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| - Don't know if I can warn people loudly enough to stay away from Brenden Palms. Friday night before last we attempted to see Prometheus, and made the mistake of buying tickets in advance. We didn't need to as there were only four other people in the theater. The seats were filthy and the auditorium not cleaned just twenty minutes before show time; we had to the leave our seats and stand outside when the staff decided to show up and clean the place. Then we returned to our seats and waited for the movie. A few minutes after show time the ad reel went off by itself, and then the theater went completely dark. We all sat in awkward silence for 15 minutes. Then the projector started, but there was no picture. We heard a trailer for the next Twilight I think, and then the movie started. Played for about ten minutes, and then the dialog started and we still could't see it. At that point we gave up and we complained to the manager, who did offer to give us passes. But... Why would we ever go back? Our entire evening was ruined. To make the movie on time, we ate beforehand at a nearby restaurant that turned out to be mediocre and overpriced. We wouldn't have eaten there if we weren't waiting on the movie, which didn't happen. A couple of passes to another incompetent screening in another dirty theater just wasn't going to make up for this. Friday night should be a big night for theaters, but these guys are flying on auto-pilot. Frankly it's hard enough to go see a movie in a theater in Vegas, the crowds are noisy and full of teens playing with their phones the entire time. Now I don't get to see Prometheus until it comes out on blu-ray (last weekend in theaters). I guess that's what I should have planned for all along, and in that respect I guess I owe Brenden thanks for teaching me to stay away from their theater, if it's my only option. Would score zero stars if the app allowed.
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