Just caught my third theatrical viewing. Cinemark and Regal is open in the Sacramento area (I'm in Elk Grove specifically). I don't know when Regal opened up, but Cinemark opened Friday and that's where I saw it, 5:05 PM viewing on a Sunday.
It was one of the screens with the ten reclining seats across and six rows deep (plus handicap seating in the back). I was absolutely the only person in that screening the entire time, also confirmed by the seating chart right before the movie started. For reference, I popped my head into a 5:35 PM screening, and I definitely at least saw one person in there who was at least talking with some other chair lol, so I assume a few were in that showing.
One could argue the sheer vacancy is because the 49ers were playing Sunday Night Football I guess, but honestly I wouldn't know the place was opened unless I actively searched it up myself. I can guarantee you if a megaphone could call out to my entire city that theaters were open, they'd fill up to whatever "max capacity" is considered to be, even if Tenet is like the only new movie in theater.
Anyway, about the movie. The dialogue was crystal clear. I picked up nearly every word, including the helmet audio during the catamaran scene and the intercom audio in the red/blue room. I also heard Sator on the Yacht during his phone call with Protag. I don't know if things have since been adjusted or if certain kinds of theaters bring about certain kinds of mixings, but one thing for sure is I don't think people would have complained about the audio in the screening I saw. The film may be fast-paced, confusing, and need multiple watches all the same... but not because of the dialogue, not this time. This puts my mind at ease for the impending home video release.
As for the movie and previous speculations I have made...
Anyway, although I rank Nolan's movies differently when it comes to "best vs. favorite" and this doesn't stack up as one of my favorite Nolan movies, I do think it's Nolan's second best movie behind The Prestige. What was needed in the writing and directing to create what he did is pretty mind-bending in and of itself. Maybe it'll wane a bit with time, but I don't think this movie really has many flaws and is pretty tightly woven. Incomprehensibility in this case is simply synonymous with lack of understanding, and can be further understood with discussions and repeat viewings.
It was one of the screens with the ten reclining seats across and six rows deep (plus handicap seating in the back). I was absolutely the only person in that screening the entire time, also confirmed by the seating chart right before the movie started. For reference, I popped my head into a 5:35 PM screening, and I definitely at least saw one person in there who was at least talking with some other chair lol, so I assume a few were in that showing.
One could argue the sheer vacancy is because the 49ers were playing Sunday Night Football I guess, but honestly I wouldn't know the place was opened unless I actively searched it up myself. I can guarantee you if a megaphone could call out to my entire city that theaters were open, they'd fill up to whatever "max capacity" is considered to be, even if Tenet is like the only new movie in theater.
Anyway, about the movie. The dialogue was crystal clear. I picked up nearly every word, including the helmet audio during the catamaran scene and the intercom audio in the red/blue room. I also heard Sator on the Yacht during his phone call with Protag. I don't know if things have since been adjusted or if certain kinds of theaters bring about certain kinds of mixings, but one thing for sure is I don't think people would have complained about the audio in the screening I saw. The film may be fast-paced, confusing, and need multiple watches all the same... but not because of the dialogue, not this time. This puts my mind at ease for the impending home video release.
As for the movie and previous speculations I have made...
Anyway, although I rank Nolan's movies differently when it comes to "best vs. favorite" and this doesn't stack up as one of my favorite Nolan movies, I do think it's Nolan's second best movie behind The Prestige. What was needed in the writing and directing to create what he did is pretty mind-bending in and of itself. Maybe it'll wane a bit with time, but I don't think this movie really has many flaws and is pretty tightly woven. Incomprehensibility in this case is simply synonymous with lack of understanding, and can be further understood with discussions and repeat viewings.