AMC Rockaway 16

i might go to this theater next week on my respite at the homewood suites hotel, which is south of the theater on Commerce Drive. Maybe I’ll see either Avatar in Imax 3d (in its second to last week) or another movie in 35mm. It will be sad when the other 13 projectors won’t show film by 2012. When I watch a digital movie, I miss those splices, specks of black, the brown code that’s used to protect those who record a movie on their cellphones, the blurry projection, and the once every 20 minutes cigarette burn that lets projectionists change reels. I first learned about it in “Fight Club”.

Fair enough. It was the part “give someone else a chance” and Justin’s “OK” that made me think you were serious. My mistake. BTW, I wish I had stock in AMC theatres, especially now.

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Thanks a lot.

Justin you must own stock in this theatre as much posts you make on it give someone else a chance.

BTW, shutter island is coming out…i might see it this weekend and see if it does boffo box office….in other news, avatar has made $666 million and will try to make $700 million in the weeks ahead leading up to the oscars…I don’t think there’s a chance that this movie will top a billion just in America alone.

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On the 27th and on March 6th, the 10-film marathon will be shown. I wouldn’t want to sit through 20+ hours of movies!!!

to Larry 2: Glad you went to see it. My greatest fear is “overkill”. When everyone jumps on the bandwagon, eventually the wheels fall off from the weight (I just made that up!). The introduction of a new (or improved) technology can go from novelty to mainstream to boring awfully quickly if overused or used improperly. That, in part, killed 3D in the 50s and 80s. And, while the technology is vastly superior today, there’s still the risk of overkill. When Color TV first came out, it was a treat to see a show in color. Now, I don’t even see the colors because everything is in color. Likewise, I don’t want every movie to be in 3D either. Besides, I’d have to pitch a tent in the parking lot.

to Justin: I think 3DTV will certainly put a dent in 3D in the theater (as TV did to movies in the 50s) but nothing will replace seeing it on a large screen with an audience. Going to the movies is about more than just seeing a movie. I don’t have any info on how ticket sales are going for the Oscar marathon.

Finally, let’s not compare everything to Avatar…Elvis, Beatles, Avatar. They’re in a league of their own.

to JDD:

Saw Avitar and the 3-D effects were certainly terrific. In the long run however, still not sure how 3-D will play out in pictures that are not spectaculars or action types.

Yeah, more and more big movies are going to be in 3D, like the new Spider-Man 3D reboot that will come out by the time AMC converts all of its theaters with the 4k projection. As for Avatar, it might rebound if it wins best picture the weekend after the Oscars are announced. Don’t forget that AMC will show a BPS at the end of February and early March with 5 movies each day as well as a 24 hour marathon of 10. I wonder if they’ll do Up and Avatar in both 3D? I thought Avatar made better use of 3D than Up. The other 8 would be shown by good old film. Hope the film doesn’t break down all the way through!!!

on a lighter note….amc made a profit due to 3d and imax. having a theater in that period get 3d and then imax put the icing on the cake. Coming soon…more 3D projectors and busier flicks!!! I think Avatar will gross around 700 million before the awards are over.