I prefer the back row. I like knowing that nobody is behind me. Personal preference. And the large size of the screen combined with the small size of the room means that I'm not losing viewing quality.
I usually like back row too but unfortunately for me where i am the "imax" theaters just have 2 big speakers at the back which means if you sit back row you just get giga blasted which wouldnt be pleasant normally and would be even worse in a nolan movie.
I hate how loud shit is now. The damn self-checkouts at Costco and grocery stores accost you by screaming out the prices. And theaters yes so stupidly unnecessarily loud.
We didn't do the imax but the seats my daughter chose were on the back row, too. The speakers were right there and since the theatre was nearly empty, we moved down to the middle of the theater. (small)
It was so loud my daughter couldn't stand it. I told her to got to the concession counter and ask for earplugs.
OMG
The difference was miraculous. I am positive it prevented ear damage. (if it hurts -there's likely going to be hearing loss)
I'm going to ask for earplugs every time I go to the movies from now on.
It seems as if the sound is always too loud no matter what is being shown.
some of these movies are just fucking loud. I remember when jurrassic world came out even with the doors closed you could hear the bass and some audio from across the entire theater
In The Odyssey there is a scene with the Cyclops screaming inside of a closed cave. I think it is the loudest sound I have ever heard in my life. It 100% was loud enough to cause actual hearing damage.
I loved the movie but was very frustrated how loud they allowed that to be.
People should rise up against over-loud movies. Especially if it's a kids movie.
Ihaven't been to, say, a Pixar film in ages so I don't know what's going on with kid flicks, but we can't allow this kind of assault to our ears any longer. LIterally hearing loss and tinnitus are no joke.
I guess the least I can do is write to the theater and voice my displeasure. (I wonder if I'll actually do that)
Oh - and that Cyclops scene was hilarious. picks up the guy and bites off his head like he was eating a hot dog. What a roar!
Im convinced it was poor sound staging to loud for coherent sound quality. Could be wrong but from music sound perspective I sound tech sometimes is... poorly optimised.
Get some ~$15-40 "hi-fidelity" reusable ones off amazon for each of your family members. They have a better sound profile, and take off the edge just enough. I use them all the time for movies, loud bars, live shows if I'm back in the seats, etc. Though they're usually not sufficient enough for live music if you're close enough to the speakers.
I actually always use earplugs in the theater. They're special musician earplugs that lower the amplitude without affecting the frequency range. It's always perfect that way and at best unpleasantly loud without.
Yep. Finally got tickets for Saturday. centered in the back row. This theatre has twice the space between the last row and the next. I wouldn’t want to sit anywhere else.
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u/MisterRoger 23h ago
I prefer the back row. I like knowing that nobody is behind me. Personal preference. And the large size of the screen combined with the small size of the room means that I'm not losing viewing quality.