AMC Regency 24

First, it’s a movie theater. What do you expect? Prices are high. For everything. Outside of that, the AMC Regency is an OK theatre. I live closer to the OP theater, but I prefer the lounger seats and to be honest, AMC Regency doesn’t seem packed.
It had a bad rap, in my book, due to reports of violence and kiddos acting crazy, but I’ve never felt unsafe. I do like the assigned seats because I don’t feel like I have to rush to get a good seat and know my whole group can sit together for opening day movies.
So far I’ve chosen AMC Regency over OP 4 times in the last few months. EPIC is now open in Oakleaf, but it’s smaller. I’ll have to check it out one day soon.

Never ever go here! I was here tonight and a huge group of kids (probably 15 – 18 years old) were running in and out of movies, vandalizing all of the displays, and eventually pulled the fire alarms. All of the projectors shut off and when everyone came out of the theaters, the doors were blocked with movie displays and the 3D glasses collector had been dumped over and spread all over the floor. Meanwhile in the parking lot, multiple people had their cars broken into amd even one car was stolen. This all happened in 1 night! I felt so unsafe that I left when the movie cut off and called the police. Hopefully they refund my money because offering a free movie is not acceptable. I will never be back there.

Great sound and awesome reclining seats. Such a relaxing experience. Very spacious. Wish we had this back in Tampa.

Reclining seats and assigned seating (enough said). It’s nice to go to a movie and not have to say excuse me are those seats taken. Staff is friendly and everything is clean. It’s in a sketchy part of town, but there’s enough security there to make you feel safe.

The seats are amazing…
BUT I made the mistake on ordering some mozzarella sticks before the movie, I hate to do this but they don’t wear name tags. The short black girl really held to the stereotype by being unfriendly, not even greeting me and being rude when I asked how much longer my food will take. (It took 10 minutes) and when I got them they were over cooked.

There is a ton of parking here! There are automated machines outside that run a little slow and are hard to use. The inside is newer and the staff is friendly andddd there’s a full bar inside. We were able to purchase our tickets online and save our seats, amazing experience!

Nice seats, avoid the weekend as they are really busy and lines can be very long.

I live closer to Orange Park and was on my way there, but decided to head to Regency because I’d heard so many good things about it. Here’s my issue. The movie was supposed to start at 11:10. When it was already ten minutes late I decided to go to the desk to check on things. Amber contacted someone to ensure something was done, so I went back to my seat. After another ten minutes had passed the trailers finally started. After a few trailers played the screen went black. I waited a minute and then went back to the desk to ask them what’s going on. It took a few minutes but a manager came up to refund the money for the ticket and give me a pass for another one because it wasn’t going to play. Forget about the money I spent on the overpriced candy and my loss of time. I don’t see myself coming back to this theatre if something like this can happen again.

My favorite theater! From the hospitable staff to the comfortable reclining seats there’s no better theater in the city. We love when the movie screenings are Hereford just joining friends for matinée. Plus they have a bar!

Well, Tinseltown used to be my theater of choice. However, my theater of choice is now AMC Regency. The only complaint I have is you pretty much have to order your tickets online so that you can choose the seating. But how wonderful is it to be able to enjoy a movie in a theater that is not overcrowded while sitting in a reclining leather seat. It’s the next best thing to home. And if you pay the nine dollars to be a rewards member you get to upgrade your drinks and popcorn, as well as bypassing the convenience charge that fandango charges.
The majority of the time… And I mean 95% of the time… Everything is very clean. Most of the people there are friendly and nice. The prices for the snacks are like all theaters and priced a little high, but as I said before, you only have to purchase the stubs reward card. You do get discounts and money back for spending money on both tickets and on concessions.
It’s pretty much gotten to the point that we don’t see movies anywhere else. Keep in mind, the IMAX theaters do not have the reclining seats. I suppose it is because they need to be able to pack in as many people as possible to make money on those movies. But The seating is wonderful and all of the other theaters. If you haven’t checked it out yet, I highly recommend it! And my has been really likes the pepperoni pizza!

I don’t love this theater. I think it gets enough details wrong that the San Marco remains my favorite, and perhaps Tinseltown is better among mainstream theaters.
Regency’s seats are highly praised. They’re recliners with electric controls (though you may not notice the controls if you don’t know they’re there). I don’t know that they’re more comfortable than regular seats however. Ideally they’d be a bit longer for someone of my height.
This is the only movie theater I’ve been to that has a bar. It has hard liquor, unlike the San Marco and Sun-​Ray which only have beer and wine. I’ve had wine here, and I’ll have to try Bailey’s or a cocktail next time.* Unfortunately, they aren’t open in the afternoon (when I can get a glass of wine at the San Marco or Sun-​Ray) and I like uncrowded afternoon movies. I believe the bar opens around 5, and perhaps earlier on the weekends. On a recent weekday evening every seat at the bar was occupied. The bar staff should be better: one was more interested in her cell phone than the customers, then left the bar unattended after giving me my receipt; another seemed to want to argue with me when I asked what times they were open, and gave me vague information that turned out to be misleading.
* When I finally got there again when the bar was open I asked how large a serving of Bailey’s was. The barmaid said it was 1 ¼ ounces. At 17% alcohol a drink (0.6 ounce of alcohol) of Bailey’s is about 3.5 ounces. I could have gotten a triple for $ 17 and that would have been about one drink, but I can buy a whole bottle for $ 18. At that price, even if they only sold triples, they’re charging about $ 113 for that $ 18 (retail) bottle. So we’re probably talking a markup of about 1,000% assuming that they sell mostly single ‘servings.’ That’s scam pricing. I got a glass of Moscato instead of the Bailey’s.
The theater is expensive. For a ticket, wine, and candy it was $ 25.36. That compares with the same recently at the San Marco Theatre for $ 18.20 or the Sun-​Ray for $ 19.44. That makes AMC Regency 35% more expensive than the average of the other two places.
The bathrooms are decent, but they only have air dryers and I’ve experienced faucets with too-​low flow and too-​high temperature.
At a recent movie I heard the sound of a nearby theater when its movie got loud.
You can reserve specific seats when you purchase your tickets online. There’s a fee, but you may want to purchase online at any time where there might be a line for tickets.

