AMC Northbrook Court 14

I was so excited we were able to see the movie of the year Star Wars but I was quickly let down by the horrible sound quality. The annoyance of straining to hear dialogue partnered with crackling bass from blown out speakers lost me. I expect to be overwhelmed and lost in a story when I pay almost $ 50 to see a movie at the theater but I was distracted by popcorn Betty crunching in our ear behind us. If you like to overpay to listen to damaged speakers and mouth breathers you’re better off going to Your uncle Bill’s house with a redbox, at least you can forget to return it and still get a candy bar.

Convenient, lots of movie choices and love the people that work here. So friendly with warm attention to customer service!

This theater is a sad place. I have been to this AMC about 4 times and every single time we were the only ones in the showing theater.
The theater overall looks dirty, outdated and the seats are pretty uncomfortable, prices are average for a movie theater however next time I will skip this AMC. Customer service is mediocre and employees are lifeless and/​or in their cellphones all time. As of recently I have been making the drive to the AMC in Randhurst, it is much more nicer and comfortable for about the same price.
And as if uncomfortable seats were not enough the kicker was that I was carded to watch Fast and Furious. I am over 30 years old. Me and my wife found it hilarious. Their incompetence was hilarious/​borderline insulting, nonetheless I am not returning to this AMC until it gets remodeled.

This theater screams for a cleaning and an upgrade to compare to the other amcs in surrounding suburbs.

My wife belongs to the AMC Stubs program, and she got enough credits to take in a movie for free.
So, she wanted to see the new Jurassic Park flick, and I tagged along to the AMC in Northbrook Court.
We usually patronize the theater in Niles because it is closer to us, and they charge a little less for admission; but they were not showing this movie; hence the odyssey to Northbrook, the land of the nouveau riche. (We come from a long line of old poor.)
For a movie theater in one of the most wealthy areas of Chicagoland, this place is a real letdown. Although just about everything in Northbrook Court is shiny, sparkling, and fancy, this place is not particularly well-​maintained.
Although the floors are not especially dirty nor soiled, the showing rooms leave a lot to be desired:
— The seats are frayed
— The carpets are becoming threadbare
— The painted surfaces are scratched and need sprucing up
— The screens are rather small, given the size of the wall
In addition, they run some kind of 25 minute «preview» show that purportedly shows new TV shows and movies; but is really a carousel of the very same annoying commercials you see on television and some perky hostess who does a fine job making a coming TV cop show sound like it is something awesome. Furthermore, they spend another 20+ minutes grinding out every movie trailer from every studio that exists this side of Bollywood.
On the positive side, the sight lines are pretty good, the audio system is fine, and everything seems to work.
All in all, I continue to pine for the days of my youth when you could go to a true movie palace, see zero ads, see a few cartoons, short subjects, maybe a serial or newsreel, and then a double feature. Mr. Edison let me in for free, too.

A movie theater in the mall seems so old school and reminds me of my kid era. This one is pretty conveniently located since it is in a shopping center and by like 3 major highways. We saw Jurassic World. Really Far Fetched but Its nice seeing dinosaurs fcking sht up. It also had the twist that they were going to use the engineered super t-​rex (one that isn’t as stupid and had longer arms so he could pick up things on the ground) for the military. You can’t use monsters for military reasons anymore than people could use snakes, lions, tigers, and bears (oh my) for invasions. Animals are really primal and will turn on their own masters or kill each other. Dogs are the exception as they have proven useful in the military and police. Anyhow the movie was just ok and the theater was just ok too. The seats could be bigger or recline and the sound and screen weren’t impressive. The ticket taker man was very nice and it was nice location if you want to get fro yo or go to a store before or after.

Here’s why I am a fan. Yes, this theater is outdated. Yes, it’s probably run down, and is not modern. Yes, it’s attached to a mall with lots of kids. But you can enjoy it like I do. I hate crowds at the movies which is why I stopped going for years (and the fact the theaters charge a lot for tickets and food). So I started to go to the morning movies. One, it’s more affordable than later in the day. Two, there are very few people in the theater so plenty of great seats, no one is on top of each other. Three, I don’t have kids, so the movies I see usually never have them in it. Four, after the movie, you still have a whole day ahead of you. Five, it’s a movie — do you really have to have the biggest screen with the loudest sound ever? It’s never an issue with a great movie, but there are anal people who have to see it on some fancy screen — whatever, your loss. I also happen to like AMC’s popcorn which I admit is hard to pass on, although I never get the giant sized stuff. I call those the Diabetes Sizes. Anyway, it’s my go to theater near home and I have seen a decent amount of movies. Now things are going to change. AMC has opened the brand spanking new, all recliner seating theater at Hawthorn Mall, the pressure to rebuild this one is on. I have heard rumors that AMC may open a new theater at Deerbrook Mall which is going to have a new Portillo’s out front. That could be the end of Northbrook Court’s «old» theater. Except to me, it isn’t old at all. I remember when it was brand new. I remember for years wondering if they’d put one there. It was a General Cinema Theater first. I never liked that chain. They owned the old Deerbrook Theater which to you younger people, Northbrook Court is a palace of comfort by comparison. But you’ll never know how bad theaters used to be. Nor will you ever know the joy of seeing a 70 mm movie at the old Edens Theater (s) that held over 1,000 people!

