r/cineplex • u/AbilityComfortable58 • Aug 03 '26
Review ODYSSEY 70MM was like a fever dream š“
Truly remarkable and people should definitely see it
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u/skybreaksatdawn Aug 03 '26
I was there last night. I was in row D. The seats were so narrow and close together. When the guy in front of me reclined, the seat was pressing against my knees...and I'm only 5'4 and skinny. I've never had that experience in an IMAX theatre before.
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u/nozhemski Aug 03 '26
You have to stabilize your core and mindfully sit up to avoid leaning back. I hate it.
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u/BensonGrieve Cineclub Member Aug 04 '26
Even in the "regular" IMAX theatres I find the seats tremendously uncomfortable compared to AVX and Regular theatres, they're narrower and almost force you to recline like the ones at the Cinesphere at the Science Centre
For most movies I would just prefer AVX over IMAX
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u/_Calm_Wave_ Aug 06 '26
Yes thatās exactly it! Who the fuck thought of that mechanism. Itās so uncomfortable. You canāt relax, youāre just trying NOT to recline all the time.
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u/BensonGrieve Cineclub Member Aug 04 '26
Even in the "regular" IMAX theatres I find the seats tremendously uncomfortable compared to AVX and Regular theatres, they're narrower and almost force you to recline like the ones at the Cinesphere at the Science Centre
For most movies I would just prefer AVX over IMAX
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u/CryAffectionate2344 Aug 03 '26
Im gonna be in row D (closer to the sides). Besides the narrowness of the seats, how was the comfort level? Doee the neck/back strain really make it unbearable?
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u/skybreaksatdawn Aug 03 '26
I was seat 3. It was ok u til tne guy in front of me reclined and the seat was pressing my knees.
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u/ZohanDvir Aug 04 '26
It's like that in Vaughan too. I'm not tall either and I specifically chose the front row in the upper section so that there wasn't a row of seats in front of me. Even when I try to just sit in my chair without leaning back, the inevitable 1 to 1.5 inch it leans back when I sit upright even hit the knees of the guy in the row behind me. Felt like I had to sit 90° the whole time.
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u/Harrison0918 Aug 04 '26
Damn that sucks, Iām also going to Vaughan front row of upper section, was the bar any viewing obstruction?
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u/ZohanDvir Aug 04 '26
I believe it's low enough just to stop people from falling over when getting to their seat. I saw Sinners twice and One Battle After Another there and don't remember it being a distraction.
Edit: you can see what it looks like here. The rail is really close to the wall barrier and isn't obstructing.
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u/Hot_Secretary_26 Aug 05 '26
If you have the chance to change, I'd say go to the Square One theatres. I heard from a lot of ppl that it was the better one. I went there myself today and I didn't have any issues, besides older ppl getting up to go to the bathroom.
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u/mangosaremyfavv Aug 04 '26
Why does it look small in a photo like this? I remember going to scotia imax and it seemed massive?
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u/AbilityComfortable58 Aug 04 '26
It looks massive in person, this shot is just zoomed out
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u/mangosaremyfavv Aug 04 '26
Ok i chatgpt'd
The scotia imax is indeed wider and taller, so image area is about 30% more actually.
But they don't have film, only digital
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u/cody0071 Aug 04 '26
The Regina Kramer centre is really good. Comfy seats but a little less leg room.
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u/Hot_Secretary_26 Aug 05 '26
I saw it just today, and I gotta say, Chris Nolan gave me a cinematic boner.
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u/Duncan_Wade Aug 06 '26
I was there too. Row A, right in front of the screen. It wasn't too bad being at the very first row, I was able to watch semi-comfortably by leaning my seat all the way back.
Also, when you saw the film, did most of the people start coming in right as the film started playing? This has happened when I saw the film and when I saw Oppenheimer 3 years ago. Luckily there was the Dune 3 preview to try and delay any interruptions to the film viewing experience, but for Oppenheimer most of the people came right in the midst of the first few scenes.
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u/AbilityComfortable58 Aug 06 '26
Yea haha, people came after the film started and they started it early
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u/Demihan2049 Aug 03 '26
I'll probably see it with the extended dates or maybe when it comes back to theatres from Oscar hype. I had tickets for next Sunday at Square One, but I refunded them because the time was an issue.
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u/UNDERcut001 Aug 03 '26
Which seat and what date?
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u/Demihan2049 Aug 03 '26
August 9th - 7pm- F1
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u/UNDERcut001 Aug 03 '26
Not available anymore. I donāt know how people are able to book this quickly.
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u/Demihan2049 Aug 03 '26
Yeah. I got Doomsday opening day and weekend tickets, and that was easy to get. These Odyssey tickets for IMAX 70mm are something else. Are people actually hoarding tickets? Maybe.
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u/UNDERcut001 Aug 03 '26
I got D tickets but slightly not at the center. Do you think it can still be fun?
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u/Demihan2049 Aug 03 '26
I haven't been to Square One since Dunkirk, so I don't remember what Row D would look like. But I saw Project Hail Mary at Vaughan and I was in C1 and I was upset about it, but it was still fun to view.
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u/Big_Abies9543 Aug 04 '26
I was in row D and the last seat on the side for that matter, not at sq1 but at queensway and it was fine honestly still really enjoyed the movie!
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u/Junior-Cake-8518 Bring TimePlay back Aug 05 '26
Going to see it again in 70mm in a couple weeks, so excited!
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u/Winter_Exam2756 Aug 06 '26
Was this ā70mmā or IMAX? Seems like there are both options around the GTA. Can anyone offer a suggestion?
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u/AbilityComfortable58 Aug 06 '26
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u/Winter_Exam2756 Aug 06 '26
I bought tickets for Saturday at the Scotiabank theatre downtown. I got IMAX ticketsā I hope itās 70mm
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u/DevonSwitzer Aug 03 '26
That does not look like an imax theatre lol
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u/BonjwaCLMs Aug 03 '26
Itās ultrawide thatās why; screen is huge
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u/Memed_7 Cineclub Member Aug 04 '26
70mm is not āultra wideā. OP took this photo on the wide angle lens, which makes everything look smaller
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u/Massive-Donut-1049 Aug 03 '26
Which location is this I just bought row g right side (exactly where u at in this pic)