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I agree with the author's criticism of the movie, but I still personally enjoyed The Imitation Game. It's good entertainment even if it is quite exaggerated an

I agree with the author's criticism of the movie, but I still personally enjoyed The Imitation Game. It's good entertainment even if it is quite exaggerated and not 100% historically accurate. If it exposes more people to some of the history of computing and one of its great early engineers then I think that is positive.

mholt 12y ago
Where did you see it? Everything says it came out in November in the US but I still haven't seen it in any of the theaters in my state (even the biggest ones in all the large cities).
- sprayk 12y ago
  Not sure about NathanKP, but I saw it at the Philadelphia Film Festival. I'm sure others have seen it at other festivals or sneak preview type things.
- melling 12y ago
  It was only playing in 8 theaters in the U.S. the last time I looked it up. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8735944 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8735944 When I saw it in NYC, it was only at the Angelika.
- bdg 12y ago
  I saw it about two weeks ago at an advanced screening. Despite everything in the article about the inaccuracies (and they are right), I found the movie to be enjoyable and really pretty close to the real story if you consider this is all told in under two hours.
- methodover 12y ago
  In the Bay Area it all but completely disappeared a week after it came out. A real shame too, I was looking forward to it.
  - fintler 12y ago
    I just saw it tonight at the Shoreline Cinemark in Mountain View. Try to get the reserved seating if you can -- comfy recliner chairs (http://www.cinemark.com/luxury-loungers.aspx http://www.cinemark.com/luxury-loungers.aspx).
  - schoen 12y ago
    I saw it yesterday at the Embarcadero Center Cinema and it's going to be there for at least the upcoming week. http://www.landmarktheatres.com/san-francisco/embarcadero-center-cinema http://www.landmarktheatres.com/san-francisco/embarcadero-ce...
- georgemcbay 12y ago
  It is currently only in limited release (art-house-y theaters in cities like LA/NYC, etc, presumably to get early buzz and early Oscar consideration). The real "wide" release for this movie is Christmas Day (Dec 25th). It shouldn't be hard to find a showing after that.
- NathanKP 12y ago
  I saw it in New York City at Angelika Film Center. (https://www.angelikafilmcenter.com/ https://www.angelikafilmcenter.com/) Very cute theater with all sorts of obscure foreign films, art films, etc.
- surreal 12y ago
  Don't worry, you haven't missed it. "“We’ll follow the pattern laid out with ‘The King’s Speech,’ ‘The Artist’ and pictures like that and move slowly and deliberately,” said Erik Lomis, distribution chief for the Weinstein Company. [Just 4 theaters to begin with.] "The slow but steady expansion will see “The Imitation Game” add six markets and between 25 and 30 theaters on Dec. 12. It will go nationwide in between 600 and 800 theaters on Christmas Day.” (http://variety.com/2014/film/news/imitation-game-box-office-benedict-cumberbatch-oscars-1201367234/ http://variety.com/2014/film/news/imitation-game-box-office-...)

mholt 12y ago

Where did you see it? Everything says it came out in November in the US but I still haven't seen it in any of the theaters in my state (even the biggest ones in all the large cities).

sprayk 12y ago
Not sure about NathanKP, but I saw it at the Philadelphia Film Festival. I'm sure others have seen it at other festivals or sneak preview type things.
melling 12y ago
It was only playing in 8 theaters in the U.S. the last time I looked it up. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8735944 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8735944 When I saw it in NYC, it was only at the Angelika.
bdg 12y ago
I saw it about two weeks ago at an advanced screening. Despite everything in the article about the inaccuracies (and they are right), I found the movie to be enjoyable and really pretty close to the real story if you consider this is all told in under two hours.
methodover 12y ago
In the Bay Area it all but completely disappeared a week after it came out. A real shame too, I was looking forward to it.
- fintler 12y ago
  I just saw it tonight at the Shoreline Cinemark in Mountain View. Try to get the reserved seating if you can -- comfy recliner chairs (http://www.cinemark.com/luxury-loungers.aspx http://www.cinemark.com/luxury-loungers.aspx).
- schoen 12y ago
  I saw it yesterday at the Embarcadero Center Cinema and it's going to be there for at least the upcoming week. http://www.landmarktheatres.com/san-francisco/embarcadero-center-cinema http://www.landmarktheatres.com/san-francisco/embarcadero-ce...
georgemcbay 12y ago
It is currently only in limited release (art-house-y theaters in cities like LA/NYC, etc, presumably to get early buzz and early Oscar consideration). The real "wide" release for this movie is Christmas Day (Dec 25th). It shouldn't be hard to find a showing after that.
NathanKP 12y ago
I saw it in New York City at Angelika Film Center. (https://www.angelikafilmcenter.com/ https://www.angelikafilmcenter.com/) Very cute theater with all sorts of obscure foreign films, art films, etc.
surreal 12y ago
Don't worry, you haven't missed it. "“We’ll follow the pattern laid out with ‘The King’s Speech,’ ‘The Artist’ and pictures like that and move slowly and deliberately,” said Erik Lomis, distribution chief for the Weinstein Company. [Just 4 theaters to begin with.] "The slow but steady expansion will see “The Imitation Game” add six markets and between 25 and 30 theaters on Dec. 12. It will go nationwide in between 600 and 800 theaters on Christmas Day.” (http://variety.com/2014/film/news/imitation-game-box-office-benedict-cumberbatch-oscars-1201367234/ http://variety.com/2014/film/news/imitation-game-box-office-...)