United Artists La Canada 8

Friday Night, January 29^th was my first time at this theater. We were seeing Star Wars in 3D for the second time during the run. We saw the 10:35PM showing, and we were one of only a handful in the theater
Yes, this theater does now have the reclining seats. I thought they were a great addition, and made for a comfortable show. For a 3D showing, the ticket prices were consistent with what you would find at another theater.
My two complaints are as follows, and the reason for the reduction in the number of stars.
I personally believe the concession prices are just a complete and absolute ripoff. I mean — I know that theaters typically make more money from concessions than they do from admission; however, $ 13.75 for a medium drink and medium popcorn. Really!!!
Secondly, the Men’s restroom in this theater is one of the most disgraceful restrooms I have ever been in. Not that it wasn’t clean; however, more than half of the restroom had no soap in the dispensers and more than half of the toilets and urinals were covered in plastic indicating that they were not operating.
I personally enjoy Arclight for my regular movies, which has comparable ticket prices and lower priced concessions than this theater, and Ipic for special occasions.

love the comfy reclining chairs in this theater! But the security and staff sucks!!! There was a crazy man that ended up sleeping and SNORING at the movie room that we were watching at… So I went to complain and ask for help to wake up the snoring man at the security guard at the front … Instead of walking back with me and solving the problem… He gave me a dirty look while chitchating with the ticket guy at the door and looked irritated that I I’m asking for help! Well he came to the rescue after 20 minutes and maybe after 5 unhappy customers complaining!

This is my new favorite movie theater. I had not been here in years, but then a friend told me about the recliners…
This is a fairly small theater — with six screens, so the result is a fairly limited selection of movies. On the way out, I checked to see what else they had, and I was only interested in one of the other movies they had (although, in fairness, I had seen two of the five).
The screens are actually large compared to the size of the theater, which makes for a great viewing experience.
The best part about this theater is the reclining seats, which are grouped in pairs that share a cup holder. A-​mazing — especially at the $ 14.95 standard evening price. Most theaters charge way more for this.
They serve beer and wine, and actually have quite a good selection.
The entry area and bathrooms are a bit dingy and dated — but I don’t go to the movies for the entry area or bathroom.
The parking lot is right next to the theater and free. Very convenient.
Bring a scarf or blanket. I was chilly in the last movie.
So why four stars instead of five? I struggled with this. No theater is perfect. The large ones with lots of choices are also inconvenient. The fancy ones with beautiful entries have small screens and/​or parking issues (expense, convenience, etc.). My only wish about this place is that it would have better selection of movies and would be a little cleaner (although the recliners are brand new and clean, and that’s what matters most). It need just a little bump up to be the «best of the best.» I wish I could give it four and a half stars.

Went to the 10AM show on Saturday, 20+ people in line, many of them singles and One person selling tickets. Once inside the movie was very dark and I asked to have them adjust
the Brightness, they ignored me completely. Last time I’m pay $ 11.25 for first showing here.

Great Cinema will start coming here, hotdogs are ok popcorn is alright, but i am here for the movie not the food.

The best seats in any movie theater. They sell beer now too. The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because the theaters can be a bit dirty sometimes. Great place, just clean it a little better in between movies.

United Artists is a great theatre in the La Crescenta /​La Canada area. The theatre is small, with plenty of parking. All seats are recliners and quite comfortable. The prices are pretty normal, and it’s worth coming here.
I’ve been a few times, and it is always an enjoyable experience. I’m sure that the quality of the movie would affect your enjoyment, but United Artists is a consistent experience.
If you live in the area, I suggest giving it a try.

I recently came on a Saturday night to see Good Dinosaur. It’s a tiny theater with 8 screens and it’s very mellow so you don’t have to worry about sold out shows or fighting for parking. There’s ample parking and you can show up 30 minutes before a show and should be able to get decent seats. They also let you choose your seats when purchasing your tickets. The seats are really big and they recline! The floors were a little sticky but I liked that it wasn’t packed. They also have a small concession stand and sell popcorn, soda, candy, pretzels, nachos, and beer and wine. I had some popcorn and a hot dog. The hot dog was pretty tasty (Nathan’s) and tasted more like a polish sausage. Popcorn was good too (tons of butter). l’ll probably be back!

Was really great watching a movie there. Very clean and nice place, the popcorn was a bit dry but overall very nice time we had there.

