"Avatar"... Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek Auditorium 1... December 31st 2009

Evidently the Lake Creek Alamo has decided to follow in its original owners' footsteps and install Sony's 4K projectors for a digital 3D experience. Avatar did not disappoint, though the movie was darker than I remember it... I would prefer it brighter... definitely need to see a 2D screening somewhere to see how bright it can be. The Lake Creek Alamo maintains an inventory of viewing spectacles that is not refreshed with new ones every screening... this undoubtedly saves them money and is better for the environment, as there aren't 150 sets of spectacles getting thrown in the trash every 3 hours. However, it isn't necessarily better for us, because the spectactles aren't new - they're covered in smudges and fingerprints, especially on the lenses!

food = mediocre

different menu to the original venues

non-feature projector was not straight and was off the top of the screen

sound = great

booming from next auditorium

2/3rds full