AMC Methuen 20

You should save a few seats in your new very small theaters for those of us who still believe in spontaneity! Disappointed that we couldn’t see our movie today.

This theatre is very clean, which is super important. The prices of the popcorn and sodas are high though, which is topically expected, but it would be nice, if they were not for once. The food selection is just alright, and the food is ready fast, which is important if you are trying to catch a movie. But now with the choosing of your seat before you watch, you will have to get there super early anyways or there may not be anything left. Buying your ticket online has a surcharge, which I think is a little crazy, seeing that it is convenient for both parties to do so, but you will be able to get a better seat that way.

The power chairs were cool the first time I went but the second time they are already starting to get very run down. I am not sure if it is abuse by the customers or neglect by the staff to keep them in good working order. The bar inside the movies is as absolute ripoff. Literally the worst value drink I think I have even experienced! $ 12.xx for a drink that had two splashes of booze.
Machines were shut down before the movies were over so my «free» refills could not be honored. I don’t understand this rush on their part. At least keep one of the machines open until the building is empty.
The bathrooms are a nightmare as depicted in the pictures on the Unilocal page. The staff is not in them cleaning on a regular enough cycle. This is a huge turnoff, especially when I am sending my daughter into the ladies room having no clue what is is going to encounter. Yuck!
Aside from the power chairs this is just a large cinema like all the others. I could take it or leave it as the popcorn is not that good either!

This theater is big, nice looking and has great seating. I go on off days so it’s my favorite theater right now to go to. It does seem understaffed and the way the concession stand flows is odd to me. It could be cleaner but it is not disgusting. If they hired more people and have them cleaning I think this place would be 5 star.

This is the theater I’ve been going to since I was a teenager. The renovations are great but it’s not perfect. The best change for AMC are the assigned seats. It sucks when you arrive late and can’t find a good seat but then again, you can always book the next viewing. I also like how you can quickly buy your own tickets. I concur with everyone about the concession stand though — it’s awful. I guess management wanted to cut down on customer service and just have people serve themselves.
The seats are roomier but a bit uncomfortable. It reclines in such an awkward position. Something that really bothered me one day was the projection — the film wasn’t large enough that there was a large black border on the screen! I regret not complaining that day. Let’s not forget about how filthy the place is. From the bathroom to theaters, there’s debris everywhere. Sadly, I see people cleaning but they are not thorough. Oh and it smells like SHIT in certain areas of the theater, it’s like STUCK on the carpet. IDK they need to fix this!
Damn, my entire review has mostly been negative. I’m sticking to two stars though because it’s bearable to come here unlike the past where it was dreadful. I hope they work on improving their flaws.

Overall the place is ok. The movie clarity and sound, which is what really matters is very good. We’ve been in the IMAX theater, and the regular ones. Both very good. We like the new seating, except its hard to know which seats are connected with the liftable armrest when you’re booking your seats online. My wife and I like to lift the arm rest so its like we’re on 1 big loveseat. The one thing I have issue with, is the concessions. I just can’t get use to pouring my own butter on the popcorn. I have to get a half full bag, go over to the butter station, put that in and then go back for more corn and then back to the butter… plus the station itself is always dirty and most of the butters are not working. If they could just clean that part of the experience up I would give it 4 stars!

Went to the movies there January 3^rd the place was filthy! I spoke to management about my concern when I first walked in… nothing had changed when I came out of the movie it looked like it was never cleaned at all over the weekend. popcorn everywhere, trash everwhere, everything in disarray in the lobby overflowing waste baskets, I will be NOT be returning there anytime soon.

Never go to this poor excuse of a theatre. Bad projection, bad customer service, and inaccurate information.

Stadium seating. Love the movie motif in the lobby.

Upgraded to recliners and reserved seating!
This theater can get dirty at peak times, it is hard to keep up with all the kids and teenagers through the evening.
I hope they could start taking coupons online because by the time you get to the theater for an opening release it might be already sold out.
Other than that, it is nice to know that you have a seat where you want it when you get to the theater with the reserve seating. I have not encountered an issue with keeping my reserved seat at this location.

This place has improved drastically over the years. The renovations are terrific.

One of my favorite theaters to go to. You can buy which seats you want a couple days in advance, they have reclining seats, and the best concession set up. They do have a bar in the lobby… But the concession is where it’s at! They have a «lunch line» setup where they have stations for whichever item you are looking for whether it is nachos, ice cream or popcorn, you can easily grab your favorite items (instead of waiting in a huge line) and pay at a cashier. They have a Coke Freestyle machine which allows you to customize your soda preference with over 100 different options! Cool… But my favorite thing at this movie theater is customizing your own extra butter! Nothing better than watching a movie in pure perfectly buttery bliss!

Since when do you get assigned seating in a theater? The seats are nice and all, but I’ll be damned if I ever go to a movie theater again that assigns me a seat. If this is how AMC theaters has decided to operate they’ve lost a family of customers.

