AMC Cantera 30

The reason why this establishment is marked «Closed» is that it was sold to Regal. The new Unilocal page is at:
I am giving this a 5-​star review as it was my favorite movie theater of all time when it was AMC. I watched it being built and have been a loyal customer since day 1.
I have not been back since Regal bought it, but hope that it is mostly the same.

Bummer that there’s no student discount, and that it’s so expensive at night, but a great movie selection.
We don’t usually come to Cantera (as there are many theatres closer to our house) but we came out here a couple weekends ago to see an international movie (My Name is Khan), and it was worth the trip. The theatre we were in was appropriately sized — not too full, but definitely not empty, and very comfortable. The tickets were $ 11 each (ouch!) and there were no student discounts, which I confirmed with the ticketing agents on site.
Also, as others have mentioned, parking can be a doozie at Cantera. But if the location is convenient, or if there’s a movie you want to see here, don’t hesitate to make the drive out.

I’ve gotta say, I come to really like this theatre. Movies before 12pm are only $ 6. Love that! Barely anyone in the theatre, so you can always find a seat, the bathrooms are clean (as much as they can be for public bathrooms) and finding parking is easy.
If you’re going during ‘prime time’, definitely suggest arriving early. Parking fills up & you will end up walking from tim-​buk-​tu and then waiting in line for a ticket. It’s a popular place, gotta hand ‘em that. Evening seats are $ 8+. If you’re seeing a 3D, it’s an addt’l $ 3.
My only real complaint is the parking lot. So much of what could be ‘close’ parking is taken up with unnecessary sidewalks & what I can only describe as lounging areas with trees. Why they seem to feel that is necessary is beyond me. People are going there to see a movie INSIDE. So even if you park close, you’re still making quite a walk to the front door.

Tons of screens, reasonable prices, easy parking – what’s not to love? With so many screens and such a big parking lot, you’d be hard-​pressed not to find any reasonably recent commercial movie and a parking space to boot.
The only thing I don’t like is that the ticket-​buying area is semi-​outdoors (lots of doors to the actual outdoors, made almost entirely of glass), so in the winter, it’s F-​R-​E-​E-​Z-​I-​N-​G. I guess I also am not a fan of walking a billion miles from my parking spot to the theater in the freezing cold, but I don’t see what they could really do about that (structured parking? But honestly, it’s the burbs).

Great location, right by I 88. Tons of restaurants around. Bring a lot of cash though, movies are expensive nowadays!

Big theater (obviously; 30 shows), and they get the «AMC Select» movies (limited release films), so that means you don’t have to trek into Chicago to see that art house film. There aren’t as many showings per day of those films in general as of the big blockbusters, though, so plan ahead.
Plan ahead if you want to park, too, because that huge lot was F-​U-​L-​L on a Saturday night. I had to stalk a departing patron to get their parking spot.
It’ll cost you to see that show, though. Tickets on a Saturday night were $ 10 each for a Select show. (When you put it in perspective, though, that’s what one cocktail in the city costs, so you’re getting 2 hours of entertainment for the same price.)
They flagrantly stick you on the consessions; a small drink was almost $ 5.
Getting from the lobby to the theaters can be disorienting because you make about ten turns through the rabbit warren of hallways.
There was stadium-​type seating even in a smaller theater, and lots of leg room (big bonus to the tall folk).
Sound occasionally leaked through from the next theater (generally the basso «BOOOOM“s that accompany impending doom; must have been a children’s movie).
Overall, plusses are that it’s convemiently located in the western burbs and it shows a variety of films. The biggest con is the rip-​off factor, but that’s pretty much across the board at any theater these days (except Ogden 6); if you are violently opposed to paying ten bucks for a movie, just wait for the Red Box.

Pretty decent theater, but it should be… and then some. For a 30 screen mega theater under a major brand chain, it’s so-​so. We tried to catch a new movie and it was sold out. Not really news, right? But this movie just came out the same day. You’d think there would be more than just 5 showings all day. The next showing was 3 hours later. That’s weird for a new flick. Meanwhile they have double the screenings for movies that c

They’re on to me!
It’s getting harder to sneak into movies but it’s still great. My BF and I went last night on our discounted tickets from Costco (that come with a free large soda coupon– score!) and saw 3 movies for the price of one. The place is huge and clean and though they’re getting better at spacing the movies out so there’s longer times in between, we figured it out. Also, there’s a security police officer there– just in case kids get rowdy, and he’s really strict on checking id’s and making sure no one sneaks into extra movies. A very dedicated officer indeed.

Not shabby, just crowded on good nights. Don’t mind the teeny boppers getting rowdy every now and again, and especially if I go to see their usually age-​appropriate movie selections – what else can you do, right?
They could revamp the vending areas though, and add something besides the typical cine fare… cappucino anyone? veggi sticks? hummus and crackers? The possibilities are endless.