AMC Kabuki

We saw Elektra in Theater number 8 last night. The Kabuki, for anyone who hasn't been there, is one of those great big in-city multiplexes that has a bunch of theaters stacked in a small space. (Like the AMC Van Ness or the Century in Daly City). Our theater didn't have stadium seating and I quite liked the way the theater felt. I suppose in the modern day of home theaters, this one approached what a grand home theater would acheive, but it made for a movie watching experience that seemed superior to the smaller stadium seaters. I like that the seats spread out around you and that the experience seems wide, and vast (even for a smaller room). It's rather underwhelming to walk into the stadium rooms for the smaller films that seem to have the capacity of my living room, all in the name of an unobstructed view. Of course, I might not be saying this if their were taller people in the movie with us.

Parking was sort of a bummer. They had a garage with validation at the theater, but it still cost 2.75 to park there (on a tuesday night) on top of the 9.00 tickets. At least it wasn't hard to park (but there weren't really any street options in that area of town. There was a lot of food around the filmore plazas and the general area, which was nice. And it was even nicer that they didn't question us when we brought it in! Which means I didn't have to stick all the popeyes I bought into my pockets.

We, of course, did a good job of cleaning up our food related trash, thus leaving the theater no reason to stop allowing us to bring it!