Uxbridge IMax opinions?
- Thread starter NeilF
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I'm not sure but I think its just a large VUE screen but with the movie shown in the dimensions of an IMAX screen. It'll be smaller than the BFI one but I haven't actually stepped foot into the others to tell you how much smaller.
Here is a listing of all the IMAX screens across the UK, depending on position in London there's one in the Wimbledon Odeon & Swiss Cottage showing mavity.
https://www.imax.com/countries/GB/
Here is a listing of all the IMAX screens across the UK, depending on position in London there's one in the Wimbledon Odeon & Swiss Cottage showing mavity.
https://www.imax.com/countries/GB/
Not entirely sure screen size is everything? ie: I'd rather be closer to a smaller screen with clarity, than further away from a bigger screen... if that makes sense!?
I've heard Swiss Cottage is a small screen?! Thing is Uxbridge is easy for me to get to!
I've heard Swiss Cottage is a small screen?! Thing is Uxbridge is easy for me to get to!
Does it (Uxbridge) actually feel like a superior experience to a regular screen? Looking at the seating layout it looks smaller than our local regular screens.
That said, if the image is better/clearer, I don't care how big the screen is I guess!
I'm worried people are saying things like this simply due to screen size. My worry is sitting 100ft away from a huge screen, in reality is no different to sitting 50ft away from a smaller screen. ie: The net visuals could be the same...
I have seen both full size Imax and (it so happens ) the one in Uxbridge, and they are both comparable experiences. You sit closer to the smaller screen (it's obviously in a smaller cinema), but it does fill your vision with a high definition image that is very detailed and immersive.
So while the four-storey-tall-screen experience is impressive, you don't really need it to get that in-your-face Imax experience.
Thank you!
Yeah uxbridge is more cosy from what I remember - also good chance of it being very empty at off peak times, for a more private experience.
This is true. Last couple of times I got to a cheap matinee showing there, I shared the cinema with less than a dozen other people. It's almost like having your own private Imax screen!
I remember going to see Avatar there - literally had the whole back row to myself, it was wonderful. And the rest of it was almost empty.
Only thing better was in swiss cottage I was one of two people in the entire cinema for the recent star trek - ok film was not mind blowing but still, private cinema!
Only thing better was in swiss cottage I was one of two people in the entire cinema for the recent star trek - ok film was not mind blowing but still, private cinema!