Im on vacation and decided to take in a movie. Went to one of those megaplexes with the stadium seating and curved screen. The sound was so bad, I couldnt wait to get out of there. It was way too loud, like they were trying to blow my hair back with the sound waves. My wife said something to me about it before I could complain to her. And the audio separation was so distinct, OVERDONE, and awful, that it didnt even seem to be part of the film.
I felt like I was in a stereo store and some teenage salesman was trying to show me how much the speakers could handle without blowing. This was the worst cinema exerience I have ever been to, and all in the name of technical advancement. It was as if the "CINEMA EXPERIENCE" was more important than the film itself. Rather than make the film more realistic, the audio kept us constantly and completely aware that we were sitting in an auditorium and NOT part of a movie.
I even complained to the manager 5 minutes into the film about the volume level, to no avail. This was the movie equivalent of being at a stoplight when the car 3 spots behind you is rattling your windows with his 15" sub and all you're doing is looking around saying "what is that". It will be a long time before I waste my money like this again.
I felt like I was in a stereo store and some teenage salesman was trying to show me how much the speakers could handle without blowing. This was the worst cinema exerience I have ever been to, and all in the name of technical advancement. It was as if the "CINEMA EXPERIENCE" was more important than the film itself. Rather than make the film more realistic, the audio kept us constantly and completely aware that we were sitting in an auditorium and NOT part of a movie.
I even complained to the manager 5 minutes into the film about the volume level, to no avail. This was the movie equivalent of being at a stoplight when the car 3 spots behind you is rattling your windows with his 15" sub and all you're doing is looking around saying "what is that". It will be a long time before I waste my money like this again.