# Dark Knight back in theaters **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 26, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-knight-back-in-theaters/482983 "2009-01-26T00:20:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-knight-back-in-theaters/482983/1 "2009-01-26T00:20:21Z")
I saw it for the 1st time today in IMAX. If you can see it in IMAX you should. A lot of the chase and action scenes are filmed in full IMAX . Also IMAX theaters have great sound systems. My only complaint is the movie was a bit long. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-knight-back-in-theaters/482983/2 "2009-01-26T00:47:30Z")
Well, it only makes sense, considering most of the _other_ Best Picture nominees are still in theaters, too… …Oh, right. ---
**Author:** ![Pollux\_Oil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@Pollux\_Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pollux_Oil)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-knight-back-in-theaters/482983/3 "2009-01-26T03:44:56Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > I saw it for the 1st time today in IMAX. If you can see it in IMAX you should. A lot of the chase and action scenes are filmed in full IMAX . Also IMAX theaters have great sound systems. My only complaint is the movie was a bit long. I actually heard that IMAX wasn’t that good because the screen was _too_ big and you couldn’t really see everything at once. ---
**Author:** ![Todderbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-knight-back-in-theaters/482983/4 "2009-01-26T03:49:25Z")
> [@Pollux\_Oil](#): > > I actually heard that IMAX wasn’t that good because the screen was _too_ big and you couldn’t really see everything at once. You sit a bit further away… …if you’re smart. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-knight-back-in-theaters/482983/5 "2009-01-26T12:46:55Z")
Yes, for IMAX don’t sit in the first couple of rows. Get there early so you can sit where you want. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-knight-back-in-theaters/482983/6 "2009-01-26T13:38:54Z")
Hmmm. Checked Moviefone to see where it’s playing and there are two theaters that I know do _not_ have IMAX screens which nevertheless have **The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience** listed. They do, however, have some screening rooms with pretty big screens. Are IMAX screening rooms not as different from standard “screening rooms with pretty big screens” as they used to be? “two theaters that I know do _not_ have IMAX screens” = Century City AMC and Burbank AMC, for any L.A. Area Dopers who know these. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-knight-back-in-theaters/482983/7 "2009-01-26T13:40:47Z")
Normal theaters can’t show IMAX movies, they probably just screwed up the listing. The technology is not compatible. The movie is also back in regular theaters. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-knight-back-in-theaters/482983/8 "2009-01-26T13:45:04Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > The movie is also back in regular theaters. This must be it then, with a botched listing on Moviefone. Thanks!