Five screens and 14 wonderful hours later, Ill tell you the best way to seeDead Reckoning.
Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
A decade ago, that meant IMAX.
Heres what I learned, five screens and 14 mostly wonderful hours later.
.Option #1: The Big Screen
.
What Is Standard Digital Projection?
Thats standard digital projection.
Why Should I SeeDead Reckoningin Standard Digital Projection?
The rate of failure on this mission is low.
Its like asking Ethan Hunt to build an IKEA bookshelf.
Why Shouldnt I SeeDead Reckoningin Standard Digital Projection?
Because a Premium Large Format (PLF) screen like IMAX, RPX, or Dolby Cinema is nearby.
.Option #2: The Gigantic Screen
What Is IMAX?
IMAX standing forImage Maximumis as ridiculous as the IMF standing for Impossible Mission Force.
So whichM:Imovies were intended to be experienced in IMAX?
Its all a bit confusing.
Why Should I SeeDead Reckoningin IMAX?
Anacoustically refinedIMAX theater absolutely envelops audiences in dialogue, sound effects, and score.
So just let that IMAX propaganda pour over you.
Why Shouldnt I SeeDead Reckoningin IMAX?
.Option #3: The Really Big Screen
What Is RPX?
RPX, Regals premium large format brand, stands for Regal Premium Experience.
Why Should I SeeDead Reckoningin RPX?
Because itreally doeslook, sound, and feel that much better than Standard Digital Projection.
And I cant stress this enough: know your bladder.
This movie is two hours and forty-five minutes.
Getting up and sneaking out isnt treacherous when your auditorium has generous walking space.
If youre seeingDead Reckoningin RPX, feel free to make your Pepsi Zero a large.
Why Shouldnt I SeeDead Reckoningin RPX?
Because one of thefew remaining IMAX screensis nearby.
If you might get to one of those, it simply trumps RPX.
.Option #4: The Stretched Screen
What is ScreenX?
ScreenX is the funniest thing to happen to the movies since Buster Keaton.
Theres nothing graceful about ScreenX!This piecereferred to the experience as IMAX but sideways.
Which is to say… its disorienting.
Youre constantly tempted to look at the side screens but never rewarded for the effort.
Why Should I SeeDead Reckoningein ScreenX?
Ethan Hunt himself would find it impossible to enjoy a movie like this.
Why Shouldnt I SeeDead Reckoningin ScreenX?
A common plea from action movie marketers these days is to SEE OUR MOVIE ON THE BIGGEST SCREEN POSSIBLE.
Theyre right, and thats a good line.
You know what isnt a good line?
.Option #5: Utter Chaos
What Is 4DX?
Theres a scene inFalloutwhen an IMF courier delivers a message to Ethan in his safehouse.
Courier: And the warrior whispers back…
Ethan: I am the storm.
4DX is that storm.
4DX is that mind-reading, shape-shifting incarnation of chaos.
We stayed at the Excalibur, a casino designed with children in mind.
At the time I thought, It would be so amazing to watch a full-length film like this.
But, like children often are, I was totally wrong.
Why Should I SeeDead Reckoningin 4DX?
Go for it, freak.
Why Shouldnt I SeeDead Reckoningin 4DX?
Imagine being afraid of your Pepsi Zero!
I could see it beingsort offun for a more typical action movie that takes occasional breaks from the insanity.
