My Experience Watching Oppenheimer in IMAX 70mm! 

People need to realize and stop treating IMAX like a regular theater. Your normal theater practices aren't the same for IMAX. It's actually significantly better sitting in the front especially on a smaller screen. On a screen this size only row 2 or 3 is perfect in the middle because the seats in the theater seems to already start pretty far back. Your supposed to feel fully engulfed by the screen and have your peripheral vision blocked by screen and feel like your falling into it during panning shots. You don't get the true effect in the back. That's actually the absolute worse place to sit.

Ah yes, my favorite theater of all time. The AutoNation.

I saw the film twice at this theatre. I live in Orlando so we definitely had quite a drive. I first saw it opening weekend with my family and the film was PRISTINE. The 70MM shot portions were top notch and the entire experience was stellar. So I definitely had to come back a few weeks later. I brought my friends the second time and after a few weeks of the film reel being processed through the projection system I definitely noticed a wear and tear difference. Seeing the full frame shots was still a spectacle but if you wanna get a really good screening of a 15/70MM IMAX film, definitely try catching it within the first week before too much wear effects the film. Otherwise I’m hoping the AutoNation theatre re-releases some of Nolan’s films in this format. I would love to catch Interstellar or Dunkirk in 15/70

Great Video. I saw Oppenheimer at the same theater. It was an amazing experience. I had priority and got the middle of 4th row. I had the same issues with specks and dust. Digital laser imax had a 1.90 aspect ratio while the imax 70mm is 1.43. There is more noticeable image with the IMAX 70mm.

I live in Tampa and took the Amtrak Silver Star and Brightline to go see it. The little spec of dust is what ends up on the lens. Imax 70mm uses vacuums, which make the film sit flat against a lens, which does not exist on 35mm or conventional 70mm projection (those only have a bare hole in the film gate). This problem is specific to Imax. Occasionally a piece of dust from the film sticks to that lens. The Imax projectionist has to keep an eye for dusts like that. If they see it, they hit a button that activates a wiper on the lens, making the dust disappear. Also, when the image covers 1/3 of the screen, those scenes were shot on traditional 70mm film 5 perf. Imax is 70mm 15 perf. If you are not able to see 70mm Imax, 70mm screenings are just fine and are supposedly better (ask me if you want to know more about this).

I saw Oppenheimer on IMAX 70mm film at the Langley IMAX in British Columbia Canada. They didn’t have any trailers before the movie, they just started the movie when it was time for the presentation.

Never been in a Imax theater before ( I would actually go if there is a Imax theater in my city ) But that screen looks so huge!

I have never enjoyed my experience at that theater, I have to agree with your girlfriend. I preferred my viewing at AMC Pines.

watched top gun in a movie theater and it ruined the whole thing, sometimes these movies are way to fucking loud

that's a lie, if you were in the very front it's not a bad time at all

I have been to the Big iMAX in London ( Waterlooo), but really dont like it at all,. far too overwhelming visually and aurally,... I went a couple of times about 5 years ago, bever again.

Nolan shot with different formats on purpose. Do your research. Your friend has no idea what she’s talking about.

I didnt see it in IMAX but i dont think the film is particularly suited to IMAX. Its a conversational film.

Christopher Nolan hyping this up was just trash, here's why, sure for some scenes like the explosion & the build up to it & a few other scenes IMAX 70mm was amazing, but for the majority of the film it was unneeded as it was mostly dialogue & it also switched aspect ratios a ton for no reason, if you got cash to spend then go see it in Imax 70mm, if you don't then watch it normally or if you really can't afford it then just w8, there is only one scene that felt like you needed to watch on a big screen.