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D-Box Motion Seats Review

By Heather Kellerhals

I recently went to see the remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and sat in the new D-box motion seats.  I really didn’t know what to expect and was looking forward to something new for my movie watching experience.  Once I was armed with popcorn and a coke, I went to hunt down my seat.  They weren’t hard to find, they stood out smack dab in the middle of the theater like the KING and QUEEN seats of Theaterdom.  It was like finding your seat at a baseball game though, looking for your row and seat number.  That was a little hard to do in the dark.  The thing I didn’t like about this is you will just have to deal with it if you get stuck next to someone who likes to smack there food or talk through the movie.  I did like that I had my own arm rest and didn’t feel my “space” was being violated. You can also adjust the amount of movement you want to experience.  You can choose High, Medium and Low.  I kept mine on high to get the full effect.  During the movie if a loud noise or (as my son would call it) a “pop out” scene occurred the seat would react with a pretty good jolt or vibration to make you jump.  I loved the extra jolt of being scared more than I would have in a normal seat.  It was like having someone grab you when you are on the edge of your seat.   It made the scary scenes scarier and jumpy scenes jumpier.  If the scene was through the eyes of a character the seat would move like you were the one walking.  Now this could make you a little nauseated if you are prone to motion sickness.    The seats are very comfortable and cushy and you have plenty of leg room.   The tickets are pricy at $18.00 per ticket for an evening seat and $15.25 for a matinee.  This is an extra $8.00 per ticket so hopefully it’s a movie you REALLY want to see and is worth the extra money.