I'm planning for ON DA or DA BIG at tropicana gardens mall. Which one to choose

You can read the main post from OP, but TLDR the most agreed upon recommendation are IMAX halls due to filmmakers nowadays recording and processing their films for IMAX's large screen size and proprietary surround audio. The best (primarily because it is the newest and largest screen) is the IMAX hall in Central I-City's TGV. Otherwise, any other IMAX hall will suffice. Hope this helps.

How's the audio

Have not watched the same film in both Onyx and IMAX but I can quite confidently say that IMAX has better audio than Onyx.

The audio is reasonable. I think its better than IMAX actually. More crisp and clear. IMAX doesn’t quite reach that level of crisp quality but is definitely louder.

Which more expensive? Pick that one. Hahaha.

I visited Tropicana Gardens' GSC quite a bit, watched in both the Onyx and Bigscreen halls twice now so here are my quick two cents. I will be making a longer, more conclusive post later which includes other cinema halls and types but here's for Tropicana Gardens first.

Image quality wise, Onyx is the best. Onyx is essentially an OLED display, does showcasing vibrant and accurate colours, real blacks and clear, crisp image quality. The screen is larger than a classic screen and other Onyx screens but does not compete with the other biggies. Bigscreen on the other hand is has great image quality while still being a big sized screen. It's not as good as Onyx but it is way better when comparing to IMAX and MAXX.

Audio wise, even though both halls are advertised to have Dolby Atmos, they are in my experience, sub par compared to other halls with DA. Onyx is "better" than BigScreen in audio as it has more punch and impact, however to me, I didn't feel the surround sound imaging that I would expect from DA halls. It also suffers from some harsh highs, while the lows (bass) felt over boosted. BigScreen's audio sounds more flat and clear, but quite low volume/db compared to other DA halls and IMAX; it lacks the punch and the vibration factors from high octane sequences (explosions for example). Bigscreen also suffers from the weak surround sound imaging.

There are more details in my previous post in regards to Tropicana Gardens Mall's cinema halls, though I included new insights I have found here with the Onyx hall as I visited it the 2nd time in a more critical pov. I would recommend ONYX DA for sure for the better audio, while seating closer to the screen to emulate that big screen feel (row F, G, H). Both are remarkable for image quality, just falls short in the audio department.

Thanks Katharsis for the review of the best screens in the Klang Valley. After reading your experience, I've decided to check out Top Gun at GSC BIG in The Starling. The screen is huge and sharp, good enough for movie shot on digital cinema camera.

Audio is good and loud enough for me, crisp with accurate sounding bass. I'm not familiar with pinpointing surround sound so can't comment on that.

Next time I will check out Tropicana Garden's GSC BIG and Velocity TGV's IMAX to enjoy some other movie, but will be waiting for more of Katharsis write up in those halls.

Very accurate on the BigScreen's audio. Was expecting a more punchy audio and a surround sound.


Pay i-City IMAX a visit if you can! Big fan of the IMAX there and all my experiences there have been great, would hope more people here are able to experience it.

Starling's BigScreen hall is pretty grandiose I would say. The hall and screen is bigger than Tropicana's. I can't comment much about the audio as I've only been there once but from my experience, I think the audio is unimpressive compared to my go-to of IOI's Maxx DA, though then again, the film I watched there was Uncharted and that film wasn't really that impressive.

You can go back a few post here as I went into detail about Starling's Big, Velocity's IMAX, Mid Valley's Onyx, Tropicana Gardens' etc (Page 14 & 15 of this thread).

Bro, everyone here keeps talking about how great Central I-City's IMAX is and I'm left here salivating; jealous af . When IOI City Mall opens their IMAX and it's bigger and better, then we'll see who is laughing xp.

Hey guys. I have visited quite a few specialized cinema halls enough times now to be more confident in my assessment and would like to share . Do note that I will be brief since these details were discussed in my previous posts, but my opinions have changed in regards to my preferred cinema halls.

