4D is coming to Theaters, $8 more. How will this affect BO?

[CJohn]

Still nope.

[Fancyarcher]

I don't see this ending well.

Edited March 30, 2014 by Fancyarcher

[Jose Gabriel Alvarez]

IDK how to feel about this to be honest.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

This sounds like the worst thing ever. 

[Boxx93]

I have watched The Hobbit Desolation of Smaug in 4DX, it was actually pretty cool with the moving seats and the smell of the forest and the water in the barrel sequence and all that.

 

But very expensive though.

[AniNate]

This would probably work best in those domed IMAX theaters at museums where the screen takes up more perceived area than the seats and you do almost feel like you're there.

[The Panda]

What if an elephant shits in the movie?  Does that mean I have to smell its shit?

 

The only way i'd ever go see a 4D is if it were a director like Cameron, Cuaron, Spielberg, etc. who were actually trying to use it to make an amazing experience instead of a cheap gimmick (3D it's similar but I am a bit more open to which movies I see it in, I just need to know it isn't going to be a more expensive version that looks worse/the same), even then I'd be overly hesitant and would doubt that those directors would go that far.

 

How about we keep the movies on the screen, thank you.  I have seen those gimmicky 4D movies before and they are some of the worst theatrical experiences I have ever had. 

[Ozymandias]

What if an elephant shits in the movie?  Does that mean I have to smell its shit?

 

The only way i'd ever go see a 4D is if it were a director like Cameron, Cuaron, Spielberg, etc. who were actually trying to use it to make an amazing experience instead of a cheap gimmick (3D it's similar but I am a bit more open to which movies I see it in, I just need to know it isn't going to be a more expensive version that looks worse/the same), even then I'd be overly hesitant and would doubt that those directors would go that far.

 

How about we keep the movies on the screen, thank you.  I have seen those gimmicky 4D movies before and they are some of the worst theatrical experiences I have ever had. 

 

I avoid 3D, even when its supposedly a "great" 3D movie like Gravity, which I saw in 2D.  I just don't like it at all which makes this 4D thing just sound like a fucking nightmare.  I mean who the hell wants to experience "added various physical effects such as motion, wind, strobe lighting, rain, fog and scent-based elements that coincide with the action on-screen" regardless of the director?

 

3D, HFR, and now 4D + whatever other crap that will probably come next at some point.... its almost like there are some people in the industry that are intentionally trying to ruin the movie going experience. 

 

Good thing I'm confident that 4D will completely flop in the US though.

[Murgatroyd]

Not just no, but hell no.

[K1stpierre]

Oh my god, what the hell is this 4D crap?

[vc2002]

If HFR became a dud so fast, 4D will only be one even faster.

[AniNate]

I mean who the hell wants to experience "added various physical effects such as motion, wind, strobe lighting, rain, fog and scent-based elements that coincide with the action on-screen" regardless of the director?

 

 

Koreans, apparently.

[DAR]

This concept should just be limited to a theme park setting as it is now

[Kvikk Lunsj]

4D is going to be the herpes of movie theaters. Nobody wants it but that one you really drunk you think you might be worth but then when you wake up you realize that it was a huge mistake.

[iceroll]

I don't know why people are complaining like this is going to be the downfall of cinema.  It's obviously not going to be as prevalent as 3D, 4D will cost a lot more to install and theater companies aren't going to replace half their screens with 4D suddenly, forcing you to watch it in that format.

 

4D will likely be pretty rare, like IMAX and it certainly isn't going to replace 2D or 3D. It's just another option for people who are into that thing, and I can see why it would be appealing.

Edited March 31, 2014 by Frozen Iceroll

[Kvikk Lunsj]

I don't know why people are complaining like this is going to be the downfall of cinema.  It's obviously not going to be as prevalent as 3D, 4D will cost a lot more to install and theater companies aren't going to replace half their screens with 4D suddenly, forcing you to watch it in that format.

 

4D will likely be pretty rare, like IMAX and it certainly isn't going to replace 2D or 3D. It's just another option for people who are into that thing, and I can see why it would be appealing.

James Cameron will make sure his Avatar are in 4D. He needs to make sure he can have the highest grossing movie all time.

[The Panda]

James Cameron will make sure his Avatar are in 4D. He needs to make sure he can have the highest grossing movie all time.

 

Because having the two highest grossing movies of all time isn't enough, he needs 3.

[AniNate]

James Cameron will make sure his Avatar are in 4D. He needs to make sure he can have the highest grossing movie all time.

 

If it wasn't 4D it'd be something else

[lilmac]

This will fail.

[Intergalactic Ping Pong]

They have a specialized version of this 4D at the Moody Gardens down in Galveston. Probably the best venue for this type of thing, since its a theme park with an assortment of attractions. I took my kids to it a year ago. They were showing The Wizard of Oz. It used 3D projection, audio and show control systems along with wind, seat sensors, leg ticklers, scent spray and water misters. It was a 20 minute snippet of the movie for about $10.

 

During the tornado scene it activated the 'leg tickler' which whipped you in the leg as if debris was hitting you.  Another part was accompanied by the water spraying. The boys liked it but it was definitely not an added value to my movie-going experience. If they want to go see the upcoming Ice Age 4D show, I would take them. But it's certainly something I would not pay for under any other circumstance, though.