Awesome! Thanks for the feedback! Which row were you sitting at?

Row K, personally best spot for 1.9:1 films

Same

I also got K for thunderbolts😄😆

Tonight 8pm early screening🤠😎

6pm for normal and those just finished work can come watch🤭🤭

Ohh totally forgot today is Thunderbolts' premiere! Any cinema format recommended for watching Thunderbolts? Thinking of going Onyx at GSC IOI Damansara mall

Oh nice, from your sentence, sounds like you're watching it in Velocity? I just finished the last IMAX screening of Sinners there. Felt it was right for me hahaha, wanted to experience its greatness one more timd. I'll probably wait a week before watching Thunderbolts. Heard it's receiving good reviews.

The film was filmed for IMAX, so it's fully in 1.9:1 (2.39:1 in other halls), it would be recommended to watch in IMAX but honestly, for Marvel, you can get away with BigScreen/Onyx Dolby haha.

Hope yall give your thoughts on the film here. Would be more encouragement (or discouragement) to watch it in cinemas.

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I see... In that case, I'll just go to Sunway Velocity then haha, will share thoughts later on!

Haha yeah

I got 4 2 sapu this summer😄😆

Marvel TB (done watching)
The Final Reckoning
DC Superman
Marvel F4

Good list. How was Thunderbolts btw? Also, anyone watched films recently in IOI City Mall's 2 IMAX hall? Wondering if GSC has fixed the muffled audio problem from the middle of the screen.

I watched Sinners at IOI IMAX. Don't have a sharp ears, but didn't notice any audio issue

Watched Thunderbolts, personally think it's pretty good, not the best when compared to the entire MCU anthology but I'll give it a 7/10, they are on the right track, compared to the Captain America one. Not as much action I'd like, they focus more on the characters, and I really like the message that it is trying to convey even though it's sorta surface level. A friend of mine didn't like the jokes tho, I don't mind it but to each their own I guess.

Never tried IMAX KLCC as I only visited IMAX One Utama & IMAX Sunway Pyramid over the years.

Since the KLCC one is newly renovated from old facility, it should be just fine right? compared to the other two I mentioned above.

Same thoughts😄😆

Definitely an upgrade from Captain America 4

It's the smallest IMAX screen in Malaysia. Only reason you could consider it is cause of the laser projector and 12 channel audio. Then again, when you're visiting IMAX, you're there for a very large screen. Not saying you shouldn't visit KLCC's, hell, take some pictures for us hahaha.

This is not a comment on the IMAX hall at 1 Utama.

Thunderbolts* 3D IMAX has crosstalk issue. Hasn't seen that much issue since digital 3D cinema launched in 2000s. QC on the 3D conversion is a bit lacking I guess.

Also, the Fantastic Four IMAX 3D sizzle reel was stuttering. It wasn't smooth.

Watched that Fantastic Four IMAX sizzle reel you mentioned at Sunway Velocity, it was stuttering as well, very jank

I'd watched Thunderbolts in Velocity's IMAX and man, it's been some time where Marvel has made a (sorta) non-gimmick film which is actually good... very good in fact hahaha. It just felt so fresh and interesting and somewhat original? Yeah okay, it took ideas from Suicide Squad but it narratively goes in different directions and its awesome. The cliche Marvel jokes still are present where they feel out of place and cringely pivoting an otherwise engaging scene, though I think most of the jokes do hit somewhat, especially from Red Guardian considering his layered personality. Action was also great (that 1 long, no-cut scene on the tower, holy crap). I do the climax/resolution scene for the main villain was kinda meh, could have been more satisfying considering the theme of this film tackles a massive, contemporary problem plaguing many youths right now. Lastly, just feels so nice where a Marvel film is mostly self-contain and do not have blatant scenes showing a build-up towards the overarching mcu story. There are some major ones but they fit perfectly with the plot and do not distract from the main story (nor are set-up for possible future IPs. Looking at Black Panther 2 ala Ironheart. Had to search her name up cause I forgot it lol). A solid 8/10 for me.

Honestly, this film made me very optimistic for Fantastic Four. They still could mess it up but hey, step in the right direction for now.

... Oh yeah, IMAX review. The 1.9:1 scenes were plentiful and well used. I really liked the car chase sequences as the crashes looked quite practical? Might check on that. The IMAX teaser for Fantastic Four with the suttering motion is an artstyle choice (like the lower framerate animation of Miles in Into The Spider-Verse). Fantastic Four has a 1960s period-style, so the stuttery animation does fit that era of animation. After the IMAX logo where they reveal the Fantastic Four title, the framerate smoothed out, so it rules out an error in the video, very much an artistic choice.

Lastly about Thunderbolts. They mentioned Malaysia quite a few times (it is a main plot location) which I found quite amusing. Wonder if there's any sponsor deal from our side to make our country slightly more prominent in this movie.

Agreed on the Malaysia part, halfway through the movie they still keep on mentioning "Malaysia" like some important place haha

Tourism Malaysia logo don't appear in end credit only pnb and this movie don't get finas incentives because the shooting for this movie is less than 14 days in KL. Maybe pnb sponsor some money to marvel, pnb is goverment company after all.

I prefer this kind of initiative to promote malaysia than hosting F1 race. Much cheaper and use less man power.

F1 over rated but i will still watch the IMAX version hahahaha

Let Sepang be Mecca of 2 wheels racing

Also since F1 already Americanize with F1 feature movie produced by Brad Pitt coming soon

Lets forget about F1 in South East Asia ever not just in Malaysia😄😆

2020 supposed 2 be the Vietnam GP year but after COVID plus its company that promotes the race in corruption scandal all down the drain for good😄😆

Only viable Asian racing left in Singapore night racing and Chinese and Japanese Grand Prix

Sepang is one of the best circuit design by Tilke. A lot of f1 drivers and motogp riders like the track layout. Maybe someday f1 come back to sepang.

From the trailer it looks good. My guess it's going to be better than Gran turismo but maybe not Ford v Ferrari level. One thing for sure the film looks good because kosinski film Tron, Top Gun is beautifully shot film.

I have a soft spot for Speer Racer. A lot of people dont like it but i kinda enjoy it. Because the race is from point a to point b. Not just on race circuit. Its like playing Forza horizon or the upcoming Mario Kart world.

Please post your review if you're watching Mission Impossible this week.

This post has been edited by blaqkthespian: May 12 2025, 04:10 PM