Disclaimer - do note that this is my personal opinion and I do not believe it is the end all, be all. I would encourage people to try out these halls themselves and come up with their own conclusions, and hopefully share them here too because it is interesting to see feedback on Malaysia's cinema quality while also hoping it could influence these cinema chains to improve with said feedback.

Films I have watched in their respected halls and location recently

Dr. Strange 2 - Onyx DA (GSC Tropicana Gardens Mall), IMAX (TGV 1-Utama) and Hall 11 MAXX DA (GSC IOI City Mall)

Top Gun: Maverick - IMAX (TGV 1-Utama)

Onyx DA, Tropicana Gardens Mall GSC - Dr. Strange 2

Best visuals hands down; true blacks, vibrant colours, clear and crisp images. The great thing about Tropicana Gardens' Onyx hall is that the screen is actually pretty big. It is not as big as IMAX or MAXX, but it is definitely larger than the one in Mid Valley and your typical classic halls. I would recommend sitting in row F, G or maybe H, closer to the screen if you want to emulate that large screen factor of the biggies. I sat in row G and the screen encompass my vision almost fully. You don't have to worry about leaning your head backwards when you're this forward in this hall as the seating positioning centers you straight directly to the screen. I don't have the opportunity to visit Central I-City to witness their Onyx screen size, but I do believe Gardens' houses one of the largest Onyx screens available in Malaysia, at least maybe until LaLaport's GSC opens.

Audio wise, the Dolby Atmos here is pretty sub par compared to other DA halls. While it has punch you would expect of DA speakers (pretty bassy and high volume but not ear shattering), it somehow lacked the surround sound aspect you would expect from DA. Maybe my ears are not as fine tuned as proper audiophiles, but I couldn't hear nor feel the surround imaging in this hall compared to my experience in IOI City's Maxx DA, where the audio imaging was very apparent. Furthermore, the highs were very harsh in some areas, more specifically, the saw scene on the bus (this isn't a spoiler as it is in the trailers), while the lows, primarily bass, was over-boosted, to the point where to me, it affected character dialogue as some lines became quite muddy to hear clearly.

Do note that it is not unwatchable with regards to my complaints about the audio, it is a relatively smooth ride. The audio just tends to be a bit distracting in few moments of the film. The big problem I have is the weak or even lack there of surround sound imaging. When halls are advertised to have Dolby Atmos, you would expect the distinct signature of directional audio that reflects what the film is displaying, and it is pretty disappointing to see the hall not uphold this promise well.

I would still recommend this hall purely for the visual quality. It was impressive to watch Dr. Strange 2 which contained quite a lot of vibrant, colourful imagery. There are few short scenes where the screen goes completely black, thus making the hall pitch black, further adding to the immersion of the film. I will say though, with a film with a lot of visual presence and motion, it did leave me a bit nauseated at the end, so do beware when watching a film with a lot of visual flare in this hall.

IMAX, 1-Utama TGV - Dr. Strange 2 and Top Gun: Maverick

I have been very critical of IMAX in my previous posts, mainly because of the experience you get doesn't necessarily justify the price you pay for. RM33 is no joke (used to be RM30, increased after The Batman) where other biggies' tickets can be bought for less than half the price (e.g. IOI City Maxx DA RM16 for early birds/Wednesday). There is the Maybank RM5 discount but unless the film still airs in IMAX halls in the 2nd week's Friday + weekend, let alone you owning a Maybank card, it's not really reliable. RM33 sets a very high expectation, and even though my gripes about Malaysia's standard of IMAX still holds true... I hate to admit, man, but I've converted (screeched, my wallet).

The screens are humongous. It could be because IMAX tends to position the seats closer to the screen compared to GSC/MBO's biggies but man, you can really feel the overwhelming sensation from the screen's scale. Yes, the IMAX screens in Malaysia aren't true IMAX size, but it's still darn impressive to witness every time I enter these halls. However, what harms IMAX a lot is the image quality. I won't regurgitate what this thread has mention many times about the outdated projectors, but yeah, it really sticks out like a sore thumb during few moments of the films, in particular with extreme wide-angle shots (landscape shots). You can really notice the blurriness and weak contrast during these landscape shots. For example, during the opening scene of Dr. Strange 2 with those colourful debris, you can notice how awkward the colours looked along with how noisy/messy the scene was contrast wise, as the camera shot zooms in towards the two characters.

