Conference bookie::movies

I posted a response to my own base note 983.20, in which I mention the
sound system, which is the best I've heard in a movie theater yet.  The seating
is very comfortable and well laid-out, not perfect, but as good as I've
any.

-Steve

    
    The seats have cupholders, everything smells clean and new. Very ample
    (and free) parking. arcade/game room, wide variety of refreshments.
    
    Bob

    
    I was there watching Casino and thought the place was very nice!The
    chairs are really comfy. 8)
    
    
    soda is a rediculous price,though!
    
    
    						Ian
    				

    
    HOw much is the ticket price (evening)??
    
    Patty

    I wouldn't call all of it *luxury*, though.  The access road is off
    (congested) Mountain Street and is a lonely little narrow road; all
    I could think of as we drove to the Jumanji matinee was what a
    horrorshow the traffic could become at night (once everyone starts
    going there routinely).
    
    We arrived a little too late for the first show and had an hour to kill
    before the next one, so we hit the snack bar for <other-than-popcorn>. 
    The pickings looked OK (hot dogs, nachos)... BUT... there were only two
    cheese machines for the nachos and they were BOTH BROKEN (hey! this
    place just opened!), and they had NO HOT DOG ROLLS.   So... I got
    popcorn for us, and it turned out to be the WORLD'S SALTIEST POPCORN! 
    (And I'm a saltaholic who did not add any at the counter.)
    
    The seats are comfy but, instead of sliding back into a stable reclined
    position, the backs are "springy".  Sounds great until some kid in your 
    row decides it's fun to bounce theirs, over and over and over and
    over....
    
    I saw the POSTERS for the Godiva-whatever but never figured out where
    it was.  Saw the arcade, but that "attraction" is not a Good Thing in
    my book (YMMV).
    
    Sound system is the latest Dolby, I guess, and it *was* good, but it's
    not state-of-the-art, is it?  Isn't "THX" (or whatever) the *real*
    cutting-edge?  This theater does not have that (I'm looking forward to
    experiencing that at Disney World this February; *all* their theaters
    have it).
    
    Leslie
    over

    
    It's about the same as most of the newly constructed theaters in this
    area, with the additional gloss sustained patronage will eventually
    remove.
    
    DFW

    
    Thanks for the info. Doesn't sound like we need to rush down there and
    check it out. I find the Leominster and Tyngsboro theaters comfy enough
    and they are both a lot closer. My girlfriend and I will probably check
    it out some Tuesday night (mom's night out).
    
    Patty

      I went and seen Casino and I was very impressed with the cinema. When
    you can sit for 3 hours and walk out of there with feeling in your butt
    then you know the seats are well designed. 
    
      As Siskel and Ebert say..I give it two thumbs up!!

    I went yesterday to see Goldeneye.
    
    The seats are good, everythings nice 'n clean (because the place is
    new, of course), but on the negative side....
    
    1)the coffee cups slip thru the drink holders
    2)the "cafe" consists of a half dozen seats in the middle of the huge
      open lobby 
    3)the "French pastries" they advertise were on this particular Sunday
       afternoon, 2 big chocolate chip cookies and two apple turnovers...
       they looked pretty silly sitting there in that big brightly-lit
       glass case.
    
    4)the film itself had an annoying bright green "stripe" running down the
      screen for most of the film...not the quality I'd expect to see
      in either a new film or a new theater.
    5)the screens didn't strike me as being any bigger than anywhere else
     
In my opinion, it's just a big, new theater complex...just like any other.
    
    Sue

    Still waiting for someone to let us know HOW MUCH!  In Leominster, it's
    $7; I guess we expect to hear that the new one is more.
    
    Thanks.
    
    Gerri
    

    
    Actually Leominster is now $7.25 and so is the new Worcester Cinema.
    
    	Patty

    We went to the first matinee on Sunday afternoon and it was
    $4.50.  I think it's only the first showing of the afternoon
    that is that cheap...not like some theaters that reduce the 
    price of all shows before 6pm.
    
    Sue

    Hey 1007.9,
       
           Do you go there to see a movie or buy cookies? Sounds like you
    should just rent movies instead.

    Hey yourself .13 !!
    
    If they are going to advertise these "luxuries" in their full
    page newspaper ads.. "Cafe Godiva" it says splashed across the
    page .. making out like they are "better" than other theaters
    because they have these amenities, then I would expect them to
    have them!
    
    The basenoter wanted opinions ... mine is as valid as any other!
    
    Sue                

    Sue,
    
    No wonder I couldn't find "Cafe Godiva"--silly me, *I* thought I was in
    a (micro) food court sitting area.
    
    They wasted enough space with the wall baffles in front of each
    auditorium entrance to prevent a real (enclosed) cafe, I guess. 
    ("Throw around a few chairs and tiny pedestal tables and call it a
    cafe!  Yeah, that's the ticket!  Call it Godiva and they'll drive here
    just to see it!")
    
    Leslie

So if they get about $8.50 for a 2oz box of M&Ms, what do they get for
Godiva chocolates?