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    #32
    AMKC
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    Sad Professor wrote: »
    See Johnny Ultimate's post from last night where he recommended seeing it in IMAX.

    Just checked but its not in the I Max at cineworld.

    Would like to see it but not in a hurry.

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    #33
    Sad Professor
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    AMKC wrote: »
    Just checked but its not in the I Max at cineworld.

    Would like to see it but not in a hurry.

    It is, see here:

    https://www.cineworld.ie/films/apollo-11/ho00006469#/

    but it seems the last IMAX showing is tomorrow - unless they add more next week.


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    johnny_ultimate
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    Sad Professor wrote: »
    It is, see here:

    https://www.cineworld.ie/films/apollo-11/ho00006469#/

    but it seems the last IMAX showing is tomorrow - unless they add more next week.

    There’s the bimonthly superhero mediocrity from Tuesday which will probably take up the screen for the next few weeks, so tomorrow could well be the last (despite a good turnout yesterday anyway). Obviously would advise people to make the 10 minute walk down to Smithfield if it’s relegated to Cineworld’s standard screens, as none of the other 16 screens are really worth a damn there.


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    #35
    valoren
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    Saw it in the omniplex in Mahon Point.
    It's excellent. There was one wide shot of the Saturn just after ignition with the five engines at full throttle, that particularly with the sound system, was worth the price of entry alone.


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    Hotblack Desiato
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    Saw it today in the IFI.

    This is a MUST SEE while it's still in cinemas.

    Awesome (in the actual meaning of the word.)

    Life ain't always empty.



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    ancapailldorcha
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    One of my best trips to the cinema this year, easily. My local Cineworld didn't bother with it at all but a Vue did thankfully.

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



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    TheIrishGrover
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    This is on in the IMAX in Blanchardstown tomorrow evening 16/07/19 @ 20:20.


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    #39
    TheIrishGrover
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    Went to see this last night in the IMAX in Blanch. The first two rows were pretty empty to be expected but, apart from that, the screen was 95% full which was GREAT to see. (I half expected some of the crowd to go "Apollo 11?" Is Tom Hans in this one?").

    I had already seen this doc on the small screen and thought "Oh boy, this would look SO good on the big screen". And it did. Those 70mm shots looked as crisp as anything filmed in 8K or 16K..... or Special K. Even the regular footage looked amazing. The very first scene of the crawler moving the Saturn 5 drew a smile to my face and more than one whispered "Holy sh*T from the audience. Same with the Lunar panorama......

    But enough of the visuals..... The sound.... Oh the sound! The launch was simply astounding: Whole seat vibrating. Ear-splittingly loud. Perfect!

    Was great to see a proper documentary in the cinema. (As much as I like Michael Moore's earlier stuff I got frustrated with his movies as they got more and more agenda-driven. Even when I agreed with him. In my opinion documentaries should only present impartial facts). Yeah, it was great to see a straight-up documentary in the cinema, treated with respect (Not shown in a shed with 4 seats) and doing so well.

    Astonishing. See it if it comes with 50 miles of you.....


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    #40
    emo72
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    ****e. Have I missed this in the cinema?


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    #41
    Hotblack Desiato
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    Still on in the IFI for another few days anyway

    Life ain't always empty.



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    sacamano
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    And on in the Light House until Monday.


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    The Black Oil
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    Brilliant documentary. The first thing that hits home here is the sense of scale and history. We get some remarkable footage, and the sound of take off almost rattled the whole screening. Even before that journey, though, there's a little apprehension - a leak is found and some bolts have to be tightened. It's hard to believe the average age of those in mission control on the ground was just 27. At times breathtaking, it strikes a strong note in reminding us of what's possible - for all mankind. I liked hearing details about heart rates too and the various countdown timers, a bit nerve wrecking there.

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

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