When a movie is shown on an IMAX screen, there’s really nothing special about it other than the fact that it’s on a really big screen. However, when a film is shot on the IMAX format and then shown on an IMAX screen, it can be breathtaking. When that first city scape shot came on screen in The Dark Knight my jaw hit the floor and you could hear the whole theater gasp. But when it converted to scenes not shot with IMAX cameras, it really wasn’t anything special.
The reason I bring all this up is that it appears that the upcoming JJ Abrams Star Trek movie (May 8th) is going to land on IMAX screens. However, none of the film was shot for IMAX. Our friends over at Cinematical give us this:
Well, according to our peeps, a Star Trek trailer will be attached to IMAX prints of that film. Here’s what a source told us: “We got our print-info sheet for Day the Earth Stood Still in IMAX and attached is a trailer for Star Trek. So it appears that JJ Abrams Trek Reboot/Remake is coming to IMAX in May.”
So would it be cool to see Star Trek on IMAX? Well… sure I guess… all other things being equal. But without it being shot on IMAX cameras… what’s the point really? It’s just taking the same image that is shown in regular movie theaters, except it’ll be blown up to fit the IMAX screen, and probably lose a bit of quality in the process.
Will you bother seeing Star Trek on IMAX screens even though it’s not shot for IMAX?
