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48 fps Theater List



Chopsta123
Gondor


Nov 14 2012, 12:46am


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48 fps Theater List
I just found this list of theatres confirmed to "be HFR 3D ready *and* to be showing The Hobbit in the HFR 3D (48 fps 3D) format."
What surprised me that the author states "as of now WB is not releasing The Hobbit in 48 fps 2D, only 48 fps 3D." I thought 48fps 2D was another option?

http://www.48fpsmovies.com/48-fps-theater-list/



(This post was edited by Chopsta123 on Nov 14 2012, 12:48am)


Thoromir
Rivendell


Nov 14 2012, 12:55am


Views: 1115
Thanks!
Only one cinema in my country :s Now I have to travel almost 2 hours haha.
But hey, at least I get to see it in 48fps.


Longbottom Leaf
Lorien


Nov 14 2012, 12:57am


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Nice!! Thank you!!! //
 
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totoro
Lorien

Nov 14 2012, 5:26am


Views: 1110
asked this somewhere else, but this thread is newer...
Will 3d hfr be shown with atmos?


DanielLB
Immortal


Nov 14 2012, 7:59am


Views: 1086
Come on UK! 4?!
We can do better than that, surely. And they're all equally distant away from me. Can't we have one in the centre of the country?

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dormouse
Half-elven


Nov 14 2012, 8:29am


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Hard to believe there isn't one in London! //
 


UncleThorin
Registered User

Nov 14 2012, 8:52am


Views: 1085
I thought so, as well.
I had sent my local Cinemark theater a query into "2D 48 fps as one option" on the 7th, and I received a reply just recently.

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The Corporate Office verified with Warner Brothers and their answer was that in the U.S there will not be High Frame Rate release in the 2D format. The HFR will only be shown in 3D.
Unfortunate, to me. 2D 48 fps was going to be my first viewing of choice. I'll be going with drab old 24 fps 2D instead. :( Really sorry PJ, but I won't be splurging extra on five 3D adult tickets on something that honestly speaking I would HOPE to like, but don't know for certain. Maybe I'll have a chance with TDoS.


morroch
Registered User


Nov 14 2012, 9:51am


Views: 1070
Very poor for the UK!
I am seriously disappointed with this. I would have to travel two and a half hours for the nearest screening. I'm not die-hard enough for that. After so much talk, hype and curiosity of the 48 fps format this can't be seen as anything other than damning. I always try to view a film in the best possible presentation, with respect for the director's preferred way to view. When the Dark Knight Rises came out, I was able to travel some way to see it in IMAX format, as director Christopher Nolan intended.

The real insult here is that my local cinema (the only cinema in town) seems to have pulled the plug on screening the 2D version of the film. So now, I may not be able to experience the wizardry of the 48 fps experience, nor see The Hobbit in the fashion in which I viewed The Lord of the Rings. Instead, I must make do with an inferior product with poorly rendered phantom projectile nonsense.

Bah, humbug!


Chopsta123
Gondor


Nov 14 2012, 12:16pm


Views: 1021
also
please not that there s no garantuee that every cinema is included in that list. I could be that some cinemas make a spontaneous decision just before the release to screen it in HFR.


alienorchid
Lorien


Nov 14 2012, 12:50pm


Views: 1017
YES
YESS Christchurch, and at Riccarton, too. *jumps around gleefully*


Owain
Tol Eressea


Nov 14 2012, 3:21pm


Views: 990
Atmos is even newer than HFR 3D...
I doubt there will be many theaters that will have upgraded in time.
Middle Earth is New Zealand!

"Question everything, embrace the bad, and hold on to the good."


SteveDJ
Rivendell

Nov 14 2012, 5:56pm


Views: 978
PJ has achieved his goal
I seem to recall discussions way back when, after PJ first announced using 48fps. There was lots of talk about "...will there be many theaters that can afford or have time to upgrade..." and at the time, it really felt like it would be slim pickings.

Now, I know not everyone has a HFR option close to them, but still - as I looked at that list today, it was far LARGER than I would have expected from several months ago. And it seems to grow bigger every day.


Carne
Tol Eressea

Nov 14 2012, 6:12pm


Views: 929
Asked my local cinema about this
Only one in Norway have upgraded so far, but it's more of a beta version. My local cinema won't upgrade until March/April next year.

