4DX Review – Rampage

This is a *mostly* spoiler-free review of Rampage in 4DX format. This isn’t designed to a be a review of the movie as much is it’s a review of the 4DX experience for this movie.

Rampage opens with a scene in space. The smooth gliding of the motion seats is accented by drips of water timed to floating liquid on the screen. The astronaut falls against a wall and the chair kicks you in the back. Perfectly timed again.

Scents are used to set the next scene, one of the least used effects but one that really makes this scene shine. No snow effects but plenty of water effects are used including at least one scene where the rain effects are mixed with the wind effects creating a sense of chaos in the theater.

The motion seats can get rough in some scenes, be prepared for a wild ride with this film. During a plane crash scene, the leg ticklers were used, mixed with the wind and motion seats it was one of the more impressive crash scenes I’ve experienced in the 4DX.

While used multiple times the smoke effects seemed to be turned on for a shorter length than in most 4DX films, this meant less smoke in the theater but also meant the smoke had dissipated before the scene was over. Latency between the action on the screen and the in-theater effects is one of the primary issues with 4DX but with the effects slightly turned down the experience isn’t diminished but the latency issue is fixed.

The last third of the film is a non-stop action sequence where an city is destroyed. It is one filled with smoke, motion seats, wind, and strobe lights. The non-stop action means that, despite nearly two dozen 4DX screenings, this is one of the roughest 4DX experiences I’ve done. Sadly, the snow effects could’ve been used in these destruction scenes but weren’t.

While not all effects are used the ones that are go with the film perfectly. From the sci-fi space opening to the intense total destruction of a city, Rampage was made for an experience like 4DX. While most action films seem to feature only a few effects, like the motion seats and wind effects, Rampage embraced many of the other effects. It also mixed the effects in unique ways that make this a must do screening.

-Review Summary-

• Use of 4DX Effects- 4 out of 4
• Movie Overall- 3 out of 4

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