Watch out for "fake" IMAX
May. 12th, 2009 11:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vawitchI was sooo jonzed to see Star Trek in IMAX @ my local AMC. Having only seen 1 other IMAX film, at the A&S Annex in Chantilly (Transformers 07), I had nothing to compare it to. And since The Dark Knight came out before the theater was ready, nothing's come out I wanted to pay the extra $5 for.
So I went to see Star Trek in "IMAX" at Potomac Mills 15, Woodbridge VA.
Whenever there wasn't lots of actions happening, that your eye is trying to focus on, I easily noticed "square pixels", or what others call a screen-door effect. Either way - distracting.
Upon reading this article @ AintItCoolNews.com, it would appear my eyes were NOT deceiving me.
From now on, since I'm picky about what I'm coughing extra $ for on movies - I'll budget my time & gas to go to the A&S Annex. For an evening show, it is (before $2) shipping the same price per ticket at Chantilly as Potomac. It is a bit more expensive for kids & seniors... but you get the proper experience. The flipside is - no concessions @ Chantilly. Ah well - for most films, no big deal. I'll eat & drink before & after, and have gum or mints handy to keep my throat from being dry.
So I went to see Star Trek in "IMAX" at Potomac Mills 15, Woodbridge VA.
Whenever there wasn't lots of actions happening, that your eye is trying to focus on, I easily noticed "square pixels", or what others call a screen-door effect. Either way - distracting.
Upon reading this article @ AintItCoolNews.com, it would appear my eyes were NOT deceiving me.
From now on, since I'm picky about what I'm coughing extra $ for on movies - I'll budget my time & gas to go to the A&S Annex. For an evening show, it is (before $2) shipping the same price per ticket at Chantilly as Potomac. It is a bit more expensive for kids & seniors... but you get the proper experience. The flipside is - no concessions @ Chantilly. Ah well - for most films, no big deal. I'll eat & drink before & after, and have gum or mints handy to keep my throat from being dry.
