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Topic: Winnie the Pooh (2011)
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Sam Graham
AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues.
Posts: 1431
From: Waukee, IA
Registered: Dec 2004
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posted 07-19-2011 10:45 PM
CINEMA: Cinemark Farmington at Station Park and XD, Farmington, UT
AUDITORIUM: 14
PRESENTATION: Cinemark NextGen DLP
PRESENTATION PROBLEMS: Audio didn't switch from the pre-show to the feature. Again. Are you KIDDING me? Son of a...Oh, there it goes (briefly into the first trailer).
RATING: Two and one half stars (out of four)
Station Park is a very unfinished development. There's a massive space in front of the Cinemark that is walled off. You have to park at the side of the theater, then walk a long pathway that will be eventually the front drive, past unfinished retail and restaurant space. This is apparently going to be happening for quite awhile...Cinemark mounted poster frames on the temporary construction walls.
Cinemark is so proud of their "NextGen" concept that they have a "NextGen" logo which appears in front of all the auditoriums and, at the new Draper complex, the exterior of the building.
So what's changed?
The auditoriums are still in Cinemark red with the same antique-looking sconces they've used for years. The JBL surrounds are long and skinny. They can't possibly have more than 3 or maybe 5-inch midrange or woofers. The seats are the black leather ones they're putting in the XD rooms, but without padded armrests. The projection window is as big as an Act III build. The front stadium tier isn't as steep as the rear. The front exit has moved to the mid-level handicap row, a move I highly approve of, as it means there's no annoying "Exit" signs near the screen. The screen, like the XD rooms, is wall-to-wall and ceiling-to nearly the floor...as low as they could go and still project. It's also curved. Like the XD auditoriums, it appears to have no adjustable masking. They're just throwing a picture on in whatever aspect ratio they need to and calling it good.
This particular feature filled the screen. The one thing I noticed is that, if you're in the front tier and you're short, you may have part of your view obstructed by the seat in front of you. Having said that, it was a beautiful picture.
The lobby and self-serve concession stand is literally a Century layout but in Cinemark colors. I've seen new Cinemarks with self-serve snack bars, but not in this layout. They even have the "Cafe Cinema" signage up front.
THE PLOT: Eeyore loses his tail. Wackiness ensues.
First off, I loved the "Disney Animation" intro logo. And the movie itself was gorgeous. Pooh sounded every bit like he should have and had all his little nuances.
There was just too much silly musical bits for me.
Still, I smiled all the way through it.
Oddly enough, the book typeface played a pivotal role in the movie, so this should become one of Bobby Henderson's favorites.
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) and the short started around a little before 9:25 (give or take a minute or two)
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