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Anacortes Cinemas
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3 reviews for Anacortes Cinemas
3 reviews in English
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Review from Jordan B.
Oak Harbor, WA
3/28/2011
This is a perfect smallish town theater. The staff is awesome and they usually have movies you want to see- which is tough, considering they only have 3 screens. I grew up in an area where the 16 screen theater was replaced by the a 32 screen theater, and I would take Anacortes Cinemas over the megaplex in a heartbeat.
Three huge bonuses: interesting menu with items like Italian Sodas and caramel corn, a manager who is an artist and often times does amazing, elaborate displays for upcoming films, and there is a back door entrance to The Brown Lantern (one of my favorite restaurants) in their parking lot.
And if you're lucky and get there early, you get to see one of the ridiculous low budget commercials for a local radio station.
Lots of character here, folks. -
Review from Pat T.
Seattle, WA
5/21/2012
This is a horrible place to watch a movie. It provides the most compelling examples of what is wrong with the worst movie theaters in America and why you should invest in the equipment to enjoy movies at home with a true cinema experience. Or drive the 20 miles to a professionally-run theater.
I had the displeasure of viewing The Avengers at this theater. Many of my issues are with the presentation of this specific movie. The print they have is scratched. No self-respecting theater with moderately high standards would show this print. The scratches are very noticeable green lines that parade from the top of the screen to the bottom at regular intervals. I went out to the lobby to ask if they were aware of them and was informed there is a note by the cash register explaining the scratches and that they go away after the first 20 minutes. Okay....well that is a lie. The scratches certainly get less noticeable, but they are present throughout the movie. They are not the bright neon green throughout the whole movie, but they are there if you look for them, and once you notice them you can't stop seeing them. And they come back bright green and bigger than ever when you get to the last 15 - 20 minutes of the movie. The note at the register apologizes for the "inconvenience" the scratches may cause. These scratches are not a mere inconvenience: they result in a grossly defective product you should be ashamed to sell. An inconvenience would be if some of the seats reclined too far (they do), or if the theater lighting was too bright (it is).
OK, enough about the Avengers. The problems at this theater go way beyond the issues specific to their scratched print.
The red-illuminated exit sign in the theater is positioned in such a way that it washes the left 10 - 15% of the screen in red light. Not noticeable in some scenes, but bright or light colored scenes get a very noticeable red tinge on the left side of the screen.
Generally poor contrast. Black and dark colors are very washed-out. The ceiling lighting that is kept on (dimmed) throughout the showing may contribute to this.
Muddy sound. Especially noticeable in an action film like the Avengers.
I don't know what causes it (dirty lens? a problem with the screen itself?) but the top 10% of the screen looks smudgy or dirty. Not a problem in dark scenes, but anything with a clear sky in it will look like there are smudges at the top of the screen. -
Review from Tim C.
Fort Collins, CO
12/25/2008
Great place to watch movies, not updated and some of the seats are a little worn but the staff is great.
