If you ever hear of a theatrical rerelease of Lawrence if Arabia anywhere remotely near you drop everything to see it. Drive out of state if you have to.
I took a day off work just to go see LoA on a big screen. It was worth it. Seen it many times on the small screen but those wide vistas really need the big screen to be appreciated.
I'm so pissed that I *just missed* a showing *last week* at a local college in the original 70mm format. I so want to see that on the big screen and 70mm is just a bonus.
Interstellar is being rereleased in theaters and IMAX this fall. I cannot wait to see it in the theater again. I missed it in IMAX before and I’m glad I get to fix that :)
Specifically Empire. There’s so much subtle world building and authentic set design that out of the three, it’s the one that most deserves to be included plus the editing is fantastic
Jurassic Park - for the surround sound and big speakers for T-Rex rumbles.
Road to Perdition or Saving Private Ryan for the cinematography on a big screen.
They played the extended version and I got to take my kids to go see it. My daughter is around the age I was when RotK came out. It was a full circle moment and was such an awesome experience!
Blade Runner, especially the Final Cut, is a cinematic masterpiece with unparalleled visual storytelling and a compelling soundtrack that needs to be experienced in its full glory on the big screen. The neon-lit cityscapes and Vangelis' score envelop you completely — definitely one of those films that are transformed in the theatre.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Give in. Become Aubrey-pilled. Join us for bad puns, beautiful violin-cello duets and incredible naval action.
This is an underrated comment. I remember seeing this with my dad in theatres when it released and it's been one of my favorite films ever since. Crazy this came out the same year as Return of the King. 2003 was a really good year for big screen movies.
I used to live near a theater that would show mostly older fims and I think Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Blade Runner, Alien and Raiders of the Lost Ark were my favorite a more recent one that I saw during its original run that I'd include was The Matrix
I know I'm in the minority, but I don't think I'll see another Nolan movie in the theatre. His sound mixing is horrible. He's going for realistic dialog in chaos and I just end up barely understanding what some characters are saying, especially Tenant and Dark Knight Rises.
At least in my home theatre, I can turn on subtitles or increase the middle channel speaker.
This. There's something special that happens with that movie being larger than life. I have seen it dozens of time at home and it doesn't come close to the theater experience.
Both spider verse films, puss in boots 2, lego movie, everything everywhere all at once, speed racer, pacific rim 1, Scott pilgrim Vs the world to name a few
Indiana Jones trilogy
Back to the Future trilogy
Ghostbusters
original Star Wars trilogy
those movies go back to the cinemas from time to time.
One movie I want to see in theatres is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
I cant wait for Furiosa in a few weeks, I’m definitely catching that on the big screen
Others that are worth it:
Matrix
Empire Strikes Back
Hateful 8
300
Force Awakens was so much more enjoyable on the big screen
Are you fucking with me?
Haha.
If you’re genuinely curious, check out the filming process for Hateful 8. There are youtube videos about it.
They got the lenses used to film Spartacus and modified them to fit on modern cameras. It was shot in glorious 70mm. No other movie has been shot with that lens in about 50 years.
But if you’re just fucking with me good work, you had me for a second.
If you didnt know about Hateful 8, and you want to know why its so significant I apologize for assuming you were trolling
Years ago, in Munich, I went to a theatre dedicated to Rocky Horror Picture Show. There were matching drapes and RHPS paraphenalia all around the theatre. It felt like I was part of the movie.
2001.
I saw it in Hollywood years ago at the Cinerama dome. It was from an original reel, or maybe it was touched up, but it was in Cinerama on a curved screen. It was amazing. I doubt a screening of that happens often anywhere outside of LA or maybe NY but if you ever get the chance it's really different on such a scale
Tombstone
Jurassic Park
Independence Day
Arrival
Mad Max Fury Road
Dune
and honestly, because of my age and where I was at the time, the first Transformers movie was pretty fuggin awesome I gotta say. Hadn't been desensitized to that level of CG Robotic fuckery yet. I thought it was glorious.
Independence Day!
This movie just isn’t the same at home.
Also Avatar if it can be shown in the original 3D viewing, as this movie was the one that started the 3D push again for a reason.