Review for the newly renovated AMC Methuen 20 @ the Loop & a tip: Additions — Reclining leather seats and a bar
The reclining leather seats are not available in every auditorium/​theater at this location. They are great yet only the smaller auditoriums have the ones that recline specifically. The bigger auditoriums in this location have leather seats but they do NOT recline. The bigger auditoriums should be the ones with reclining seats because the headrest is so darned plushy now that not being able to recline leads to neck strain (I watch to many movies).
When you go to reserve your seat online (I both love and hate this new practice) if there are more than 8 rows choose another time if you are keen to recline (it really does make the world of a difference so just DO IT.)
In the back of the facility, where the arcade games were (Terminator and Time Crisis gone, so sad!) a bar was put in as well as high-​top seating/​tables and a big a** TV for movie trailers. The Patron Margarita is especially good (though nearly $ 12 dollars! and small compared to other marg’s I’ve had) and literally the same price as any of their draft beers.
The food and soda are insanely expensive. The loaded nachos are soggy and gross. Same goes for the loaded chili dog. Stick to the basics if you insist on spending 5 bucks on a hot dog or nachos.
Special deal — If you go to the Not Your Average Joe’s restaurant next door to this theater they offer $ 8 movie tickets (this is a huge steal considering they are $ 11.25 for STANDARD show times anytime after 2 nowadays). I was told you do not have to get food here to take advantage of this offer. I reserve all my tickets online, usually the day before as I like specific seats so I have yet to do this but others I know have. Just make sure it’s not a new release or high-​traffic times as you don’t reserve your seat at the restaurant like you do online and might have to seat separately if you wait to just before the movie.
Suffice to say I’d go to this theater every weekend but I’m killing the fun of movies at this point (or so I’ve been told) and it ain’t exactly cheap!

It looks like this location was recently worked on. I loved the seating, the seats make it seem you are watching from thee lazyboy in your living room. The concession set up was a little strange, but it might work better when the location is very busy. Given recent eventsI would have liked to see more of a security presence in the lobby. In the time I was in the whole plaza I saw one security truck just sitting in the parking area. it might be a good idea to contract with the city police to have a couple of officers working the plaza or just is location.

My husband and I love this theatre. The remodel is great! We order our tickets online prior to the show and are able to reserve the seats we want. When we get in all I need to do is go to one of the kiosks and type my reservation code in, no waiting in line. The concession stand is easy, just walk around grab my popcorn and get soda cup at cash out. They have the coke
machines so soda is exactly what you want. Then all you do is sit back in the reclining chair and enjoy your movie. The staff has always been nice and friendly. The bathrooms are nice clean. Only issue I ever had was a family sitting next to me with kids talking through the show and mom texting the whole time and of course they left their trash on the seats but that’s them not the theatre. Love it!

We went to the movies yesterday afternoon at the new AMC Methuen 30 (formerly Lowes) and was quite impressed at all the improvements.
The did a lot of upgrades which was impressive!
To the pick your seat (touch screen) when purchasing tickets, adjustable leather recliners in the stadium seating, a bar, and dyson hand dyers in the men’s room.
What could be better of course is less expensive concessions; and shorter commercial and trailers. The 4:00 movie started closer to 4:30. Also we could hear other movies through the walls so better sound proofing is needed.

I recently went to a movie at the renovated Loews in Methuen and I will not be back. Not only is the assigned seating a fiasco, but the new concession set up is a joke. Here is why.
First, my friend and I are here on a slow day seeing a movie that has been out for weeks.
We buy our tickets separately and are amused to watch the cashier’s check and double check to make sure our seats our right next to each other. By the way, we like many people like to have a seat empty between us for our coats, hats, etc.
Soon after getting to our seats we decide to leave the seat between us empty, since the attendance is low. Our plan is quickly thwarted when we are joined by a young romantic couple, who is seated directly next to us, and who proceed to make out.
Now it’s very obvious they do not want to make out, sitting inches from us, but are afraid to move, when moments later, other people arrive and have taken the seat that my friend has moved too. At this point we would love to move to another seat, but can’t. Now, we could take our changes, and move to new seats, or go back to the cashiers, missing ten minutes of the movie and hope we can get new tickets.
Ok, now on to the concessions. When I arrive at the empty concession, I walk up the folks manning the soda/​cup station and I’m told, that I have to go all the way around the station from left to right, even though there is no one else in line, I have to circumnavigate 200ft of stand, even though no one is there!
Now the second incident really upset me, when I watch a young mother with her young daughter, dare to walk directly to the popcorn station only to be told, that her and her maybe four year daughter have to walk all the way around as well.
Are you kidding me? When my friend took his time to complain, he received little more than a shoulder shrug from the management.
Neither of us will be back, until this changes.

I always buy tickets online, and was initially pleasantly surprised to notice that they swapped to reserved seating.
Now, the ONLY reason I was excited? Burlington AMC has become my new go-​to place (now my closest theatre). And they have reserved seating, because they have the new reclining seats.
This AMC has HORRIBLE seats. The «new» reclining seats don’t actually recline. They’re insanely hard, uncomfortable, and more shallow. I would absolutely prefer the old seats.
The new concessions seem disorganized and just plain bad. And, I’m very sad that the curly fries are gone. WHY?! WHY would you take away my curly fries?!?
Now — the 1 star is not *just* because of curly fries. I’m paying $ 16 for a movie, and this was just a plain ripoff. The floor may have been more comfortable.
I’ll stay away from here; which is a shame. We came for the IMAX screen (Burlington AMC only has the smaller screens), but it just wasn’t worth it. More expensive than Jordans, and significantly worse quality experience.
For shame, AMC.

The theaters are broad and comfortable with easy to see signage so you know where to go. The offerings are always good and occasionally have a few hidden gems. The advantage of 20 screens.
The pricing isn’t too bad, but the weekend matinée is your best bet. For now, at least, they are quieter and much less crowded.
The best thing is that the popcorn is made daily for current consumption. As opposed to a certain theater in Lowell that makes it the day before to insure proper staleness. (Not to use any names but it rhymes with «Shmocase Cinemas»)
Simply put, if you want to see a flick, this is the place to do it!