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troymello commented about National Amusements Signs Theater Deal With IMAX on Dec 12, 2004 at 11:57 pm

“The Polar Express – 3D IMAX Experience” is well worth a few extra bucks. I agree with Patsy… don’t see the regular version… see the 3D version… it is such a ride! And the 3D is the most precise and perfect that I have ever seen. In Louisville, KY, as of this posting, you still cannot walk in on a Sat. or Sun. and see the 3D version. Tickets must be purchased two or three days in advance because of the demand.

About Louisville’s new IMAX screen at Showcase Stoneybrook. I have to give the auditorium 1 out of 5 stars… I was disappointed. Basically, NO remondeling took place. There was a bigger screen… literally from wall to wall, and floor to ceiling. However, I felt it had a temporary appearance… as if it had been stuck in there for just a few days. This could have been a result of rushing to have the auditorium open in time for the release of “Polar…”. Perhaps it will be cleaned up a little later. The biggest disappointment was the seating. IMAX auditoriums traditionally have rows of seats that have a steaper incline than today’s stadium seating. Each row back is so much higher that it feels like the rows are stacked on each other. Even a person in the very back row feels like his/her face is shoved into the screen! Stoneybrook did nothing to the seating… perhaps it would have been too expensive to reconfigure the poured concrete flooring. I sat in a row that was only half-way back from the screen and I could easily look at the screen edges right in front of me. An IMAX screen should be completely out of a person’s peripheral vision.

In all fairness, this new IMAX screen is now the biggest screen in Louisville to see “traditional or mainstream” movies… so that is nice. I guess I had expectations based on other IMAX screens that other chains across the country have installed.

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troymello commented about National Amusements Signs Theater Deal With IMAX on Oct 17, 2004 at 10:02 am

In Louisville, KY, the local paper mentioned that our new National Amusements IMAX screen will be a large format, however, it will not be quite as tall (square-shaped) as our traditional 4-story IMAX screen at our science center/museum. This should give the large screen the ratios of a wide screen.

One question from me… Even though this new screen will be 4-stories tall, I am certain that it would be somewhat taller than any of the traditional screens that are already in place. I can certainly comprehend the removal of a wall between two auditoriums, but I would also think that there would have to be some other construction (such as the raising of a roof, etc.). When I drive around the exterior, I see no signs of construction on the outside and the new screen is to open next month. Then again, it is possible that they may dig down instead of going up. I am curious if anyone knows exactly how it is to be done at the Showcase Cinemas Stonybrook here in Louisville.