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Cowboys And Aliens (2011)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
Windswept Wild West terrains. Spaceships crashing to earth. Battles on horseback. If John Ford had been able to shoot The Searchers back in 1956 using IMAX cameras (and, yuh, with aliens), we’re pretty sure he would have lunged at the chance.
Potentially Awesome Scene
Daniel Craig races to save Olivia Wilde, who’s been strapped to a train track in an ode to silent movies. Except this time it’s a spaceship advancing on her. Every bead of sweat on our hero’s brow is heightened by the IMAX. Expect to sweat along with him.
Toy Story 3D (2010)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
IMAX is all about expanding expansive worlds, and we can’t think of a more fun or creative world than that forged by those geniuses over at Pixar. Bringing to life a secret universe of talking toys, IMAX will maximise the miniature adventures of our favourite heroes in this third and possible final story about toys.
Superman (2012)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
The first Supes film back in 1978 made us believe a man could fly (mostly). Now we want to feel the wind in our hair and the exhilarating highs of the Man of Steel as close to first hand as we can.
Potentially Awesome Scene
In a wink back to previous Superman flicks (not to mention various other comic adaps), Lois Lane is suspended above Metropolis by uber-villain Lex Luthor. Dropped by the villainous baddie, our erstwhile heroine plummets downwards in giddying 3D...
Inception (2010)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
After shooting four scenes in IMAX for The Dark Knight , Christopher Nolan chose not to hoist the giant IMAX cameras onto the set for Inception , fearing it would unbalance the dreamy images.
The Dark Knight blew our minds on the whopping screen, now Nolan is preparing to test our vertigo to the (i)max by dropping us into a nightmare of brain-frying, reality-bending set pieces that will look stunning in immersive IMAX.
Potentially Awesome Scene
Anything set in dreamland, where the restrictive rules of our reality are but a memory. That bit from the trailer where the room rotates during a blazing gun battle should be a stomach-testing nerve-shredder.
Read our Inception review .
Tron Legacy (2010)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
Um, because it was, literally? Five sequences were shot by director Joseph Kosinski using the expanded 1.7:1 aspect ratio (far more impressive than the cinema ratio standard of 2.35:1).
Potentially Awesome Scene
The lightcycle duels promise to be truly out of this world. We imagine we'll duck several times.
The Avengers (2012)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
Last year Jon Favreau seemed pretty certain that both The Avengers and Iron Man 3 (talk about counting chickens) would be heading to IMAX screens. No concrete confirmation yet, but director Joss Whedon would be mad not to consider it.
Potentially Awesome Scene
That moment when S.H.I.E.L.D. finally unite against a whopper of a villain (hmm, who’s it going to be?), with Nick Fury calling the shots. It’s going to be epic.
The Hobbit (2013)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
Peter Jackson missed out on IMAX when he released his Lord Of The Rings trilogy, but here he can finally play around with the expanded canvas that the giant cinema screen offers.
Potentially Awesome Scene
The Battle of Five Armies is pre-destined to shake us in our seats, as an army of goblins and Wargs crash in on a band on dwarves, elves and men, who only win the battle thanks to the help of the eagles and Beorn. Minas Tirith eat your hearts out.
Legends Of The Guardians (2010)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
More battles, this time in the air as the fearsome soldiers of St Aggie’s do their worst. Director Zac Snyder cut his IMAX teeth with 300 and Watchmen , so we’re expecting him to soar with this unusual follow-up choice – which has a trailer even more unusually scored to the rocking sounds of 30 Seconds To Mars.
Batman 3 (2012)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
Those sequences in The Dark Knight suitably whet our appetite, now it’s time for Chris Nolan to fulfil his 15 plus year dream and shoot an entire movie for IMAX. And Batman 3 is the movie he needs to do it with.
Potentially Awesome Scene
We’re gonna assume that Catwoman gets the Nolan treatment for the third post-millennium Batman . A sewer-set scuffle with Batman himself shows off Catwoman’s fighting skills, but what happens when a legion of her moggies all join in on the ruckus?
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows (2010-11)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
One word: magic. These will be the fifth and sixth Harry Potter films to be released in IMAX, so we already know exactly what to expect. Namely total immersion into the world created by J K Rowling, and magic that literally leaps off the screen (thanks to 3D). Hard to beat.
Giant, um, giants, wizards galore, and You Know Who finally facing down nemesis HP. Massive body count, too, which should leave us blubbing and open-mouthed at the same time.
Gravity (2012)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
All space movies should be filmed in IMAX. In lieu of the average Joe actually being able to go into the big unknown (we’re still waiting for space vacations to become en vogue), IMAX is the nearest we can get to actually leaving our little planet.
Potentially Awesome Scene
That horrible, gut-wrenching moment when the two surviving crew members realise they’re alone – the camera pans out dramatically to demonstrate just how desolate their situation is...
Fury Road (2011)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
Car chases! Just imagine the impact of a high velocity race tearing through the IMAX canvas. Engines rev, exhausts rumble, burning rubber scars the deserted roads....
Potentially Awesome Scene
Young Max faces a new adversary on the road, resulting in a slo-mo 3D smash-up that sees the villain’s car splintering into a million little pieces. Mad IMAX.
Avatar 2 (2014)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
Jumping the gun a little, perhaps, but considering the (continued) colossal haul of James Cameron’s Avatar and the big guy’s own plans for a follow-up, we can’t imagine Cameron would go any other route than IMAX.
Potentially Awesome Scene
An ocean-set battle between the Na’Vi and a new savage race who are discovered in the watery depths, and who want to claim Pandora’s land for themselves.
Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
Alright, hear us out. The first Twilight film was a moody, glorified indie flick thanks to Catherine Hardwicke, while the second stumbled with Chris ‘Franchise Killer’ Weitz at the helm. But here’s the juicy thing – David Hard Candy Slade is operating this third entry behind the scenes.
Potentially Awesome Scene
Bella gets killed in the crossfire during a heated wolf-vamp scrap, and lies bloodied on the battlefield. Still biting her lip. (Oh alright, we made that bit up. She's not biting her lip.)
Dark Shadows (2011)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
Tim Burton made a trip to the IMAX this year with Alice In Wonderland, and he’s going to continue that trend with his next – this update of the '60s vampire soap opera of the same name.
Potentially Awesome Scene
Just about every scene featuring Depp in fangs, really.
Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom (2011)
What It’s Made For IMAX
Reuniting all the talent from the first drop-kicking actioner, this animated sequel will bring the pain with even more kung fu flips and moves that’ll have us throwing our hands in front of our faces to shield us from the overpowering awesomeness.
Potentially Awesome Scene
Po and the Furious Five face a venomous new foe in the shape of boxing Master Rhino, whose considerable weight threatens to crush them all...
Transformers 3 (2011)
Why It’s Made For IMAX
Why? Because this time we might actually be able to make out what’s happening during Michael Bay’s excessive action sequences, which are usually rendered into blurry mashes of metal and steam on regular cinema screens.
Potentially Awesome Scene
Unicron appears in the atmosphere above Earth, but is blown to pieces by the Autobots in an outrageous space battle. When bits of Unicron rain down on Earth, could the evil transformer rebuild himself and bring about our planet’s end?
