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World’s Biggest Movie Screen

By Doug - July 1, 2008 - 08:54 America/Montreal

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We have news regarding the Japanese premier of Speed Racer on the world’s largest screen thanks to the professionals at Variety.

“Speed Racer” set a record of sorts when it preemed in Japan on June 29 on the world’s biggest screen.

The Japan preem at Tokyo Dome attracted 20,000 fans — a disappointment given organizers’ 35,000 target — but those who braved drenching rains saw the pic on a 17.5-meter high, 40-meter wide temporary screen made in the UK, shipped from Canada and lifted into place by seven cranes.

A screen of that size would be an amazing think to behold. I would kill to see the Empire Strikes Back on a screen like that. The AT AT walkers would be huge and the Hoth battle would be a sprawling horizon of snowy violence!

Having a screen like this assembled is a great idea for a premier. It sucks that the arena wasn’t rammed to capacity. Even if Speed Racer isn’t your cup of tea – it would be worth seeing the event for the screen alone!

International friends – what films would you go ga ga for on a screen this size?

» 7 Comments

  1. Steven C. says:

    I agree with you Doug, seeing the original Star Wars trilogy on that giant screen would be amazing!

  2. Wade says:

    I would wanna watch the whole Alien Saga on that screen. That would be fantastic.

  3. Chris says:

    There is no movie I would rather see on a huge screen than Speed Racer.

  4. Phil Gee says:

    Ben Hur
    Superman the movie
    Star Trek II
    And pretty much every other good movie i’ve ever seen; i love ma big screens.

  5. MichCiné says:

    Wall-E a great masterpiece of animation film.

  6. mike says:

    Bengies Drive-In in Baltimore has a screen about that size… open every weekend!

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