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where the first cineplex was built. Tanjong Golden
Village opened the first hi-tech cineplexes in Malaysia
in 1995. Remember the days of Federal and Odeon
cinemas, with their crummy seats, grainy screens and
screechy sound? What you don't know, you can't miss. Our
parents probably enjoyed their Sound of Music and Bridge
over the River Kwai just as well. But try watching Star
Wars: First Episode or Gladiator in old, old
cinemas--you'll wonder what the fuss was about.
Multiplexes
like TGV and GSC probably revived the cinema industry in
Malaysia. By the mid-1980s video was pulling a huge chunk
of audience away from cinemas. But with the introduction
of multiplexes, there was a real reason to go to the
cinemas again.
With
digital surround sound, wide screens and stadium seating,
the public could enjoy movies the way they were made to
be. Incidentally, TGV was the first to install THX in
their KLCC cineplex.
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