AMC Showplace Bloomington 12

This is my favorite theater, It’s near a lot of shopping. The theaters are large and the seats are high enough that if someone sits in front of you it’s not a big deal. You can still see just fine. They give free refills on large drinks and large popcorn. You get to put your own butter and salt on your popcorn so it’s always perfect.

Compared to the other theater across town this place might as well be Broadway. There’s enough screens that you never have to worry it being overcrowded. Also the seats are really comfortable and huge which make for a great place for you and your date to get it on when the the theater is empty. Trust me on that one.

We received wonderful service from the manager who went out of his way to make sure we could get into an earlier showtime and even went and exchanged our tickets for us. We felt very valued!

By far my favorite AMC theatre in a 30 mile radius of Bloomington. Always clean, comfortable seats, always friendly service. I’ve never had a problem here.

Quick queue to buy ticket. Plus ticket booth is inside so don’t have to wait in the cold. Good movie-​going experience.

Based on reviews I read here, I didn’t expect much from this theater. I was pleasantly surprised! Good, quick service and great selection of movies. I would definitely come back!

I’ve been here twice since Christmas. Each time disappointed. The theaters aren’t cleaned in-​between showings. The staff has been very friendly, but it doesn’t make up for uncleanliness. Also, not all the concession items were available when we went up to purchase — both times!

I can’t say this is a bad theater. I fear it is probably pretty standard for small town American towns.
I will say I am sad to see Kerasotes gone (I know I’m late to the party on this information).
If I could make only ONE suggestion to AMC it would be to BRING BACK THE FIVE BUCK CLUB. In a town like this, you may get a lot out of the college students, but the locals would frequent your movie theater more after the initial teenage/​young adult rush to see movies first.
I can only speak for myself, I used to go to the movies weekly and see «something.» Now, I only go to the ones that I deem worth it. Kerasotes used to get AT LEAST 40 bucks out of me every month (me and my wife). Now, they are lucky to get 20. When 5 Buck club was around, I would still see the blockbusters early. It was nice though for those films that you weren’t sure about.
Heck, for 20 bucks to get in the door, it is cheaper often to buy the DVD, watch it once and donate it to Goodwill.
Disappointing AMC. Disappointing.

Do yourself a favor and AVOID this place on the weekends. Seriously, the prices double… especially with all that 3D gimmickery they’re trying to pull now.
The seats are pretty grimy, various and sundry stains and ground in spots of who-​knows-​what. Some of the arm rests are bent too… sometimes I worry that my $ 8 64 ounce soda is going to tip over and flood the place.
Forget what I was watching but at one point I could hear the train going by outside for like 5 minutes.

This Showplace is like a beacon in a dark stormy night compared to its sister cinema across town which is the half-​breed red headed trailer park step-​child of the diviest motel you’ve ever set foot in multiplied by the dirtiest most out of date dank basement cellar ever seen in any horror flick ever.
Yep, other than that relationship it’s just your standard theater, shiny, nice seats, popcorn. Do yourself a favor and go to this one and not the other one.

Wow. High prices, lazy help, and unclear pricing. How much better can it get?
AMC recently took over the local Kerasotes theatres. I never thought I would say this, but I MISS Kerasotes. With Kerasotes, the staff was friendly, you didn’t have to wait long for your snacks, everything was clearly priced, and the staff was waiting after the movie to clean the thatre.
Now, the ticket taker stands there as the clerk rips your ticket, no one standing around bothers to help the guy at the concession counter, the prices are unclear, and the prices have gone WAY up. Then there is the dirty theater. the dirty bathroom… need I go on? Understaffed with a staff that doesn’t care. Lucky for me, there is an alternative, and I plan to start going there to see movies. AMC is terrible!
If my picture uploaded properly, you’ll see it. If not, imagine going into the mens room and seeing a random cup on a urinal because no one cleans. Then there was the non working paper towel dispenser… (sigh)