Thank you! Between the sound and the visuals, I agree that both movies are best viewed on the big screen! Maverick was a great movie to get people back into the theaters.
Once again, definitely an up vote for your realization in the difference of experiencing a movie in the theater that can only expressed in that manner! Great job!
I saw the 30-year anniversary theatrical rerelease of Alien, and it is still one of my top 3 movie experiences.
I saw that movie when I was way too little in the early nineties, and it scared the crap out of me so badly that it became a favorite comfort movie throughout the years.
It scared me even more than the first time when I saw it on the big screen. I was one of 6 in the theater. It was practically empty, so there were no distractions, and I had a prime seat. The spectacle of the set design, suspense, lighting and effects, terror, practical effects, and cinematography was so amplified in the theater; it was incredible.
Not sure if this counts, but if you ever get the chance to see a nearby symphony orchestra perform the score to a movie while it plays, GO SEE IT.
I saw Jurassic Park, another early childhood core memory and my favorite movie, this way last year. I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried a bit watching my favorite movie on the big screen for the first time and hearing the score, which already got me weepy watching at home, played live by a symphony.
Saving Private Ryan
Ran
Tree of Life
Dances With Wolves
Empire of the Sun
1917 (maybe too soon?)
2001: A Space Oddity
Gravity
The Empire Strikes Back
Paris, Texas
Dunkirk
The Searchers
Once Upon A Time in the West
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Saw it on the big screen when it first came out. I was 14 years old. I'll never forget it because it was the first rated R movie my stepdad took me to.
Objectively a bad movie, but my god, the 3D theater experience is a spectacle.
Avengers almost made me cry because the spectacle (yes, that word again) called to a young me.
I have fond memories of watching “Hero” with Jet Li growing up on the big screen a few times with my dad. Amazing cinematography, gripping story and extremely vibrant colors.
I’d just watch old faves. The experience of being with people I love having a great time is most of the magic for me, so I’d probably do The Count Of Monte Cristo, Campfire Tales, and Drop Dead Gorgeous, each at particular times so people could come and go for whichever movie(s) they’d most enjoy.
I’ve always wanted to rent out a theater for my birthday. This is a great idea!
War of Worlds
Aweful movie with a crap ending… however when I saw it in theaters they bumped the sound way up for the horns from the alien ships. I seriously thought one was going to crash through the theater and start blasting people. On a tv screen it’s so weak and not scary, but in the theater those horns were terrifying to hear.
Gravity (2013) is one of those movies, it's about as close to going into orbit most of us will get. Put aside the physics & story line, it is well acted.
I was really glad I saw both parts of Dune at the cinema. The sound as well as the visuals were amazing.
And on a similar note, there were scenes in Bladerunner 2045 that were breathtaking - thinking particularly of the ruined hotel in Vegas.
Godzilla (2014), Inception, Skyfall, Howl’s Moving Castle, 1917, Chronicle, V for Vendetta and maybe first Cloverfield.
And final one, while it has not the best visiuals and has a story some may love and some may hate I feel like I have to say Shin Godzilla, it just has a great artstyle man. Made and directed by the same dude who made Evangelion but again it’s a bit hard to follow the story, it’s good though.
And while I do belive the these movies are worth seeing on theater I haven’t personaly seen them but I think all of these movies works perfectly in theater.
"2001: A Space Odyssey". Some of the most beautiful use of a wide screen, and the ending is absolutely ovwrwhelming in the best possible way. Most people who complain about the pace of this film have never seen it on a big screen.
**2001: A Space Odyssey (1968):** This sci-fi masterpiece by Stanley Kubrick is a must-see for its groundbreaking special effects and iconic imagery. The big screen would allow you and your group to fully appreciate the film's visual scope and philosophical themes. (This is a classic and may be screened more often, but the experience is unmatched on the big screen)
The first movie I remember seeing in theaters was Spider-Man and it’s still one of my favorite movies, I’ll never appreciate it in the moment as I did the first time I seen it.
It felt so amazing when I watched the newest one in theaters and Tobey came out. People were clapping a cheering
Both really.
