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Desert IMAX

68510 East Palm Canyon Drive, Cathedral City, CA 92234
(760) 324-7333
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Type: Cinemas
Most recent review
- 18 May 2013
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Oxnard, California
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8 reviews 8 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

This Imax has a very large screen. If you want to see a movie giant size this is the place. Only bad thing is very uncomfortable seat. .

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los angeles
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17 reviews 17 reviews
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

Went to see the new Oz movie which was advertised as "not formatted"...I called a few times to try to ask what "not formatted" meant, but no one ever answered the phone...and when we arrived there to see the movie I could see why no one answered the phone,,,there was only one employee...felt like the Twilight Zone...anyway, the movie was... More

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Palm Springs, CA
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23 reviews 23 reviews
3 attraction reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2013

Nice facility and it was fun to view the Imax movie. It was very clean and the prices were good too.

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SoCal
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20 reviews 20 reviews
9 attraction reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2013

What can I say? If you like IMAX productions, this is a perfectly suitable venue. Parking is easy, there are restaurants nearby, and the venue does the job. Nothing special but, hey, it's a movie theatre after all.

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Los Angeles, California
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56 reviews 56 reviews
10 attraction reviews
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 December 2012

Technology is good. Seats are good. Comfortable place to go to watch the big screen versions of films. Saw Skyfall with my family. Parking is easy. Snacks are there. Sound is good and not overwhelming so that the audience is plugging their ears. There's a movie house just a courtyard away that plays a dozen or so movies if you... More

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Cathedral City, California
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 attraction reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 November 2012

Great sound, but aside from that its a regular movie theater with a big screen .It's not as upscale as some Imax theaters can be.

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London
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72 reviews 72 reviews
29 attraction reviews
52 helpful votes 52 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 November 2012

Caught Skyfall here last night. Booked tickets in advance, but they would not allocate seats! So we turned up an hour earlier than the movie started and was about 6th in the queue. When we were finally admitted into the screen, a whole row had been blocked off for a group of elderly cinema goers of which there were 12!... More

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Yucca Valley, California
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3 reviews 3 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 September 2012

The screen is great, seats are fine, but the show times listed on the internet are not accurate. And the concessions were a bit blah. Many of the stores in the nearby plaza are either abandoned or closed for the summer.

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PSP
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8 reviews 8 reviews
3 attraction reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

It was OLD and dingey........seemed dirty. The movie was intresting to see in that format but not as good as expected.

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Rancho Mirage, California
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82 reviews 82 reviews
26 attraction reviews
34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2012

We love to see movies here. No problems hearing the sounds! Excellent movies!

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