Haritu I think kena almost RM20 for 3+ hours.
So not worth it.
Even TRX much cheaper at RM10 flat rate after 5 pm.

Kinda sad that Interstellar IMAX re-release will not be here.
Watched it back in 2014, damn the lousy GSC speakers didn't do justice

Haha ouch

Tomorrow is Kraven Hunter day

Thoughts on IMAX?

I mean the guy was the famous young super hero Kick Ass which famously go head 2 head with Scott Pilgrim in the charts

What the year 2010 it has been 2 stay alive!

Mufasa anyone? Spin off from its live-action not the 1994 cartoon.

KLCC TGV is still ok la I think

@skylinelover no lie man, this year's movies have been meh. The first half of this year was good with Dune 2 and Furiousa being the two blockbusters that I very much enjoyed and fondly remembered, but autumn and winter... ASS (though considering the news and climate of Hollywood, it was pretty much expected). The last movie I watched in cinema was Wicked and even though that film got high praises, I thought it was very good but very flawed.

TLDR, great acting, great sets which were practically made, and while the character arcs were predictable imo, they were still presented well for me to be invested. The issues were the bloated runtime and essentially, the film's progression dragging a lot to get to the next major plotline; it's essentially a coming of age film but the last quarter of it was very rushed and barely tied in to the first three quearters. The movie really, really overstayed its welcome at the end for me (first time I kept checking my phone to see when will this movie end and I have watched 3 hour films in cinema and still was very engaged), nevertheless, I do appreciate its efforts a lot.

Ahem, nevertheless, I skipped a lot the blockbusters post this: Venom 3, Moana 2, Mufasa etc. because they were cashgrab films. The one I might be planning to watch is Sonic 3 since I have heard how innocently fun it is but even then, I'm not really into live-action children films (let alone being a sonic fan... don't kill me). Hell, I'm actually more keen to watch Spirited Away that is currently re-released in cinemas (which I also never watched in my life... Please, please don't kill me) and that came out decades ago yet has so many seats are booked compared to Mufasa.

There are good videos on YouTube explaining why this is happening and essentially, there are too many expensive blockbusters with very inflated budgets as most Hollywood execs are too fixated on trying to get that $1B box office mark (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pSRihQY64o good video detailing Hollywood's mistakes and the Youtuber actually released a 2024 version recently. Highly recommended to check them out).

Yeah... Movies are kinda meh right now in the cinemas, and checking the upcoming Dolby/IMAX films on Wikipedia, there is not much to be excited for, even in 2025 as the ones I at least have high hopes for are Gunn's Superman and MI8. There are some films coming that I am personally hyped for, but I know that the cinema chains in Malaysia won't air them in special halls like IMAX (Nosferatu mainly. I really love the movies from this film's director and can't wait to watch it this week). Oh well, I hope there will be some surprise hits in the near future as I really want to go to the cinema more.

This post has been edited by Katharsis: Dec 22 2024, 07:03 PM

Haha interesting analysis there

Also if there was no strike last year we could be watching Avatar 3 tomorrow 🚦🚦 Slated for December 2025 already in the end hahahaha

Thoughts on Dadi Pavilion?

I haven't been there in at least 10yrs now. Last I went that time seemed to be ok tho.

Happy new year and happy chinese new year 2 all cinema kaki here

Good morning Marvel season has started though Ne Zha 2 already stole Hollywood thunder with $1 billion in just 15 days and the only Hollywood hopeful who can try and beat that is Avatar 3 next year Of course we also living at the height of Thanos snap the GPT in less than 21 days by Deep Seek Only mad businessman cum POTUS like Trump can head on vs Xi using the "T" word hahahaha Global politics aside imma watch 3D today first screening and if great watch again in 4DX yo haha

Katharsis

I find TGV Indulge Berex at KLCC is worth it. I've watched three movies in this hall

Lol. Someone is having a fun time with IRL stuff HAHAHA. I've chosen to skip Captain America BNW as the reviews showed it was mixed bag. I kinda expected it cause of the news prior about the movie having tons of reshoots and how the marketing of it was very weak like Marvel/Disney themselves are embarrassed of this film. Marvel imo needs to start respecting their ips and heroes' personal stories, rather than trying to set up another overarching story like the infinity stones, an attempt to still chase after that billions of dollars of box office per film, instead of following a proper pace to cool off first, then set everything up.

