4DX Immersive theaters

[MatthewB]

Just saw this article and wondered what your thoughts on this would be.

Link: https://www.yahoo.com/movies/the-first-4dx-movie-theater-in-the-u-s-opens-with-a-90080756652.html


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[Towen7]

The strobe may be neat. I've tried d-box motion sears and hated it. I have zero interest in having water or artificial wind blown in my face. That would take me OUT of the experience as would the artificial fog.

 

[Zing]

In the mid-90's, I was at Epcot and experienced such a thing. There was some attraction (can't recall its name) where you sat in a small theater in what seemed like roller coaster seats and watched a 15-20 minute big screen video and "experienced" it, much the same way as this 4DX. I recall one scene where this monster was supposedly behind me and I could literally and physically feel its hot breath on the back of my neck. Just as with 4DX, all the senses were stimulated. I thought it was pretty cool. And I'd certainly like to experience it again.

That said, I think it's all well and good for a brief, novel experience. But not for 2+ hours for every movie.

 

[Huey]

Busch Gardens has a 4D theater that if we got to that park, we always try catch whatever is playing. They are usually short movies, and the last one we saw, was a movie with Leslie Nielsen that he did a few years before he passed. Agree with the comment about sitting two hours through a movie like that, but 1/2 hour was just about right. I didn't care for the water that would come down from time to time, mostly for the fact that it got on the 3d glasses and detracted from the experience.

 

[Towen7]

My negativity aside, I'm all for theaters doing whatever it takes to attract viewers who are willing to pay a premium price for a ticket. Studios and theaters HAVE to charge higher prices in order to make-up for the "lost" revenue from legacy DVD/BD distribution. The steep price also keeps those that are just killing time at a movie (which are the people who talk, text, and use their phones during the movie) which results in a better experience for the rest of us.