superman in imax

watched superman returns in IMAX yesterday! weehee! hurried home form work to catch the movie i was anticipating since last month. imagine that we bought tickets last sunday for this week's sunday screening. (the whole week was sold out) to think the tickets cost a pocket-draining 350 pesos for a 2 and a half hour movie. anyway, as we enter the imax theater, as expected, the hugeness of the screen and the venue was overwhelming. i dunno about the "screen-is-8-storey-high" press thing (mere hyperbole), i think it was a bit exaggerated at that aspect, but the screen was really gigantic! when the first previews were shown, and with the magic wonder of the 3d glasses, i felt that i am inside the screen and that the letters of the movie titles flashing were sliding below my feet. what magic optical illusions can do these days!combined with ear drum-busting surround sound system ofcourse. the preview of the trex movie was the amazing part of it... they made the rocks from a quarry seem like its actually crumbling above you, and branches from the trees almost scratching your face... and ofcourse who wouldn't be awed by the horrendous face of the trex protruding out of the screen and seeming almost inches away from your face. it was so incredible!

anyway, so the movie starts, and as expected... the "UH-OH" feeling of having another potential obsession to such a gorgeous actor... brandon routh, is realized again. and so I was right. im totally IN TO him right now! urrrghh.. why do they make perfect looking people like that that always gives me reason to drive myself crazy?? why oh why!?!

the feature presentation was also great... ofcourse setting aside the fact that I havent watched any superman film before... i am familiar with the basic story plot tho, like and superman's history, what he's up to and his nemesis. I didnt even care if the story was good, as long as the actor is an eye candy, then satisfaction granted already. hek! hek!

the 3d effects of the movie wasnt that "whoa-ing". it was a total of 20 minutes of 3d action scattered into different parts of the movie.. so an annoying symbol indicator flashes once in a while, during the movie when its time to put the 3d glasses on and to take it off... i totally would appreciate it more if they consolidated the 20 minute 3d scenes into a one portion of the movie, (the best scene ofcourse; which for me was when he's carrying the landmass) to avoid the hassle of interrupting audience once in a while. im actually looking at my parents everytime the symbol shows, assuring if they got their glasses right.

so there, thats my review of the Superman Returns and the Imax theater... the movie was average, the actor was hot, the imax theater was huge, the 3d effects need improvement... oh and the trex preview was jaw dropping!