IMAX vs Dolby Cinema: I Tested 8 Formats in One City

I saw The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day 8 times across 4 Orlando theaters, in 8 different formats — IMAX dual laser, IMAX xenon, Dolby Cinema, 70mm film, 4DX, 3D 4DX, RPX, and a standard screen. Here's which format is actually worth paying for, and which one I'd tell you to skip. List of IMAX Theaters Website: https://lfexaminer.com/theaters/ NEW! Preorder Spider-Man: Brand New Day on 4k Blu-ray Steelbook: https://amzn.to/4fPwLxf Short version: if you saw it standard, Dolby is the upgrade worth paying for. If you already saw it in Dolby, IMAX opens Thursday and Spider-Man was shot with an expanded 1.90:1 ratio for it. And 4DX — the one format I'd warn a first-timer away from — is actually a good time on a rewatch, for exactly that reason. To be clear: I love IMAX. IMAX dual laser at Altamonte Springs was my single best screening of The Odyssey, better than 70mm and better than Dolby. This isn't a video about IMAX being bad. It's a video about which screen is worth your money for which movie. Also covered: why the BIGGEST screen in Central Florida isn't the best one, why "70mm" and "IMAX 70mm" are not the same format, how to check whether your local IMAX is laser or xenon before you pay, and why The Odyssey's IMAX 70mm run just got extended to September 16. Spider-Man: Brand New Day set the biggest opening weekend in box office history — $360 million domestic, passing Avengers: Endgame. THEATERS VISITED AMC Disney Springs (70mm, Dolby Cinema) Regal Pointe Orlando (IMAX xenon - biggest screen in Central Florida) Regal Altamonte Springs (IMAX dual laser) Regal Waterford Lakes (4DX, 3D 4DX) Regal Winter Park (RPX, Standard) CHAPTERS 00:00 - 8 tickets, 7 formats, 4 theaters 00:44 - What changes Thursday (Spider-Man finally gets IMAX) 01:45 - Ranking my Odyssey screenings. 02:05 - The Odyssey #5: 70mm at AMC Disney Springs 02:38 - The Odyssey #4: 4DX at Waterford Lakes 03:31 - The Odyssey #3: IMAX xenon at Pointe Orlando 04:23 - The Odyssey #2: Dolby Cinema at Disney Springs 05:28 - The Odyssey #1: IMAX dual laser at Altamonte Springs 06:13 - How to tell if your IMAX is laser or xenon 06:57 - Spider-Man #3: 3D 4DX 07:49 - Spider-Man #2: Standard screen 08:08 - Spider-Man #1: Dolby Cinema 08:38 - Dolby vs IMAX, straight up 10:26 - Which second ticket is actually worth it 11:04 - What is ScreenX? 11:43 - Is standard a waste of money? 12:00 - The Odyssey is staying in IMAX 70mm 12:42 - The Arrow Video sale ends August 30 The Barnes & Noble Arrow Video 50% off sale runs through August 30 — last call video coming soon. #SpiderManBrandNewDay #TheOdyssey #IMAX #IMAX70mm #DolbyCinema #4DX #Orlando #MovieTheater #Nolan #filmtwitter