Mr.Azim
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So I have now seen 3 movies in IMAX. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Dark Knight Rises and A Good Day to Die Hard.
Mission Impossible: Great experience. Sat in the 7th row and really got a feel for the size of the screen, quality of image and sound. It could have been slightly biased because it was my first experience, but I enjoyed it even more the second time.
Dark Knight Rises: Sat in the 5th row... just as good an experience as the first time
Good Day to Die Hard: Sat in the 10th row... didn't really feel as "big" as the other two times. Maybe I'm just getting used to it. Really enjoyed the movie, but maybe sitting in the far back wasn't the best idea.
So far rows 5-7 have been great for me. But it really depends on the movie. Die Hard 5 was completely in IMAX (no letterbox scenes like in DKR or MI). The movies that transition from letterbox to IMAX is somewhat odd, but reasonably seamless as it's usually just for basic dialogue scenes.
But then I saw Django and remember the regular widescreen movie experience. That seems to be the winner so far. I love the IMAX sound and seating, but the tall visual isn't as entertaining as the widescreen unless the movie calls for special scenes (ie: the skyrise scene in MI5 or city battles in DKR).
I would never see 3D in IMAX though, I'm not satisfied with the technology as it is and can't stand wearing those glasses for more than 5 minutes without having to adjust them.
Unless a movie is going to seriously kick *** or be known for special segments that compliments IMAX technology, I would stick with regular theatres. The main benefit I enjoy is the no tv commercials, maybe 1 or 2 previews at most (depending on the movie), 10 rows of seats vs 60 and the comfort level. I do like the smaller crowd (Django was packed up the ***, lucky I found a reasonably viewable seat) and assigned seating.
Mission Impossible: Great experience. Sat in the 7th row and really got a feel for the size of the screen, quality of image and sound. It could have been slightly biased because it was my first experience, but I enjoyed it even more the second time.
Dark Knight Rises: Sat in the 5th row... just as good an experience as the first time
Good Day to Die Hard: Sat in the 10th row... didn't really feel as "big" as the other two times. Maybe I'm just getting used to it. Really enjoyed the movie, but maybe sitting in the far back wasn't the best idea.
So far rows 5-7 have been great for me. But it really depends on the movie. Die Hard 5 was completely in IMAX (no letterbox scenes like in DKR or MI). The movies that transition from letterbox to IMAX is somewhat odd, but reasonably seamless as it's usually just for basic dialogue scenes.
But then I saw Django and remember the regular widescreen movie experience. That seems to be the winner so far. I love the IMAX sound and seating, but the tall visual isn't as entertaining as the widescreen unless the movie calls for special scenes (ie: the skyrise scene in MI5 or city battles in DKR).
I would never see 3D in IMAX though, I'm not satisfied with the technology as it is and can't stand wearing those glasses for more than 5 minutes without having to adjust them.
Unless a movie is going to seriously kick *** or be known for special segments that compliments IMAX technology, I would stick with regular theatres. The main benefit I enjoy is the no tv commercials, maybe 1 or 2 previews at most (depending on the movie), 10 rows of seats vs 60 and the comfort level. I do like the smaller crowd (Django was packed up the ***, lucky I found a reasonably viewable seat) and assigned seating.
