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Monkey · 05-05-2009, 08:44 PM

AMC's simply because they seem to be the only theaters with an IMax screen. Sony Metreon (San Francisco) as well, that may be AMC as well, not sure.

If I'm not watching an IMax showing I'd almost rather watch it at a home theater to be honest. Of course the movie theater candy selection is the best.. Sour for the win

even if it is expensive.

wnicholas76 · 05-05-2009, 11:25 PM

There's only one theater chain in my area, and that's Regal. So the choice was too easy for me.

PH3AR · 05-05-2009, 11:27 PM

Regal, since only theater near me!

GORT · 05-05-2009, 11:38 PM

Cinemark, I have one close to my house and another about 45 min away that has a digital projection theater with a huge screen. I will make the trip there for Transformers 2

Astalder · 05-05-2009, 11:43 PM

My local Cinemark doesn't speak well for the Cinemark brand, I've loved AMC ever since they switched to their new seating style, shame they're so far from me.

Grevlin · 05-05-2009, 11:45 PM

Mine is Epicenter 5 in downtown Charlotte- its like a nightclub-theater. Buy drinks and take them with you in to watch the movie, letting the gorgeous attendants help you along the way

--- VIP assigned seating with 2-seat loveseats that have little drink rest tables.

Check it out:

http://www.epicentretheaters.com/index.html

Astalder · 05-05-2009, 11:46 PM

Restaurant theaters are nifty but they're really expensive and you have the issue of wait staff distracting you. Still, they're nice on occasion, in big groups.

Grevlin · 05-05-2009, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Astalder

Restaurant theaters are nifty but they're really expensive and you have the issue of wait staff distracting you. Still, they're nice on occasion, in big groups.

They all stay out of the theater rooms, once you are in it's pretty normal. The tickets are $13 each compared to the $10 each for AMC (locally) and I have NEVER heard a baby cry. A cell phone went off once, and the poor bas#$%D probably wished he had stayed home with the reaction from everyone else.

Minimejer05 · 05-06-2009, 02:43 AM

They only have like 4 in the Minnestoa. The franchise is called Five-Star-Cinemas. I LOOVEE The seats..and they way the theaters look. Cheap tickets and concessions. REAL butter on the popcorn! only flaw is the Pepsi products.

Liberal Hippie · 05-06-2009, 04:27 AM

Angelika Theaters and "The Inwood" in Dallas......art house theaters are the best!

cdot2four · 05-06-2009, 05:29 AM

Yeah the Emagine theaters are a little better than the AMC's

Offender_Mullet · 05-06-2009, 05:29 AM

We have all the big-name theater chains in the Chicagoland area, but the following are by far the best.....

The Hollywood Boulevard theater is a real treat. website link

The Tivoli theater in suburban Downers Grove has been around for decades. Very cool architecture. Has the 2nd best sound system I've heard in a theater.

The Muvico 'Rosemont 18' theater near the O'Hare airport has an ear-shattering sound system, as well as the best picture quality I've ever seen. According to their site, this location was the first all-digital theater in the U.S. using Sony's 4K projectors. The first movie I saw there was Rambo, which the blu-ray pales in comparison after that experience. website link

TheZoof · 05-06-2009, 01:01 PM

AMC is the worst theater in my area.

I am from Canada so I didn't vote but the Colossus, Silvercity and Colosseum are by far the best.

ckent22 · 05-06-2009, 01:07 PM

There's a couple.

The best I've ever been in is...El Capitan on Hollywood BLVD in L.A....if you haven't been there then you're in for a treat.

The two Mann's Chinese Theaters are awesome too.

There is one in Atlanta called the Buckhead Backlot, and you sit in table instead of seats, but the chairs are really comfortable, and you can eat and drink anything you want from the bar and kitchen.

Downhere · 05-06-2009, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

...my own house, lol.

Muvico would be second, based on aesthetics.

Last time I went to Muvico down south, it was totally unpleasant and uncomfortable. I remember when it first opened and it was totally awesome and the seats and all were nice and comfy, I don't know what happened since then.

At the moment, there is a Cobb theater that is pretty great as far as comfort goes, so I always go there. It doesn't hurt that it's like 10 minutes from where I live either. lol.

Blu-Buddha · 05-06-2009, 01:23 PM

Unfortunately I'm nowhere near my favorite theaters.

The first would be the Rose Theatre in Port Townsend, WA.
www.rosetheatre.com
Just a beautiful remodeled theatre with the best sound of any theatre I've been in. (My only complaint is that the owner and some of the managers play the movies too quiet - or will turn the sound down for the loud parts.) They even clean the popcorn off the hinges of the seats between shows - and they've got the best popcorn of any theatre I've ever been to or worked in.

My favorite theatre to work in was the Egyptian in Seattle. I love that booth. I'm also proud of the presentations we had at the remodeled Regent in Westwood CA. While I worked there I was told by studio techs. that our presentation surpassed that of the Bruin & Fox up the street.

