Star Wars Episode III on DLP

On Sunday a group of us drove down to San Francisco to see Star Wars at the Sony Metreon. The drive down was fun, but long, we hit traffic in Emeryville and it took 40 minutes to get through the toll booth before the bay bridge. We thought that we would have a little time before the show to walk around and see what was around, but with the over 3 hour drive to get to S.F. we bought our tickets and took our seats. I just have to say that if you haven't already seen Star Wars III or if you have only seen it once in a normal theater, then you must go see it at the Sony Metreon. Why? Well, let me tell you about the Sony Metreon, it is by far the best theater in northern California. It has 15 screens of THX approved goodness. THX is a brand of excellence that was developed by Lucas back when Return of the Jedi came out in 1983. If you go into a theatre with this approval, you know that you are going to experiencing a movie the way that the director had intended. That means that the sound and visual will be perfect, and if for some reason it is not, you can call their hotline and complain. I had to do that a couple times when I used to see movies in Roseville at the UA Olympus Pt. and now they don't have a THX approved theatre ( I wonder why?). Back to the Metreon, the screen we saw it on was a DLP screen which in a few words means that the picture you are seeing is a complete digital copy of the film playing off a hard drive through special projectors developed by Texas Instruments called DLP (Digital Light Projection) instead of playing on traditional film projectors. This is the way of the future, Lucas, Rodriguez and others have shot their films in the digital format and what better way to show the movie, than the way it was shot DIGITAL. Benefits of digital screen are that if you don't like to see films when the crowds are too big or you just don't have the time for a few weeks or you just want to see Star Wars 100 times, you know that the picture will look the same every time you see it. On traditional film movies after playing it 5 - 10 times a day 7 days a week, the film will start to stretch, which can cause lines, imperfections, or the worst case scenario break. So, do yourself a favor and head to the Metreon ASAP to see it on the DIGITAL screen. Hope I didn't confuse you much, but enjoy.

PS I hope you are happy landlord.