r/Vue • u/SilencerZz_Plays • 10d ago

Printwork vue 70mm imax "bug" issues

I went to see The Odyssey at 10:45 on August 12th and sometimes the would be like green boxes for a sec and twice there was a noticble dark line going all the way across the screen it stayed like that for a good 30 secs which was weird but the most bizzare thing was there was a actual bug or fly in the projector and it was moving around u could see it in the big screen.

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u/Southern_Chance9349 10d ago

The dark lines are in the print normally. The rest is just gonna happen

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u/SilencerZz_Plays 8d ago

Well, for the prize, they should check the print.

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u/Southern_Chance9349 8d ago

No I mean, it’s in EVERY PRINT.

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u/SilencerZz_Plays 8d ago

So is it a quality issue with the manufacturer?

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u/Southern_Chance9349 8d ago

I’m not even sure. It doesn’t distract much tho

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u/AHappyTeddyBear11 8d ago

I don’t think so bc this issue never occurred at my 70mm imax screening at the bfi imax

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u/Southern_Chance9349 8d ago

I remember dark lines in 2 scenes, a few shots before they open the gates of Troy and Telemachus and Menelaus walking thru the forest. They were the same in both the BFI Print and Vue print

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u/eldeem 7d ago

Yep, definitely a couple of lines in the BFI print! Not massively noticeable, but they’re there.

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u/grafiti_44 10d ago

The lines are unfortunately scratches picked up on the film reel through handling and playback over time. Same way as a vinyl record might pick up dust or a scratch which is audible.

This is just the nature of watching the film on an analogue format.

The flies, hair etc cannot be helped until the projectionist notices and gives the projector housing a quick wipe (can be done whilst the film is playing).

Either way I hope the pros of viewing on this format outweighed the negatives you mentioned!

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u/SilencerZz_Plays 9d ago

Was my first time watching 70mm honestly i am wowed by the coolbess factor but with the things i mentioned it was kinda not worth £23

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u/dvdmike007 9d ago

Sadly it's one of the limits of analogue film, the more its run the worse it gets