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Review of BFI London Imax Cinema
21 Aug 08, 16:18
A very south bank film tank 
I had imagined the imax being somekind of Tussauds owned leisure hell, somewhere between Thorpe Park and an Odeon.
To my delight it was more like a theatre visit on the South Bank. The lower level path aound the edge is verdant and campus-ish, the cafe on the ground floor is lovely with friendly staff and cold, affordable beer, and the cavernous ante chamber outside the screening room is fine. The place has a kind of dilapidated fun palace feel, a bit like a huge common room, but it's none the worse for it. You don't have insipid popcorn showed down your throat washed down watered down cola syrup, and you can booze it up inside.
The screen itself is incredible - I saw the Dark Knight and was blown away. Going to the toilet mid film is an ordeal, so be warned if you have a similarly peanut sized bladder to mine. But enough about my bladder, enjoy the imax!
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