[blkgsr]

Who has and where is the best movie theater in vancouver and the lower mainland?

Best screen and best sound system.....it's time for Top Gun 2!!

[Gumby]

IMAX screen? One in Richmond, the other in Langley I believe.

[TOS'd]

LieMAX

[320icar]

I quite enjoyed the marine/Cambie theatre. Marine gateway? I think. Always enjoyed their AVX movies, incredible sound. Usually fairly quiet too so that’s nice

[supafamous]

Probably Richmond or Langley IMAX at this point.

I'm catching Top Gun 2 at Brentwood as its close to me and I like the VIP seats but I'm also going to make the hike to Victoria if the Royal BC Museum shows Top Gun 2 on their IMAX (it's the largest in Canada and true IMAX screen).

[PeanutButter]

VIP cinema's are so bad. They're not comfortable at all.

All my friends say Landmark is the most comfortable as their seats completely recline. I've never been because their locations aren't convenient for me.

For audio and video, IMAX is probably the one to go see.

[Fafine]

Anyone try screen x?

[68style]

I love Landmark I won’t go anywhere else…

Don’t care if it’s not the best sound or screen tech wise… just great to watch there

[blkgsr]

went to surrey landmark and it actually wasn't bad....new west one was a big mistake

i was thinking brentwood VIP, saw a movie there first COVID ease up and thought it was ok just can't remember which is best. pretty sure it's not AVX

[quasi]

went to surrey landmark and it actually wasn't bad....new west one was a big mistake

i was thinking brentwood VIP, saw a movie there first COVID ease up and thought it was ok just can't remember which is best. pretty sure it's not AVX

Guildford has awesome seats, it's twice as far for me as Langley but usually go there.

[TOS'd]

New west is definitely the worst Landmark.

[keifun]

Landmark Cinemas (Surrey/New West) for the comfort, fully reclinable seats
Cineplex at Brentwood for overall video/audio and comfort, reclinable seats too

I think Metrotown is the worse.

[PeanutButter]

What's wrong with New West Landmark versus the Guildford one?

[StylinRed]

I quite enjoyed the marine/Cambie theatre. Marine gateway? I think. Always enjoyed their AVX movies, incredible sound. Usually fairly quiet too so that’s nice

Yep Marine Gateway has the best vip theatre, although I haven't been to Brentwoods cineplex yet

But for years we'd drive out of our way to go to marine gateway, load up on snacks at the t&t downstairs and into the vip :lol

The seats at other vip theatres I've been to suck, but Langley Imax for top gun

Shame we don't have 4D theatres here, saw Crimes of Grindelwald in 4D in Australia and it was awesome

[Teriyaki]

Booked IMAX Riverport for Top Gun Maverick. Going to be the first time back in an IMAX theatre in maybe a decade.

[ssjGoku69]

I've only been to the New West Landmark which is leaps and bounds better than Cineplex.
What makes the Surrey Landmark better?

edit: Nevermind, googled Surrey Landmark Theatre. Seems like it's everything else outside of the theatre room that's nicer

[68style]

Yah I only go to the New West Landmark... not sure what's so bad about it

[blkgsr]

new west one had piss smells at each of the different entrances....that's all lol and shitty parking (had a truck then)

surrey was way better for parking

looked at langley imax for tickets but was getting error messages, i'll keep trying

[TOS'd]

new west has more sight-line issues for some seats. theatres were fit into a space that wasn't originally designed for theatres.

[spoon.ek9]

I only go to Landmark now (New West). Short drive from Richmond and tickets are usually cheaper too. Having to go back to those shitty ass uncomfortable seats at Cineplex is just torture now. I'd rather pay for a friend's ticket than have to go through with being so uncomfortable for hours. Maybe I'll check out the Landmark in Surrey since y'all praising it so much lol.

[68style]

I only go to Landmark now (New West). Short drive from Richmond and tickets are usually cheaper too. Having to go back to those shitty ass uncomfortable seats at Cineplex is just torture now. I'd rather pay for a friend's ticket than have to go through with being so uncomfortable for hours. Maybe I'll check out the Landmark in Surrey since y'all praising it so much lol.

