Rave Cinemas Ann Arbor

I used to love this cinema. I still love there Imax 3d setup. The changes they have made in the last few years have upgraded the cinema in appearance but has made the movie going expierence frustrating and complicated on a customer stand point. Waiting in line for concessions was annoying before but now with the new cafeteria style concession stands you have to wait in line twice. Match that with ridiculously high prices, no refills, and bad customer service one is better off at Quality 16.

While visiting the town and family, we came here to see «Concussion». «Concussion » stars Will Smith as the lead character and is based on a true story of a doctor’s discovery that would forever change American football game history.
It’s an interesting story and an excellent film; definitely worth checking out in theatres!
This particular theatre was very large, clean, and modern. It offers and abundance of snack options and the staff was extremely polite.
It was a fun experience. I look forward to coming back here soon.

The last time I was here, the place was called Showcase… and the interior was much different then what it is today. Seems the new owners are more efficient at running theaters… buying a ticket was simple (can do this at both entrances), as well as buying snacks… granted, the price for popcorns, drinks, etc has gone up… and I do mean UP UP UP UP UP!
Movie experience was decent, parking was decent (thankfully found a lot near by the entrance)… movie finished without any problems :)

I may be in the minority here, but when I go to see a movie, I only care about one thing: the movie watching experience. Customer service, concessions, food refills, and bathroom cleanliness all don’t mean so much to me– I want a large, high quality screen, state of the art sound technology, and comfy chairs.
Rave Cinemas satisfies all my desires in a movie going experience. The screens are quite large, picture quality is good, and the sound is pristine and clear. Much better than Quality 16 in my opinion.
The seats are great! The first time I sat in one, I remember distinctly thinking: «ooooooh so soft!»
I also like how they have bulk candy. Often times I just want a few gummybears after dinner, and the bulk selection allows me to pay like 3 bucks for just enough sweets.
After being a loyal Quality 16 movie goer, the quality of Rave has won me over

The movie experience is ok. It seems like they have the distribution of the movies figured out now. The concessions are another story. I’m offended that the coffee area is both overpriced and underwhelming. To pay premium prices for coffee mate powdered cream is crazy. Further, to avoid the foo foo drinks, they still change the full latte price for a large regular brew. Never again!

With all these bad reviews I was scared to enter Rave.
I thought that the movie would freeze in the middle, the volume would stop working, or the screen would go blurry.
I was very hesitant.
But I went anyways.
And let me tell you, it was. .. fine!
Honestly, I don’t know what the other reviewers are on, but this place is, well, decent.
It’s exactly what you’d expect from a movie theatre.
The movies ran, there were no interruptions, the place was not dirty and the seats were clean.

I usually go to emagine canton in canton, but since ai was in this area I said hey why not check out rave. Bad decision! First I paid $ 30 for 2 tickets, wY more than emagine! We paid $ 7 for popcorn that tasted so old. The seats were just way too close and uncomfortable. I thought since the tickets were so expensive this must be worth the trip, I was absolutely wrong… I’m never visiting this theater again.

Great theater, they recently redid the plCe and the seats are super comfy. Best is 5 $ movies every Wednesday all day

This is a very spacious and clean theatre complex. It makes for an enjoyable movie-​going experience.

Great movie theater just outside of A2! We recently moved into the area and have been hunting for a nice theater (we’re huge movie junkies). We’ve definitely found our go-​to theater with Rave! As other reviewers have been saying, excellent concessions (ICEes, candies and snacks galore, and GELATO!), comfy leather seats, large clean theaters, and friendly employees. Will be back!

Do not go to the Ann Arbor Cinemark Theater expecting that you will see a movie without involving you running to the lobby from the theater (multiple times) to request help from someone because something has gone wrong with the movie and there is nobody there to assist. They have three employees to every one customer in the lobby concession but not a soul available to check on the movie to make sure it is running without problems or even starting correctly.
When I asked a manager today about why it is that every showing has a problem one manager kindly apologized and offered me some passes. Where it was generous and the right thing to do I really would rather have just not have had to leave the people I was with and walk the full length of half of a 20-​movie auditorium to locate someone to go into a booth and turn on the projector and verify the movie is playing… with video.
Another manager informed me that the digital camera must not have turned on. Her matter-​of-​fact manner that I was not receiving the service I paid for was the fault of the machine rather than having an operator available or assistance to correct the issue implied that I should just shut up and deal with the fact that customer service was not her business. When I asked why providing a person to just check to see the movies started on time or have someone on that side of the theater to assist was not possible I was told that it was payroll’s decision rather than the responsibilities of the managers on duty.
My fault I went to enjoy a movie today at a theater that does not consider the patrons beyond what they can get out of them at the food court.
I asked for the General Manager’s name so I could relay my concern and was told he gets in at 9:00am on Monday. The manager made no attempt to collect my information or even empathize with my concerns. I went to the Cinemark website and there is not even contact information available.
So now I get it… they really don’t care about me as a theater goer. Thank you for clearing up any misconception I might have had about thinking you cared about customers.

Probably the worst theater I’ve ever been to that wasn’t a dollar show. Theater over-​warm, seats tight and uncomfortable, leg space non-​existant. And the 3D is a joke. Teeny tiny screen — probably so you’ll opt for IMAX instead.
They’re going to have to seriously step up their game if they want to survive for those of us used to comfortable seats which recline, let alone the full leather recliners some theaters have now.

