Viewers Mistakenly Get 4DX Odyssey Screening

Some moviegoers accidentally saw “The Odyssey” in 4DX, not realizing that the chairs shake and water sprays at them throughout the nearly 3-hour film.

A friend, who wished to remain anonymous, took a small dose of weed gummies and some magic mushrooms and went to see the movie by himself — and ended up begging Zeus for mercy.

He bought a ticket to an IMAX showing through the Fandango app, but when he showed up, he realized it was for a totally different theatre across town.

The young ticket taker took pity on him and let him into a showing starting soon, which happened to be the 4DX version.

“There is so much action where they shake the seats, moving them up and down, side to side,” my friend said.

Like Odysseus’s journey after the land of giants, things went from bad to worse.

The shaking of the seats made him spill the wine he bought at the concession stand.

4DX experiences in theatres have expanded in the last decade, which require special equipment and seats.

This month, you could see “Minions & Monsters” or “Moana” with shaking seats and spraying mists.

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” later this month, will also be in 4DX.

Reporters sent several writers to see the film in 4D, and the experience was mixed.

“You’re not just immersed in the film — you’re living in it,” wrote someone who loved it.

Her colleague, however, became nauseated and left the movie early.

On social media, I found a handful of accounts from people who made similar mistakes, whether because they didn’t know what 4DX meant when they bought the tickets or didn’t notice it when purchasing through an app.

Tim Matishek thought he had bought a regular, non-IMAX ticket when he went to see “The Odyssey” at a theatre near New York’s Union Square this week by himself.

Matishek told me, “I certainly thought the chairs felt off, and was surprised they didn’t recline.”

It was only when his seat started moving during the trailer for the new “Spider-Man” movie that Matishek fully understood what he was in for.

Matishek was not happy.

Most of the audience was excited for it — or at least expected it.

However, Matishek did notice that one man left 15 minutes before the end of the film, during a climactic final fight scene where the chairs were shaking nonstop.

I asked Matishek if he had ever been to a 4DX theatre before.

“Never, and I never will again,” Matishek said confidently.