Thankfully, Top Gun: Maverick didn't really suffer much from this problem. It could be due to how this film was shot when considering the aspect of aviation flights, and how they are able to mask a lot of the extreme wide-angle shots with speedy action and some scenes with colour filtering/post-processing. Despite this, the blurriness was primarily noticeable during a landscape shot of a snowy forest filled with coned-like trees. The greens of the trees looked quite washed out, especially when the camera's moved to zoom in. Honestly, most films look off when there's fast camera movement, especially during noisy scenes that pertains many objects, but this can't excuse how low resolution these extreme wide-angle shots look. I definitely feel like these problems can be minimized with higher resolution projectors. Do note that during my Onyx session with Dr. Strange 2, motion clarity was a bit harsh as well, but it was not as bad as IMAX & Maxx.

Aside from wide-angle shots, every other aspect of the films was very impressive to watch. Any shots smaller than wide angled ones looked sharp and crisp, and even though these landscape shots are distracting and somewhat low resolution, you still feel some wow and awe BECAUSE of the large screen size.

Image quality aside, audio is what many people here adore about IMAX. I did complain in prior posts about IMAX's audio volume before as it was uncomfortably loud at certain scenes during my The Batman session. It still kinda holds through but during my viewing of Dr. Strange 2 and Top Gun 2, it pleasantly comfortable. It was still loud, high octane and awe-inspiring, but not as harmful to me during The Batman. I mean, all films are post-processed differently as they are made by different people, but overall, I was very satisfied with IMAX's audio. The surround sound was definitely noticeable, though in my opinion, not as impressive as good Dolby Atmos halls. Despite that, IMAX makes up plenty with this... rumble sensation... I don't know man haha, I'm not a seasoned audiophile who knows the proper words to critically describe the audio sensations, IT JUST FELT BOMBASTIC!

I hate to admit it because I hate spending a lot of money to watch films in cinemas, especially when you can purchase tickets half the price of IMAX from big screen competitors, but man, there are films where you really have to experience them in IMAX, and to be honest, these two films are no exception, Top Gun: Maverick especially. I mean, the fact that I still harbor that wish to watch The Batman again in IMAX despite my complaints prior shows how captivating IMAX is. While I don't believe its image quality is the best (in terms of biggies, BigScreen is better than IMAX) nor is my favourite audio set up (I still prefer IOI City's Maxx Dolby Atmos' audio signature), IMAX for me contains a high level of consistency between impressive visual and audio quality, thus making 1-Utama's TGV IMAX my go-to cinema hall for the time-being (as Central I-City is way too far and complex for me to visit).

MAXX DA (Hall 11), IOI City Mall GSC - Dr. Strange 2

Formerly my go-to cinema hall, mainly because it is the closest one to my residence while being reasonably priced. It will still be my go-to hall ONLY for re-watches after IMAX.

In my opinion, there isn't much of a visual quality difference between MAXX and IMAX (digital which all Malaysian IMAX halls use), but because the latter is bigger (or at least feels bigger because of how close the seats are to the screen), IMAX comes out to be the more captivating experience. Both suffer from low resolution shots, primarily with extreme wide-angles. The small positive of MAXX is that because the screen size isn't as big as IMAX, the problems regarding visual quality isn't as jarring as the latter, but I will still prefer IMAX purely due to the screen's size and scale. That and again, IMAX still looks sharp and crisp in any shots smaller than extreme wide-angles, same can be said about MAXX, but again, won't feel as impressive as IMAX.

