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| - Time to update my review since they have been updating this theater! This is my local movie theater, although it had been awhile I have seen a movie here (see: other theater reviews detailing my shameful addiction to Cinemark popcorn). But I've come here a couple of times recently upon learning that they are renovating to add luxury reclining seats. And let me tell you...now that I've watched a movie in a recliner, I don't ever want to go back to a regular old movie seat! These seats are leather and have electronic controls that let you adjust how far up/down you want to be. They are roomy and comfortable and let you prop your feet up like you're in your own living room. Big drink holders too, and plenty of space in the aisle to move past others.
So far they've added the luxury seats in four or so of their theaters, and an employee told me that the plan is for them to eventually replace all of the seats in each theater. Note that each theater space itself is obviously the same, just the seats are being changed out...so some theaters have stadium seating, but others are still the old school non-stadium set-up, just as it's always been. The luxury seats cost like $2.50 or $3.00 more, and I think that's a reasonable premium to pay for being comfortable. I also like the fact that you can go online and reserve your seat in advance. You pay a dollar surcharge per ticket, but if you're afraid of your movie selling out, I think it's worth it to order them in advance (I see a couple of others here have had trouble with the theater double-booking their seats, but FWIW, I didn't have trouble with my online tickets).
Overall, I think it was a great idea for the Waterworks Cinema to add these seats to their otherwise outdated theater. It really differentiates them from other theaters in the area, and regardless of my Cinemark popcorn addiction, I'm going to start patronizing my local theater a lot more now!
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