Been meaning to note all this at the AMC Village 7 on Third Avenue and East 11th Street … where renovations are in full swing. (You've probably noticed fewer movie choices here of late…)
The final product will include some reclining seats in the auditoriums… (do these things operate with quarters?)
Oh, and "Sicario" was pretty good, though I saw it at Kips Bay…
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ReplyDeleteThe final product will include some reclining seats in the auditoriums… (do these things operate with quarters?)
And if you tip extra, they'll give you a massage and a happy ending, too!
This whole building has always been completely absurd with a ton of wasted space.
ReplyDeleteI really dislike the idea of movie theater seats that can't be cleaned or even brushed off very easily... Imagine all the popcorn bits lost in those leather folds.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great place for discount tkts if you go before 12:00. I hope we don't lose the discount.
ReplyDeleteHow much legroom is there going to be behind these reclining seats? The staff is going to have to deal with the fights that break out on economy class flights when the passenger behind the recliner is not happy about being squished.
ReplyDeleteThen, there's the problem with reclining people who will fall asleep halfway through the movie.
The Village East Cinema on Second Avenue at East 12th Street also has discounted tickets for $8 before noon.
ReplyDeleteWill the recliners offer Magic Fingers?
ReplyDeleteIFC on 6th Ave has reclining chairs, and I bet they were a lot cheaper to come by. Of course only every third or so chair reclines there.
ReplyDeleteOf course the ticket prices will go up don't fool yourselves. I suppose there will be less tickets per showing since the seats will require more space so less seats per theatre. I actually didn't mind this place and I though the concept of a vertical movie house was a clever NY solution. Outside of the immediate lobby I don't know what one person claimed as lots of wasted space? The large stairwells are necessary for safety in case of an emergency.
ReplyDeleteI just hope they don't have assigned seating as the Bow Tie in Chelsea does.
The theater will probably convert to reserved/assigned seats once it changes to recline seats. (That is what happened on the Upper West Side on 84th Street)
ReplyDeleteThis means that you must select the seat you want when you purchase the ticket - and you must sit in that seat.
So if it turns out that you cannot see from the seat you selected or you happen to find yourself sitting next to someone who seems really creepy, you are out of luck.
It also benefits folks who purchase on-line - it does not help to come to the theater early anymore.
Lastly, depending upon the movie, these seats are a major attraction for people who actually would prefer to make out etc instead of seeing the movie (honestly they and we would have more fun if they stayed home and did what they really wanted to do....)
I guess this progress?
ReplyDeleteThey should just rename it Bedbug Paradise.
ReplyDeleteSicario is cerebral, intelligent, and stylish and overall great, reclining seats or not.
ReplyDeleteEmily Blunt was supposed to do a nude scene but she vigorously fought hard against and rightly so since it was unnecessary. I'd like to recline with Emily, to be blunt.
@8:47am: I have never heard of assigned seating in a movie theater before, but there's no way I'd buy a ticket to any movie theater that operated on that basis.
ReplyDeleteThere's no doubt in my mind that we will see assigned seating in some cinemas, some day.
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