New favorite movie theater
December 13th, 2006, 11:13 pm · 4 Comments · posted by jchin
Just got home from watching “The Queen” at Regency’s Charter Centre Cinemas, a discount theater at Beach Boulevard and Warner in Huntington Beach that opened a few months ago. The movie was very good, and the theater was fantastic! The cineplex used to be an Edwards Theater. When Bella Terra’s new cineplex opened down Beach Boulevard, Edwards closed this theater and sold it to Regency. Regency put on new lights and now screens movies that are a few weeks late at a discount rate. Movies are $3 after 6 p.m., or $2 before 6 p.m.! Hot dogs are $1. Wednesday is “date night,” where you can get two tickets, two small popcorns and two sodas for a total of $10.
The movies aren’t too old at all. Right now they’re showing “The Queen,” “Marie Antoinette,” “For Your Consideration,” “Open Season” and a couple other movies … nice mix of children-friendly blockbusters and artsier, limited release movies. There were no irritating teens at all (though that could be because it’s a) Wednesday b) the fact that we were watching a movie about the British monarch), and the place smelled pretty good. The seats felt a little old, but the quality of projection, sound, everything was excellent. We’ll definitely go back again … maybe even make it a Wednesday date night tradition?
Yes, it’s a great theater, and everybody should go to keep it in business etc. But don’t go if you’re one of those people who thinks that a discount movie isn’t very valuable and therefore talks through the entire thing. Why do people do that? Why oh why?
there’s hope after all.
They still crop movies here, so what’s the point? If a theater is going to alter the projected image, I’ll wait for DVD and watch it on my 56″ HDTV.
Dude… the movies are $2/$3. Cropped or not, it’s a bargain.