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Iron Man 3 To Debut As a 4DX Film In Japan

adeelarshad82 writes "Marvel's Iron Man 3 will debut in select Japanese theaters later this month employing the 4DX system for the first time. Developed by South Korea's largest movie chain operator, the CJ Group, 4DX-equipped theaters deliver smells, seat motions, and additional effects such as strobe lights and fog, all in sync with events as they appear on the screen. Beyond South Korea, this full immersion approach to cinema is already in operation in countries such as Israel, Mexico, Brazil, and China."

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  1. Smells? by bestgjs · · Score: 5, Funny

    How can the movie theater product smells from the movie? What technology it uses, how does it work?

    I hope we get this tech on all desktop computers. Imagine farts over the internet.

    1. Re:Smells? by tnk1 · · Score: 5, Funny

      They disperse LSD as a fine mist into the theater and then you start smelling the colors on the screen.

      They did have to remove a part where Iron Man fights a giant mechanical spider because well.... spiders... spiders... SPIDERSSSSS!!!!! GET THEM OFF!!!!

    2. Re:Smells? by rwise2112 · · Score: 5, Funny

      We already have this in Canada, but it's currently limited to sweat and farts.

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    3. Re:Smells? by Megahard · · Score: 3, Funny

      Internet-wired seats with the Glade Plug-In.

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    4. Re:Smells? by Zordak · · Score: 4, Funny

      There's a theater at the Tower of the Americas in San Antonio that does this with a little 30-minute show about Texas. I took my kids to it. The 3-D gave me a headache. And there was a part where a big bull snorts and it sprays a bit of water in your face, which was just gross and off-putting. And the smells all smelled like artificial scents out of a Glade air freshener (which is more or less what they are). And the hallway outside of the theater stunk from leftover artificial smells. And despite the advertisement that it would be "4-D," there was no actual time travel, except for shifting me forward in time about 30 minutes so that I was about 30 minutes and about $30 poorer. And get off my lawn.

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    5. Re:Smells? by isorox · · Score: 5, Funny

      They disperse LSD as a fine mist into the theater and then you start smelling the colors on the screen.

      LSD takes 90 minutes to kick in. I realize it was a joke, but... still.

      They do it before the adverts

  2. Seat motion? by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Hey, you got your sushi in my wasabi peas!"

    "Hey, you got your wasabi peas in my sushi!"

    Two great tastes together!

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  3. Re:The horror, the horror by imikem · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am so looking forward to re-release of Blazing Saddles in 4DX. BEANS!

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  4. this is already a feature by nimbius · · Score: 5, Funny

    in most of americas cinemas such as lowes, thanks to their generally poor quality
    smells: enjoy the stench of burnt popcorn and rancid palm kernel oil from a cooker that hasnt seen regular service since the carter administration. the smell of butter mysteriously absent from the product is provided through the carpets at no charge!

    seat motions: folding seats with fewer bolts and screws remaining than the last republican vice presidential candidate. Most patrons find watching a film to be indistinguishable from a light pilates and yoga session, other than the slightly higher cost of the film.

    additional effects such as strobe lights and fog: check out the popcorn maker in the lobby as it synergizes with the weenie roller and the nacho cheese melter for its daily 4:00 meltdown. the ensuing blast, if experienced during the 3:15 showing of the Dark Knight Rises, transports viewers directly into the movie (through the screen, past the drywall, and into the parking lot in most cases!)

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  5. So.... by geek · · Score: 5, Funny

    Basically this movie stinks. Got it

  6. The first thing that came to mind was ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    What will anime panty shots smell like?

    and I am not even Japanese:{)

  7. Japan? by ArcadeMan · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you plan on going to see Iron Man 3 in Japan, remember to look under your seat to disable the robotic tentacles.