I'm also very proud of the restoration/upgrade to the projection system at the Golden State Theatre in Monterey, CA that I was part of a few years ago.
www.goldenstatetheatre.com
I switched out the old 2k lamphouse for a 4k, installed a new screen that's 40' wide and 25' high and designed it to show older films (in the 1.33 or 1.66 ratio) as tall as possible whereas the 1.85 and 2.35 films are as wide as possible (basically just using two lenses - one for scope and one for flat and adjustable side and top/bottom masking). We also switched to reel/to/reel system in order to show archive prints. Last but not least the owner added a speed control on the motors so we could show silent films at their proper speed (along with live pipe organ accompaniment). My only complaint about that theatre is the sound. Movies there just sound like crap and I couldn't get the owner to allow professional movie theatre sound technicians in.

I've yet to go to a megaplex (Regal, etc.) and not have something major to complain about... whether it be sound or picture or cleanliness.

mikejet · 05-06-2009, 01:29 PM

The New Bevery in Los Angeles.

Here's why:
http://www.newbevcinema.com/calendar.cfm

CaptainYoda · 05-06-2009, 04:04 PM

AMC used to be my favorite chain, with the movie watcher points and all. But one of the theaters near me is like teenage central. And not well behaved teens either. Its like going to see a movie at the monkey cage in the zoo.

So, currently Krikorian wins. Nice new theater. All digital. Great sound. And just nicer experience over all.

Teabaggins · 05-06-2009, 04:31 PM

my favorite is any theater where the crowd knows to shut up and stop using their cell phones so I don't have to yell at them and have them cry and run out while spilling their candy.

(this happened during Knocked Up, the victim was a 13 year old girl giving her friend the play by play on what was going on in the movie. the most pathetic part was that the people around her didn't have the decency to say anything so I had to turn round and yell at her from 8 rows away.)

Sussudio · 05-06-2009, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

my favorite is any theater where the crowd knows to shut up and stop using their cell phones so I don't have to yell at them and have them cry and run out while spilling their candy.

(this happened during Knocked Up, the victim was a 13 year old girl giving her friend the play by play on what was going on in the movie. the most pathetic part was that the people around her didn't have the decency to say anything so I had to turn round and yell at her from 8 rows away.)

hahhahhaha, hot damn i wish i had been there to see that......

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05-05-2009, 11:38 PM	#24
GORT Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Reducing Your Planet To A Burned Out Cinder Blu-ray collection:295	Cinemark, I have one close to my house and another about 45 min away that has a digital projection theater with a huge screen. I will make the trip there for Transformers 2 Last edited by GORT; 05-05-2009 at 11:40 PM.

05-06-2009, 05:29 AM	#32
Offender_Mullet Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Illinois Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:10	We have all the big-name theater chains in the Chicagoland area, but the following are by far the best..... The Hollywood Boulevard theater is a real treat. website link The Tivoli theater in suburban Downers Grove has been around for decades. Very cool architecture. Has the 2nd best sound system I've heard in a theater. The Muvico 'Rosemont 18' theater near the O'Hare airport has an ear-shattering sound system, as well as the best picture quality I've ever seen. According to their site, this location was the first all-digital theater in the U.S. using Sony's 4K projectors. The first movie I saw there was Rambo, which the blu-ray pales in comparison after that experience. website link Last edited by Offender_Mullet; 05-06-2009 at 05:33 AM.

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05-05-2009, 08:44 PM	#21
Monkey Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2006 Trading Score:31	AMC's simply because they seem to be the only theaters with an IMax screen. Sony Metreon (San Francisco) as well, that may be AMC as well, not sure. If I'm not watching an IMax showing I'd almost rather watch it at a home theater to be honest. Of course the movie theater candy selection is the best.. Sour for the win even if it is expensive.

05-05-2009, 11:25 PM	#22
wnicholas76 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Memphis, TN (for now...) Home Theater Gallery:188 4K collection:495 Blu-ray collection:1068 Blu-ray reviews: 24 Trading Score:12	There's only one theater chain in my area, and that's Regal. So the choice was too easy for me.

05-05-2009, 11:27 PM	#23
PH3AR Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Dover, Pennsylvania PSN:WORKINtheCORNER Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:325 Blu-ray reviews:2	Regal, since only theater near me!

05-05-2009, 11:43 PM	#25
Astalder Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Houston, TX Blu-ray collection:190 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:11	My local Cinemark doesn't speak well for the Cinemark brand, I've loved AMC ever since they switched to their new seating style, shame they're so far from me.

