.uk/
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