Now on to audio. It is slightly lower volume than IMAX, but it's still loud and impressive, and in my opinion, more comfortable than IMAX. It's only in IOI City Mall where a big screen is accompanied by an impressive Dolby Atmos speakers configuration. I would attribute this towards the THX certification these halls hold, as other big screen halls (Tropicana and Starling BigScreen in particular) advertises to have DA, but they don't have THX certifications, thus they have inconsistencies that I've complained about prior. IOI City's DA has great bass, better and pinpoint-able surround sound and decent rumble; I think it's less bombastic than IMAX but is more comfortable to the ears IMO.

While it is not as impressive as IMAX as a whole experience, it is still very compelling and a great value for the price. I still believe it is a way better value than IMAX (RM16 early bird vs RM33 no early bird discount offered, no competition), but IMAX still has that wow factor that other biggies haven't really inspired in me yet.

Quick summary of other cinema halls I've visited (more info about them can be found in previous posts here)

Mid Valley GSC Onyx: Great visuals, but I would treat this hall as a tech-intro to Onyx rather than a go-to cinema hall. It uses a JBL surround sound system, but honestly, it didn't sound as good as IMAX or DA. If you prefer Onyx, I would recommend the one in Tropicana Gardens Mall instead as that one comes with (not-so-great but still an improvement) DA speakers and a larger screen.

Starling and Tropicana Gardens GSC BigScreen: Starling's screen is bigger than Tropicana's, but IMO, the latter is way easier to visit (personally) because the mall is directly connected to the MRT station. Visually, you can't go wrong with both screens as they use 4k projectors compared to IMAX's dual 2k (which I believe MAXX uses as well), and among the biggies, BigScreen is visually the best. The only downsides are their DA configuration. They are pretty low volume and have less noticeable surround sound accuracy. The audio signature here tends to be flat and clear, which you may prefer. Do note that I'm basing my info about BigScreen mostly from Tropicana's, as I've only visited Starling's BigScreen once (and never again) and apparently, quite a few people here along with OP have praised Starling's sound system quite significantly, so I would advise you to visit and judge for yourself.

Sunway Velocity TGV IMAX: I think it is the 2nd biggest IMAX screen in Malaysia, only behind Central I-City, but like any other IMAX halls, it is has the quality assurance. The downside is that the air-conditioning blows very loud from above and is audible during quiet moments of films. Otherwise, this would be my go-to IMAX hall since it is the closest one to my residency... but... oh man... the God damn seating arrangements are TRASH, HORRIBLE! (Reference: "Stephen A. goes on EPIC RANT after Knicks blow 28-PT lead to Nets | NBA Countdown," Youtube). More info of my rant can be found in prior posts. I would recommend this hall if you live near it and most importantly have a partner to go with. Otherwise, not great for a solo movie goer.

Classic halls, GSC vs TGV: TGV classic halls are better as the audio tends to be higher quality there. They balance their audio much better than GSC, which the latter may have certain audio tracks be louder than the dialogue ones; GSC tends to be more imbalance. In regards to dialogue censoring, TGV censors cusses better than GSC as the former silences dialogue only whereas GSC just cuts all the audio during the cussing moment (biggest and recent example is Dr. Strange 2 where Strange swears as he faints. TGV muted the dialogue but maintained the background audio while GSC just cuts that whole audio segment out in general, leaving the cinema hall awkwardly silent for a short moment).

I did visit other cinema halls in the past such as Mid Valley's DA and Sunway Pyramid's IMAX, but that was many years ago, before I became a cinema enthusiast as of recently.

TLDR of my personal thoughts

Visual quality: Onyx > BigScreen > IMAX > MAXX (note that IMAX still wins out for that large screen awe factor, just not visually)
Audio quality: IOI City's MAXX DA > IMAX > Tropicana Garden's ONYX DA > BigScreen DA

I may try 4DX and MX4D in the future, but I'm not too fond of the idea of moving seats while watching a film. I still prefer sitting idly while enjoying a large screen experience with impressive audio. I don't think those motion halls contain special speakers like DA but who knows. There's 1U's ScreenX and DA only halls as well but again, not too interested. I hope you guys can share more about your experience with these halls and hope some of you can convince me like how many here convinced me about IMAX despite the price. Thanks again for reading and I hope this helps!

