Kip’s Bay has the WORST quality control in it’s projection in any major theater. This is the closest theater to my home, and I would probably go there a lot more often than I do if anyone gave a crap about the quality of the image and sound. It’s always something, focus, framing, brightness….they really do not care. I saw SUPERMAN RETURNS over the summer (digitally projected), and the image was so dark that in several nighttime scenes, the screen was completely black. My complaints were met with shoulder shrugs from the employees. This place has the potential to be the best multi-screen house in the city, but I guess they’re making enough money with the apathetic way they run their business. It’s a shame.
While I really like the Chelsea West as a theater, the people they have running the place are incompetent and apathetic. At the 5:10 showing of BABEL on 1/19, they left the house lights on for the first 15 minutes of the film after repeated complaints from the audience. I saw CASINO ROYALE there about a month ago, and the image was out of focus. Which theater in Manhattan is the best for the overall experience: great sound, great projection, comfortable seats…?
Kip’s Bay has the WORST quality control in it’s projection in any major theater. This is the closest theater to my home, and I would probably go there a lot more often than I do if anyone gave a crap about the quality of the image and sound. It’s always something, focus, framing, brightness….they really do not care. I saw SUPERMAN RETURNS over the summer (digitally projected), and the image was so dark that in several nighttime scenes, the screen was completely black. My complaints were met with shoulder shrugs from the employees. This place has the potential to be the best multi-screen house in the city, but I guess they’re making enough money with the apathetic way they run their business. It’s a shame.
While I really like the Chelsea West as a theater, the people they have running the place are incompetent and apathetic. At the 5:10 showing of BABEL on 1/19, they left the house lights on for the first 15 minutes of the film after repeated complaints from the audience. I saw CASINO ROYALE there about a month ago, and the image was out of focus. Which theater in Manhattan is the best for the overall experience: great sound, great projection, comfortable seats…?