Can't watch 2001 in anything less than 70mm, me.
Is 1080p in 5.1 DD on a 50" plasma acceptable?
hardly
You must understand what he has at his fingertips, to get what he just said.
All that grainy shit from film annoys me, perhaps I'm just an ungrateful whippersnapper or something.
There's no grainy shit in a 70mm print. 2001 is nearly flawless. You could stand three feet from a VERY large theatre screen (as a matter of fact, I've done just that while the film was rolling) and not see any grain.
Although as far as 70mm prints are concerned, Ryan's Daughter is even better. It's a crappy film but the image is simply fabulous.
The last film I saw in 70mm was Pink Floyd The Wall nearly 13 years ago. The modern cinema experience has certainly gone downhill considering how much it costs these days.
The Wall was shot in 35mm, unfortunately, so the image quality just wasn't there. Great film, though.
Well there you go, ripped off at every turn. The only other 70mm experience I have is the Tron DVD which was transfered and restored from a 70mm print apparently. Good looking for DVD though.
You'd need to watch something like the restored Lawrence of Arabia to appreciate 70mm. Or 2001, obviously. 
Are you talking about the early sixties version, starring Peter O'Toole, which was recently made avaible only in widescreen DVD?
If so, I bought that one last month in my buying spree (a concessional for all the fucking furniture shopping that I did with my wife - we have new furniture in the living room.
I have not yet taken it all in - it is a nightmare!! - many new things to trip over - but i have napped on my recliner with my music going. I have my acceptance of this tortuous ordeal coming to a boil, but not yet attained.)
I might have that one, if so.
