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| - As a big film buff, I find myself jaded with most of the current films released widely, so I don't often go to the theaters that much. However, for certain big releases on 3D IMAX (like Tron, and Avatar), I will make the investment to go. So for that reason, the bulk of this review is towards the IMAX experience, and at this theater, as you can tell, it's not a good one.
First of all, the glasses are HORRIBLE. They give you these cheap, flimsy looking yellow plastic pieces of crap. If you're lucky, they'll give you a pair where the lenses are still in a protective covering, but it's not uncommon for the staff to hand you used pairs for whatever reason. The temple arms (sides) of the glasses literally squeeze the sides of your head, and damned if you try to loosen them from their vice grip because if you do, they will snap. And the "lenses" are horrible and make the picture look like ass.
I don't understand why when I see Real3D films in standard projection that we get grey glasses that are sturdier, nicer, and are actually in a FULL WRAPPER. Yes, unlike the yellow pieces of crap that are given for IMAX films, where only the lenses are in wrapping, the whole pair is in a wrapper. I find it ironic that the 3D glasses for standard films are of a much higher quality than the glasses for an IMAX film. Why do they do that?
Finally, this actually happened during a midnight screening of Tron. The theater was sold out, and about 15 minutes to showtime, an usher comes in and advises people not to sit in the "red seats" on the bottom sides of the theater, because those don't have the 3D effect. What the hell? Are you kidding me? You charge for a 3D IMAX film, and you sell all the seats, FOR A 3D FILM, but yet not all the seats have a 3D effect? Are you kidding me? Thank God I came very early, because I wasn't warned of this when I bought my ticket. Yes, I understand that in the past not all IMAX movies were in 3D, but now practically every single on is, so why not make EVERY SEAT able to see the 3D effect? If I was stuck in one of those seats, I would raise hell to get a refund.
Bottom line, the IMAX experience blows. If you want to see a regular movie, by all means it's a good theater. Find somewhere else for your IMAX experience.
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