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Re:Old photos of Bedouin nomads, 1898 by pimeys on Thursday September 02, 2021 @01:55AM (#28389091)
This one is also one of the rare movies that benefit from a higher resolution. Watch it as 4k from a big screen. It will look fantastic.
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Re:Old photos of Bedouin nomads, 1898 by specialist on Thursday September 02, 2021 @05:57AM (#28390277)
Yes and:

I saw Lawrence of Arabia in its original format when the Cinerama in Seattle reopened.

Blew my mind.

Sure, I had seen it on cable and thought "meh". In its original format, it's a totally different movie.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia_%28film%29#...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CinemaScope

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Cinerama#Major_1990s_r...

I have no idea how 4K and CinemaScope compare.

It seems the film has been further restored since I last viewed it.

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Re:Old photos of Bedouin nomads, 1898 by jart on Thursday September 02, 2021 @12:21PM (#28393984)
That's what David⁸ did in Prometheus T10m58s and he enjoyed the film so much that the next two Alien movies were about a robot imitating T.E. Lawrence.
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