Haha nice

Which cinema in Malaysia best to watch Avatar 2 in IMAX 3D?

TGV hahahaha

Or how about the Mainland cinema in Pavillion

Damn, just realised TGV in Kuching dont have IMAX 3D

Selatan ada hahaha

Decided to just buy regular 3D ticket.

Hooboy havent watched 3 hours long movies in a long time.

Haha nice

Sorry i thought you KL mali

Yes there is China cinema in Pavillion KL

Can say the quality very close 2 our big 2 players



I will drop there whenever i fly KL for big project assessments hehe

This post has been edited by skylinelover: Dec 13 2022, 08:50 AM

Actually I'm flying to KL end of month holiday to meet friends.

I thought the IMAX Laser in IOI would be ready for Avatar 2 but apparently not.

So I don't bother already. Might as well watch it early in Kuching with family. I read that James Cameron sent multiple versions of the movie to cinemas to ensure that the best experience on all kinds of different screens.

lol i heard ONYX was higher tier than IMAX 3D but 2 bad my kampong dont have

haha nice enjoy the holiday now that KOBiS 19 is finally over 4 good

Quite disappointed that IOI City Mall's IMAX Laser cannot make it for Avatar 2

Last week all the hype for the new IMAX but suddenly no more news or update

lol was waiting for this

guess I'll hold my purchase

Haha normal imax 3d more than enough 4 my liking

This post has been edited by skylinelover: Dec 15 2022, 11:43 AM

It will be different since IMAX Laser will be so much brighter and it will be just nice for 3D movie.

Usually 3D IMAX movie quite dimm due to the 3D glasses filter most of the brightness from traditional IMAX's Xenon bulbs.

3D IMAX damn pricey. Back in 2017-2018 RM30 can get 3D IMAX now that's the price for 2D only.

Indeed , now regular IMAX 2D movie already RM32

sometime have to wait for Maybank Promo to get the ticket

but hey, just once in the blue moon , not every month gonna watch IMAX 3D .. so just enjoy the movie.
After all, the movie is intended to watch in 3D ...

For some reason, until now I am yet to watch (initially want to wait for GSC IMAX LASER .. but now no news

I share your sentiment.

I can wait for another week max before deciding.

Are there any actual IMAX halls here that aren't using antiquated Xenon 2K projectors? If they're still not on 4K Laser they would be inferior to Onyx and possibly even the Barco 4K ones in Starling. Tropicana Gardens etc.

Haha here i spent RM41.5 and RM42.0 for 3D each

GSC and TGV

Damn, been some time since I posted here. @yimingwuzere Unfortunately no, Malaysia doesn't house any IMAX Laser currently, bar the one "coming soon" from IOI City Mall's phase 2. While visually, Onyx and BigScreen/Barco 4k are better than current IMAX, the audio department for these screens pales when compared to IMAX. That and the sheer size of IMAX screens are hard to beat when it comes towards scale and awe.

You can read my previous posts in this thread as I'd shared my thoughts about Tropicana Gardens' and Starling's special cinema halls, but tldr BigScreen is Big (though not IMAX scale level) and has higher visual fidelity against IMAX, but the audio experience is pretty lacking as they sound low and had little to no surround sound. Onyx in Tropicana is definitely the largest Onyx screen in Malaysia and is the best visually, but the Dolby Atmos though better than BigScreen, had weak surround sound as well as being overly bassy. Even though these halls advertised to have Dolby Atmos speakers, I think due to the lack of THX certification, these halls do not sound remotely close in quality against its other DA brethren (GSC Mid Valley, 1Utama, IOI City Mall etc.) that actually have that THX cert.

Anyway, update on the new cinema halls I've visited.

Central I-City TGV IMAX - Top Gun Maverick

I finally did it... well quite a few months back. I drove almost two hours to Central I-City and back just to see what the fuss was all about with the latest and best TGV outlet Malaysia had to offer (while of course exploring this high-end mall). As everyone here has pointed out, the screen is massive like damn. It is still using the 2 2k Xenon projectors but man did the Top Gun look great on this screen. Screen aside, the hall was very dark and well designed. For instance, unlike other IMAX halls I've visited, there aren't any distracting lights on the sides of the hall's walls (1Utama and their glaring "Keluar" sign). The glide chairs are well cushioned and adjustable, but the positions can easily change will a small amount of force, so it's pretty awkward to wiggle here and there without the cheat adjustment changing. I still prefer stationary chairs in other halls but the cushions and headrest are great additions.


Couldn't take photos of the screen properly as the hall was very dark to pin-point the screen.

Overall yeah, it lived up to the hype. Whether it was worth driving through a ton of traffic and paying tolls to and back is... questionable. Naturally, it will not be my regular IMAX hall since it is very far from where I live. That and IOI City's IMAX Laser is coming soon and I live closer to this mall instead xd.

MyTown GSC BigScreen Atmos - Smile, Black Adam & Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

MyTown had a pretty well-liked Maxx DA hall many years back that I didn't get to visit, but the hall was closed for maintenance back in 2020 according to GSC's Twitter (still can't post links, sadge). Turns out, GSC refurbished it into a BigScreen hall due to them acquiring major assets from MBO during 2021 covid-lockdown period. Since MyTown BigScreen is closer to visit for me vs Starling and Tropicana Gardens. I decided to paid it a visit.



The screen isn't as big vs Starling's and Tropicana Garden's, so it's quite a bummer to see that. Watching Black Adam on this screen was rough as the film's aspect ratio did not fit right with this screen, so there was pretty large letterboxing (black bars) from the top and bottom. Visually... I don't know. It is advertised as 4k laser ala Barco, but Wakanda Forever's dark scenes were pretty greyish and honestly comparable to IMAX's 2k projectors, which are inferior to Tropicana Garden's and Starlings BigScreen. While IMAX in Malaysia compensates slightly worse visual quality with screen size and scale, MyTown's BigScreen feels like MAXX DA from the one in IOI City Mall's phase 1 outlet instead of the BigScreen halls already opened before the refurbishment.

While the screen is disappointing, the audio makes up for it as it has the Dolby Atmos you would expect. One thing OP of this thread posted was MyTown's Maxx DA having great audio experiences, and that's very likely due to the THX certification it has, vs the ones in Starling & Tropicana (even Onyx DA) which lacks it. The audio is loud and has great surround imaging, the latter which the hall damn well ensures you'll never forget as it plays FOUR Dolby Atmos advertisements consecutively while demo-ing its surround greatness.

Personally, I'm questioning on whether MyTown's BigScreen DA is worth it vs IOI City's Maxx DA as IOI has THX certification too. Sure, it's advertised as BigScreen 4k Barco laser, but the screen size is small and is comparable to IOI's Maxx DA, both size and visually, while imo lacking the visual fidelity of its siblings in the other two malls. Hope some of you here have tried it out and can share your thoughts, especially those who had visited this hall as Maxx DA before it's renovation and change.

Where is it?