1 Utama GSC 4DX Experience! Top Gun Maverick
My first ever 4DX experience, and overall it was SO FUN! I could feel the excitement from the audience the moment I stepped into the hall and everyone was so hyped when the 4DX advertisement started (though the motion / effects haven't started yet). Starting from the first scene, I knew I was in for a fun ride.


Motion + rumble seats
The motion seats were impressive, far better than I expected. The seat has motion (swinging left, right, pitching forward and backward), and it really shines through Top Gun in-air flight actions. On top of motion, it has rumble/vibration at the bottom of the seat as well, as at the back of the seat, which I thought was very good, reminds me of Nintendo Switch joycon HD rumble.

Fan/wind effect
The fan/wind effect was great. There were 4 - 6 fans on the ceiling of the both sides of hall, and I thought the effect was well-tuned. It wasn't some cheap wind blowing effect but actually is able to replicate what the character would feel in the movie.
Quick tip - wear a jacket! As it can be quite cold with the wind blowing at you!


Additionally, there are also 2 small holes at the back of the seat, beside your ear, spurting wind beside your ear (imagine how you would feel if a car zoomed beside you), so make sure you sit upright (not too low, otherwise you would miss out the effect, like my wife who was too short and missed the effect entirely ).


Water effect
There was only one scene which there was water spraying at you (because Top Gun is a movie about aviation, and not sea navy ). I thought I will be splashed with water quite a lot but glad that it wasn't the case as it would felt too cheap. There was also "Water on"/"Water off" button on your seat, to toggle the effect if you like.


Fog & Scent effect
Didn't even notice any fog and scent, but really dont think there's any scene that would require fog or scent effect.. Maybe Tom Cruise's smell?

Screen visuals and audio
The screen is actually bigger than I expected! I didn't go to 4DX expecting for impressive visuals and audio but it was good enough, no complaints!


Final verdict
Overall I rate 4DX (for Top Gun Maverick specifically), a MUST-WATCH experience. The motion + rumble seats, plus wind effect were all very well done. This is an unforgettable experience that I would cherish for a long time.

This post has been edited by ericling: May 29 2022, 10:51 PM

My personal preference for IMAX in KV start from

1 - 1Utama (personally I felt the hall dimension is largest within KV + the sound really give immersive feeling + projected image fully covered the silver screen)
2- I-City (2nd best choice due to distance from KL)
3 - Velocity Mall (like it cause of the large hall but HATE it due to middle seat reserved for Indulge / couple seat + the projected image do not fully cover the silver screen)
4 - Sunway Pyramid (smallest hall , don't feel IMAX at all)

Must wait Jurassic Dominion

That one definitely more water effects

yea, can't wait to do 4Dx on jurrasic

Johor only got 3 mega screens

Dbox Imax and 4dx all by GSC

Never gone TGV at all cuz the premium class so dam far far away haiyaa

Hi guys, this post is pretty late considering Top Gun: Maverick is no longer in the 4DX rotation. Nevertheless, I have watched the film in 4DX and ScreenX for the first time and would like to share my thoughts. (Shoutout to @ericling for the recommendation for 4DX)

4DX, IOI City Mall GSC



First of all, the screen for 4DX is slightly bigger than normal halls, although it could be because the screen is closer to the seats. There are 7 rows of seats, and I recommend sitting in C and D for a better field of view of the whole screen. However, despite its size, the image quality is mediocre. It doesn't handle light rays well as characters standing under the sun rays makes the image quality look washed (the scene in the office between Maverick, Warlock and Cyclone). I could barely tell the character's facial expression in this scene. Again, could be movie to movie and scene to scene basis, but just don't go in expecting consistent crisp image quality.

However, people don't go to 4DX halls for the image quality, it's for the physical experience.



