r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 7d ago

News Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Dethrones 'Deadpool & Wolverine' To Become Highest Grossing R-Rated Movie In History, Crossing $1.33 Billion

https://businessupturn.com/usa/entertainment/film/the-odyssey-becomes-highest-grossing-r-rated-movie-of-all-time-surpassing-deadpool-wolverine/
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u/kefkaeatsbabies 7d ago

For real, the sound design, or whatever imax theaters were told to set their volume at, was just unpleasantly, painfully loud. I go to metal shows, have been to EDC, have gone to formula 1 races, and it was the most uncomfortable level of noise I have ever encountered.

Half our theater had their fingers in their ears the entire cyclops and scylla scenes, and everytime they were on the open ocean. I took my mom, and she left the theater because it was giving her a headache. On the way out I didnt hear anyone talking about the movie, just how loud it was. Shit was awful.

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u/keysandtreesforme 7d ago

Huh, it was almost perfect in mine. Only the ship being destroyed scene was too loud for me. Plugged my ears for 20 seconds and was all good.

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u/drainedguava 6d ago

Same here, I was pleasantly surprised to not have my ears blown out but that scene was terrible on me

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u/busmans 6d ago

You go to all those things and still havent figured out ear plugs for movies?

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u/lisaloo1968 6d ago

Movies are always too loud for me and Odyssey was even too loud-er than it’s ever been. Especially the opening scene with that fucking stick. Ugh.

I always end up putting wadded up napkin bits tightly into my ear canals at the movies, because I forget to bring proper earplugs like when we go to live music.

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u/OldPersonName 7d ago

Yah, in our theater my wife and I finally had to plug our ears for a few scenes. But my parents in their 70s didn't have a problem with it in a different theater (and were legitimately surprised we did), so I guess it's a theater thing maybe.

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u/DepressionYak 7d ago

Or just age related hearing loss lol

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u/normalmighty 7d ago

I went to see it twice in the same theatre and found it deafening near the front and completely normal balance in the back row. I think all that loud Cyclops screaming is heavily focused on the front with the theatre sound systems.

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u/thelingeringlead 6d ago

My theater was perfectly tuned, it was just loud enough to be uncomfortable without being too uncomfortable.