Wallace Theatre

Gotta agree with a lot of the posts here. Cheap but a little slimy. Sorta reminds me of going into those old porno theatres, but with movies that are a few months old. Still, you can’t beat the price, just don’t forget to wear long pants, shoes, longsleeved t-​shirt. Not a place to take a girl for a date. She will not be impressed.

My boyfriend took me here because when he mentioned «dollar theater» I really couldn’t believe what he was saying. I was like «what? dollar theater? are you from mars??? what the hell is that???»
Being from NYC, the cheapest I’ve ever payed for theater tickets was 5.50 matinée and that was back in 1998… imagine the inflation since then!
So finally when I went over to visit, I experienced the bliss of watching movies that I missed at the regular priced cinemas and for only a measly buck!!!
Man! if only I could bring this phenomenon over to NYC… I’d be cashin in!!!
So screw the bums, loud mouth mothers and children, handicaps blockin the isles and immovable seats, times are friggen hard and if i can watch a movie for only a buck then i will watch a movie for a buck gawd damnit!!!

Can’t go wrong with $ 1 soon-​to-​be DVD movies and free ukus! Oh, and they don’t charge extra for the lovin’ you get from the stranger rubbing elbows with you.
–3 stars cuz :
–1: I don’t like ukus and…
–1: the hot dog and drink prices don’t match the scenery… ah-​hem… and
–1: it’s just effing gross in there.

times must be hard for the dollar movies to go up $.50. every quarter counts for me since i’m a poor college student! smells a little funky but its all g. only problem is that so many people bring their kids. while watching the transporter 3, a kid behind me fell asleep and was snoring like a lumberjack sawing wood.
good place to kill time and it’s cheap! btw, the hot dogs are cheap too but they kinda suck.

Not bad for a buck but I went here on a rainy Saturday afternoon.
Ok. what kind of people go during those hours? Single, older men… all by themselves. no buddies. solo.
Not only that but the dampness brought out faint odors from various people.
It’s not the theatre’s fault… its the clientele.
I’ll probably go back but not preferably.

As mentioned many times, you get what you paid for. The major drawback there are noisy kids here and often the theatre room will be packed with people. So it will not really be a good place to make out with a date in the back seats. Compared to other theatres, the rooms are not as big. Maybe one-​third the size of those of Ward’s. So that means the screen will not be as big also. But the quality and sound should be okay.
A lot of the movies they have are pretty recent but not in most theatres anymore. So it’s almost as if when a movie drops out of most theatres, it’ll come up right to here.
Parking is free for up to 3 hours if validated, or just free the whole day on Sunday. But not many places in Restaurant Row opens on Sunday so it’s kind of empty during the day.

I have to give it at least 3 stars, because it’s a dollar for a movie. Who can beat the price? It’s a good way to let your kids see a movie before it’s released on DVD and not spend a fortune.
HOWEVER:
A. Do be prepared to quickly and firmly clamp your hands over your kid’s ears when the big mama behind you tells her kids to «Shut the f**k up before I whack you!»
B. Try to ignore the dad who keeps saying, «Junior, no lay on da floor!» while his son is rolling down the center aisle, and dad yells at him but doesn’t get off his butt and bring the rolling rascal back to his seat.
C. Hide your eyes in shame when the chucklehead across from you yells for the theatre staff to «Close the f***ing door!» while they wheel in a disabled man in a wheelchair in the front door, so that he can enjoy the show just like the rest of us able-​bodied people.
With those few caveats in mind, pay your dollar and enjoy the show (both onscreen and off!)

Where is the best place in Honolulu to hang out if you want to rub shoulders with rude ghetto people and have homeless people sleeping next to you? If your answer is «Aala Park,» then you’re wrong… it’s the Restaurant Row $ 1 Theaters!
Where is the best place in Honolulu to hang out if you want to be served by lazy workers? If your answer is «any City and County institution,» the you’re wrong… it’s the Restaurant Row $ 1 Theaters.
I guess you get what you pay for, so if you’re only paying $ 1 to see a movie, you have to expect some dregs to show up. I’ve been there multiple times and have had to deal with homeless people sleeping near me, the beautiful aroma of fresh urine, morbidly obese people from the ghetto blocking the screen, singing, swearing at the screen and taking off their t-​shirts in the middle of the movie because their natural heaters (adipose) make it too hot for them in this air conditioned room. To make matters worse, the ghetto offspring are always running in and out, skipping from movie to movie.
Once while trying to buy a coke icee, I was standing in line and marveled at how there were 6 workers behind the counter, but only 1 cash register was running, with «auntie» spending 2 minutes trying to convince the person in front of me to upgrade his drink size by 50 cents. They must be unionized or something. Move voters for Mufi. IMUA!
But I guess I can say that I’m a sucker, because I keep going… hahaha!
For cheap movies with the pleasure of hanging with the ghetto fabulous, this place gets Franksabunched with 2 stars!