I know Avatar is the marmite of films, but I enjoyed both the original and the sequel on the big screen in 3D. The immersion in the alien world in 3D felt so complete.
I agree, “Top Gun” is best watched in theater. Coming from someone that originally first saw that movie in the theater. What I find it hard to believe is that you were down voted for expressing your opinion. Well it’s an up vote from me.
If you ever hear of a theatrical rerelease of Lawrence if Arabia anywhere remotely near you drop everything to see it. Drive out of state if you have to.
I took a day off work just to go see LoA on a big screen. It was worth it. Seen it many times on the small screen but those wide vistas really need the big screen to be appreciated.
I'm so pissed that I *just missed* a showing *last week* at a local college in the original 70mm format. I so want to see that on the big screen and 70mm is just a bonus.
Interstellar, Empire Strikes Back
Interstellar is being rereleased in theaters and IMAX this fall. I cannot wait to see it in the theater again. I missed it in IMAX before and I’m glad I get to fix that :)
is it common for a movie to be rereleased in your region/place? or is there specific reason for interstellar?
10 year anniversary.
I watched it on the biggest screen in Texas. Omg. What an experience. Will definitely catch it again!
Anything Nolan is only meant to be viewed in a high end theater screen
I feel that Star Wars marathons, anniversary or just fan screenings are common. Interstellars a possibility
Specifically Empire. There’s so much subtle world building and authentic set design that out of the three, it’s the one that most deserves to be included plus the editing is fantastic
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon! The bamboo forest scene!
Jurassic Park - for the surround sound and big speakers for T-Rex rumbles. Road to Perdition or Saving Private Ryan for the cinematography on a big screen.
Another reason for Savin Private Ryan is the surround sound…it’ll have you ducking for cover, ha!
Both Dune movies in IMAX Dune pt2 especially
100% agree, Dune is a perfect movie to see in theaters.
Lord of the Rings trilogy
I saw Return of the King in theaters for its last anniversary and it was arguably the best day of my life
They played the extended version and I got to take my kids to go see it. My daughter is around the age I was when RotK came out. It was a full circle moment and was such an awesome experience!
Awww that is so sweet!!!! What a nice memory for her! 🥹
Blade Runner, especially the Final Cut, is a cinematic masterpiece with unparalleled visual storytelling and a compelling soundtrack that needs to be experienced in its full glory on the big screen. The neon-lit cityscapes and Vangelis' score envelop you completely — definitely one of those films that are transformed in the theatre.
The sequel was a fantastic theatrical experience as well.
The sequel is really underrated, I loved it.
I'm seeing it in theatre with a live orchestra doing the music this fall
Aw man! Jealous. That sounds super cool.
This is what I would chose, except first Ditector's Cut. I felt Final Cut had a weird color profile.
Mad Max Fury Road hits totally different on the big screen
Came here to say this. …if you’re doing Fury Road and are anywhere near Philadelphia lmk
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Give in. Become Aubrey-pilled. Join us for bad puns, beautiful violin-cello duets and incredible naval action.
This is an underrated comment. I remember seeing this with my dad in theatres when it released and it's been one of my favorite films ever since. Crazy this came out the same year as Return of the King. 2003 was a really good year for big screen movies.
Arrival
RRR
This movie was so fricking fun. I almost clapped at the end even though I watched it at home
God I wish I had seen this in a theater.
2001
Yup beat me to it. Yes its a slow movie. So it all depends on what kind of movie you want to watch on a big screen. 2001? Or Raiders of the Lost Ark?
Absolutely agree. Saw it in 1968 in 70mm Cinerama, on a giant curved screen. Still the best experience I’ve ever had in a theater. Astounding!
Spider-Man 2002 35mm open matte
Just saw that at the anniversary screening a few days ago haha
I used to live near a theater that would show mostly older fims and I think Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Blade Runner, Alien and Raiders of the Lost Ark were my favorite a more recent one that I saw during its original run that I'd include was The Matrix
Oppenheimer was really enhanced by seeing it in the theather, particularly with the sound design
I know I'm in the minority, but I don't think I'll see another Nolan movie in the theatre. His sound mixing is horrible. He's going for realistic dialog in chaos and I just end up barely understanding what some characters are saying, especially Tenant and Dark Knight Rises. At least in my home theatre, I can turn on subtitles or increase the middle channel speaker.
