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| - As always, I will start by saying that I don't get out to the movies much these days, and while this is partly because many popular movies don't appeal to me enough to pay $12+ to see them, it is also because many of the big newer cinemas are all noise and advertising and video games. Having said that, I did decide to go to The Beach Cinemas for old times' sake. I have been there many times in years past when it was newly-built on the old Greenwood Racetrack. I seem to recall it has gone thru a few owners before Alliance; I think at one time it shared a membership plan with the old Cumberland Four in Yorkville.
This past Tuesday, I went down to watch Wonder Woman, and the experience was okay. My first impression upon entering the building was that it seemed a little worn. The big open lobby is now very small, with a (kind of ugly) box office right near the doors, and a few concessions around the perimeter. It was not too busy, as most other reviewers have pointed out, but that's fine for me. The theatre that I was in was big enough, and the audio and movie quality were fine, although it appears that they don't support all of the newest formats. Overall, everything was okay, but not as nice as I remember it being, although still preferable to most of the big noisy theatres that I avoid.
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