Along with the three month old previews, me and my girlfriends got to watch a parade of people walk up to the seats in front of us, pull one down, then walk away with a look of disgust.
That’s about par for the course here. But, on the up side, it is only $ 1. For the three of us, that’s less than renting it from Blockbuster. They don’t even have a drinking fountain that I could find. I’m not big on movie food, but someone told me the soda is overpriced but other things are reasonable. Have a drink at the bar outside beforehand and fill up on the free popcorn instead.

Place might not be the best in terms of cleanliness and spectator /​audience overview but what do you expect?
For such a price, I could not complain
You get for what you pay for and vice versa

I love this place. I love going to see movies, but I just can’t justify the $ 10 expense on my budget. Sooooooooooooooooooo… THANK GOODNESS FOR A REAL HONEST TO GOODNESS DOLLAR THEATER.
Seriously, off first-​run movies, $ 1. Free parking. The snacks aren’t all cheap, but some of them are. And if you happen to love someone who refused to go see a movie without popcorn, they can can have it and your total cost will STILL be less than one person seeing a normal-​run movie.
The place is a little dirty (and sometimes smelly), and the patrons often have a certain laissez-​faire attitude towards watching the movie (people have gotten up and walked down the aisle to share their popcorn with a friend who didn’t get to sit next to them).
But it’s a dollar. I could lose a dollar. I’ll take a movie for it any day.

What can you get for a $ 1 these days? That’s right — 4 quarters. But $ 1 at RR Theatre will help you save older movies. For pennies an hour, you too can see older movies right before their release on DVD, on large screen in a/​c with surround sound. You can help these movies survive and thrive.
Remember, this is not any olé’ theatre. Your experience here will be enhanced by noisy kids, crying babies, that guy in the corner mumbling to himself, and the lady softly snoring in the corner. But all that can be avoided if you watch a movie no one else wants to watch, especially kids. Like Atonement. Or No Country for Old Men (I used to have that haircut!). Then you will be left in peace to munch and crunch to your heart’s content. Why, it’s like having your own private theatre!
The screens are on the smallish side and the interior won’t appear on Architectural Digest anytime soon. It’s. a. buck. If you want to save even more money, ride the bus to the theatre, sneak snacks in your bag (or sweater), and drink water from the fountain.

I am so surprised that this theater hasn’t raised prices in years. The movies they show are all movies that have finished their run at normal theaters (so usually 3 – 4 months old). I have definitely seen a lot of movies here that I am so glad I didn’t pay more than a $ 1 to see, like The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift. But rest assured they show great movies too, like Shrek 3 and Transformers. The other big perk is ample free parking in the Restaurant Row Lot.
The downside is that the screens are small and the place smells a little. My friend Casi refused to go the dollar theater with us for that reason.
Casi: «I will do anything with you guys except dollar theater; it smells like PEE!»
And she’s right about the smell, but it doesn’t stop me from going. The other downside is that most of the movies sell out on weekends.
This is my friends’ go to place when there’s nothing better to do.

PROS: ok, so where else can you go anymore for a $ 1.00 movie? how can you go wrong? with the rising prices of gas, food, airfare — the cost of living is getting pricey! the movies here aren’t totally old, but they aren’t totally new either. the movie selections are movies that are a few weeks away from being available on dvd. so even if there’s a movie that you’re not sure about watching or you’ve never heard about, you really have nothing to lose but $ 1 (ok, and maybe 2 hrs of your life). also they have a dollar menu (YES! ONLY 1 DOLLA!) for movie snacks which is great too!
CONS: ok there are a few minor drawbacks to this place. the place isn’t the cleanliest. because this place is so cheap movie-​goers bring their crying babies and their kids run loose up and down the aisles during the movie screening which can be a big distraction. on 2 separate occasions when i watched a movie here, there were movie-​goers who fell asleep during the movie and their snoring drowned the movie! one of the employees had to wake the fella up and tell him to leave. was that annoying!
insider tip: if you come for a matinée showing, the movies only cost $ 0.50?! Also, get free validated parking in the garage for 3 hrs! just remember to get your ticket punched by the concession area.
overall i give it 4 stars. 1 less star for all the cons mentioned above. i think that the value of the movie, including snacks, free parking make this a worthwhile experience.

Can’t beat the price – $ 1.00 for movies that are only about 6 months old. And free validated parking good for 3 ½ hours. Snack prices aren’t bad either. The theaters and bathrooms are pretty clean, considering the type of clientele that frequent this location. But hey, for just a buck, the homeless, elderly, & unemployed can forget about their worries for several hours and escape in air-​conditioned luxury. Maybe that’s why we were there.