Marcus Point Cinema

Went for an impromptu weekday Noon matinée showing of The Revenant.
This has always been my favorite movie theater in the area. With its relatively recent upgrades, it continues to be my favorite. I did not expect many other moviegoers so expected the theater to be very clean and quiet. It was shared bathrooms are spotless and all the employees were very helpful and friendly, as usual. I have eight Connor person telling tickets as well as their self serve kiosks available. For my regular adult price matinée, $ 6. You could also pick and reserve your seat right there at the Coner or the kiosk. Good deal!
I did not purchase any concession items. Also, it does not appear that their Take Six dining and food service option is open during weekday matinees.
The show was playing in Theater 14 so was not on one of their deluxe ultra screens. It is one of their smaller theaters but it still feels spacious yet still quaint and intimate. The theater is outfitted in their new dream lounger leather seats which recline and have extending foot rests. But for the previews and the moview, it would have been night night time!
The theater is also handicap accessible. The main entrance into the theater is at the top of the seating area which slopes downward towards the screen. So those in wheelchairs or with other mobility challenges can easily find a seat there at the top on a flat surface, safe and sound. Because of the theater size and layout, the first row of seating do not feel like they are in the nosebleed section or a begrudging afterthought to accommodate the milk a little challenged. Given my mobility challenges, I sat there and felt very comfortable, secure and able to get up and use the restroom mid-​movie safely and without disrupting my fellow moviegoers. Thanks, Marcus! It makes a difference
The temperature was just right, as was the image and sound. I was sitting in the very back next to a wall so was concerned that the image would be smallish and the sound would painfully reverberate. But it was very good and manageable.
Definitely a fun trip and look forward to sneaking away again.
Tips though – currently all movies on Tuesdays are $ 5. Also, if you are a Marcus movie rewards member, you can accumulate points to get special offers on concession snacks, shows, etc.
See you at the show.

Love the reclining seats here but the screens where you pick your seats are kind of a bone of contention for me.
Seems like every time I pick seats that should be together they end up not being together (love-​seat style). Also, I’ve had many times where people are in our seats and theater is full and they will flat out refuse to move and theatre staff has attempted to correct the seating issue but they wouldn’t move.
The food at the concessions has become a thing of the past as $ 18 popcorn is out of my league. Sometimes I’ve snuck in some treats from jimmy johns haha (not proud) or candy from Target but sometimes I feel I just need a treat and I belong to the «Magical Movie Rewards» program but even seeing two movies a week takes months to obtain enough points to get a treat at their concessions.
Like the sun prairie location too.

We live right down the road from Point Cinema so this is our go to movie theater. I love that they re-​did all their theaters with the recliner dream loungers. The Take-​five bar is kinda cool but expensive.
I like that they have lots of different kids specials. They replay classic kids movies or kids movies that are a year or two old. They do this on Sundays or weekdays. They also do something like this in summer. We also enjoy their $ 5 Tuesdays for all movies but it does get pack so beware.

We love Marcus and go nearly weekly for $ 5 Tuesday’s. Be sure to sign up as a Marcus Rewards member (it’s free!) for free popcorn on Tuesday as well as earning other freebies! Also love that you can choose seats ahead of time.
The a/​c does tend to feel like it’s running even in winter, just be prepared.

How does this place not have 5 stars!!!
Giant red leather chairs!
Loyalty card that gives you cash back on tickets & food!
$ 5 Tuesdays with deals on food too (free popcorn & $ 2 hotdogs, etc)
I no longer go to any other theater, this is the best theater I’ve ever been to!

A necessary evil if you want to see first-​run movies.
— Parking space is quite limited.
— Doesn’t accommodate QR codes or electronic version of tickets. You have to venture either to the kiosks or a front desk to claim a printed ticket for entry to the theater. It’s 2016… I can use my phone to pay for items at a convenience store, but I can’t get into a movie with it?
— Lobby looks/​feels dated, despite the recent renovation
+ Take 5 Lounge is shockingly nice
— Lobby concessions are: (1) a rip-​off ($ 7.50 for a large soda?), (2) confusing (I stood in what I thought was the line to order a soda, only to find out it was a line where some really disinterested kids were shuffling some very sad looking «food» to customers who had ordered from a different location), and (3) staffed by super unhappy and extremely disinterested kids.
+ Reclining seats are nice
+ Plenty of leg room between rows
+ Most are «love seat» style which is great if you’re with someone you know
— Love seats don’t «insulate» you enough from the person who goes to the movie with what sounds like whooping cough (seated to my left)
— Love seats not so great when the person (seated to my right and in the other half of the seat) is a 4-​year old kid who won’t stop asking his dad «what’s that?» «what’s happening?» «why are they doing that?» «is this going to be scary?»
— WHY BRING YOUR SUPER YOUNG KID TO STAR WARS? And why not choose two seats that are next to each other???
(Small rant, not related to Marcus)
While I’m not a monster Star Wars geek, I do enjoy the series. Episode IV was the first movie I ever saw, and I saw it in the theater… when I was 7. That was probably a bit too young for me to see it, but Episode IV didn’t have nearly as much violence or suspense as Episode VII does. Use some common sense and don’t bring a 4-​ish year old kid to a movie that’s PG-​13. Please. And if you do, please encourage them to be respectful and not talk throughout the entire movie…
(end of rant)
+ DLX UltraScreen and sound system are outstanding
— Climate control was a bit on the cool side