Of course the lounge seats were great, it’s the whole reason I went and took the drive. It was very hard to find the theater though.
Concession line was slow, and the hot dog I ordered had bread so hard there was no biting through it! Horrible. The gigantic soda was weak in syrup so it was vague, bland fizzy water that should have been root beer. Who wants to complain and miss the movie? No time for that. So that sucked…
Finally bathroom located at the front of the theater, really? Rushing out so you miss as little of the movie as possible, its a downer to go so far, though its not that huge of a theater, but the principle remains. Have two sets of bathrooms in each wing of theaters for quick easy in and out to return to the movie fast.
The entirety of my three stars is for the lounge seats. Hope you have better quality snacks and drinks UA LA Canada, cause it is about the seats and no one else around me offers those. So I will be forced to return…

This place is aight. The big draw are the lazy boy recliners and assigned seating. They’re nice perks, but for our showing of the Martian the projection system was off. The picture was fuzzy and dull. Major letdown. Also, the seats are okay but they’re friggin’ huge. I’m an average sized dude, but felt like a child. Kinda ridiculous. Also, they have A JILLION commercials, even those fucking pre-​commercials that start BEFORE the trailers. The whole time you’re in the theater before the movie starts it’s just non-​stop noise. Really annoying. I’m happy I checked this place out, but it’s not gonna sway me from going to Arclight, my preferred theater.

Great seats and I really like the signed sitting at my local AU…, but horrible service at the concession stand again though.
this time when I brought my situation to the manager, she never apologized or stopped doing her counts… or whatever she was doing with that clipboard, and pretty much made me feel like «either you like it, or you don’t have to be here!»
May need to find another theater. Wouldn’t suggest coming here if you’re of color… this is the second time I felt like this at this UA. Sad cause I live down the street in Montrose.

This is my favorite movie theater in Los Angeles.
T’wasn’t always the case. When we first moved to La Crescenta in 2011 this was easily one of the most dilapidated theaters I had ever seen and we were forced to go to AMC Burbank. But then one day, they renovated and installed lazy boys recliners (like at the ARC Lights). You can pick out your seat when you purchase your ticket which eliminates the problem of having to get there early to stake out a good seat. The only theaters that offer individual recliners and reserved seating charge $ 16 – 18 a ticket. You have to be careful not to fall asleep before the movie in these seats. I do wish the theater had more of a stadium-​seating arrangement but I never really had a problem seeing over the people in front of me.
We buy our Premier tickets here from Costco for $ 8.50. I have to say I was disappointed to hear that they are now charging $ 1.50 when you use a Premier ticket. Honestly, doesn’t that totally defeat the point of buying a prepaid ticket? They lose a precious star for that.
The lobby/​concession area isn’t much to look at but I don’t buy the overpriced movie theater snacks anyway — that’s where they get you! What is it like a 30,000% profit they make on popcorn and soda these days?! It’s easy to sneak in two cans of soda and a bag of chips in my wife’s bag!!!

Great theater ! I have been to others that have reclining seats as well but it’s much cheaper here and a lot quieter. This place is out of the way for most people, and I wouldn’t know about it if my friend didn’t bring me along to watch the Martian. The place is clean and the workers are friendly! You get to pick where you are seated and who doesn’t love reclining chairs?! It changes the way you do movies!

I went to this theater yesterday and found that they are now charging $ 1.50 when you use their Premier or VIP ticket.
Inside the theater, many seats were broken and not reclining, and were dirty and torn.
Last time I visited this theater was about six months ago. I will not be using this theater again.

Like most movie theatre tickets are pretty expensive. But. if you have a visa explorer card then once every 30 days you can get 2 for the price of 1.
The theater itself has fantastic seating. Rows of lay’z’boys grouped in pairs. Definitely a much more luxurious experience at this location.
Its also close to a great Hawaiian burger restaurant, so grab a bite before heading in.
Parking: A huge and mostly empty lot.

This theater is small. But it has really nice features. Seating is reserved. Which means you can purchase before hand online and choose where you want to sit. The show rooms are average but since they have these amazingly huge recliners with individual arm rests it fit less people. Prices on tickets are average $ 13 and under. But I buy my tickets i advance at AAA for $ 7.50 and I use them without having to pay anything else. Also Regal Cinema has a reward program that is free to join and it has great rewards.
Bathrooms are clean and they have plenty of bathroom stalls. Making it fast and convenient to return to your movie.
The reason I rate them at 4 stars versus 5.
Is because when you have already purchased you refillable drink/​popcorn, they don’t have a person who does refills so you have to wait back in line and wait. Taking time away from you watching the movie and with kids this can sometimes be difficult. But other than that this theater is amazing!

