Okay let me be clear.....this venue really deserves a 4 star rating because of it's ambiance but the $14.00 all day movie price is absurd. So let me start with the parking.....you should really enter off of Scottsdale RD.....enter the garage entrance....make the first left and then look right for an empty spot. This area is the best place to park if your going to this venue because it is right near the elevator and escalators. Once you enter the mall and decide whether to take the escalator or the elevator up you will see the theater right away. You can either get you tickets via a fandango kiosk or walk up the customer service counters and buy your tickets directly. When you purchase your tickets you can select the seats you want on a touch screen right there in front of the customer service agent. You pay your $14.00 bucks and your in....however this is what you get:
There is a restaurant/Bar setup (you have to pay)
There are the concession stands (you have to pay)
There is a very nice balcony to sit and wait on your movie I guess (it's free)
There is floor lighting right near the entrance to the theater....nice touch I guess
Every theater has RECLINING seats and plenty of legroom (included in the price)
The bathrooms....at least for the men.....are very nice. (they are free as well...LOL)
The screens are large however they don't come with DOLBY ATMOS like the CINE CAPRI theaters however the ambiance is pretty good all things considered.
Here is my real issue though....the seats share armrests.....which are wide and very nice.....but imagine sharing that with an irritating kid or irritating adult for that matter. I can't see paying 14 bucks for that so I HIGHLY recommend selecting the seats next to the handicap because usually someone will be with them and they would have to select the seat next to them. Example being.....we had seats C-6 and C-7 which were part of a 4 seat section. There was a seat on each end of us for a handicap person so since we knew no one would be sitting there we chose these seats because again they would be for a companion.
The theater also has seating issues seems like on a regular basis.....in fact we got free passes to this theater because of a seating and a power surge issue within the mall my wife had when she went to see a movie here last week. (NOTE: The power outage issue happened 20 minutes into my wife's movie for theaters 6-14 but not 1-5 so I found that odd myself). All in all if you just want to spend 14 bucks because you are at the mall.....have nothing else to do.....and want to see a movie....then this is your place. I won't be returning unless there is more offered for my hard earned 14 bucks. Eat, Drink, and be Merry my Friends!!!!!
EDIT of this post: I forgot to add this little note because I know people are going to have issues with this review but here is one more important fact. The Scottsdale 101 Harkins in North Scottsdale offers the CINE CAPRI like I mentioned earlier but you can go to a Matinee for 8 bucks or less and the regular shows are only 11.50. More importantly if you are a member of the loyalty program you can get your a Drink and medium popcorn for $1.50 total. There are no reclining seats of course but you decide: 13 bucks for large screen experience.....popcorn....and a soda VS. 14 bucks with just reclining seats......hmmmmm.....seems to be a no-brainer to me.