Empire Bio

There is an empire beyond movies, beyond cinema overall. There’s Empire Bio to connect that galaxies far away to our small world. At least that’s the keystone concept behind movie theaters.
I like Empire Bio even though it’s not my kind of movie theater. I prefer small ones as they usually screen independent film, but this happens here as well, from time to time.
The screening schedule is pretty nice, mixing some independent works (like, for example, «Tangerine» or «Victoria») and more mainstream ones («Star Wars», «Hunger Games») without lacking in style. And it’s really what a movie theater should be able to do!
There are four (I think it’s correct) screening rooms, two small ones and two big ones (usually reserved for blockbuster screenings) and the seats are comfortable (not as much as those in Grand Teatret! Man, those seats are super).
There’s a huge vastity of candies, snacks and drinks to choose from. Also, popcorns are very nice and portions are fine considered the price.
Personnel is helpful and I enjoy the mood of this place. It’s a friendly environment and I like coming here when a new movie comes out.

If there ever was a hipster version of a movie theater, this is it. Perhaps I don’t frequent movie theaters enough to experience their evolution, but this is the only theater I’ve been to where you can order coffee and beer. Seats are comfortable, both theaters I’ve been in were really clean (none of the quintessential shoe-​sticking that happens in other theaters), and a large amount of room in the aisles (good if you’re a bit personal bubbly like me).
Two quirks, at least coming from my experience in American theaters and in the two theaters I’ve been in at this place:
1) There is only one set of stairs in the theater, meaning you’re better off choosing seats closer to the one set of stairs, unless you really like getting to movies early or climbing over everyone to get to your seats at the very end of the row.
2) The projector is situated so that if people in the back row are standing up, they can completely block the projected image. It hasn’t been an issue in the films I’ve been to, but nothing can take you out of a movie like a shadow of a fellow movie goer.

Most Unilocal reviews will be based on very anecdotal evidence, e.g. one or two visits, and that’s normally not a good thing, it’s unlikely to give you a reliable view of the place you’re reviewing but that’s the name of the game and readers hopefully understand that.
However, in this case — after 7 years and dozens of visits — I feel I’m better qualified than usual to make a review.
Empire is the best cinema I’ve ever visited. It hasn’t got the newest, most modern technology or the biggest screens, but it’s got atmosphere and respectful visitors, and that’s much more important in my book.

I was here for Cph: Dox to watch a movie about one of my favourite bands of all time and I had never been to Empire before. This place was hidden nicely away from the main streets, but is still located nice and quiet hidden away in Nørrebro. Because of this, I quickly got the impression that this is a great place to go for any type of movie — you just get the vibe of that this is a nice and quiet place that isn’t super busy (which is a great thing)
The selection for snacks and drinks isn’t super impressive, but you can get the popcorn and soda, that you need.
Seats were super comfortable and audio quality was subliminal — I’ll definitely be coming back for more movies here

Empire is the neighbourhood movie theater at Nørrebro. It’s not only local people, who come here to catch the latest blockbuster. Empire is a favourite among lot’s of movie fans in Copenhagen.
The vipe of the theater is very laid back, and beside the normal candy, pop corn and soda, you can buy beer, and bubbles for your movie.
The seats are nice, soft, and comfortable. The rear row are double seats, so you can site VERY close to your date (blink blink).
Sound and screens are great.
They feature main stream movies here. Remember we don’t normal dub movies in Denmark, so tourists, and expats can catch a movie in the original language.
I nearly gave Empire 3 stars, because of the cleaning standard at the toilets. It looks like, they have forgotten to vipe of the toilet bowl, and sinks for months.

A really nice and cozy cinema that shows a variety of movies, not just mainstream, and has a wide collection of candy and jellybeans.

A small, charming movie theatre with kind of an «old-​timey» vibe. Competing with Grand Teatret on being my favorite movie theatre in Copenhagen.
It has 4 cinemas inside, with «Sal 1» being the biggest one and probably fits 200 people — yet it still feels quite cosy. Empire Bio is one of the last bastions of good cinema in Copenhagen and stands in stark contrast to almost all other movie theatres in the city, most of which have been «industrialized»: stripped of any personality and charm.
It used to be even better but has been streamlined a little in order to conform with the rest of Nordisk Film’s cinemas.
Empire Bio is a place where good movie-​going experience hasn’t been forgotten: no stress of getting your tickets, no pressure on buying overpriced candy and no standing in line in like boxed-​in cattle.
The only reason I’m not giving 5 stars is that I remember how good it used be.

Well I do visit empire bio often, but it is one of my favourite cinemas in copenhagen. It is very close to where I live so it is easy to go to, but other than that nothing special. Now they are renovating the road to the empire and it is full of dirt and construction materials which makes it even less cosy.
I mean the screens good and seats are comfortable but the cinema itself is quite dark and looks a bit cold. The candy shop has not as much variety as other larger cinemas (still good though) and generally it has always less people than any other cinema I have been to. I was once in a movie with 4 people inside counting myself and my friend. Which can be also a good thing! Depends on what people like.
I give one star because it is close, one star because there are no queues and one because you can almost always get tickets.