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| - With all the complaining people do about Phoenix compared to other big cities, one thing that tends to get lost in the shuffle is the number of large, clean, movie theaters that play big blockbusters. It seems like there's several theaters that have at least 10+ screens and tons of seating. When I lived in San Francisco we had two theaters like this (okay, there was a couple others somewhat close by).
The thing I really like about Camelview 5 is that it's the one theater in town that plays the "artsy"/independent movies, yet it's still a Harkins. Same admittance prices, same soda/popcorn deals, etc., as with all other Harkins.
It's a clean theater, with nice seating, good sound, and yet has a somewhat "old-timey" feel to it (although the seats are comfortable, they're not high-back, but they do have drink holders).
I'm not sure the exact sizes of the 5 theaters here, but two of them are "bigger" & the other 3 are quite small. Honestly, I've called ahead a few times to ask which theater the movie I want to see is playing in because I know I might have to get there earlier to see a movie playing in one of the smaller theaters.
A couple of things to note: 1) The movies here can get quite crowded. I don't mean just night-time movies on the weekends. I've been to several matinees here on weekdays (I'm talking first showing of the day) where the theater (the larger ones) are 3/4's of the way full. 2) They have limited handicapped seating. I often times go to the movies w/my dad who is in a wheelchair and there's been a couple times where this has been an issue. I bring this up because for whatever reason this theater does attract a lot of seniors (who let's be honest...often times have physical ailments that require handicapped seating). As a result, plan accordingly going to see a movie here.
All in all, this is a really nice theater, and often times the ONLY theater in the valley where you might be able to see a particular movie.
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