Odeon IMAX opens this Friday in Milton Keynes!

This Friday, the new Odeon cinema opens at the Milton Keynes Stadium, with an IMAX screen- which will be Milton Keynes' biggest screen. As well as the addition of the recent restaurants at the MK1 area by the Stadium, this cinema is set to be yet another attraction bringing people to the city. With the recent opening of the 4DX and 'Superscreen' at the Cineworld in Milton Keynes, film fans are now going to be spoilt for choice as to what to see and where. As well as 11 screens, including the IMAX, there will be a wide selection of refreshments, including a metropolitan Costa coffee shop, Ben and Jerry's, the usual popcorn and drinks, SNOG frozen yoghurt and more. There will be premier seating available in all screens, and well as 'The Gallery', which is Odeon's VIP experience- where guests can enjoy extra wide seats, added leg room, unlimited popcorn, nachos, soft drinks and a great view from their own area of the cinema. Guests can also enjoy a drink in the private bar before the film.

Seeing a movie nowadays has become more and more flashy, and the focus is now on the whole experience, rather than just seeing the film. So if you're a film-buff or just interested in what the new place looks like, why not pay it a visit this weekend? The pictures show what it is set to look like- see how it compares!

Another first for MK...

Milton Keynes is becoming known as a place of biggest, bests and firsts, being home to one of the largest indoor snow slopes (Xscape) as well as one of the largest shopping centres (15th largest in the UK), and driverless cars, which are set to be trialled here later in the year.

This year there's another 'first' coming to the city, with the UK's first ever 4DX cinema. Home to 3D, D-Box and now a shiny new 'Super Screen', Milton Keynes' Cineworld has been undergoing renovations for some time now, and 4DX is rumoured to be the next big thing.

If you've been to certain theme parks across the world, you'll have probably come across 4D cinemas; the same as 3D but with added effects such as water and moving chairs. The 4DX sounds like it's going to be going that one step further, showing films in both 2D and 3D with the added effects of high-tech motion seats, fog, wind, lightning, strobes, bubbles, water and rain. As if this wasn't all enough, there's apparently also going to be 'scents', which, depending on the film, could be good or bad. Most children have sat in front of the TV screen thinking how amazing it would be if we could have 'smell-a-vision' and now it appears to arrived, on our very doorstep.

If it all goes as well as it sounds, it's sure to be one of the biggest and best experiences of cinema to date, making you really feel as though you are well and truly in the movie. How much this is going to cost hasn't yet been revealed, but it's sure to be a novel experience which, being the first in the UK, will definitely bring people from near and far to the city.

The experience will be launching later this month, on the 30th January, with the first film to be shown in the screen being 'Kinsman: The Secret Service'. 4DX in considered the biggest step in cinema technology to date, and as the first place to have it in the UK, Milton Keynes is an exciting place to be right now. If you love cinema and want to be right in the action, then this is a must try. Whether the multitude of effects will be all too much or will really make you feel like you're there, we'll have to wait and see, but it's definitely going to be a big thing for milton Keynes, we can't wait to try it for ourselves!

What's on at the movies?

It seems to be a good week for film releases this week, there's a lot on for you to check out at the weekend! Here's just a few to get you inspired...

You may have seen these guys in 50 first dates, so it's a little bizarre to be seeing them together again in a different movie, but 'Blended' is well worth a watch. Laugh-out-loud funny, touching and a great story, this film is set to be loved by all the family. 'Blended' tells the story of a couple who get stuck together in Africa, along with their children, after a disastrous blind date! Out now in cinemas, this is one not to be missed!

 

  

'Maleficent' tells the previously untold story of Disney's villainess from the tale of Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent. Starring Angelina Jolie (with some crazy looking cheekbones!), this story tells the 'other side' of the tale; what caused Maleficent to curse Sleeping Beauty and why was she so 'evil'? Another great one for all the family, although the little ones may be hiding their eyes at points! Disney have done it again in producing a great movie!

While we're beginning to loose count of the number of X-Men films we've now seen, it can never be a disappointment to see another one on the screens...can it?! 'X-Men, days of future past' stars the ultimate X-Men cast as they fight across two time periods. This time-travelling, action-packed performance is set to grab your attention from start to finish, and while you may think it's all been done before, this film yet again brings something new to the table.

A remake of the old classic, 'Godzilla' is now new and improved with 21st century effects. An action packed movie, this reinvention delivers great characters and an awesome spectacle. A battle between the radiation-enhansed Godzilla and humankind- who will win?!

One for the kids! Possibly worth avoiding if you remember the original Postman Pat as this chap looks a little different, but nonetheless, see Postman Pat as you've never seen him before! Postman Pat enters a talent show and the film sees a robot take his place as postman! See what happens in Pat's first CGI animated big screen family movie!