Rotterdam Square Cinema

Acceptable soon-​to-​be-​dead-​mall movie theater with only six screens but decent reasonably modern stadium seating and projection. Refillable tub of popcorn is $ 10.25 compared to $ 6.25 at the Bow Tie in downtown Schenectady, matinée ticket prices are $ 6.50 which is only a slight bargain compared to the chains and not at all compared to Bow Tie, and the restrooms are more than a tad inconvenient, tucked in the lobby (although not the worst I’ve seen by any means). Throw in a weird mall location (far from the food court, by a cavernous empty fountain) and it’s not really a destination movie location but one I’m willing to endure if a convenient showtime pops up.

Although they used to be an AMC, this theater is now independently owned. Not that you’d know it, comparing it to other indie cinemas in the area. They have digital theaters, which means high quality picture and sound. They also have some weird motion theater thing that I’m going to have to check out at some point. All I know is that the seats move and vibrate along with the movie, but I didn’t see one of those movies (yet).
I went with a group and our theater was mostly empty. The prices were comparable to any other theater in the area, which was expected. I feel like their snack bar prices were slightly lower than the chain theaters tend to be and they offer real butter on their popcorn. Sure, the candy, etc. was overpriced, but tell me what theater actually sells candy for the same price you’d pay in a supermarket.
Friendly staff, and their have their own movie rewards card. If I lived in Schenectady County, this would be my go-​to theater. I like it even better than the Colonie Center theater, which, until my experience here, had been at the top of my list. I will certainly be back, whenever my schedule allows me to go that far for a movie.