Fun Fact, my dad works for Dolby, and frequently visits cinemas for premieres etc. One time, I came with him to this theatre and he gave a tour of the backstage. Now, he had a ID badge, which allowed him to get around. But then, he decided it was a fun idea to go onto the roof (right behind the batman statue). So, we climbed the steps in the tower to reach the top, and we opened the door which wasn't locked from the inside, and went out. He let go of the door, and we went to go look at the backside of batman ;) as the door closed. When we were done, we headed back to the door and it was locked, so he tried to unlock it with his pass, and that didn't work either, so then he had to call his friend to open the door. Was terrifying.

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Excellent review, very informed and technical. I would watch more of these cinema reviews. Keep up the good work 👍

Thank you, this is really helpful. The cinema looks fantastic from pictures but you never know what the experience is like until you get there. This video puts me off going because the screen looks really small and the artwork either side is distracting. It's clearly well decorated and comfortable but doesn't look like it's much cop as an actual viewing experience.

Excellent review! Thank you :)

This is great. I really needed this. Thank you.

Hi Bored_tech, great review of OLS. Your video looked amazing. The OLS EQ has been done from from the (front) Royal circle, so anywhere else in the room won't be as good. I personally prefer Dolby 7.1, and when it is set up correctly and tweaked to perfection, Dolby 7.1 sounds amazing. As far as I can see, Atmos at the most is only 16 channels of audio, sometimes less. The OLS has a set of lovely blue tabs, did you see them? Great Video. Thank you.

Going here to watch oppenheimer in 70mm in a few days. I'm looking forward to it, I got a seat in the middle of row HH.

Great review! Could you do a video like this on the BFI IMAX? As you said at the end it’s your favourite.

Surrounds were procella audio on back surrounds and side surrounds in upper section. Got a decent photo of it if you want to see exact model

Great video! Have you been to _The Cinema at Battersea Power Station?_ It’s a Dolby Cinema and I wonder how it compares to the Odeon ones. Would love to see a review video for that.

Been there many times but nowadays this screen is very small and people go there because it is the most famous 'west end' cinema and assume because they hold premieres there that it must be the best. It's very old now and yes I agree about the acoustics, I remember it sounding boomy.

The old Leicester Square Odeon - I first visited it for "Notting Hill" in 1999, and sat in the stalls. The best place is the royal circle in the balcony. It's also the first cinema where I saw a film projected digitally("Signs" on Texas Instrument projectors back in the 2000s). Yeah, for such a big cinema auditorium - the screen isn't as big as it should be. It has a nice art deco interior. It's probably a little overpriced for what the actual experience is - but it's in the West End - so prices will be high. I suppose it has a sense of history - what with it being used for film premieres. Apparently, the old Odeon Marble Arch was a better big screen cinema(larger screen). I hope they have kept the old Victoria 70 mm film projector.

Excellent review. I will watch more. I would prefere to see with both empty theatre and with live blockbuster movies. What about the west end odeon . Have you reviewed that already

Does the barrier in front of the royal circle seats impair your vision and restrict your leg space as opposed to a standerd seat in the cinema . I’m trying to find out what seats to get for the new Spider-Man for my birthday and I Haven’t been to this place before

Definitely agree with the screen size. I went to see Oppenheimer in 70mm last night. I was in the royal circle, row PP, seat 21. I held my iPhone 14 Pro Max at arms length and the iPhone screen covered more of my FOV.

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dolby- screen1 ODEON WEST END has the smallest auditorium/amount of seats... and for some reason is closed to public half the time, screen2(non-dolby-cinema) is open tho

only good seats are the front of the balcony but they charge loads for those, I've only sat there when there's empty seats and I've moved

Interesting I was there quite recently in March or February on puss in boots. It was the best experience in commercial theatre I heard. Was in row G. The bass on final fight closeup was shaking the seats in a way I never felt before. It made me upgrade my home theater setup.