One way trip, car won't be there when you come out lol

[nabs]

I love Landmark I won’t go anywhere else…

Don’t care if it’s not the best sound or screen tech wise… just great to watch there

Landmark New West was my go to pre-pandemic.

[gilly]

I always go to Landmark new west. Havn't been to cineplex in a long time.

My friend once told me he doesn't like landmark because you can see the red illuminated EXIT signs on the bottom left and right corners. Apparently it bothers him and cineplex doesn't have that lol.

The screen is smaller compared to AVX screens though.

[spoon.ek9]

One way trip, car won't be there when you come out lol

man, i'm already paranoid about driving to vancouver. totally forgot about the surrey jacks :lol

[CRS]

Dunbar theater for me.

Tickets are the right price and the seats are simply the best out there.

Their popcorn is also great and you can add flavouring like sour cream and onion/cheddar/pickle to it (free).

[quasi]

One way trip, car won't be there when you come out lol

Lol, I know it's ghetto but it isn't that bad. :) I've lived here since 89, I know one person who had his Honda Civic stolen in 1997 other than that myself or nobody I know has ever had their vehicle stolen. Probably more likely to get caught up in some cross fire. :)

[supafamous]

Anyone try screen x?

I have not but now that I've read up on it I will have to. For those who don't know it's a movie in 270 degree view.

https://www.cineplex.com/Theatres/ScreenX - Scotiabank downtown has it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWLLpHiR1Hc - Apparently over 50 mins of Top Gun were filmed to support it and it looks FUCKING AWESOME in this format.

I caught Top Gun at Brentwood VIP last night and it's a great movie - lots of fan service (you'll love the nods to the past especially the opening) and the aerials are fantastic. Definitely going to catch it a couple more times in the theatre.

In related news I found out that the IMAX in Victoria (biggest screen in Canada) has no plans to show Hollywood movies before they shut down in the fall.

[Mr.Money]

^^^ certain movies theaters are retards putting a "Exit here" Light right near the Screen X so its a huge distraction.

[TOS'd]

It's a life safety item and is required to mark the exit locations in the theatres. And larger theatres that fit more people require more exits, thus more illuminated exit signs.

Some theatres retrofit shields to help with reflection on screens or completely hide them altogether after the fact, so long as it passed the initial occupancy inspection.

[StylinRed]

Top Gun is sooo good, but is it a covid thing or what? Last two cineplex I've been to, they don't have the hvac on, and the air is stale and everyone's sweating + the BO ugh (like the air isn't circulating at all) by the end of a movie its like a sauna in there

[!Kodamu]

Looks like Cineplex starting to charge a booking fee too.

https://forums.redflagdeals.com/cineplex-charging-booking-fee-2547976/

[spoon.ek9]

lol wtf. so they're adding more money to a service that's shitty to begin with? even more reason to go to landmark instead.

[quasi]

Looks like Cineplex starting to charge a booking fee too.

https://forums.redflagdeals.com/cineplex-charging-booking-fee-2547976/

I used to go watch a movie almost every month at the theatre. I've been to two movies since the pandemic in the theatre, don't really miss it and no real reason to go back unless there is something I really want to see badly. Probably just end up sucking it up on Christmas Eve as that's something we always do but other than that, fuckem.

My teenager never asks to go to the movies, growing up that's what we did for fun. I predict in 10 years we have maybe 2 or 3 theatres left in the lower mainland.

[supafamous]

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Slightly off topic but since this thread was started b/c of Top Gun...

Top Gun:Maverick is showing at IMAX Victoria for the next 3 weekends (Thurs-Sun). IMAX Victoria is the biggest screen in BC (3rd biggest in Canada) measuring 61'x84' versus the Cineplex ones which are 53'x70'. It also uses multiple digital projectors for higher quality.

I want to go bad but I can't make my schedule quite work and a hotel room is running $200/night right now.

[StylinRed]

I didn't know the Victoria Imax was special! I was just there! And even saw top gun being marketed, should've given it another watch

[TOS'd]

It has the IMAX GT Laser (dual 4K projectors).