{"id":4308,"date":"2009-12-09T16:52:31","date_gmt":"2009-12-09T06:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=4308"},"modified":"2009-12-09T16:52:31","modified_gmt":"2009-12-09T06:52:31","slug":"what%e2%80%99s-on-at-imax-melbourne-museum-december-to-february-200910","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=4308","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s on at IMAX Melbourne Museum December to February 2009\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IMAX<\/strong><strong> Melbourne Museum<\/strong><strong> Christmas Gift Vouchers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for the perfect Christmas gift and want to avoid the crowds, why not buy that special person an IMAX Christmas gift voucher to the world\u2019s third biggest screen? Gift vouchers can be purchased at the IMAX Box Office or by calling 9663 5454.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Avatar: The IMAX 3D Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">From the director of the Oscar winning blockbuster <em>Titanic<\/em>, James Cameron\u2019s latest groundbreaking cinematic masterpiece, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaxmelbourne.com.au\/index.aspx?PageId=172&amp;MovieId=170\">Avatar<\/a><\/em>, is set to hit Australia\u2019s largest 3D screen at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaxmelbourne.com.au\/index.aspx\">IMAX Melbourne Museum<\/a> on December 17, 2009. James Cameron first conceived <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaxmelbourne.com.au\/index.aspx?PageId=172&amp;MovieId=170\">Avatar<\/a> <\/em>fourteen years ago when the technical means to fully realize his vision did not yet exist. Now, after four years of actual production work, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaxmelbourne.com.au\/index.aspx?PageId=172&amp;MovieId=170\">Avatar<\/a> <\/em>delivers a fully immersive cinematic experience in which the revolutionary technology created to make the film merges with the emotion and the sweep of the story itself.<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaxmelbourne.com.au\/index.aspx?PageId=172&amp;MovieId=170\">Avatar<\/a> <\/em>is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people. <strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> December 17- Advance tickets on sale <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaxmelbourne.com.au\/index.aspx?pageId=6\">now<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets: <\/strong>$22.50 adults, $18.50 concession, $16.50 child, $68.00 family (2 adults &amp; 2 children)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Santa Vs Snowman 3D<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss out of the wacky Christmas battle between Santa and the Snowman in <strong><em>Santa vs. The Snowman 3D<\/em><\/strong>. This cheeky yet feel good IMAX movie tells the story of a lonely Snowman who at first is swept away by the magical wonders of Santa&#8217;s Village, only to ultimately wage war on Santa because he&#8217;s jealous of all the attention Santa gets during Christmas time. An epic-scale polar war develops. The hilarious battle features such holiday defence mechanisms as hot chocolate squirt guns, giant igloo Robot Walkers and a 50-foot tall toy soldier manned by Santa himself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Showing until 25 December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets:<\/strong> $17.50 Adult, $14 Concession, $12.50 Child, $50.00 family (2 adults &amp; 2 children)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Dinosaurs Alive 3D<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Dinosaurs come to life on the world\u2019s third largest screen in<em> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaxmelbourne.com.au\/index.aspx?PageId=173&amp;MovieId=171\">Dinosaurs Alive 3D<\/a><\/span><\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">,<\/span> the breathtaking new IMAX 3D adventure<strong><em>. <\/em><\/strong>Narrated by Michael Douglas,<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaxmelbourne.com.au\/index.aspx?PageId=173&amp;MovieId=171\">Dinosaurs Alive 3D<\/a><\/span><\/em> will enthral audiences with its unique look at the entire age of dinosaurs. Featuring spectacular animation and a live-action story, this film joins renowned palaeontologists from the American Museum of Natural History and their graduate students in Mongolia and New Mexico as they uncover new fossils. <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaxmelbourne.com.au\/index.aspx?PageId=173&amp;MovieId=171\">Dinosaurs Alive 3D<\/a><\/span><\/em> brings dinosaurs, their behaviour and their ancient environments to life on the IMAX screen as they\u2019ve never been seen before \u2014 juxtaposing stunningly realistic and scientifically accurate computer generated imagery (CGI) with intriguing 1920s documentary footage and dramatic new scenes of real fossils and \u201cdinosaur hunting\u201d expeditions. Using state-of-the-art techniques, the filmmakers have created an array of amazingly life-like creatures based on the latest fossil evidence.<strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> 1 January, 2010<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets:<\/strong> $17.50 Adult, $14 Concession, $12.50 Child, $50.00 family (2 adults &amp; 2 children)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Featuring nine-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater and Tahitian surfer Raimana Van Bastolaer, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaxmelbourne.com.au\/index.aspx?PageId=171&amp;MovieId=169\"><em>Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D<\/em><\/a><\/em> follows a quest to find the perfect wave-riding experience in the first ever film to use extreme surfing to focus on the science of waves. The film was primarily shot in the big wave environment known to watermen around the world as Teahupoo in Tahiti .The two surfers combine to blend various aspects of wave development and the island cultures they affect. Directed by award-winning director Stephen Low and his team of in-water and airborne cameramen, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaxmelbourne.com.au\/index.aspx?PageId=171&amp;MovieId=169\"><em>Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D<\/em><\/a> <\/em>captures the power, majesty, and danger exhibited by ocean waves reaching their crescendo. Newly developed camera equipment was used to bring the theatre-goer into the heart of these giant waves, capturing for the first time the energy and sounds familiar only to a handful of surfing&#8217;s best.<br \/>\n<strong>Release Date:<\/strong> 20 February, 2010<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets:<\/strong> $17.50 Adult, $14 Concession, $12.50 Child, $50.00 family (2 adults &amp; 2 children)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For regular updates join IMAX Melbourne Museum on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/home.php?#\/pages\/Melbourne-Australia\/IMAX-Melbourne\/31567414910?ref=ts\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/IMAXMelbourne\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/imaxmelbourne\">Youtube<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IMAX Melbourne Museum, Rathdowne Street, Carlton.\u00a0 Films screen daily from 10.00am. For session times visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaxmelbourne.com.au\/\">www.imaxmelbourne.com.au<\/a> or call 03 9663 5454<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IMAX Melbourne Museum Christmas Gift Vouchers If you\u2019re looking for the perfect Christmas gift and want to avoid the crowds, why not buy that special person an IMAX Christmas gift voucher to the world\u2019s third biggest screen? Gift vouchers can be purchased at the IMAX Box Office or by calling 9663 5454.\u00a0 Avatar: The IMAX<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=4308\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4309,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4308\/revisions\/4309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}