Great video..well filmed..and my fears about screen size were true..( I saw Terminator 2 there in 70mm) Even then I thought the screen was too small vs screen auditorium size. After the latest refurbishment it could have been enlarged to say 60ft, as they ripped out everything in the multi million pound refurbishment!! Mind you that's the chinese billionaire owner Dalia Wanda who bought the chain who could have sorted.And don't ever go to sit in the rear circle towards the back as you will feel so detached from the entertainment .Cost I know is a factor as several Odeons ( mostly sadly demolished ) were of this design..Doncaster Odeon was this design for example .Looks to me the Empire IMAX is far better..at least you are closer due to twinning of the original single screen as economics forced them into a corner!!

It will be my first time and I didn't know about the circles. This video saved me from sitting behind. Swapped my seat from MM to KK.

What is your opinion on Cineworld superscreen compared to this odeon Dolby

I'm a tall person so bfi imax isn't a choice for me so im gonna go for lesister square.Btw are all the front row seats foldable and have a lot of space?

4:20 when you said that overall sound level was too high do you mean volume or pitch?

Man, whose idea was it to put the sculptures next to the screen, I was really hoping for dolby cinema in london to have some standards

Do a review for the other Odeon Luxe (West End)

such a tiny screen for a massive auditorium

Have you seen Oppenheimer in 70mm?

What the difference between royal circle seats and normal

Your review exactly reflects my experience last night at a 70mm screening of Oppenheimer. The screen is too small, the viewing angle is uncomfortable, the acoustics and uneven speaker frequency response combine to be unintelligible and shouty, inducing me listening fatigue, and ultimately diminishing the quality of the experience. Seats are comfortable, and the Art deco style is fantastic, but not an "ultimate" experience by ant stretch of the imagination. A £10k (new, retail, including a 75" TV) home theatre will give a significantly better experience.

keep up the good work shocking to see how bad these so called reference cinemas are especially as I try and replicate a cinema in my dedicated room you need to find which row/seat is used for calibration

Fun fact the odeon in Leicester square is spread between 3 buildings

The Odeon Leicester Square is a bit of a compromise. It’s the last original 1930s single screen Odeon and they have tried to bring it up to date while preserving its heritage. Screen size is going to be a problem in such a big auditorium as if they put a much bigger screen in (if possible) then most of the front rows would be unusable as is the case at the Empire IMAX across the street. As it is the screen does appear a bit small especially from the rear circle. Simple solution if you want a big screen experience sit towards the front if not sit towards the back. It’s worth mentioning that the Odeon Leicester Square screen is not small it’s just a huge auditorium.

So you are saying that there are no ATMOS speakers over the recliners that are closer to the screen? What a joke. We have been in the upper section, and the screen was like watching a movie on your smartphone. I thought about buying seats in the 4th row from the screen next time. However, if there are no ATMOS speakers there it defeats the whole point of a Dolby Cinema for me. I would rather go to an IMAX.

You’ll. ever get a pitch black auditorium for health and safety reasons. Cinemas must always have some lights on

Visiting Odeon Luxe Leicester Square London is wasting money as the screen is too small for IMAX

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movie theater are not a very good place for good quality picture and sound where I live the sound is always low and they dont use masking so u get black bars on the screen

You didn't spend enough time to have noticed the subway train noise below it. I wouldn't be surprised if its heard at odeon west end, not that I care as I wouldn't be seen anywhere near an odeon cinema ever again. too expensive. lousy acoustics. rubbish sound system that plays at Deafening levels at odeon bh2 bournemouth isense and atmos, overhead surrounds is rubbish sounding. I had to always wear earplugs and that is sign of a rubbish sound system. cinema has gotten far too loud, Deafening in past 32 years when I worked as projectionist for UCI 1989 and finally warner bros 1998. odeon have this Deafening sound policy. the bass is rubbish from the stage channels where any body punches (foley) sound is lacking and missing I only hear it I can't feel it like some of the past great THX cinemas like, 1989 CIC Empire Leicester Square or CIC High Wycombe. Those JBL THX no longer exist and even if they still did would leave that odeon luxe and bh2 in the dust.

Dolby Cinema is so overrated. Plus, it’s DCP.

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