Starting with the chair, the only customization you can make is turning the water effects on/off, no motion intensity level. Top Gun: Maverick only has a brief scene containing water so this feature wasn't used often. The only thing it did was spray water vapours at you (a bit annoying for glasses wearers, but thankfully not wetting them with large droplets) from the back of the chairs in front of you. Chair motion is what you're mainly getting and oh boy was it an experience. Honestly, it is one of the most fun and immersive moments I had in a cinema-hall ever. The seat vibrates to loud background noises like the jets flying in the background or engines starting that keeps you on edge. Then during scenes containing a lot of movements (jet flying and maneuvering), it vigorously moves you according to the jets' directional movement on screen. The motion borders the line between comfortable and uncomfortable, to me, it didn't extend to the latter and was able to keep me in a rush without feeling stressed or sick.

The backrest has interesting features as well. Like ericling said, it has two air holes at the headrest area, blowing a straight, sharp wind towards your earlobes/left and right side of your neck area. This primarily happens during certain sections of aviation but they are quite uncommon. They do give you a surprise though when it happens and is likely rare to prevent annoyances of over usage. The lumbar area has a mechanism in it that nudges your back during the flights as well. They are mostly noticeable during the dogfights and aren't intrusive. Lastly, you may notice a white string-like object attached at the middle-bottom of the seat. That thing wiggles to stimulate your legs and occurs during heavy machine gun firings. One more thing, the fans are equipped with light bulbs as well. The flash when guns are shot and explosions happens, basically when there is a sudden and quick bright flash in the scene, adding to the intensity and shock-value of gun-fights/explosions.

All of these tiny features combining with the seat's motion adds to a very compelling experience.

The image on the right shows the fans and yeah, they do be blowing hard and loud during fast motion sequences. Similarly to my assessment of the seat's motion, it is just slightly behind the point of irritating; comfortably immersive and a fun physical experience. The fan noise directly correlates to my thoughts on the audio and that it adds to it. The hall's audio isn't special as I believe it uses the same speaker configuration as normal halls, so not much directional sounds, but the fan noise though... Imagine those animated shows where the characters are moving at fast speeds, and the animators add these whitish lines at the edges of the screen that represents wind piercing to invoke excitement? Yeah, that's how the fans blowing felt like to me during the fast jet flights in the film, especially during close-up shots of the characters inside the jet's cockpit while flying.

Again, audio is not as good as IMAX or Dolby Atmos, but this isn't a hall targeting that aspect. The fan noise gimmick do be working though XP.



One last feature that occurred during Top Gun Maverick 4DX is the weather effect simulation... or at least a hilariously weak attempt of one is the snow. So, at the start of this snow scene, the fans closest to the screen (image above) started blowing "snow" out loudly and after a few seconds, stopped and never occurred. It just happened so randomly and the snow looked so fake that the cinema hall was filled with surprised, awkward laughter. I do not know how it is feasible to accurately simulate weather in a cinema hall without high tech and high cost of implementation, but then you have to address the concerns of making the viewers uncomfortable. The hall didn't feel colder during the snowy scene too, though I think I have become accustomed to cinema halls and their air conditioning.

Overall, it was a high recommendation to watch this film in 4DX or maybe D-BOX for the seat motion alone as it suits the film's topic of fighter jets well. The seat's extra tiny features along with the fans adds a lot to the film's enjoyment. Unfortunately, it is now out of the 4DX rotation, but hopefully this input may convince you to try this cinema hall out for other movies that have a lot of high octane action sequences like Top Gun 2. I wouldn't really bank on the environmental effects all too much. Maybe there was something special in Jurassic World Dominion for the environmental effects, or the upcoming Avatar sequel that may actually utilize this feature a lot but as it stands, it's very underwhelming.

