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| - Nnnnooo...I prefer to order my own snacks for a movie before I enter the theater, thank you very much. I don't like buzzing my server like I'm in a Boeing 747 cabin & then wwwwwait for a damn popcornsies and soda.
I've seen TOO many movies here, but by gosh it's close to home. Last weekend I went to a random Harkins in the East Valley and the customer service and food seemed like a damn paradise compared to the Sit N PoOt AMC Dine-in and Get Gassy Theatres Esplanade 14.
The low-down:
1) Do you like sitting next to gassy neighbors eating greasy burgers, fries, jalapeno poppers and drinkin beer in the dark? Do you like smelling the results during 120 minutes of CGI space villains?
2) Some of the servers here are friendly and on-it. Some have seen better days. But no matter WHAT it takes too long to order...too long to get yer food...and too long to PAY. And of course the check/tip/process comes during the movie's conclusion. Annoyburgers! Grrrr!
3) THE VOLUME IN THESE THEATERS = ALWAYS WAY TO LLLOOOWWW. Seriously you will be straining to hear the movie because either the projector room dudes are slackin and smokin, or the speaker systems here are freakin WEAK. Or maybe both.
4) In ALL my times here, I have never once seen a manager enter the theater during a movie to test the picture and sound...something good movie theaters do regularly. Again, AMC PoOt and Toot doesn't care about your experience, so wtf, ya know?
5) Only a few seats per theater means if you go during peak times and you don't order ahead online to reserve your seat, forget it. I am a fan of the online reservation system. However I am NOT a fan of 30 seats per theater.
6), 7) and 8) Probably THE MOST ANNOYING facet of the Poot N Toot theater is the PAPER THIN WALLS, so you will always hear the movies playing next door to you. AMAZING since when you're in the damn theater you can barely hear YOUR movie. It's like all the speakers are positioned away from the audience and towards the walls. ARGH!!!
9) and 10) 20-40 minutes of trailers and commercials before your main attraction starts. F*ck you, AMC.
The good:
-Parking is easy. Just validate, jabroni.
-They tend to show the movies you want to see.
-The central Phx location.
Will I go back here? Unfortunately, yes. Just. Because. It's. So. Close. Will I go often? No. Will I EVER again patronize their gross food/kitchen? No. Popcorn = cold. Meats = cheap. Suds = not while I'm watching a movie, boss. I will pay as little as I possibly can because I just. want. to. see. the. movie.
Stupid concept. Indifferent management. Gross operations. Awesome location.
Poot.
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