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Sunridge Spectrum Cineplex Theatre
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10 reviews for Sunridge Spectrum Cineplex Theatre
10 reviews in English
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Review from Sandon H.
Calgary, AB
2/29/2012 1 Check-in Here
Less busy, we prefer this one out of most of the Cineplex's in the city even if it is a bit of a drive.
I have never seen so many sweat pants tucked into Uggs, PJ pants or those tear-away track pants from 1998 in one space as I have here. People are definitely comfortable here, so comfortable they don't even bother getting dressed.
The theatre seems clean and well maintained. The front line fills up but moves quite fast. I've never had a problem with the ticket kiosks either.
The lines for the concession are another story. They move in slow-motion usually. I imagine those teens have trouble seeing what they are doing what with all that hair in their face. If you can't see, you go slower. Pesky hair.
The popcorn is delicious. Mmmm Layered butter with salt and vinegar "shakers'.
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Review from Mariana R.
Calgary, AB
5/26/2012 1 Check-in Here
Good cinema... The service is Great... And the theatre is clean... It is just a little far from the city centre. However, if you work in the area it is a good choice to go there after work...
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Review from Melissa B.
Calgary, AB
7/14/2011 3 Check-ins Here
This is by far MY favourite theater in the city. Its not the best theater in the city, but it does what I want best.
Its not as busy as the Chinook theater and as I live in the north end of the city, it is way closer than the Chinook theater. It always has the most popular movies playing there and usually have a good selection of times to choose from.
I love the mini food venue in the theater. There chicken strips are so good. Very meaty and well worth the price.
The best thing that Cineplex has going for them, is the Scene card. I will always choose a Cineplex theater over the Empire theaters just because of the discount at concession and collect points when purchasing tickets and food. -
Review from Roni L.
1/14/2012
They day I went, none of the self serve kiosks were printing. I don't know why they didn't just rope them off so everyone goes through the box office, cuz it was a PITA to try to buy, have nothing come out, and then have to wait in line to try to get it sorted out...
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Review from Angela M.
Calgary, AB
5/30/2011
It's busy.
It's loud with all kinds of ring-a-ding-ding sounds.
It's a movie theatre.
A theatre is a theatre is a theatre.
But for the love of all that's holy, TURN THE MOTHEREFFING AIR CONDITIONING DOWN. -
Review from neil m.
Calgary, AB
11/4/2009
Well, what can I say ...Every tuesday = $11.95 for a movie and large popcorn and pop in a "real" theater watching and newly released movie (Zombieland which was awesome by the way!!). You just can't beat that these days!!
Now my family and I have a Tuesday movie night place to go, instead of movies and the couch. -
Review from Sapna G.
Calgary, AB
11/9/2009
After reading Neil M.'s review of Sunridge Spectrum, I thought maybe I should give it a try.
And not only did I give it a try, I went out on a limb and decided to see the movie I have been anticipating more than any other: Michael Jackson's 'This Is It'. I'm a HUGE fan, so the theatre had the potential to make it or break it for me. Luckily for me, it wasn't the latter.
Sunridge Spectrum is a great theatre. I like that it's isolated from the mall and I like that it's its own island.
After having gone in and had a seat, i realized the chairs were FANTASTIC! SO comfortable!
The theatre was busy, but not packed, which I also thoroughly enjoyed. I ordered popcorn and it was just as good as any other movie popcorn, so my taste buds were pleased as well.
Overall, my experience at this particular theatre was great! Thank you Neil M.!!! I was actually quite surprised at how much I enjoyed this location!
Now I have another theatre in the city that I can escape to when I need 'Me' time and I can always be sure that while yes, it will be busy, it wont ever be so packed that I wont be able to secure a seat. Score! -
Review from Adam B.
Calgary, AB
I work near here, and wanted to see Tangled 3D with a friend from work. I wasnt sure whether this was a good theatre or not, so I checked out YELP, and based on the good reviews I thought I would go here. I was very pleasantly suprised. First of all, in comparison to going to Chinook this was like night and day. Calm, relatively quiet without all the madness. There are quite a few good things that I have never seen at other theatres. First of all, they have FREE popcorn topping, yes FREE! There is a little area where they have napkins etc and they have a machine that dispenses the Butter topping. Just press the button and voila! Its Becel Margarine, but still pretty tasty and nice that you can put your own on.
Also they offer Free refills on Large drinks. I drink a whole large myself, but if you were sharing with someone the free refill thing would turn out to be pretty good value.
Tons of parking out front.
There is also a Pizza 73 inside, as well as hamburgers, nachos, hot dogs etc...
Nice staff, Clean shiny theatre!
I will be going back in a few weeks to see Tron, and looking forward to it.
This theatre is a gem. -
Review from Gabe A.
4/22/2011
Sunridge has the down-home feel of a second-run theater; design-wise and size-wise, it is much closer to Canyon Meadows in the south. It is not as massive, or packed, or as rat-race-like as Chinook, but it is a great place to watch a movie. The only one I've seen here was The Dark Knight in 2008 (my third viewing), and I do remember the seating being superior to Chinook. The auditorium felt almost twice the size, with much more height difference in the rows, and of course the chairs were very comfortable. How this theater is not bigger and bolder escapes me.
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Review from Dustin H.
4/7/2011 4 Check-ins Here
This theater easily grabs second place for best theater in the city in my books (and trust me, I go to A LOT of movies, so I know) coming in shortly behind Chinook (which I've also reviewed, check out my page if you'd like to compare!)
Basically, when it comes right down to it I kind of consider this theater to be the "little brother/sister" of the larger, more technologically advanced Chinook... but what it loses in the latest tech, it makes up for in comfort and low-key vibes... most of the time. There are times (opening night for The Dark Knight sticks out my head) where I've seen lineups out the door and around the corner, but I'd be willing to bet there were still more people at Chinook.
On any given night, Sunridge is only about 60-70% as busy as Chinook, sometimes less, which makes lineups and finding a seat a lot easier. Also, I haven't been to the two close enough together to say for sure, but I could swear the seats here were a bit larger and more comfortable (aside, of course, from Chinook's new ULTRA-AVX theater which beats any other I've been to in Calgary by quite a margin). It also boasts the only theater I'm aware of in the city where one can get things like chicken strips, poutine, and frozen yogurt, which drastically boosts the appeal of eating right at the theater.
That being said, I was disappointed to hear that the new ULTRA-AVX system wouldn't be coming here. It was already a shame that this theater didn't get an IMAX screen, so now it's becoming painfully clear that this venue is a distant second priority.
My other complaint is with accessibility. For those who are driving, it's really no big deal, but for peopel like myself who take transit, there's really no direct line to the theater. Your best bet becomes getting off the train at Rundle station and walking from there which means either going through or around Sunridge Mall (and if you go through, be advised, the parking lot on the other side has a wall around it, so you can't cut straight through anyway, and will have to go out to where the intersection around the mall goes anyway), then across a pretty busy street, up a hill, and through another major lot. This is somewhat of a pain, especially when you're cutting it close for a showtime, or on your way out after the mall has closed (forcing you to go around). So, if you live in the Northeast, drive, and prefer to play it a little more low-key, Sunridge is the way to go... but it would be nice for those of us without these luxuries if there were some kind of major busline that went there.
Once you get inside, this is one of the best movie-going experiences in the city. It's no Chinook, but if you can get there without all the pain put on those of us who rely on a bus pass, you really can't go wrong.