ScreenX, 1Utama GSC



The projector above that displays the side screens




Not recommended. Like man, it is really gimmicky and bad. First of all, the two sides of the screen don't project any image outside of the aviation sequences. Roughly 1/3 of the film actually utilized the side screens and even then, not all of the jet flying and specific IMAX captured scenes (widened aspect ratio of top and bottom) are displayed. The awesome, opening sequence of the film on that flight carrier didn't utilize the side screens at all, along with the sea scene on the boat which was captured in IMAX aspect ratio. When they do project though, I admit, it does look pretty cool and unique at first, but after a while, the flair rubs off and I honestly wished I was watching this film in a big screen hall instead (IMAX, MAXX, BigScreen) as the side screens turns on and off depending on the scenes and it's just jarring and distracting to witness.

Regarding the side screens, it's very much like having a triple monitor set-up, and the vertical bezels in-between the screens look distracting during content consumption. But unlike a typical triple monitor set-up, the side-screens are 90 degree angled in a different directions, all while slightly stretching the side image out. Honestly you may not catch the details there depending on your seating arrangement; too far back and the middle screen looks small, middle or front, you're missing images on the side which you will catch when watching a large, middle screen only.

What's worse is that WHEN the hall actually uses the two side screens, the image quality of the middle screen, which holds majority of what the scene is displaying worsens. Projectors emits a display onto a surface, in this case, the large projector screen with light, and that light on the screen reflects to our eyes so we can see the movie. This light reflection then hits the middle screen as well as they are so close, and thus the edges of the middle screen gets washed out due to an over-emittance of light and saturation. You will frequently notice a difference in colour tone of the same scene between the middle and side screens due to this problem. If by the middle screen itself, it's okay, comparable to MAXX. Do note that the screens are big, so I assume they are using some high quality non-laser projectors, but man in execution with the 3 screens, this shit is ass.

Audio wise, aside from the occasional rumble you feel in your chest during those jet engines startups, it's what you would expect from a normal cinema hall. Actually, I felt it was worse cause at least normal cinema halls have some side (left and right) speakers to display a bit of directional sound. This hall only has speakers in the front and that's all of the sound I can actually hear from (please correct me if I'm wrong about this speaker detail).

Maybe other films will actually utilize the side screens for the whole duration of those films, but when the image quality becomes so atrocious because of the side screens' set-up? This hall is a hard pass. A ticket cost RM30.50, RM22 for early bird. Add a few more ringgit and you can enjoy a better experience in IMAX, less if you choose MAXX or BigScreen, all of which contain a larger image with better visual quality and audio experience than ScreenX.

Summary

I've written quite a lot so TLDR: 4DX yay. ScreenX? More like Screen-Trash. Again, thanks for taking to the time to read this long post and I hope it helps!

Quick thing, my account is still in probation and so I can't edit my previous post which I feel explained something poorly while having some grammar errors. I did proof read it but I was quite exhausted writing this post, thus missing some mistakes. Anyway, the bolded text with the asterisk is the fix.



Ps. The fans with the light bulb part is awkwardly placed as it should have been in the fans' paragraphs area, so yeah, oops.

I will be avoiding GSC / MBO in general ... disappointed with Starling mall's BIG SCREEN ATMOS for dr strange 2 ... volume was just softer than my preference, no uumph or atmos effects.

Watched TOP GUN MX4D in tropicana gardens mall ... again ... soft volume and no uumph ... 4D effects seems lacking ... aside from usual shaking and moving ... i didnt feel any water or wind effects at all, there were no water control/button on arm rest as per others' reviews in other locations. No wind from sides of head rest also. There were the flashing spotlights which i found a bit distracting as they felt out of sync with the movie scenes. Not worth the money at all , previous first IMAX viewing of top gun was much more wow satisfaction.

Overall , GSC needs to wake up and do better in the sound and technical department .... ensure the decibels are consistent and more "cinema feel" for each movie... and not some home cinema amateur level. Even the commercials and trailers are irritating .... switching between irritating loud to soft to loud etc .... reminds me of youtube commercials which are jarring louder than actual youtube videos.

For sure, I will go IMAX route for upcoming blockbusters eg Thor, Avatar 2, etc

where are the tgv premium class?