05-05-2009, 11:45 PM	#26
Grevlin Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2009 Home Theater Gallery:38 Blu-ray collection:82	Mine is Epicenter 5 in downtown Charlotte- its like a nightclub-theater. Buy drinks and take them with you in to watch the movie, letting the gorgeous attendants help you along the way --- VIP assigned seating with 2-seat loveseats that have little drink rest tables. Check it out: http://www.epicentretheaters.com/index.html

05-05-2009, 11:46 PM	#27
Astalder Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Houston, TX Blu-ray collection:190 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:11	Restaurant theaters are nifty but they're really expensive and you have the issue of wait staff distracting you. Still, they're nice on occasion, in big groups.

05-06-2009, 02:43 AM	#29
Minimejer05 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Minnesota Home Theater Gallery:14 4K collection:532 Blu-ray collection:1995 Blu-ray reviews:28 Trading Score:6	They only have like 4 in the Minnestoa. The franchise is called Five-Star-Cinemas. I LOOVEE The seats..and they way the theaters look. Cheap tickets and concessions. REAL butter on the popcorn! only flaw is the Pepsi products.

05-06-2009, 04:27 AM	#30
Liberal Hippie Banned Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:48 Blu-ray reviews:3	Angelika Theaters and "The Inwood" in Dallas......art house theaters are the best!

05-06-2009, 05:29 AM	#31
cdot2four Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Metro Detroit PSN:cdot2four Blu-ray collection:158 Blu-ray reviews:23 Trading Score:4	Yeah the Emagine theaters are a little better than the AMC's

05-06-2009, 01:01 PM	#33
TheZoof Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Ottawa,Canada Home Theater Gallery:27 4K collection:850 Blu-ray collection:1636 DVD collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 38 Trading Score:2	AMC is the worst theater in my area. I am from Canada so I didn't vote but the Colossus, Silvercity and Colosseum are by far the best.

05-06-2009, 01:07 PM	#34
ckent22 Banned Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Hollywood, California VIA Smallville, Kansas Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:266 Blu-ray reviews: 15	There's a couple. The best I've ever been in is...El Capitan on Hollywood BLVD in L.A....if you haven't been there then you're in for a treat. The two Mann's Chinese Theaters are awesome too. There is one in Atlanta called the Buckhead Backlot, and you sit in table instead of seats, but the chairs are really comfortable, and you can eat and drink anything you want from the bar and kitchen.

05-06-2009, 01:23 PM	#36
Blu-Buddha Active Member Member since:Sep 2008	Unfortunately I'm nowhere near my favorite theaters. The first would be the Rose Theatre in Port Townsend, WA. www.rosetheatre.com Just a beautiful remodeled theatre with the best sound of any theatre I've been in. (My only complaint is that the owner and some of the managers play the movies too quiet - or will turn the sound down for the loud parts.) They even clean the popcorn off the hinges of the seats between shows - and they've got the best popcorn of any theatre I've ever been to or worked in. My favorite theatre to work in was the Egyptian in Seattle. I love that booth. I'm also proud of the presentations we had at the remodeled Regent in Westwood CA. While I worked there I was told by studio techs. that our presentation surpassed that of the Bruin & Fox up the street. I'm also very proud of the restoration/upgrade to the projection system at the Golden State Theatre in Monterey, CA that I was part of a few years ago. www.goldenstatetheatre.com I switched out the old 2k lamphouse for a 4k, installed a new screen that's 40' wide and 25' high and designed it to show older films (in the 1.33 or 1.66 ratio) as tall as possible whereas the 1.85 and 2.35 films are as wide as possible (basically just using two lenses - one for scope and one for flat and adjustable side and top/bottom masking). We also switched to reel/to/reel system in order to show archive prints. Last but not least the owner added a speed control on the motors so we could show silent films at their proper speed (along with live pipe organ accompaniment). My only complaint about that theatre is the sound. Movies there just sound like crap and I couldn't get the owner to allow professional movie theatre sound technicians in. I've yet to go to a megaplex (Regal, etc.) and not have something major to complain about... whether it be sound or picture or cleanliness.

05-06-2009, 01:29 PM	#37
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	The New Bevery in Los Angeles. Here's why: http://www.newbevcinema.com/calendar.cfm

05-06-2009, 04:04 PM	#38
CaptainYoda Power Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Temescal Valley, CA 4K collection:49 Blu-ray collection:371	AMC used to be my favorite chain, with the movie watcher points and all. But one of the theaters near me is like teenage central. And not well behaved teens either. Its like going to see a movie at the monkey cage in the zoo. So, currently Krikorian wins. Nice new theater. All digital. Great sound. And just nicer experience over all.

05-06-2009, 04:31 PM	#39
Teabaggins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2008	my favorite is any theater where the crowd knows to shut up and stop using their cell phones so I don't have to yell at them and have them cry and run out while spilling their candy. (this happened during Knocked Up, the victim was a 13 year old girl giving her friend the play by play on what was going on in the movie. the most pathetic part was that the people around her didn't have the decency to say anything so I had to turn round and yell at her from 8 rows away.)

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