Look at Spiderman NWH. While setting up the multiverse, it was still a very isolated and personal story arc for Peter's growth. Give me more of this, fuck, give me more stuff like The Batman (rip release date. Gotta wait 2 more years for sequel AHHHH).

Same with Dr. Strange Multiverse of Madness. Could have been a more reflective story of Stephen Strange's character, dealing with the fallout of Infinity War and End Game. He's a major reason to a lot of the sacrifices that happened as he saw the outcomes and chose this 1 way which was still tragic. Could have gotten a story arc where he has to deal with his new, daunting responsibility as the Sorcerer Supreme (or at least soon to be), which then he slowly adapts to his character of the comics: a morally grey character who has to make extremely difficult choices for the greater good.

Man... Sorry, there are currently a few superhero stories that aren't Marvel or DC that I have been watching that really do justice to their characters without having the shame of being a comic book adaptation. To see Marvel fumble this hard (for DC, they never even got off the ground properly, so please James Gunn, save DC. I'm a DC fan and these the characters there deserve justice) is so disappointing considering how well they did things prior by respecting their source material (for the most part). Now, they are just adapting their heroes loosely just so they can set up the next big event that can bring in gagillions of dollars.

Ok. Marvel rant over. I'm actually planning to watch Companion instead in KLCC's DA hall, but haven't found the time to do so. In any case, yeah, IRL geo-political stuff is concerning but I'm also figuring my life out with work and other responsibilities. Hopefully world events stuff get sort out but a lot of it is beyond our power. Stay safe out there yall.

I'll be visiting the highly reputable BIG hall in Tropicana Gardens for the first time, unexpectedly for a Taeyeon concert screening hahah (any Taeyeon fan here..? 😆)

What is the recommended row for this hall? Just managed to get a seat at the side at Row E but maybe would try around the seats before /after the screening

Middle G / H😄😆

@ericling that's IOI Damansara to you! Lol idk. Guess IOI group bought the mall some time back and bam. Row E and F are the sweet spot.

Quick thing, after 2 months of waiting, Nosferatu is finally airing in Malaysia and man was it good. Watched it in TGV Velocity normal hall and man, the projector is kinda ass haha. It's not bright enough in certain locations and some scenes with light in them are muddy/grainy (maybe fits with the old school style for filming, but overall to me, looked quite low resolution).

I'm hoping I can find the time to watch this again but in Tropicana Gardens... I mean, IOI Damansara's GSC Onyx DA for that crisp image quality. The film has amazing audio work and definitely may shine in a DA hall if optimised well there.

Higgly recommended to check this film out and other Robert Eggers films if you want something atmospheric, immersive and mind-twisting. Nosferatu's story compared to earlier Egger films is quite straightforward, but the acting, atmosphere, character depth and execution makes it really worthwhile. Amazing cinematography as well.

Fun fact, the film is in a tall aspect ratio of 1.66:1, so my screening had the letterbox at the left and right sides of the film instead of top and bottom. It was quite unique honestly... Now imagine if this was aired in IMAX instead... God, the tall aspect ratio and that sound design? Damn.

Abit off topic - anyone has experience with cinema in Taipei? Visiting Taipei during mid of March, was planing go visit the IMAX GT Dual Laser hall at Miramar but now thinking to go Dolby Cinemas instead for Mickey 17, since there's no IMAX film that is shown in 1:43 format (so no point going to GT Dual Laser hall).

Just curious if anyone tried Dolby Cinema before and is it worth the time /money? Compared to what we have in. Malaysia

Be the one to try it for us XD. According to USA citizens, Dolby Cinema is better than IMAX mainly for more comfortable seats, better visual quality (Dolby Vision projection, so better hdr performance + brighter) and have way more speakers for surround sound vs IMAX's 12. The screens are supposedly big, but not as big as IMAX. I would say try it for the "better" technical set-up.

Apparently, Mickey 17's 1.9:1 aspect ratio is NOT exclusive to IMAX this time, so normal cinema halls should benefit too, so definitely check it out at Dolby Cinema.

Sure! I will share my experience here when i get back.


I was hoping Dune 2 to win Best Pictures at Oscar and get a rerun in IMAX, then I will get to experience my lifetime dream of watching Dune in 1:43 aspect..

But I guess Mickey 17 in Dolby Cinema is not bad! (Parasite is my number 1 favorite movie of all time - I even own the official storyboard book hahah)