Jasper 8 Theatres

I live in Bloomington, and our local options are the AMC theatres on the east and west side. I just went to see Paddington in Jasper, and I loved the whole experience!
The movie started right on time. This was confusing for us. If AMC says a movie starts at 7:10, the PREVIEWS start at 7:10, and you have no idea when the movie actually starts. We went in a few minutes ahead of time expecting previews. I’m actually very happy to know this now.
The prices were right! A matinée for 4 came to 20 bucks. Buying popcorn, soda, and kids packs was 15. Locally, 15 might get you a popcorn and a drink if you’re lucky.
The seats were a bit tight, but that’s OK.
The place had a pretty awesome game room, but the staff is unable to help if something happens. We wanted to use the picture booth, but before I could put my last dollar in, the machine stopped accepting them.
Overall, it was a great experience, and I would definitely enjoy seeing another movie there.
If you like claw machines, be warned… bad claws…

You have to be a fan as this is the only establishment to see movies in the Jasper area. Otherwise, get ready to drive about 45 – 60 minutes to Evansville. The owners know they are the pick for any movies, so the drive to keep up standards at the theater is lacking more than what it should be.
The prices I can’t complain about. I live in a bigger city with bigger ticket prices so when I ‘come home’ to visit family, I love paying $ 2 for a small popcorn and $ 2 for a huge drink. Where I live now, I order the kids’ pack and that costs me $ 6.75 — ugh.
Don’t get me wrong, the theater isn’t horrible. It’s kept fairly clean in the lobby and the seating areas in the theaters themselves. The bathrooms were clean but they’re quite small and aren’t wheelchair compliant (entry door width, height of the sink and soap, etc.) so that’s a little sad to see. There’s plenty of arcade and video games to take whatever money your kids want to spend.
I do wish the selection of movies were more vast. Jasper 8 does have a bad habit of showing too many movies that should have gone straight to video instead of the big screen. I can’t believe that more of a crowd wouldn’t go see movies that provoke thought or have some meaning to them. Hence, you hear about a lot of folks driving into Evansville or the Louisville area for movies that Jasper won’t show… or just wait until the video does come out and watch them in the comfort of their own homes.
One complaint I do have, is I went to see a movie on Saturday, June 22. The local advertisements that are shown during the ‘previews’ time are very excessive… at least 15 full minutes of local advertising, if not 20 minutes. One business had three different ‘commercials’ showing different aspects of their business. Yes, this brings revenue into the theater and it helps out the owners but if I wanted to see advertising, I’d go the The Herald or look something up on Google. If I expect previews, then I expect previews of MOVIES… yes…movies.

Not sure if the previous reviewer has ever been to a movie or not but every movie I ever go to ALWAYS has 10 – 20 minutes of previews prior to the start of the actual movie! ALWAYS! Now this isn’t the cleanest or most high-​tech place and the staff needs to mature a bit but the prices are absolutely unbeatable! I would take coming to Jasper 8 over going to the $ 10 «matinée» in Owensboro ANY day! The new releases in Jasper are sometimes slow in coming but like I said, for the price… who cares!

The movie was advertised to start at 9:30. By 9:45, they were still playing commercials. We paid to watch advertising for 15 minutes. When I asked the ticket taker to start the movie… or at least the previews… he was rude and unhelpful. He said it was on a timer. I asked to see a manager. The manager never came. For the rest of the 2 hour movie, it was uncomfortable, cold, and the sound level was bad. Did not try the concessions. The entryway is chaotic. Someone, please buy the Astra.