So, today I checked out AMC Prime for the Dolby Cinema and laser projection experience. The aural/tactile soundfield was a bit of fun, though it was a little jarring at first with so much directional left/right butt-kicker action built into the reclining seats, but I got used to it. Though I...
For those who won't be reading the novelization of TFA, here's a rundown of 27 bits that didn't make it into the movie:
http://mashable.com/2015/12/29/force-awakens-novel/#OP7AJniB0PqP
Saw it at old-timey IMAX theater that's been around for over 15 years (not the smaller-sized FauxMax screen) for a 2nd viewing. Even from the back row, the screen width filled my field of view quite well, and the 3D was good. The screen surface itself is getting old, through, on super-bright...
I just wished TFA wasn't such a retread of ANH, I find myself not really exerting all that much effort in extrapolating future episodes, nowhere near the level I did in the past.
Plus, the emo-vader rift given to Ren is meh, as well as the weird inconsistency of the early powers he exhibited...
Speculation on Rey:
I don't regret seeing it in 3D. There's this one scene where it was quite impressive, I felt like I could reach out and touch the large First Order ship floating in space. Some of the 3D depth was really nicely done. There are some fast-panning shots that don't quite...