On the new IMAX theater at the AMC Loews Waterfront

Before you pay extra for the “IMAX experience” at the AMC Loews Waterfront, read this editorial by James Hyder in the LF Examiner (“the independent print newsletter of the Large-Format (LF) motion picture industry”). The IMAX theater at the Waterfront is outfitted with the IMAX Digital System, but it is not a giant-screen theater or a dome system like the one at the Rangos Omnimax Theater at the Carnegie Science Center. I paid an extra $5 to see Star Trek (2009) in IMAX this weekend, but I don’t think I’d do it again: my experience just wasn’t significantly different from what I usually get at the Waterfront. This theater is also equipped for 3D projection, which may very well be worth the premium; I’ll try to see something in 3D in the near future and report back.

(Hat tip to Brian for sending me a link to Hyder’s article)