UA East Whiteland 9

It seems this place is never busy. Plenty of seats. Easy parking. Recently, went to see a movie. Unfortunately, I could hear the movie next door concurrently to the one I was watching. I wasn’t prepared for sticker shock for a popcorn and soda!

Great theater! As has already been stated, it’s clean, the seats are big and comfy with stadium seating and plenty of legroom. It’s deceivingly spacious as well.
It’s location is a bit of a good and bad thing. On one hand, the fact that it’s out of the way keeps it from being nearly as crowded as other area theaters, like Regal’s King of Prussia megaplex. On the other hand, it’s out of the way and not really close to any good pre– or post-​movie options.
Still, it remains one of my favorite places to catch a show. It is rarely full of annoying teenagers and people who can’t shut up for two hours for a movie, and that’s what can make a theater great in this day and age. If you hit it up in the middle of the week, there’s a good chance you will have a row to yourself, even on big blockbuster flicks early in their release.
The only reason a star is docked is as a general protest against ticket prices, the fact that it is out of the way, and the fact that on the off chance that it is crowded, they don’t seem to have a big enough staff.

My new standard of seeing a movie.
There is nothing I hate more then going to am movie theater with people. I hate rude people and i hate people in general when I want to watch a movie. Especially if i am paying more for a movie i don’t want any morons or loud people ruining it for me.
I used to go to KOP but omg that is just a mess anymore so I’ve gone here and have been VERY happy.
RARELY has a movie been crowded and the place is clean and works for me.
Go here, avoid KOP and you’ll be happy!

It’s a movie theater. Clean. Big seats with cup holders.
Sit in the back row. Make out with someone. Or the arm rests go up, so if you don’t have A/​C, you can make three seats into a sofa and take a cool nap. Or make hand puppets in front of the camera window.

i love going to the movies but hate the masses of people that you get with king of prussia. even the regal closer to my home in edgemont/​newtown square can get pretty packed. when time isnt an issue, i always prefer to come here first. why? well, it’s always clean, rarely crowded, stadium seating, comfortable reclining/​rocking chairs and movable arm rests.
the only problem is the bathrooms next to the theatres are somewhat small. so if it gets crowded, use the one in the lobby. i’m always afraid this place will close because it never seems super crowded but i hope they will always remain open!

I love this theater, every room is spacious with plenty of seating. Audience is tiered in stadium style setting with reclining well padded seats. Management and theater staff are also friendly and quick to assist.
My only issue with this theater is it’s also popular with the local teenagers and is often teaming with scores of unsupervised children. No major issues with them as they are just very chatty/​giggly, but if you go to the many available late night shows you can avoid this problem easily.
This theater also recently started showing movies in digital 3D which might be a plus to many theater goers.

Its a theater I go to. Sits lazily, like a lizard on a hot rock, on Lancaster Ave between Paoli and Exton. The only thing that separates this from numerous other theaters is the field of stars on the lobby ceiling when you look up. Not stars as in Pacino and DeNiro but an actual constellation of stars. Its very surreal.
Nothing out of the ordinary has happened here… except for one incident, an incident that says nothing about the theater but speaks poorly of me.
Ive said before that im thrifty. What i havent discussed yet is that im also a scheming fool. This is no better illustrated than in the following tale.
I love the movie club cards. Ever since these things have been in practice, ive had my hands on them, often earning free food and movies. On the night in question, I had in my posession a free movie pass. Anyone who’s had one knows that this pass is only valid for non– new release, which is a movie that has been out for 2 weeks.
Schemers like me know the way around this. You just buy a ticket to the non new release closest to the movies starting time that you want to see and you give your ticket and walk in to just about any theater you want. Ive done this often and I dont really feel bad about it because that stipulation defeats the purpose of a free pass.
So on this night I met friends to see a new release. I had my pass and planned on «doin’ my thing» My friends bought their real tickets and i got my special one. The closest movie to mine was about ½ hour after but thats never been a problem before. That was before I ran into Brad (name changed to protect innocent) The worlds best ticket ripper! My friends showed their tickets and proceeded in, I showed mine and Brad stopped me.
«This theater is not ready yet.» he stated boldly
«Its OK » I winked, «Ill just wait in there.»
I started to walk in but he stopped me.
«No sir, youll have to wait out in the lobby»
This guy was serious. Unphased, I waved my friends to go in and get a seat, Brad would break soon.
I waited for his attention to be diverted. i could make a break for it. Its hard however to be agile and dexteirous holding a medium popcorn and soda. Either way the guy never left his post., he was a machine. I watched jealously as many people got through with their «valid» tickets.
Brad was. lets say… special. He was in his late 30s and struck me as the type to still be living at home with mom and dad and looking forward to their weekly supermarket shopping visits.
Brad was also dilligent as hell. I watched as he scolded teenagers for using forbidden cell phones even when managers half his age let the stuff slide. I wished the manager was standing at the enterance, it would have been easier to get in.
Time was running out I had to change my tactics.
” Hey Buddy, «I reasoned, «I didnt realize that this movie started so late, I think ill see the other one instead»
«Well to do that» he explained, «you need to exchange your ticket, that one is a free pass and therefore not valid for that film»
DAMN he was on top of his shit for a ticket ripper! This was a guy, who during his interview for the job probably walked into the room with a bucket of confetti and said, «I think my work speaks for itself.» He was besting me at every corner. Keep in mind, I busted on him a little earlier but this is coming from a 37 yr old, who is still pulling crap like this just to save $ 9.
Finally, the Lord of the ticket line let me in, which led to another dilemma. The movie I wanted to see was to the left, the one I had a ticket for was right. There was no way going the wrong direction would get past Brad so i had to go right. I suddenly found a nearby movie poster very interesting, keeping one eye on Brad, waiting for him to be distracted. Then luckily, those wonderful teens with their illegal camera phones. Brad had to investigate, opening the door for me to make a run for it. I didnt even turn back to see if Brad saw me, I just dashed. I made it in, found my friends, the whole time thinking that Brad, like a Terminator, would hunt me down. I had just enough time to sing to my friends the ballad of Brad the ticket taker before the movie began.
The lights dimmed the movie started and I had just begun to forget about the whole silly incident until about15 min. in, the door opened and in walked Brad. Christ! Is he good. I figured he went into the movie i was supposed to be in, saw i wasnt there and then found me. I slunk down in my chair and put my jacket in front of my face He didnt see me and i think he was just doing a routine check but it was frightening.
After the film I felt like seeking him out, shaking his hand and telling him he was a worthy adversary. I may have won but he didnt make it easy and did make me miss some of my precious previews. Alas, he wasnt there.
But guess what Brad! I have another pass in my wallet and I feel like seeing a new release! Do you feel lucky Brad?