Best cinama in London

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Ok guys, Transformers 2 and Terminator 4 are coming out in June. I recently went to Cineworld in leicester square and was quite impressed with the seating and sound. Can anyone suggest something better? I was looking at BFI London IMAX Cinema - thoughts?
 
Are films in cinemas not shown directly off the filmreel? Meaning they are shown higher than HD? Could be horribly wrong here though :p
 
Not sure but arnt there any HD cinemas yet ?? if not they cant be far off ?

I think you mean digital, not HD. There's quite a few cinemas with DLP projectors now:
http://www.dlp.com/regional/uk/cinema/find.aspx

I'm not sure if there's even better technology now though, and then there's the question of the sound as well which is usually my main gripe in cinemas.
 
Are films in cinemas not shown directly off the filmreel? Meaning they are shown higher than HD? Could be horribly wrong here though :p

Correct. Projected 35mm film holds far more detail than a 1080p Blu-Ray transfer.

EDIT: Some cinemas do 4K digital, which is near film "resolution".
 
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Correct. Projected 35mm film holds far more detail than a 1080p Blu-Ray transfer.

I find it hard to believe but I no nothing !
 
even if HD isn't better than cinema, would rather be at home tbh.

- no parking, lines, crappy seats, noisy neighbours, cell phones
- can smoke, drink, fart, pause etc... at home and the quality is good enough on my set-up

I only consider going to cinema if there is something epic like Star Wars or Lord of the Rings
 
I've seen quite a few films at the BFI IMAX and it's definitely worth going at least one. Tickets are usually about £13.50, so it's probably on par with most West End cinemas.
 
Thanks Tunney. Watching an action movie at the cinema will always be better than home IMO but that's a different topic/thread.

So has anyone been to a cinema that really blew them away lately?
 
Yeh i saw that - really nice indeed although i'm really looking for something that will blow me away.
 
Watchmen at Imax on the 12th, can't wait :D

The picturehouse in clapham is pretty cool, very nice seats there. But some of the Cineworlds have epic sound :D
 
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