Marvel’s blockbuster superhero space saga comes to an end with a riveting, heartbreaking tale.
The Hollywood premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, writer-director James Gunn’s swan song in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, took place last night at the Dolby Theatre, where an enthusiastic crowd experienced the final chapter of the beloved sci-fi trilogy.
I’ll be back next week with a more up to date look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and its prospects ahead of the film’s May 5th release, so watch for that soon.
I’ve attended many premieres and Oscar ceremonies at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and if you are a regular reader of my work then you know it’s my favorite screening location, for many reasons. The building is gorgeous, the space and its history are impressive and important to any cinephile, and the theater space itself — the massive screen, the balconies and private boxes, the excitement of walking up the grand staircase — is awe-inspiring.
In this era of perpetual Covid pandemic, I’ve largely ceased attending indoor events except on rare occasions (when Covid spread is at a low, when I can wear an N-95 mask the entire time, and when the event itself is particularly crucial or personally important for me. If I visit a regular movie theater — which is exceedingly rare — I either rent out the theater for myself and a few friends, attend with someone else who rented out the theater for a small select group, or I go to early morning screenings when theaters are mostly empty and I can sit in back wearing a mask.
Dolby Theatre is one of the few places I’m willing to mask up and show up for an event. Not only do all of the above reasons apply and make it a worthwhile experience, it’s also of course where I can see Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in the greatest example of Dolby Cinema possible. I will never stop banging the drum for fans to seriously take my advice and make Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos regular, permanent parts of their viewing.
Superhero films, sci-fi movie, fantasy pictures — it all looks the best and delivers the widest array of color and visual treats when seen with Dolby’s projection and audio technology, whether in a Dolby Cinema or at home. I only own TVs and Blu-ray players that are Dolby compatible, and always get the home entertainment version of films that include Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, and I regularly proselytize to other fans and cinephiles about the virtues of my favored movie viewing technology. Because if you’re serious about film and about watching great movies, you should see them the best way possible. And nothing looks or sounds as good as Dolby. Nothing.
So it is that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
