I haven't been to the cinema for ages, but I am thinking I want to go see The Odyssey on the big screen. And I mean the really big screen - I'm no expert on the various different film stocks, but I really want to see this film in 70mm IMAX for the ultimate viewing experience (it was filmed entirely in IMAX, and this is apparently the best way to see the film). One problem with that, there is no such screen showing that format in the Seattle area. There used to be a big IMAX screen at Seattle Center (where the Space Needle is, and where I've seen films before), but it got sold and is now closed indefinitely. Which sucks. There is a downtown cinema showing the film in 70mm, but not on a screen with the proper IMAX aspect ratio. But then it dawned on me that it's not that long until I'm back in the UK. So I could wait until I'm back, and go watch it at the BFI in London (just one of the few locations in the UK able to handle 70mm IMAX). But I've just been on the BFI website, and on the dates I'm back all the showings are either sold out or the only available seats are way at the front or way to the side. Can I be bothered? I don't know whether it's worth it.
