Action, sci-fi and superhero movies are an obvious fit for 4DX, but the codes have been written for films as benign as Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” which played in Vista on Thursday night.Īt an afternoon media screening of “Kong: Skull Island,” the seats were in near-constant motion and vibrating with the chop of helicopters, then turning and shuddering as the giant ape Kong knocked them out of the sky. “It’s a completely immersive experience.”ĤDX software designers works with film producers to embed software cues into the film’s digital code, a process that can take one week to one month, depending on the number of effects desired. ![]() “What 4DX does is allow the audience to feel the story as it’s happening onscreen,” Lee said. In the U.S., there are 4DX theaters in L.A., New York, Chicago, Orlando and Puerto Rico, with another planned next week in Seattle, according to Jane Lee, a 4DX marketing associate. introductions because they’re family-oriented communities, she said.ĤDX was developed in 2009 in South Korea and has since been introduced at 360 theaters in 44 countries. Vista and Pico Rivera were selected for the U.S. The Junior theater in Vista is not only the first for Cinépolis in the U.S., it’s also believed to be the first movie theater designed for children in the United States, Holyoak said. “These days people have home theaters and digital movies so they need a new reason to get off the couch.”Ĭinépolis, which is based in Mexico, chose Vista and Pico Rivera for its initial rollout of 4DX. ![]() “This is something you can’t get at home,” Holyoak said.
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