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| - Party people, I need you to go to Capitol Theater. Well, not all of you because it's never crowded and I like it that way, but it's never crowded and even though I like it that way, I get anxious that maybe they need more patrons!!! This review is entirely self-serving because I LOVE the Capitol so I need them to flourish because it's my favorite place to see a movie on the West Side. This is a sensitive topic for me because two times previously in my life I've had favorite local theaters shut down on me and I can't let that happen again, dang it! Okay, I don't actually have any idea if Capitol needs more patrons but it is an awesome place to check out a movie, so let me go through the pros to help you catch the vision:
"Old school theater" feel with ornate decor
Stadium seating
Not crowded
Cleaner than your average theater (no sticky "popcorn/soda" floors)
Price! Movies are only $6.50 before 6pm and $9 after
Located in a cute little neighborhood filled with great restaurants
Tries to play both mainstream "blockbuster" and independent "artsy" films
Great weekday deals: Mondays, all tickets are $5; Tuesdays, free popcorn and Wednesdays, 1/2 priced beer/wine (yes, beer/wine!)
Support a local business
And, most importantly, it doesn't appeal to the tweens (that is, no hoards of screaming youths mobbing the outside like *ahem* some theaters I know...)
I'm obviously biased about this place so I can't think of any cons, except maybe they have fewer movies to choose from than bigger theaters would. Also the seats are of the old theater style, not the huge plush seats in new theaters.
This is a fun place to take a date or a group of friends and not have to deal with the crowds and hype of other theaters. I recommend parking in the lot right behind the theater on W 65th.
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