Chrysler IMAX Dome Theatre at the Michigan Science Center — Local services in Detroit

My experience at the Michigan Science Center's IMAX viewing of "Oppenheimer" was nothing short of a disappointment. With the promise of an incredible 70MM IMAX version of the movie, I walked in with high expectations, only to be met with a series of unfortunate letdowns that left me questioning their commitment to quality.

First and foremost, the seats were a nightmare. Uncomfortable doesn't even begin to describe the level of discomfort these torture devices provided. It's astonishing that in an age where comfort is a basic expectation, the Science Center managed to offer seats seemingly designed to induce physical agony.

But the real travesty was the screen itself. The supposed IMAX experience turned out to be an exercise in visual frustration. The screen's curvature distorted the image to the point where characters appeared as if they were melting into each other. It was as if the Science Center took it upon themselves to present a surrealistic reinterpretation of the film, where faces contorted and landscapes twisted in ways the director never intended.

Within a mere five minutes, it became clear that enduring this cinematic catastrophe would be an exercise in futility. I left the viewing, feeling as if I had just survived an unfortunate experiment in sensory deprivation and discomfort. The anticipation of a grand cinematic experience was replaced with a bitter taste of regret for having wasted my time and money on such a debacle.

The Michigan Science Center's handling of the IMAX screening of "Oppenheimer" was a true disservice to both the film and the audience. The lack of attention to detail, the uncomfortable seating, and the distorted visuals turned what should have been a remarkable movie night into a cautionary tale of how not to curate a cinematic experience. Save yourself the agony and disappointment – steer clear of this debacle masquerading as...

I don't usually leave reviews, but I have to say that the viewing of Oppenheimer was easily the worst movie experience I ever had. The theater is not made for full length films, much less a 3 hour film in 70mm. I did not know this, like many other people, as shown by all the negative reviews currently. Every aspect of the experience was terrible. The theater itself is cramped, you are on top of the people next to you, behind you, and in front of you. The movie itself was projected in a terrible position on the dome ceiling where I had to lean back for the entire 3 hours. Additionally, the seats do not support this position, they are not tall enough nor recline much, if at all. The person in front of me had to reposition themselves all through the film, most likely due to fatigue from angling their head up in an unnatural/unsupported position, and each time they re-positioned, their chair bashed into my knees. It was not their fault, the fault is on the theater thinking they had the infrastructure for a such a film. The quality of the projected movie was as if I bought a cheap projector and projected it on my wall at home, except worse because the projected picture in the theater was stretched across the dome in a way that distorted every scene. The viewing experience was literally painful and low quality. I feel the theater disregarded all these shortcomings and knew that the theater could not handle the movie, and decided to use it as a cash grab since Oppenheimer is an extremely popular movie. Many people have been misled and taken advantage of, just read the rest of the reviews if you do not believe me. I'm not even an avid movie goer and I feel ripped off. Even more so, no refunds or seat selection - first come, first...

We waited weeks with a group of friends to see Oppenheimer here, we arrived an hour early parked and was made to stand outside in the rain when there was clearly ample room inside to hold a line of patrons. After walking down the stairs to the theater area people were just piling in searching for the best seats with out any guidance by the theater, they had almost no staff giving instructions and the ones there were not very helpful. As we proceeded to find the most centered area to hold four people we realized how compacted the aisles were and how you could barley see the stairs, all that was in in the room was some ambient red light glowing from an LED strip. The team memeber came and gave their disclaimer then the movie started, after already being in our seats since they allowed us to we were gathered by a full theater as we expected, once the movie was on we realized how the only good seats in the theater were the back maybe 6-8 rows since the dome screen is so abstract but we just continued to watch until the patrons in front of us started pushing the backs of their chairs into our legs which you might have about a 10" clearance once the person in front of you is reclined we actually thought some seats were broken, needless to go on we ended up walking out due to how uncomfortable we were an having my knee rubbed raw from the chair in front of me constantly moving. I've never felt like I wasted so much time and money in my...