Please disregard the old reviews here, they’ve done major updating and remodels in ²⁰¹³⁄₂₀₁₄. We love this theater. In general it’s nice, clean and the recliner seats make it worth the price now.
Pros
— Liquor license
— restaurant/​bar inside and you can take food/​drink into the theaters
— all theaters have the recliner chairs
— friendly staff
— 5 $ Tuesdays
— parking ramp
Cons
— prices are going up with those recliners
— have to reserve ahead for seating on the weekends and for big movies
— no red vine, only twizlers

I have had only bad experiences at Marcus, but before I dive into them I want to talk about the renovations the theater has gone through and why they’re nothing special.
Essentially the biggest changes has been the overall layout of the theater, the Take Five lounge, and the new seating. Marcus is basically trying to become my living room and the thing is I go to the theater for a different experience than watching a movie at home. In all honesty, Marcus has spent a lot of money to add comfort that reminds me of home, but it’s really just a more costly living room experience. The concessions are incredibly pricey, especially considering that I don’t get a lot and I usually get smaller quantities of items.
Other than cost, what is the potential downside of creating a living room environment at a movie theater? It’s the audience that the theater attracts. I have gone to Marcus maybe twice a year since the renovations occurred and my experience has always been foiled by audience members. There are always talkers in my theaters who are either causing a huge commotion or obviously drinking alcohol (probably thanks to the generally useless Take Five where you can purchase alcohol).
Some fans of Marcus will argue I have bad luck when attending films there every so often. They’d argue that I’d have more positive experiences if I attended more regularly. I assure all readers that if anything, I’d simply just get conditioned to bad movie theater behavior. The problem with creating home style comfort in a public area like a theater is that some people are going to subconsciously act like they’re in their living rooms because they feel like they are.
I groan every time a friend tells me that the movie time they’ve been following for a show is at Marcus. I really don’t want to return to the establishment. I prefer to go Sundance because the audience it attracts has pretty proper (sometimes too stuffy) movie theater etiquette or AMC Fitchburg mainly because it’s starting to become pretty rundown and it’s theaters aren’t always so full.
So, if someone is reading this review and the person defies it because my rating doesn’t match the overall consensus of reviewers, I wish that reader the best of luck. I hope the person’s experience is better than mine. I simply don’t think adding more comfort is necessary and that it in fact attracts a crowd that annoys me deeply.

The renovation on this place worked out great! They have a nice bar and some comfortable «dream loungers». Why didn’t theaters have those when I was younger??? I see movies with the regular sized screens so I can’t comment on the bigger screens or 3D. I like the parking structure, haven’t had a problem finding parking ever. BONUS: they always have sweet new cars parked out front to check out!

This is by far our favorite theater in Madison. All of the theaters have dream lounges, which are recliners, and way comfier than normal movie theater seats. We also have always been able to get tickets ahead of time. There is a parking structure which is nice on winter nights, and the bathrooms have always been pretty clean. If the movie is newer you will want to buy tickets online since the new theaters have less seating, but the extra leg room makes up for it!

So I have been to Marcus Point Cinema many, many, many times over the years. The improvements are great. They have remodeled all their theaters to have the plush reclining seats. Very comfortable. I also enjoy the reserved seating as it makes for a more relaxed movie experience. Gone are the days of getting to a movie 60 minutes before hand to compete for center seats.
What I like most is the discounts. $ 5 dollar Tuesday and early morning showings are great for a person on a budget or who likes to see multiple films during Oscar season. The Rewards Card is easy to use and redeem. At my last visit, a large soda was under a dollar.

I actually live closer to the Sundance Theater, but I prefer to drive a bit more out to the Marcus Point theater because of two reasons: 1) their film selection, and 2) their La-​Z-​Boy recliner seats.
I myself enjoy somewhat obscure films such as those played at Cannes, Venice, or Berlin. Films like «Mr. Turner», «Blue is the Warmest Color», «Spotlight», and other Oscar bait are available here, sometimes exclusively so. So for an film buff like myself, I appreciate deeply their efforts to cater to my obscure tastes.
What certainly won’t only appeal to obscure tastes are their fabulously comfortable seating. They are absolutely enormous, and they can be reclined with a switch. The seats are all-​leather, and you just sink into their cushions. It makes sitting through a long film, whether auteur or blockbuster, just that much more comfortable.
NB: discount days are half-​price Tuesdays, student half-​price Thursdays, and half-​price first showings of the day. Double check this though, I’m basing this purely off of my memory.

