The vibrations of the D-Box? Are you sure that wasn’t the bass you were feeling? It gets pretty heavy in the theatre.

I guess I would’ve also enjoyed it more if everyone in the theatre had D-BOX seats, but that wasn’t too big of a problem.įor those of you who have tried out D-BOX, what are your thoughts? I wouldn’t mind having the accompanying chair-guided-movements to movies if it wasn’t for how much more it costs per showing. If you’re not sure whether D-BOX is for you, it never hurts to try it. My friend who went with me also thought it was a good experience. It also costs more than your regular ticket (made a chart for your reference– Oo! Look at me being all fancy!). There were some unnecessary movements (did we really need vibrations when Thor ran up the stairs? Arguably not.). I was a bit nauseous at the beginning, but that eventually went away. Having reserved seating meant that you did not have grab a seat early, and the seats were nice and comfortable since they were bigger. You also don’t need to sacrifice the 3D (if that’s your thing– I like 3D only if it’s made well and the film was actually developed with 3D in mind). It’s definitely differed from traditional methods of viewing movies, and it does add to the movie. He’s the God of thunder.), your chair raises you slightly so that you can fall with him off the ledge. There were also scenes where when Thor jumped off a building (not a spoiler, because he can jump anywhere. There was also this liquid matter that the screen showed, and our seats gently mimicked the liquid’s floating movement, making you feel as if you were a part of it. It’s also pretty quiet, so you don’t really notice the sounds from the chair.ĭuring Thor, we would move along to spaceships that flew across the screen, which was cool. It’s not like those 4-D rides that make you feel as if you’re actually in a spaceship or whatnot– remember, you’re still in a regular theatre where 80% of the viewers there are watching the film in standard 3D. These movements aren’t that intense, but are usually gentle. Now, don’t worry about it just throwing you around. The chair doesn’t only vibrate, but it also lifts you up and down, and forwards and backwards. However, my nausea went away after I got used to the moving seat. Back when I first started watching movies in 3D, I’d get dizzy, and the same thing happened initially with D-BOX. All in the same theatre.įirstly, if you get nauseous during 3D movies, I’m pretty sure you won’t be enjoying this. Red seats = D-BOX seats Blue seats = regular seats. These seats are also more comfortable and bigger (they fit less of these seats in the typical row than the regular seats). When you find your seat, you’ll realize that on your right armrest, you get to select how intense you want your seat movement. They reserved some of the prime seats in the house for D-BOX viewers (middle section, closer to the back). These seats are red in colour, and you pre-reserved your seats when you buy your ticket (much like the Ultra AVX films). Instead, we get an area of the regular 3D showing sectioned off for us. Secondly, we realized the D-BOX seats do not get a theatre to themselves like Ultra AVX films.

We decided to try it out.įirstly, if you choose D-BOX, you’re still watching a 3D version of the movie– at least that’s what happened to us. When purchasing our tickets, we realized that aside from the usual IMAX, Ultra AVX and regular showings (3D+regular), there was a new option available: D-BOX.ĭoing some initial research, we found out that with D-BOX, your seat moves according to what is happening on the screen. So I haven’t seen movies for a while because school has been swamping me down, but I did manage to catch Thor : The Dark World with one of my friends over the weekend!

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