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| - James' review of Harkins on Shea is the best review I've read and I'll moreover just sort of reiterate what's already been said.
Camelview 5 is typically the theater you can rely upon when there's a movie with limited release playing in Phoenix. It's your go-to destination to see low-budget, imaginative movies that don't have an audience as broad as your typical Michael Bay, logic-out-the-window, blow-stuff-up-real-good type flick.
I love Camelview 5, but there have been movies of specific interest that I wanted to see but never made their way there. Most recently, Camelview 5 really dropped the ball on a the independent sci-fi flick "Moon." Not a great movie, but definitely worth a look and has more thoughtful emphasis on artistry than 90% of movies that get a large theatrical release.
I saw "Moon" at Harkins on Shea. It isn't playing anywhere else in the valley, sad to say.
The theater itself is an older theater. You can tell by the seating. The screens are a bit smaller. For some reason, I dunno if this just me but I felt like it was cleaner than a lot of theaters, too. It had a great ambience, sort of celebrating a love of movies, not just a theater for viewership. It felt warm. It felt great.
On top of that, it has a great location. The people who work there are awesome. I disagree with James on the grumpy old ticket taker. The old man tearing my ticket stub reminded me of the elevator operator from Barton Fink, with the whole monotone delivery. To me, he was not grumpy, he was just a character in a weird sitcom or something. Fantastic.
I enjoyed my time and I think it's a great place to hit up if you're wanting to see an artsy flick and a total no-brainer in one fell swoop.
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