It's also worth noting that Ark Lodge offers top-notch digital projection and audio. So you don't sacrifice anything in the experience.

+1 to #1. They have 7.1 sound at the Ark, and it's pretty dang good for a smaller theater. You wouldn't believe how much the Ark has improved over its previous incarnations.

Seriously @2. Why couldn't North Korea declare a fatwa on "Whiplash" or "The Immigrant" or some movie that actually deserved extra attention. I wouldn't watch this bomb for all the Bi Bim Bap in Pyongyang.