Love the renovations! This theatre is always updating to install new technology. Extremely helpful and knowledgable staff. Fun afternoon on a rainy Saturday.

I love this place. Because my hearing is very impaired I gave up going to the movies for a while but not here closed captioning devices have been used here for a long time and the seating in the Ultra Theater is better than at home.

Point theater has become my favorite! I love the recliner seats. They are especially nice after a long day on my feet. Tuesday night bargain prices ($ 5 bucks a pop) makes movie fun affordable. Point is clean and the staff is friendly. They staff concessions really well so you don’t have to wait a long time. The restaurant has yummy pizza. My husband and I went there before a movie and we really enjoyed it. I love when they run old movies. Right now they are running Disney classics and The Shining.

This was our first experience at the Marcus Point Cinema and we really enjoyed it. We saw The Martian in the UltraScreen, and the image and sound quality was fantastic. The electronic reclining seats were incredibly comfortable, this was our first time experiencing such a luxury after recently moving to the Madison area from the central Wisconsin area.
We were not able to visit the bar or restaurant while we were there, but I think it is awesome that that option is available to us! The concessions had a wide selection of food and beverage items even without the additional restaurant, but I can see how it would be nice to have a drink before or after seeing a movie. Overall we had a wonderful experience and will definitely consider visiting this movie theater again!

Let me start off by saying that I’m very happy this theater is within walking distance of my apartment.
I went to go see The Martian at this theater and decided to see it on the UltraScreen with the Dream Lounger seats. It was totally worth the $ 13 per ticket! The seats were amazing — you have buttons on the side that allow you to recline as little or as much as you want. The screen is amazing as well. The space scenes from the movie were so immersive that it really did feel like I was in the movie.
The one area that could be improved at this theater is the arrival experience. I had already purchased my tickets online and was instructed in my email to go to the kiosk at the front of the theater. However, when I arrived there were two lines and I couldn’t tell which on to get into. I had to ask around to find which one I was supposed to be in and I was shocked at how long the kiosk line had when I went back outside. It’s a very disorganized experience and they could stand to move the kiosks to a different section of the entrance as well as add a few more of them.
Despite this, it was great being able to buy alcohol and take it into the theater during the movie. Just be sure to pre-​game a bit since drinks are pricey ($ 6.25 for a gin and tonic).

PROs: they show recent movies and actually have good prices. On weekday nights, you can sometimes get in for like 5 bucks. The screens are also high quality.
CONs: the giant screen there is a gimmick and not something you want to do. I saw an action movie there and actually had a huge anxiety attack. The thing was needlessly loud and made my heart pound. AVOID.

PSA: Students of all ages, $ 5 on Thursdays and FREE popcorn (yes, FREE. No strings attached).
I’ve visited this theater twice: once on a Friday night and once on a Thursday. Parking is difficult and very disorganized. Getting into the Marcus Point lot took some effort, and I made enough wrong turns to make me almost late to my movie. Blame it on my lack of direction, but I eventually found some questionable parking behind the building (which needs more lights).
First time I came here, I watched Interstellar. For those who didn’t watch this movie, many of the scenes take place in complete silence (it is in space after all). During these scenes of silence, we could hear roaring laughter from the theater next to us and people talking as they left another theater. I could have tolerated the temporary interruptions, but there was a very consistent and very annoying static coming from the audio. I could barely enjoy the film, and I told myself I’d watch this movie again in another theater. Fortunately, a nice woman handed us free vouchers for another movie due to complaints about the sound. I hope Marcus makes an effort to better soundproof the theaters.
Second time I came here, my friends and I stopped by the in-​theater bar. We all ordered a beer (only one beer per person, $ 5.50 for a blue moon). I’ve never drank in a movie theater before, and I loved it. There were no audio issues, and our experience was very pleasant.
The whole staff is accommodating and very nice. Chairs are decently comfortable, and the prices are pretty amazing. I believe it’s $ 7 for students on a regular night besides Thursday, and $ 10 for everyone else. This theater is so close to where I live, so I know I’ll be back soon. I do appreciate this theater, and I look forward to the improvements from the construction.

All movies theaters are pretty much the same. This one however has a couple of things that make it stand out. One of these is a bar called Take 5. Here, you can relax before your movie starts and carry your drink into the theater once your movie starts. The drinks are a bit pricier than your regular Madison bars but not by much.
They also recently installed reclining seats in their IMAX theatre. They recline almost all the way back. At first it is a bit weird because it feels like you’re in someone’s bedroom but then the lights go out and you forget all that.
Marcus is cool. Great parking and matinée til 3. They also have discounts for teachers and students which is cool.