I really enjoy coming to this theater. The new stadium seating from the remodel has really helped changed my mind when choosing where to go when watching a movie.
The other perk is I can stop by and pick up a bucket of popcorn even if I don’t come to see a movie. I just walk in, let them know the purpose of my visit, get my goodies and go.
The staff are friendly for the most part, while others could use a little polishing. The ticket collectors are always nice, but some of the concession staff tend to have some off days.
Enjoy!

MOVIE WATCHING IN STYLE
BACKGROUND:
UA was incorporated as a joint venture on February 5, 1919, by four of the leading figures in early Hollywood: Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith. Each held a 20% stake, with the remaining 20% held by lawyer William Gibbs McAdoo. The idea for the venture originated with Fairbanks, Chaplin, Pickford, and cowboy star William S. Hart a year earlier as they were traveling around the U.S. selling Liberty bonds to help the World War I effort. Already veterans of Hollywood, the four film stars began to talk of forming their own company to better control their own work as well as their futures.
ESSENTIALS:
Desire to watch a movie
Money or ticket for a movie
Money for bevs and Scooby Snacks (optional)
STATS:
Free open lot parking
Located from 2N at the bottom of the Verdugo Blvd Fwy off-​ramp
Extra wide first class fully reclinable chairs
Wide arm rests
Large cup holders
Pre-​movie commercials and trailers are short and sweet
EXPERIENCE:
Still in recovery mode from a recent accident, I was unable to hike one day, however, SisTa did and instead of going home after a hike with The Crew, she and I went to see a movie at the UA La Canada.
I purchased our movie tickets online prior to arrival to the theater, where I was able to choose our seat. SAWEET! Checking in was simple, the staff member behind the glass viewed the ticket purchase on my phone and ticky ticky ticky went her fingers on the keyboard and cha ching!!! Here you go, enjoy the show, she said as she handed us our ticket.
No outside food or beverages allowed read the sign as we approached the ticket taker. SisTa bought popcorn with extra butter, I bought a beverage. Our eyes popped out of their sockets when we saw, one, how small the theater was and two, how large the seats were. Both of us could have probably fit in one seat. SAWEET! This place just keeps getting better and better.
We easily found our seats, settled in and me, the inquisitive one, started looking around my chair poking and prodding, when sudden BAM! The chair reclines. BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!!! After all, there’s always more, right??? Another switch. Hey SisTa, I wonder whaaaaaat… OY!!! Up pops a foot rest. Ok, now I’m completely reclined, all I need is my pillow and blankie and I’m good to go for a nap.
Good golly!!! This theater is amazing. I may just come here for the perfectly regulated air control, and recycling oversize seat with large cup holders. And SisTa always has the best luck, the pop corn she purchased, was freshly popped.
I’m not a movie person and perhaps there are theaters out there that are better than this, but both SisTa and I were extremely pleased with the staff, the entry, the theater itself, and even the ladies room was surprisingly clean, both before and after the movie. Since this visit I have moved further away from this theater, but when I have nothing outgoing to do, I do make the trek to this theater.

I was surprised to see this theatre newly renovated. I’ve been here several times in the past but now it’s so much better. Purchasing the ticket online was easy and I was able to pick my seat; it wasn’t like this before. I also like their wide variety of choices in the concession area, they serve popcorn, nachos, hot dog, candies, ICEE, ice cream, pretzel, hot chocolate, coffee, cappuccino, soft drinks and candies. There are arcade games and candy machines in the lobby area.
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:Drinks:
I got the latte, it’s not sweet at all but it had a good flavor.
:Food:
Popcorn was good. I appreciate fresh buttered popcorn.
:Highlight:
The seats! I enjoyed sitting on the King Size Leather Recliner. It was cozy, spacious, and adjustable. Another reason why I like this theatre is because you can reserve and pick your seats online.
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:Tips:
~Order your tickets online. You have the option to get the tickets via text message.
~The seats online appear to be far apart but they are pretty close to each other.
:M’s Notes:
~Parking lot