![]() ![]() I don’t like looking up at the screen at an awkward angle. But I’m not the type of person who reclines their seat all the way back. Interestingly, the sightlines didn’t look different to me with the new recliners. Everything else is the same - surround speakers, auditorium decor and screen are all the same as before the recliner retrofit. ![]() The seats and floor were reconstructed in the XD auditorium. It’s definitely my favorite large format auditorium in this area now. Audio panning between surround channels was also apparent during both the trailers and feature film. I hope they keep the audio levels this way. The bass reverberated through the auditorium but only at appropriate times and wasn’t too loud, boomy, or sibilant, unlike the large formats at that other theater I mentioned earlier. I really like how they have the sound system set up. Picture was both brighter and clearer (even more so than Dolby Cinema at Columbia), and the sound was perfect. The projection and sound quality were much better than IMAX and Dolby Cinema at AMC Columbia. I saw “Ready Player One” in XD over the weekend. Their website indicates that it still has Auro 11.1 sound. I didn’t ask if the XD auditorium has been THX certified, as Cinemark appears to be in the process of certifying their XD auditoriums. I believe they added red carpeting to the bottom quarters of the walls.Īlong with recliners, auditorium 13 appears to still have D-BOX motion seats, just with a slightly lower quantity now (according to the online seating map). The Egyptian murals on the upper side walls were retained. The screen also looks new and projection looks better than the non-converted auditoriums. The surrounds appear to be JBL 9300 speakers, though I’m sure the screen speakers were also replaced (most likely JBL Screen Array speakers). I haven’t been in the XD auditorium (12) yet, but 11 had new speakers installed as well. I believe two small adjacent auditoriums (10 & 15) were also converted. ![]() The largest auditoriums (11-14) have been converted to recliner seating with steeper stadium risers and new carpeting and aisle lighting. They had minimal sensation but had speakers in the seats, if I recall correctly. Overall, the experience reminded me of the Doug Trumbull tri-feature experience at the Luxor in the 90s. I’m wondering if a different movie, like a space one would be a better experience. The regular $20 D-Box price gives one pause for thought. :)įor $13, the discounted price is palatable. The appropriate sounds came out of the front left, but in the temple scene the constant water flow sounded more like a guy taking a whizzz then anything else. Picture and sound were digital good, however, during pre-show time, it seemed like the right half of the screen was darker. However, the ending part of the movie is when I forgot about my misgivings and the picture and movements seemed better in synch. If it had been more on the level.which is why I’m not a great fan of stadium seating, I think the experience could have been better, overall. I’m thinking the screen was not immersive in the sense that I’m looking up to the screen. My initial impression was that the seat movements (shake, vibration and tilting) were annoying. I choose the one closest to the screen that wasn’t in the stadium area.Īfter what seemed like 20 previews, the D-Box trailer played and the seat rumbled and shook to alert me the movie was starting. The online seating chart doesn’t really give you a decent sense of where the seats are. ![]() Prometheus was quite good in the XD auditorium the last time. I didn’t realize that there was no 3D release for the movie. Since I couldn’t get to the IMAX showings, I decided to see Alien: Covenant in D-Box.but on the cheaper Tuesday discounted day. ![]()
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