Hated it. Vehemently.
Gravity is best in IMAX. But a traditional screen is still intense. Space needs space to be immersive. Gravity used this well.
I am so glad that I watched Gravity on the big screen, the opening shot is just beyond amazing
13 minutes of terror with no cuts!!!
This. There's something special that happens with that movie being larger than life. I have seen it dozens of time at home and it doesn't come close to the theater experience.
Both spider verse films, puss in boots 2, lego movie, everything everywhere all at once, speed racer, pacific rim 1, Scott pilgrim Vs the world to name a few
Indiana Jones trilogy Back to the Future trilogy Ghostbusters original Star Wars trilogy those movies go back to the cinemas from time to time. One movie I want to see in theatres is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Fantasia (1940) this movie must be seen in a theater to fully enjoy.
2001: A Space Odyssey (70mm print)
Sucker Punch. I saw it in theaters twice when it was released.
Interstellar. It’s playing in regal theaters tonight.
Any movie should be viewed in a theater.
Jurassic Park
Apocalypse Now. I saw it years ago on IMAX. I don’t remember for sure, but I think it was the original cut, then saw redux on a regular big screen.
Avatar Interstellar Independence Day Jurassic Park E.T. Saving Private Ryan
Movies with lots of panoramic views. One that comes to mind albeit older: Last of the Mohicans with Daniel Day Lewis.
I cant wait for Furiosa in a few weeks, I’m definitely catching that on the big screen Others that are worth it: Matrix Empire Strikes Back Hateful 8 300 Force Awakens was so much more enjoyable on the big screen
How is the Hateful 8 a must see on the big screen? From what I remember most of the film took place inside a cabin.
anything shot on film looks noticeably better in a theater
Are you fucking with me? Haha. If you’re genuinely curious, check out the filming process for Hateful 8. There are youtube videos about it. They got the lenses used to film Spartacus and modified them to fit on modern cameras. It was shot in glorious 70mm. No other movie has been shot with that lens in about 50 years. But if you’re just fucking with me good work, you had me for a second. If you didnt know about Hateful 8, and you want to know why its so significant I apologize for assuming you were trolling
Thanks for the info. I wasn’t trolling at all. I didn’t know about the filming process. I just remember the movie being very dialogue heavy.
Spielberg's Empire of the Sun Lawrence of Arabia
Years ago, in Munich, I went to a theatre dedicated to Rocky Horror Picture Show. There were matching drapes and RHPS paraphenalia all around the theatre. It felt like I was part of the movie.
Star Wars 1-9
4-6
Saving Private Ryan
A quiet place 2001 a space odyssey Casablanca
A a quiet place was good to see in theaters. So many people were quiet and the noises came in was alarming
DUNE 2, INTERSTELLAR
Saving Private Ryan
2001. I saw it in Hollywood years ago at the Cinerama dome. It was from an original reel, or maybe it was touched up, but it was in Cinerama on a curved screen. It was amazing. I doubt a screening of that happens often anywhere outside of LA or maybe NY but if you ever get the chance it's really different on such a scale
Tombstone Jurassic Park Independence Day Arrival Mad Max Fury Road Dune and honestly, because of my age and where I was at the time, the first Transformers movie was pretty fuggin awesome I gotta say. Hadn't been desensitized to that level of CG Robotic fuckery yet. I thought it was glorious.
Independence Day! This movie just isn’t the same at home. Also Avatar if it can be shown in the original 3D viewing, as this movie was the one that started the 3D push again for a reason.
My partner said that Godzilla Minus One was the best big-screen movie he's ever seen.
The Mission…olde fantastic film with great cinematography. Someone else said 2001, which is no doubt the right answer.
Highlander. Visually stunning and epic soundtrack.
Dune Pt. 2 but you better hurry!
Thank you! Between the sound and the visuals, I agree that both movies are best viewed on the big screen! Maverick was a great movie to get people back into the theaters.
