This experience includes side screens that expand the image to 270 degrees. (The 4DX at the Regal E-Walk, near Times Square in New York City, will.) Disney has confirmed that 280 of these screens will be wired up for Avatar.Īnother newfangled screening option is something called ScreenX. It is also unclear if some or all of these screens will make use of the HFR technology. Will there be mists of water in the auditorium as a space whale the size of an aircraft carrier splashes down during moments of action-adventure triumph? This is currently unknown. This is where the seats actually move, and there is the occasional use of wind effects and other theme-park-like shenanigans. There is the “rattle-and-shake” play, known as 4DX or D-BOX, depending on the theater chain. Then there’s also 3D in a regular old theater (thousands of screens), and for the folks who just don’t like 3D (or those who can’t see the difference, so why pay extra?), there is the good old-fashioned 2D option.īut wait, there’s more. It is a little unclear how many offer the HFR (more on that at the end-I know this is complicated blame Cameron). This option is known as PLF (premium large format) in the biz, and Disney has confirmed there are 950 such screens domestically, 75% of them 3D. This option offers the more pristine picture and sound, often in a comfy auditorium with reclining seats, but with a wee upcharge. The next level down in grandeur would be 3D on a Dolby or RPX screen. I recall one particularly exhilarating shot of a Na’vi hair braid whipping across the screen before tangling with a sea monster.Ī Disney rep confirmed to VF that there are 400 IMAX 3D auditoriums in the US and Canada ready to take you to Pandora on opening weekend. Regarding the 3D, my personal experience was so overwhelmed by the newness of variable HFR that the 3D was something of an afterthought. You’ll get all the size and all the depth, and if the theater near you shows true IMAX (not LieMAX), you are bound for glory. (Though putting words in the King of the World’s mouth is a fool’s errand.)īut there are other options for seeing The Way of Water, and one’s a literal biggie: IMAX. One would surmise that director James Cameron himself signed off on allowing the press to view it this way, so a case can be made that this is his preferred experience. Thus far, members of the press who have seen the movie in major markets, with most (but not all) having liked it, did so in Dolby 3D HFR. Yes, by all means, get thee to the cinema and return to the gorgeous fantasy realm of Pandora, where cerulean bipeds save on gas by riding winged beasts for transport, but the question remains: Just how should you see this film? As it turns out, there are many options when it comes to format for this movie, some complicated, but here are the ways of water. (Yes, your grandmother was named Mabel.) For wise consumers looking to see Avatar: The Way of Water (and, by all accounts, it looks as if there will be many doing so on opening weekend), it’s not quite that simple. This is how your grandparents decided on seeing a movie back in the day. Now find your seat, sit back, relax and get ready to enjoy a movie experience like no other in the MX4D® Motion EFX Theatre.“Mabel, let’s you and I go to the pictures, whaddya say?” If you have any questions or concerns about this MX4D® Motion EFX Theatre, please contact theatre management staff before the movie begins.This experience may not be appropriate for people who may be pregnant, have heart, back, head, leg or neck conditions, or other physical limitations, or those that may have reactions to scents, fog, or strobe lighting effects.Please only 1 person per seat, no lap sitting allowed.You must be at least 40" tall and be able to sit and support yourself to enjoy this experience.If you need to get in or out of your seat, please exercise caution and care as your seat and the seats around you may be moving.Please remain seated with your feet on top of the footrest during the entire movie.Throughout the movie your seat will move with the action on the screen.Please be aware of the following regarding the motion and effects experience you are about to enjoy. This unique motion and special effects in the MX4D® Motion EFX Theatre experience immerses you into the on-screen action like never before.
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