Being from out of town, I was out of my comfort zone stepping into a movie theater to watch something. I'm used to my Regal Cinemas or my AMC and all the things that go with that.
This particular Harkins at SanTan Village is a reasonable substitute.
Pluses:
1) The rewards shirt and cup. The shirt is 20 clams and the cup is 5 clams. If you wear the shirt (good up to the end of the year), it gives you free popcorn. If you bring the cup with you, it's a dollar refill. OMG, how cool is that?
2) This particular theater sells concessions normally not associated with a movie theater. Things like french fries, popcorn chicken, mozzarella cheese sticks and churros are on sale here. This is IN ADDITION to the normal fare of popcorn, hotdogs, pretzels and candy that theaters normally have.
3) They have a place that you can leave your little ones AKA children if you wish to watch the movie without them possibly screaming.
Minuses: (Keep in mind, I'm from out of town)
1) We don't have any Harkins close to where I live. The one closest to my home location is about 30 miles.
2) I'm actually going to miss this theater chain when I leave the metro Phoenix area. Blame it on me wanting something I don't have.
Last words:
---sigh. Why is it that things that are nifty and fun are found so far far away? It's like an empty cookie jar. You go reach for it, you can't get it. You get a stool to reach for it, but you still can't. You go get a chair, and you fall off of it and hurting yourself. Finally, you get a ladder and you get to it, only discovering that the jar is empty. ----sigh.
I will be back, Harkins. Save a loyalty cup for me!