Occasionally a bit of a mess, but a visual delight and a huge treat on a big screen. James Cameron is clearly a lunatic. I thought the first act was a little slow and the last hour was thrilling. Somehow, this 3 hour and 20 minute film feels shorter than the 2 hour and 30 minute Marvel fair. The family values theme felt surprisingly authentic, but it didnāt always work in the storyās favour.
This is probably a 4ā5, but it might need a second viewing to grow in stature. But who knows if Iāll ever watch it again. Which is why itās a 3ā5.
As many recommended, we went all out and saw it in DBox with HFR.
HFR is fine, but swapping between 24fps and 48fps is a terrible idea. Itās visually jarring and pulls you out every time. Even the people I know who have no idea said āāsome of it looked slow and wrong and I donāt know why.ā Thatās a problem. 48fps itself isnāt a bad idea, necessarily, and only took about two minutes to get used to (surprisingly).
DBox isā¦ well, itās ok. That being said, give me $8 and Iām happy to kick the back of your chair for you throughout a movie and occasionally shake you violently during an action scene, and itās more or less the same thing. All the seats are at the back of the theatre, and DBox isnāt more immersive than simply sitting several rows closer up.