Would really have liked to try this out with The Hobbit, but oh well.


Chopsta123
Gondor


Nov 14 2012, 6:24pm


Views: 940
oh well
at least you can see it a day before the rest of the world ;)


DanielLB
Immortal


Nov 14 2012, 6:30pm


Views: 936
It doesn't seem to have been successful worldwide
Still plenty of places that need the upgrade. Has he been successful? No, I don't think he had. Not yet anyway.

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Erufaildon
Bree


Nov 14 2012, 8:49pm


Views: 920
Do you know if Bergen Kino shows it in 48fps? /
 


Mischa07
Bree


Nov 14 2012, 8:56pm


Views: 891
Only one theater in the Netherlands
Figures.. Mad


Carne
Tol Eressea

Nov 14 2012, 9:18pm


Views: 883
Yup, 48fps in Bergen
 


SteveDJ
Rivendell

Nov 14 2012, 9:36pm


Views: 885
The alternative
It may not have been completely successful ... yet ... but if it were not for the Hobbit, would any theaters be upgrading right now? ...or as quickly as they are?


DanielLB
Immortal


Nov 14 2012, 9:40pm


Views: 914
No, at least places are picking it up
But I wouldn't say PJ has achieved his goal.

When it comes to TABA, I expect a full roll out of the technology.

Smile

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totoro
Lorien

Nov 15 2012, 2:11am


Views: 892
This sucks
I have to drive at least 15 minutes to see the movie in 3d hfr. Evil


Carne
Tol Eressea

Nov 15 2012, 3:04am


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I have to walk at least 15 minutes
Frown

3 minutes if driving, but I don't have a car...


Ardamírë
Valinor


Nov 15 2012, 3:39am


Views: 876
Wow, so lucky!//
 
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Mischa07
Bree


Nov 15 2012, 3:42am


Views: 896
Make that a 2.5 hour ride for me! *grmbl* NT
 


DanielLB
Immortal


Nov 15 2012, 9:51am


Views: 840
Same for me!
I don't fancy a 6 hour round trip.Frown

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Chopsta123
Gondor


Nov 16 2012, 8:05am


Views: 394
there have been a few additions to the UK part
Bluewater: Showcase Cinema Bluewater
Bristol: Showcase Cinema de Lux Bristol
Derby: Showcase Cinema de Lux Derby
Dudley: Showcase Cinema Dudley
Glasgow: Showcase Cinema Glasgow
Leeds: Showcase Cinema Leeds
Leicester: Showcase Cinema de Lux Leicester
Liverpool: ODEON Cinema (theater rep is ”99% sure”)
Manchester: Odeon Manchester IMAX @ The Printworks
Nottingham: Cineworld IMAX Nottingham
Nottingham: Showcase Cinema Nottingham
Peterborough: Showcase Cinema Peterborough
Sheffield: Cineworld Sheffield & IMAX
Teesside: Showcase Cinema Teesside


DanielLB
Immortal


Nov 16 2012, 8:07am


Views: 733
It's great to see that the North of England is doing so well out of this ...
Come on Milton Keynes!

(And thanks for the update Chopsta! It is *very* encouraging to see more added to the list)

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DanielLB
Immortal


Nov 16 2012, 2:50pm


Views: 478
A slight update about the UK and HFR Cinemas
Here.

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Cineworld told me it will present The Hobbit in HFR at 25 of its 76 cinemas, once projectors have been upgraded with new boards that decrypt the movie file in the projector rather than on a server.
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Odeon says it'll present HFR in "selected cinemas" but has yet to confirm further details. Fancy cinemas Everyman and Picture House told me they're not screening the film in HFR, while Vue is still making up its mind.
Keeping my fingers crossed that my Cineworld is 1 of the 25!

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Eleniel
Tol Eressea


Nov 19 2012, 7:13pm


Views: 295
Me too!
Though I'm doubtful the Cineworld I've booked at will be one of the 25 lucky ones, one can but hope...

"Choosing Trust over Doubt gets me burned once in a while, but I'd rather be singed than hardened."
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(This post was edited by Eleniel on Nov 19 2012, 7:14pm)