Warning! Do Not See Dunkirk, Movie Is Insanely Loud!

[Christophe_85]

I could be better. Good news is that the spike has calmed down a little bit.

Ok so that is a great thing !

 

[Rick Garner]

First of all, thanks to OP for reminding people here who are sensitive to loud sound.

Now to the movie. This is not a traditional narrative film. It is war, and the war is noisy. Less noise, and you'd be pulled back from the "circle of action" a bit more, and that's not what the filmmaker intended.
I had the privilege of experiencing "Dunkirk" at an IMAX theater with 70mm film projection and found the sound levels to be appropriate. I suppose it depends on the cinema, and nothing to do with Christopher Nolan or the sound designer. Great movie, great visuals and sound, and enjoyed every bit of it. Can't wait to see it at my home theater room which is recently equipped with a 4k projector , 135" screen and a good sound system. BTW, I didn't wear ear plugs during the movie as I am not suffering from tinnitus anymore. I never wore ear plugs even when I had tinnitus as my tinnitus did not react to sound.

 

[Bobby B]

@Rick Garner
What 4K projector you got ? 135 is big

Sony or the JVC laser ?

 

[Ricardo AM]

I never wore ear plugs even when I had tinnitus as my tinnitus did not react to sound.

Let me said this........LUCKY YOU!

But mostly this!

BTW, I didn't wear ear plugs during the movie as I am not suffering from tinnitus anymore.

If such happened to me (and many others here)......would be more than win the jackpot!!!

Well, congratulations to you!

 

[Rick Garner]

@Rick Garner
What 4K projector you got ? 135 is big

Sony or the JVC laser ?

My projector is Optoma UHD65, and the screen is 135" DIY made fixed screen.

 

[Rick Garner]

Let me said this........LUCKY YOU!

But mostly this!


If such happened to me (and many others here)......would be more than win the jackpot!!!

Well, congratulations to you!

Thank you for the kind words. I really am one of those lucky ones. Hope all of you guys will recover sooner or later. It had better be sooner.

 

[Taylorslay]

I saw Dunkirk before I messed up my hearing and I can assure anyone else if they were wondering it's plenty loud. And this was before I had hearing loss.

 

[David G]

I watched Interstellar at home on Blu Ray 2 years ago, and I remember it being mega loud. So I can imagine how much more louder Dunkirk will be at the cinema. Christopher Nolan's movies are always loud.

 

[Bobby B]

 

[Bobby B]

I watched it on my 65" oled in UHD - the sound ne levels signals in the soundtrack is set far higher than what the regular settings are in other similar UHD movies such as Hacksaw Ridge which is another recent war movie .

The quiet scenes are normal or on the quiet side but stukas attacks sirens sound are very loud pretty sure those weren't like that in real, or the pilots sitting in here would have been deaf

Overall an excellent movie if you like action and war flicks - and no signs of special effects. beautiful 4K details and color palette on the disk .

 

[Anthonyr]

Funny enough. I actually got my tinnitus not long after watching Dunkirk at the cinema. Hmmm