Love the new upgrades. The reclining seats are great but the ones we got had food all over them. Some of the theaters have more room than others. The couple next to us fell asleep and wouldn’t stop snoring. It’s nice that they added a bar and unlimited fountain machine. I would recommend this theater, probably makes more money than the mall combine.

This AMC has definitely improved since adding the new recliner seats… Although, it can be a pain in the butt to get tickets at the last minute since seating is now assigned… It’s best to plan ahead of time and avoid last minute trips to the movies if possible because odds are the film you’re planning to see will not have seats available or your party will have to split up…
The staff here is friendly and helpful… The theater is kept clean for the most part… It can get crowded at the concession stand, so plan accordingly…

Bought three tickets to see Deadpool at 12pm today. When I arrived at the theater they told
me one of my tickets were for the 11:00am showing. I was swiftly directed to the guest services. Guest services took my debit card and my three tickets. I waited there for about ten minutes without any explanation or conversation. Once he stopped typing into the keyboard over and over he said well there is only one more seat in the theater and he gave my tickets back to me. We go into the theater and grab seats, while my third party was told to sit in a terrible seat up front on the corner. After a couple minutes we see that the seat I paid for wasn’t taken so we tell our party to come join us. Movie was amazing. Reclining seats were amazing. We leave happy. I drive about 40 minutes home and stop for gas. No debit card. Guest services guy kept it. I call over and over and constantly get hung up on. I finally get through to the guest services guy. He says, «Yeah we have your card. We tried to find you».
Up until this point I was just inconvenienced and in a fine mood because the movie was so good — Until he said that he tried to find me! Which makes me realize they knew exactly where I was sitting and where my seats were and they refused to find me! Now I’m super angry. I drive all the way back to the theater to get my card, another 40 minutes. I walk up to the guest services desk and the guy gives me my debit card. He doesn’t say a word otherwise. No apology. Nothing. So I say, «Your system messed up the ticket in the first place, you kept my card and though you knew exactly where I sat you didn’t bring it to me or call me on the number connected to the ticket order. Then I drive all the way back here and this is it? We are good?» And the man with no expression just says «yep». So l leave pissssssssssed off. What a horrible experience.

I caught a matinée show of Ride Along 2. The food I ordered was hot it was about a 15 minute wait to receive it, I ordered the Chicken Strips with curly fries and a drink. I do like they have the multi-​purpose soda machines now.
Now to move on to the assigned seating not really a fan when I arrived at my seat i found a woman fully reclined, passed out, and drooling on the seat that i reserved. The theater has great potential, but who knows how it will turn out with the crumbling infrastructure of the Regency Mall area.

Holy cow they got recliners! And self service soda stations! So we came here because we had heard about the recliners and figured it cost the same $ 10ish dollars to come here as it would cost us to go to regal and Tinseltown especially for opening weekend of star wars. ZWe were not disappointed. The seats were super comfortable, the theater was clean and the popcorn was good. The theater has the same overpriced food as any other movie theater but at least they have the sodas as self service but they do the honor system when it comes to 1 free refill. They do have assigned seating but I personally like that because then I don’t have to guess where can I sit. The parking lot was huge and the theater was pretty well lit. Overall, I think we will be making the drive here to see movies when they have them available in the recliner theaters!

Love what regency has done to their theatre. The laid back electric reclining seats really set this theatre apart from the others in Jax. You are able to reserve seating online which I recommend considering they have less seats now because of the recliners. Omg they are soooo comfortable! I also like the new pop machines very nice! Get your own drinks. The bathrooms were not too bad either compared to other theatres. I will be going to more movies over here just because of the seats!

Loving the reserved seating! I hope all of the other AMC theaters follow…
Food is still over priced but thats always been a «complaint» of mine…

Recliners, like the big comfy couch and I love the upgrades made to theater. Especially being able to pick my seat and the AMC previews for its AMC Stubs

Ok, soft plush recliners in every theater?! Heck yes! When I heard that this place actually considers the comfort of patrons, without increasing the price, I knew it was the place I needed to go watch a flick this weekend. It’s a surprisingly nice theater in a surprisingly shady area of town and kind of feels out of place in the area. This is a recently renovated theater and has pulled out all the stops from a full bar to recliners that you may just fall asleep on.
It’s important to know that you absolutely need to get your tickets far ahead of time for any show. We showed up 45 minutes early for a movie which had been out a week and only the very first row had seats available. Even with your seat reclined to a gloriously flat sleeping position, being on the front row can give you nausea.
The theater serves alcohol and has some nice décor but everything seems to be slowly wearing down and peeling up at the edges despite trying to keep a high-​end look. In this area it feels a bit like trying to put makeup on a pig. The overall effect is okay but you never lose the sense that you’re not in a nice area of the city.
It’s by far the best theater in the city and how can you beat the recliners but it’s not perfect and I wish I could pick it up and move it to St. John’s county.