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| - I am going to base this review pretty exclusively on the movies I've seen here -- all of which have been IMAX or IMAX 3D. I don't like watching regular movies here, or anywhere else, because they seem dumb and my tv at home is big and loud enough that I'm over it.
First of all, general admission IMAX movies are $17 each. That alone brings this review down for me because it's rather expensive. I just saw Top Gun IMAX 3D last night and paid $35 for two tickets, plus a $1 donation to IDK who. I think that's too steep a price to pay for movies (but this was Top Gun! In 3D!) to really go regularly. Having said that, man... you really are paying for an experience almost, not just a movie. The screen is huge, the movie really comes to life, and the sound is amazing -- though I have yet to watch an ATMOS-enhanced movie. So in that aspect, ok, I can see paying a premium for a movie. $17? Probably not. But certainly more than whatever a regular movie costs.
I will say that I think the concession stand here is pretty slow. Slow enough that more than once I thought about asking my date if she really wanted a water. The line moves more slowly than it ought to, perhaps because they could use more staff. And, of course, concession prices are killer. I think the water and large popcorn we got was like $12 or something. Minus points.
Finally, I kinda like that this place is inside the Palms. If you're really trying to make a date out of it, it's pretty cool. You can watch a movie, eat some food, go dance... whatever.
All in all, I really just come here when a movie seems compelling enough that I want to spend $50 on a movie with someone. So Star Trek Into Darkness? Yes. The Hobbit? No.
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