AMC Tysons Corner 16
7850 Tysons Corner Center,
McLean,
VA
22102
7850 Tysons Corner Center,
McLean,
VA
22102
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the new news regarding the IMAX auditorium conversion is a tad off, if not possibly great, the IMAX ‘coming soon’ banner is up, yet the proposed auditorium has not been finalized. It’s between #1 or 3, as much as I raved about it in my first April 22 post, it better be #3, I actually sent snail mail to corporate, requesting my opinion the IMAX screen be #3.
you’re right Jodar – Tysons doesn’t get the IMAX digital system til November, the other theatres in and around the DC/VA/Baltimore area to get the upgrade:
Hoffman, Columbia Mall, Potomac Mills in July
White Marsh in October
Tysons in November.
even though I didn’t see ‘Spiderwick Chronicles’ at Udvar Hazy – the DMR transfer to IMAX didn’t impress me in the slightest – for a conversion of 35mm to 65mm – the image looked way too soft and unremarkable. (for the record I saw this at Raleigh’s Marble’s Kid Museum – the screening of the 3D Grand Canyon feature on the other hand (which I saw the same day) looked far superior, since it was shot in native IMAX 65mm resolution.
sorry…
I do know that the Udvar Hazy IMAX screen is getting the non-digital ‘film’ versions of ‘Kung Fu Panda’ and ‘The Dark Knight’ since they are featured as such on the Smithsonian’s website.
http://www.si.edu/imax/shows.htm#hazy
I just don’t like the fact, that the screenings at times can and evidently will get cancelled at the drop of a hat.
oh… :( if that’s true that’s really annoying… looking at AMC’s Tyson’s website, one theatre is not accounted for, suggesting that the conversion is happening… if it isn’t til November that bites – it just means trekking over to Hoffman. Do you have a link to IMAX’s news regarding Tysons Jodar? I’m not finding it on their website.
According to the IMAX website, this location won’t get the IMAX screen until November. The Hoffman 22 and Columbia 14 will precede this install in July. :) If I’m wrong, all the better. I like Tysons better as a shopping destination than Columbia.
I am so itchin' for the July opening of the IMAX digital screen – I’m assuming it’s on one of the theatre’s largest screens. I saw ‘Zathura’ on Screen 3 (the one directly behind the concession stand/wall) and at an aspect ratio of 1.85:1 – the image was jawdropping – wall to wall, ceiling to floor (the sound was also was amazing – it took on a pseudo IMAX experience)
We saw Water Horse in DP to an almost full house. Presentation in Auditorium #6 was very good with excellent surrounds and clear picture. There was no DP trailer, although, my friend and I did arrive well after the previews had started. Customer Service is quite good, too, as I lost my $1 in the vending machine at the end of the hall. The lady promptly gave me $1 back no questions asked. Of course, it went back to them so I could water down the free popcorn I received as a result of being a Moviewatcher member.
According to THX website, the only local VA certified theater is one auditorium at the AMC Courthouse 8.
I’ve seen Brokeback Mountain and slept through Pride and Prejudice here in their largest auditoriums sand, yes, they are huuuge. Seats are comfortable and sightlines great. I haven’t frequented the place enough to say about the rest of the auditoriums. While the sound was great with decent separation, the picture in both films didn’t seem as bright as they could or should be.
The Washington Post online site states the following:
“Its two largest houses seat 479 and have screens that are 64.5 feet wide and 35 feet tall. The smallest houses seat 177. The theater is THX certified, and auditoriums have SRD and Sony Dynamic Digital Sound….”
Photo from inside the mall:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/piscestiff/70446494/