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11 reviews for The Globe Cinema
11 reviews in English
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Review from Angelo T.
5/3/2012
I went here b/c I got the hookups for tickets to the Calgary Underground Film Festival show. Doppleganger Paul, funny movie!
Anyways the last time I was here it was for a Bukowski film that I skipped school to watch. Yeah I'm old enough to admit I played hooky, now it's on to the big boy stuff like binge drinking, chasing lost leggy women, and late-night writing sprees, just like Bukowski.
The Globe has a weird entrance in that it has a really small lobby, you quickly buy your tickets and run into one of their theaters. For a seemingly small place, their theaters are quite large with seats that are slightly better than the plaza or the uptown.
Man I gotta get out to these places more to catch some good films. That very weekend I went they were showing a sushi doc that I really really wanted to see but didn't get around to it :S
Anyone up for film hangs? -
Review from Daryl D.
Calgary, AB
2/14/2012
Okay so Rob & I have been here about 3 times now. It's a little different from most theatres in the sense that you have to wait outside (like, on the sidewalk) for the manager to come unlock the doors about 15 minutes before the movie starts. He does that to keep street people from loitering, and in downtown, who could blame him? Anyways, the prices are super-reasonable! On Tuesdays, they have a deal for only $10, you get popcorn and a drink included in the price, so they seem free :)
The only sad thing about the concession is that they no longer sell Nachos and & cheese, but that's personal for me since I loooove nachos, and cannot eat popcorn.
The thing that really makes this theatre 'alternative', though, is the fact that they do not always show mainstream movies, but rather the ones that are more dramatic & meaningful, and often entrees into a film festival. They only have a couple of cinemas there too, so you won't get lost & confused like in the gigantic theatres.
I definitely would go there again! -
Review from Kaeleigh E.
Calgary, AB
1/26/2012
The Globe has some more interesting movies than some of the mainstream theatres. When I lived DT I would go here more often than I do now, living further up in the depths of suburbia.
It's a cute small theatre though. My biggest pet peeves are that the lobby area is TINY and the cut-throat scramble to get in the popcorn line. Last time a very smug woman who cut in front of me almost sent me into a blind She-Hulk rage. But no matter. Karma will get her I'm sure.
I would come here again if it was playing something I particularly wanted to see but otherwise I don't think I would trek downtown or go out of my way to come here. -
Review from Emma G.
1/19/2012 1 Check-in Here
I've only been to the Globe a handful of times but they do tend to run some movies you won't find at Cineplex, which is nice.
I went there for an event and it was a bit disorganized - probably not enough staff for the completely-full theatre, but it was okay. Everyone working seemed cheerful and not agitated by the business. There were only two people working at the concession stand and they were run off their feet!
This theatre definitely has tasty popcorn. Prices are pretty consistent with any movie theatre concession prices.
The seats are comfy, and the screens are smaller than at big theatres. -
Review from Heather I.
Calgary, AB
1/15/2012
I'm not really a movie person. I do not watch a ton of movies as I find most to be predictable and not worth my time.
When I go to the theatre, I don't want to sit in front of a ton of annoying teenagers all talking really loudly about how they can't believe that Jessie broke up with Chris or recapping something unimportant that happened last night on the Bachelor. I want to watch my damn movie and then go have a glass of wine and chat about it with my friend afterwards.
The Globe is the kind of place that people go to WATCH GOOD MOVIES. It's not the most comfortable seats, it doesn't have a Pharaoh in the lobby, it won't sell you a barrel of popcorn for $75.
If you actually want to go and watch a decent movie and you don't need the Hollywood spectacle that too often accompanies a crappy movie, then the Globe is a good bet. -
Review from Sarah Louise F.
Calgary, AB
12/5/2011
I am surprised by the face that I have never reviewed The Globe before. After a visit to The Globe Cinema this past weekend, I will attempt to write a review, and try not to let it be affected by the obnoxious trashy girls in the downstairs bathroom who didn't know how to close the stall doors, and kept yelling "I'M NOT EVEN DRUNK THOUGH!" Ew.
One thing I will give The Globe, is that there is ample leg room in the theatres. Tonight, I sat down in my seat and felt very strange. I then realized it was because someone could walk down the aisle of seats, without anybody having to stand up or do the awkward side-leg-shuffle to let them through. For that, The Globe is oh-kay.
However, I have always preferred the Uptown first and foremost, followed by the Plaza theatre when I want to see a film. I have always viewed The Globe as showing all the orphan films that its homie The Uptown doesn't want; like the ones that are based off of Oprah's Book Club books, or this one weirdo one I saw once about an arranged marriage, and a man who turns into a snake. Real weird. I have always found the features at The Uptown far superior.
Seeing as The Uptown is closed until further notice, and I was already downtown, I finally gave in and went to The Globe on Friday anyways, after being peer pressure by a friend. I hadn't been since a film festival a few years ago. WHY WOULD I WHEN MY FAVOURITE THEATRE IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET?! The theatre was relatively busy, and I couldn't tell if it was because everyone was there to see a George Clooney movie, or because The Uptown is currently closed. Probably both, seeing as I guess those were my motives to be there as well. Even if NO ONE ELSE endorses my weird crush on George Clooney. :( -
Review from Laura W.
Calgary, AB
2/4/2012 1 Check-in Here
I love this cinema. A short jaunt from my house and it always plays unique movies. While the seats are not the most comfortable, for $10 I won't complain, too much.
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Review from Katie C.
Calgary, AB
11/14/2009
I love the Globe Theatre for the tiny lobby, the two theatres (one upstairs, one down), the small condiment stands and the piece of Calgary History and Indie Film love that it embodies. Is it tiny? Yeah, the theatres are small and only mildly comfortable. The popcorn still comes in human sized bags. The staff tend more toward film lover than disenfranchised teenager (though they have those too). I like that the Globe celebrates film by supporting the film festivals and bringing in some of the better independent film to Calgary.
It is so, so important for us to get more than just what Hollywood flings our way. The Globe was one of the central players in my development as a film lover.
Plus I saw Napolean Dynamite here before it got cool. Beat that! (End pretension) -
Review from Sapna G.
Calgary, AB
11/13/2009
When I see a movie, I like to see it in all its glory. I like a HUGE screen, I like comfy seats, I like leg room and I like the excitement of a big lobby, a huge concession area, and lots of movie-going crowds.
For me, The Globe isn't on my 'Top 3' theatres to frequent in Calgary. It's the theatre you go to when you want to see the 'interesting' films, you know, the ones that don't normally play at regular theatres. I still don't love it though. To me, it's tiny, it's congested, and it's dated.
I do go now and then when I want to catch an original film, and I did head over a couple of times during the Calgary Film Festival, but on a regular day, you wont catch me walking in or out.
It's an okay theatre, but I'm not there unless it's the ONLY place where my movie is playing :) -
Review from Gordon L.
Calgary, AB
3/24/2010
I really love the feel and the look of this theatre. It's wonderful for seeing movies at the film festival and first-run indie pics. Has a very personal quality to it even in a full house. Great for first dates and with friends.
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Review from Yo U.
9/26/2009
This is, without hesitation, my favourite cinema in Calgary. It's not fancy, but it's clean, the movies are normally interesting, and the place is not blocked with various idiots and ruffians.