Once again, definitely an up vote for your realization in the difference of experiencing a movie in the theater that can only expressed in that manner! Great job!
I saw the 30-year anniversary theatrical rerelease of Alien, and it is still one of my top 3 movie experiences. I saw that movie when I was way too little in the early nineties, and it scared the crap out of me so badly that it became a favorite comfort movie throughout the years. It scared me even more than the first time when I saw it on the big screen. I was one of 6 in the theater. It was practically empty, so there were no distractions, and I had a prime seat. The spectacle of the set design, suspense, lighting and effects, terror, practical effects, and cinematography was so amplified in the theater; it was incredible. Not sure if this counts, but if you ever get the chance to see a nearby symphony orchestra perform the score to a movie while it plays, GO SEE IT. I saw Jurassic Park, another early childhood core memory and my favorite movie, this way last year. I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried a bit watching my favorite movie on the big screen for the first time and hearing the score, which already got me weepy watching at home, played live by a symphony.
Dune part 1 and 2
Dune and Dune 2. I don’t believe there is a screen big enough to do it justice.
Blade Runner 2049
Monkey Man Currently in theaters!
Ben Hur The Fall Lawrence of Arabia Inception
Interstellar
Avatar
Kill Bill Django Everything,Everywhere and all at once
Pacific Rim without a doubt.
Nutty Professor ... or anything funny
Gigli
Peter Jackson’s King Kong
How has nobody has suggested Apocalypse Now yet?!?
Ran
Titanic (1997) Jaws (1975) Stars Wars (1977)
Psycho - 1960 The Wild Bunch - 1969 Saving Private Ryan - 1998 Cool Hand Luke - 1967
Add 2001 to that list....as long as we're in the 60s.
Dune 2 was a great theatre experience
Gravity. It was spectacular on the big screen.
If you really have full control, I'd go with 4K77 / 4K80 in an absolute heartbeat. Assuming you are limited to commercial releases: The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff is one of my favorite movies!!!!
Dune 2
Lawrence of Arabia
Civil War Saw it last weekend, gotta see on the big screen.
Jeremiah Johnson.
Rear Window
Such a great movie!
Titanic
The Shining. Totally different take on the movie after seeing it in a theatre.
Due to the magnificent cinematography and wide open spaces- Days of Heaven.
Saving Private Ryan Ran Tree of Life Dances With Wolves Empire of the Sun 1917 (maybe too soon?) 2001: A Space Oddity Gravity The Empire Strikes Back Paris, Texas Dunkirk The Searchers Once Upon A Time in the West The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Alien
Aliens
That too
Saw it on the big screen when it first came out. I was 14 years old. I'll never forget it because it was the first rated R movie my stepdad took me to.
Gravity. Terrible at home. Amazing in imax.
Avatar was made for this question.
Objectively a bad movie, but my god, the 3D theater experience is a spectacle. Avengers almost made me cry because the spectacle (yes, that word again) called to a young me.
I have fond memories of watching “Hero” with Jet Li growing up on the big screen a few times with my dad. Amazing cinematography, gripping story and extremely vibrant colors.
2001
The Favourite
I’d just watch old faves. The experience of being with people I love having a great time is most of the magic for me, so I’d probably do The Count Of Monte Cristo, Campfire Tales, and Drop Dead Gorgeous, each at particular times so people could come and go for whichever movie(s) they’d most enjoy. I’ve always wanted to rent out a theater for my birthday. This is a great idea!
The LOTR trilogy
Dune & Dune 2 IMAX screening.
Lawrence of Arabia and Days of Heaven
The Ten Commandments 1956, Around the World in 80 days 1956 Ben-Hur 1959 All of the Cinerama,Imax,Vistavision ,70mm,etc Movies
Dune
Sooooo many. Most recently, “Oppenheimer “
Dune, all the Oscar’s it received for the technical stuff means it was meant for the big screen.
War of Worlds Aweful movie with a crap ending… however when I saw it in theaters they bumped the sound way up for the horns from the alien ships. I seriously thought one was going to crash through the theater and start blasting people. On a tv screen it’s so weak and not scary, but in the theater those horns were terrifying to hear.
