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Very special effects

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Elaine Yauin Beijing

Watching a 3-D white horse galloping out of the screen, the audience inside the dark cinema can't resist raising their hands to 'touch' its shiny mane.

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As two lovebirds make their wedding vows in front of a snow-capped mountain, a shower of man-made snow sprinkles over viewers' heads.

Instead of being the far-fetched fantasies of film fans, these surreal scenes are played out in a cinema at the new terminal of Hong Kong International Airport.

Opened earlier this year, 4-D Extreme Screen shows 35mm (the type of films we see in ordinary cinemas), 3-D and 4-D films.

Boasting a five-storey-high super-sized screen, the cinema has terraced seats in an arc shape that ensures no one has an obstructed view.

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With state-of-the-art facilities installed at different corners of the theatre simulating natural phenomena, the cinema adds a whole new physical dimension to the cinema experience.

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