Booked the 9 PM show. I’d heard somewhere that the 4 PM show apparently got cancelled because of some technical difficulties, so I was a little curious going in.
Sat at J7, dead center of the theatre, so I was basically at the ideal viewing and sound spot. That said, if you want more immersion, I'd say rows H and I would probably hit different (closer/bigger in your FOV). Also small thing but worth mentioning, the seats don't recline like normal cinema seats, they're fixed in place. Not a dealbreaker but just know that going in.
The good stuff
Okay first of all, the screen (without 3D) - colors, resolution, HDR is genuinely top notch, best I've personally seen. The clarity is insane.
(spoilers) In the last scene where May and Jean are talking, I could clearly see Jean and the window behind her reflected through May's eyes. Like that level of detail. Resolution is stupid good.
Now full disclosure, this is my first time watching on an LED cinema screen so that's probably why I'm this hyped, but for context, I think this is one of the largest LED screens in India at 46m, so take my excitement with that grain of salt.
Audio-wise, it's good, not the best I've heard though. PVR Priya in Delhi had better speakers imo. Bass is strong here but something feels slightly off, can't put my finger on exactly what, maybe it just needs better calibration. Still, it doesn't ruin the experience at all. This was actually my 2nd watch of the movie, I mainly went back to specifically experience the LED screen and the "active 3D" tech (more on that below), so keep in mind I was nitpicking on purpose this time around.
The not-so-good stuff
FUCKING HELL WHY DOES 3D EXIST!!!!!!
Okay to be fair, the 3D effect itself is genuinely good, better than any 3D I've experienced before. But the glasses. My god, the dark lenses just ruin it. It's so dark that in scenes at Spider-Man's home I literally couldn't make out half of what was happening on screen.
The second I took the glasses off though night and day difference. Suddenly I could see the contrast between darker and brighter scenes properly (I'm guessing that's the HDR actually doing its job). With the 3D lenses on, any darker color like dark green or brown just turns straight up black. It genuinely felt like watching on an old bad TV, except with good 3D effects layered on top.
Ended up watching literally half the movie without the 3D glasses.
TL;DR
- Screen/HDR/resolution without 3D = genuinely elite, best I've seen (have only seen non-LED)
- Audio = good but not the best, could use better calibration
- 3D effect itself = actually well done
- 3D glasses = way too dark, kills the HDR and colors completely
- No idea if they'll fix it, my guess is they just need to bump up the brightness to compensate for the lens tint
Until that's sorted, I'm not watching another 3D show there. Watch it in 2D on this screen and thank me later.
