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pockems t1_j1evric wrote

So the closest IMAX to NH is the Conneticut Post 14 in Milford - I'm fairly certain it will be showing Avatar in the high frame rate format as it uses a single laser projection. From my understanding the more "advanced" dual projection theaters aren't able to project in 48 fps. However I'd ask / read reviews about whether the HFR is worth it as I've seen on reddit some people saying it's pretty jarring when it switches between 48/24 FPS.

While not IMAX my fav theater is the North Haven cinemark - not too busy and huge comfy seats

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armoman92 t1_j1f94qw wrote

>as I've seen on reddit some people saying it's pretty jarring when it switches between 48/24 FPS

I think it was jarring, and the switching of fps was distracting when I saw it.

I would go with the 24fps if I had to pick one. Avatar is "epic" enough for motion blur to work well.

For context, I own Gemini Man, Billy Lynn's Halftime walk, and I saw saw Hobbit in HFR....

Where TrueCut Motion comes into play are like long panning shots of a landscape, where the pan speed doesn't sync with the camera's fps, and you get judder. I am all for fixing that in post.

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urbz102385 t1_j1ezj2c wrote

That's interesting. I just saw it yesterday in North Haven, was unbelievable. But I definitely felt like while the majority of the movie was in a higher frame rate, I noticed bits and pieces that didn't seem to be. I wouldn't say it was jarring, just noticeable, and certainly not more than a few scenes for 5-10 seconds at max.

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curbthemeplays t1_j1j5xlb wrote

Milford is a Cinemark too and redid all the theaters aside from IMAX to have those seats

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