Its time they upgrade the theater to how new AMC is at randhurst mall. This place is at good location but terrible seats very cramped. No bar :(
it was okay

They need to clean this place it’s so dirty all the time sticky seats and the floor when’s the last time u cleaned it 10 years ago seriously with all the germs going around take the time and clean it before you let little children in their

I can’t help but feel a little bit of pressure writing my first review of the year, but there’s a reason I chose the movie theater. One of my 2015 goals is to see more movies — at the theater.
My hubby and I rarely have a moment alone to go to the movies, so we typically wait until our favorite movies are available for rent. However, that certainly shouldn’t stop us from enjoying more movie outings with the kiddos, and today was no exception. Night At The Museum was a hit!
With so many theaters to choose from, all within driving distance, I fully admit to selecting a place with the best bargain. We typically head to Vernon Hills or we used to catch the twilight movie deal at The Glen. Something is up with The Glen theater — couldn’t get any information online, so we headed to Northbrook Court, which is the closest to home anyway. We never go to Northbrook Court, because the movies are rarely ever discounted. Today we noticed that the 3:45pm movie was just a little bit less. Factor in the cost of gas to travel, and it made sense to stay closer to home.
I can’t believe I’m admitting this, but it’s the first time I’ve ever been to the mall theater. I was a little surprised to read some of the other reviews complaining about their experience. Honestly, I have no complaints whatsoever. Instead of full price tickets, we paid $ 8.99 for adult tickets and $ 7.96 for kids (weird amount). The big bag refillable popcorn deal with cups to share, was approximately $ 10, and we got a medium pop for $ 4.50. Each of the boys got their own soda. Note, they have a kids pack for $ 6.49, that includes pop, fruit candy and popcorn. So cute. We didn’t get this, but next time we might convince them to do each order one.
Concession stand was well run. Popcorn was really really really good!
Theater was super clean. No sticky floors like at Vernon. Bathrooms were relatively clean considering another movie just got out. The theater had stadium seating so we didn’t have to worry about being blocked by tall patrons. What I liked about the small theater is the fact that the sound wasn’t over powering loud for those of us with sensitive ears. My hubby didn’t like this at all and enjoys a loud movie experience.
All in all we spent about $ 60 for everything, since we ended up purchasing some candy too. I think this was a great bargain for a family of four, and we’ll be back for sure!

Kind of shocked with the experience for being situated at a top rated, affluent suburban mall.
I can’t understand how a movie theater exists that doesn’t offer pre-​selection of seats. Maybe this isn’t offered in Metro Chicago and its something I’ve loved and gotten used to living in Los Angeles. Who needs to rush to a theater to battle crowds to find a seat — thats so 1987.
That said, nobody was here — its not a well attended theater. Staff not overly friendly and its in desperate need of a deep cleaning — or better yet, a total refurbishment. The screen itself is small compared to current theaters. The seating is not updated and the overall interior design is totally void.
Its theater like this that are causing people to stay home and just rent DVDs. Come on AMC, update your theaters. AMC Amazing? Eh — no thanks.

Tall? Forget it… your knees will grind on the seats in front of you.
Like to recline a bit in your seat? Forget it… there is no recline in these seats! WTF is that?
Like to take a leak without the ladies (or men) being able to hear you fart? Forget it… no-​door bathrooms allow you to hear EVERYTHING. Hopefully no one ever has stomach or other issues leading to an immediate need to empty in this place.
Air circulation? Forget it… kicked on once for 1 minute during a 3-​hour movie. Thankful no one around me had bad gas. Loved the gross feeling I got due to the lack of air circulation. Akin to being on a plane with no circulation.
Price? Way too much for this place
Sound? 20 years behind most theaters I have been to in the last two or three years.
Upside? I did NOT try the popcorn.

This is an average theatre, it is nice due to the fact that it has the court to occupy you if have come early or need to wait. The staff is mostly kids and so as a result they could use better training. The bathrooms could be cleaner but other than that, average

Pretty good place. Good sound system and decent number of theatres.

This place is an embarrassment. What a disgusting, dirty, dump. They charge 2014 prices and offer a 1988 experience. I’m furious. «Wanna join our rewards program for $ 10?» Shove off.

I like it here. Came here to see Hunger Games. We were running late a little bit but the nice girl at the ticket counter assured us it was ok; the previous were long and we for sure did not miss anything. She was right and I was very happy that we made it and listened to her recommendation. She also told us to catch the elevator upstairs to save time. Sometimes it is just employees like that who make the move going experience so great!

This theater is not my go to place. No stadium seating. Okay sound system. I’ve just never been impressed.
It’ll do if there’s a movie I really want to see but there are more up to date theaters in the area.

Nice, clean theater with a good selection of movies playing at once since they have a bunch of screens. Prices of movie tickets are pretty expensive in general at any theater nowadays but if you go to a movie before noon, tickets are around $ 6.50 I believe.

I like this movie theater because you have to scale stairs to get to the higher-​numbered rooms. It’s great because of two things: it makes me feel like I’m Christian Bale trying to scale Bane’s prison cave AND it guarantees me a good seat because all of the obese people take forever to get up there.
Win-​win for me.

Definitely not my favorite theater, but I am at this mall quite often and this place serves its purpose of screening your main-​stream movies. The theater seats could be a lot more comfortable, and the screens a little bigger. But, if you’re at Northbrook Court, this is a good way to kill some time after lunch (so you have room for the self-​serve Red Mango right outside after the movie!)
2 tickets for a Sunday afternoon movie were under $ 20 — not too shabby. Plus, with the AMC Stubs card I can rack up points like a mad-​woman at box office and concessions stand (3 Icee flavors? Yes, and thank you!)