The seats are great if you like dead cow skin facings! The main refreshment area was blocked by too many room temperature-​IQ clueless people who cannot decide between popcorn or something else! Where are the rubber riot batons when you need them. They need to start swinging to get the stupid cattle to move! Idiots! Many of you do not need the extra calories! Hit the treadmill! The Fat Acceptance Society will probably get their panties in a wad!

First time I’ve been in since the remodel and we were impressed but there are also a few areas for improvements.
+ The new seats are fantastic-​ish. They’re not recliners like a lot of theatres are moving towards (I really wish they were) but they’re still big and comfy and rock back pretty far.
— Arms rests go up but not far back enough for you to get your snuggle on if you’re leaning back in the chair. So that was kind of weird.
+ The new concessions are impressiveish. I didn’t actually go through any of the lines (my fella did that while I held our seats) so I can’t speak to how good or annoying the self serve area is but I will say it was packed in the theatre for the Avengers midnight screenings and he was back very quickly with the popcorn and pop so I don’t think he had to wait very long. I do miss the Nathan’s Hot Dogs option but am very pro the new Paciugo Gelato counter. I used to live down the street from a full Paucigo location in Chicago and I’ve missed them so! Not as many flavors as they had there but I did still have a delicious cup last night and it brought me back. Nice! Also Starbucks coffee if you’re into that sort of thing.
— Popcorn was weirdly burnt at the top of the bag. If you’ve ever had burned popcorn you know that this is pretty terrible. I’ve never had burned popcorn at a movie theatre so I don’t know what that was all about. Maybe just an oversight due to the volume they were pumping out for the crowds so I won’t knock them for that.
+ Restrooms were clean, self serve kiosks are nice, cheap ticket prices on Wednesdays are awesome.
Overall the initial changes I find to be positive but I’ll have to give them more of a chance to really say for sure. So I’ll be generous and go for 4 stars in hopes that it stays consistent.

What’s not to love about Rave? 20 cinemas in one place (even those from Bollywood — India) plus gaming and a variety of refreshments. The seats are leather-​made, plush and comfy. The movie experience is also pretty good! And they are renovating the theater as I write to make room for even more improvements. Wednesday movies are $ 5.50 or so all day, the first shows of every day are also $ 5.65 or so and matinée movies are in the $ 7.75 price range. If you join their email list, they send you weekly coupons for free popcorn with drink (or free drink with a popcorn).
Pardon their dust and come in — this is a pretty decent movieplex for the A2/​Ypsi region and you need to do your bit in keeping them alive.

I’ve been to this movie theater a couple of times. It’s always been decent. Nothing outstanding. Just decent. But the last time we came it was on Wednesday, and something amazing happened. It was super cheap. Surprisingly cheap. It turns out that this theater has discount tickets all day every Wednesday! What a great deal!

Came here to watch Interstellar even though it wasn’t IMAX. This theater is a short drive from U Mich campus so a lot of college students frequent here. Definitely use your student discount if you can! That will save you a lot of money.
The leather seats are pretty comfy and they even tilt back a little. The seats have arm rests that you can move up and down so that way, you can cuddle with your +1s if you like. Clean bathrooms, nice staff working at the snack section.

I’ve been here a few times. We live RIGHT by the quality 16 and pretty much never go to the movies. We have a membership to the Michigan Theatre, so that’s generally where we go if we go at all. And when we have exchange students they go to Quality.
But lately I’ve been missing going to the movies. I have seen three films here since August. While it’s not a super fancy theater, it’s pretty solid. I like the POS to buy your own tickets although I think if you buy them ahead of time it’s weird that you have to pick them up from the box office counter (although service is always quick, competent and friendly). I like that they have more than just standard fare when it comes to food. I couldn’t ever imagine getting pizza at a movie but last weekend I did just that. I hadn’t eaten and was STARVING and so I got a slice and it was pretty good. They also have icecream. Kind of cool. The prices are, of course, INSANE. But whatever. That’s every movie theatre.
The staff is always very friendly and quick and people seem to like their jobs or at least to be having fun doing them.
My only complaint would be that sometimes the volume seems like it’s too low. Also, depending on where you sit you can be wrapped in a halo of the projector’s light. But moving fixes this. And it’s your own (my own) damn fault for sitting there. A solid place and if it were closer I would probably go there instead of Quality 16 but I’m too lazy to drive that far when Quality is right in my neighborhood.

This location has been through renovations and owners, I guess such is the life of the giant mega plex movie theatre locations lately. Hollywood forces them to upgrade to digital highly expensive IMAX /​3D blarg projectors every few years.
I’ve gone here generally since it is one of the closest ones near the house. It has been getting more and more expensive with each owner and name change. The latest «Rave» group seems to be back into mega plex game, where you have 16+ screens, IMAX and 3D everything to justify ~$ 15+ tickets.
The popcorn, oh don’t get me started on over priced, subsidize our business through food scams. But well the food is overpriced (like most theaters). You can easily pay $ 50 here if you got on a movie date to an IMAX flick with some popcorn and pop as a couple, which is a JOKE. I really wish theater food was reasonable, just be honest that tickets need to be $ 20 because some Hollywood studio wants it so.
Anyway, its a movie theater, it isn’t terrible, if you can stomach the cost of IMAX/​3D well then you will go here. If you are bitter about expensive popcorn, and hate paying over $ 10 per ticket, you won’t.

Godzilla rocks.
The theater was great and clean. Went to see Godzilla in 3D. The chairs are really comfortable and lots of room between you and the chairs ahead of you.
I was not happy to see bottle water for $ 5.