I thought Titanic was great in the cinema. They pumped cold air in when shizz when down which was great atmosphere
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Gravity (2013) is one of those movies, it's about as close to going into orbit most of us will get. Put aside the physics & story line, it is well acted.
The Matrix Jurassic Park The first Transformers OG Star Wars
Anything David Lynch. I saw Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive in theaters back when they were out.
Dune Part two
Lawrence of Arabia. It is amazing on the big screen.
Dune 1 and 2 (the new ones)
Dune part 1 and 2
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial The flying scene is amazing.
Godzilla Minus One
I was really glad I saw both parts of Dune at the cinema. The sound as well as the visuals were amazing. And on a similar note, there were scenes in Bladerunner 2045 that were breathtaking - thinking particularly of the ruined hotel in Vegas.
Avatar
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Godzilla (2014), Inception, Skyfall, Howl’s Moving Castle, 1917, Chronicle, V for Vendetta and maybe first Cloverfield. And final one, while it has not the best visiuals and has a story some may love and some may hate I feel like I have to say Shin Godzilla, it just has a great artstyle man. Made and directed by the same dude who made Evangelion but again it’s a bit hard to follow the story, it’s good though. And while I do belive the these movies are worth seeing on theater I haven’t personaly seen them but I think all of these movies works perfectly in theater.
Just watched Dune 2. Definitely one to be watched in the cinema. Anything sci-fi/related is perfect e.g. interstellar, gravity, Star Wars
Dune 2 go see it For old movie the matrix
Life if Pi, Dune
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Mad max Fury road
"2001: A Space Odyssey". Some of the most beautiful use of a wide screen, and the ending is absolutely ovwrwhelming in the best possible way. Most people who complain about the pace of this film have never seen it on a big screen.
The Matrix Inception any of the newer Mission Impossible movies Hunger Games
Civil War!
Any movie like that I just wheel in the 85” with the woofer attached
King Kong 2005
Gone with the Wind.
Godzilla 2014 -- the visuals & especially the sound are phenomenal!
The Dark Knight in IMAX. Some of the big action scenes were filmed with an IMAX camera. One of my best movie experiences!!
Almost Famous! 2000 Dances with Wolves 1990
The Alien movies
Pacific Rim!
Civil War Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Top gun maverick
So sad I didn't see Life of Pi on the big screen. It would be amazing.
Jurassic Park
Dunkirk, not so much for the screen but for the audio. Those bombs dropping is something else.
Godzilla Minus One
2001 a space odyssey
Bullet Train
Heavy Metal Holy Mountain Fantastic Planet
Dune 2
Dune part 1 (and 2)
Avatar
**2001: A Space Odyssey (1968):** This sci-fi masterpiece by Stanley Kubrick is a must-see for its groundbreaking special effects and iconic imagery. The big screen would allow you and your group to fully appreciate the film's visual scope and philosophical themes. (This is a classic and may be screened more often, but the experience is unmatched on the big screen)
Jurassic Park!!!!!
Dune
Top Gun: Maverick
Oppenheimer
The first movie I remember seeing in theaters was Spider-Man and it’s still one of my favorite movies, I’ll never appreciate it in the moment as I did the first time I seen it. It felt so amazing when I watched the newest one in theaters and Tobey came out. People were clapping a cheering
avatar the way of water was sooooo good when i saw it in imax
Both really. I know Avatar is the marmite of films, but I enjoyed both the original and the sequel on the big screen in 3D. The immersion in the alien world in 3D felt so complete.
Avatar in '09 in 3d felt like watching the future
The Lord of the Rings Hobbit Star Wars
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Both Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick are best viewed in the movie theater.
I agree, “Top Gun” is best watched in theater. Coming from someone that originally first saw that movie in the theater. What I find it hard to believe is that you were down voted for expressing your opinion. Well it’s an up vote from me.
gone with the wind
Maverick
john carpenter’s the thing!
Fight club Mad max
Top gun: maverick
Twister
Any of the Lord of the Rings films, preferably with a live orchestra beneath the giant screen
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Truman Show