Alfred

As you could imagine, the weather was so terrible that making the trip to see 300 would most likely have been the last decision I made. So on Sunday, I took a trip to the IMAX in the Palisades Shopping Center to see if I could get a refund or whatever. After a brief explanation of my situation, I was awarded four complimentary passes. I thought it was odd that I didn’t need to present my credit card for proof. Well, it turns out, I know why.

I was reading the disclaimers on the back of the ticket (as I often do) and it said something about not being valid for DMR films. In parenthesis, it said something about films over an hour. At first I thought that there was no way I just got the cold, hard shaft. DMR must be a special kind of >1 hour film - not the Hollywood kind, I thought.

From the all-knowing Wikipedia:

Digital Re-Mastering, an IMAX Corporation proprietary technology used to convert 35mm motion picture contents to fit IMAX screens.

In essence, I got pwned. My “Complimentary Passes” are complimentary kicks in the scrotum. Thanks, IMAX.