Carmike Oakdale Stadium 20

This is our «go to» local cinema. They have a good variety of times to see movies we like and the personnel are friendly. My son has the Annual Popcorn Bucket so it saves us money because he gets the popcorn bucket filled as many times we need to share among the family and then all we need is drinks to buy… a very good place to see a movie…

I don’t know who’s running this place, but I just had a terrible experience at this theater. With twenty minutes left in our movie, the picture went out. I searched the theater for ten minutes, knocking on any doors I could find, but couldn’t find any theater employees other than a cleaning crew (which clearly hadn’t worked all day as all the trash bins were overflowing and our theater smelled of urine). Once all of us left the theater, an employee found us and seemed confused why so many of us were upset. We explained (several times) what the problem was, but he still needed to pawn the situation off on another manager, who also suddenly appeared. He apologized for the movie breaking, but told us he couldn’t issue refunds because they had no cash. Instead they gave us passes for a free movie.
As I hated this movie experience so much, I’d like a refund for a ruined evening. I intend to call a manager tomorrow, if I can find one…

This place reminds me of a haunted theater. At times it’s almost deserted, kind of like one of the concession stands. Which is too bad cause it’s a really cool one that just sits empty. This is nothing like the relation in the other part of Oakdale. No senior citizen discount on popcorn with the smaller box. I ended up giving my popcorn away to some neighbors after skimming off the top. I would have broken down and got bottled water, but not for $ 5.Inside the theater it runs cold, always bring a sweater. I went to see the Martian on a whim, the closest time was the 3D one. What an experience. Not like the old House of Wax days. Okay so technology is where I don’t run early. This theater runs movies that others don’t, like the Ayn Rand one. Now that would have been something in 3D. After, that adrenaline rush, you don’t want to see them any other way.

I don’t go to theaters very often, but I’m glad I stopped at this one! I’ve never even heard of the Carmike chain of cinemas (I’m an AMC girl myself), so the experience was an over all treat.
There is ample parking for this facility, and I didn’t feel like I had to walk too far to locate my car, despite the number of people there. We came here because the Marcus theater down the road was packed full, with no showings of Mad Max 2D available. Carmike, on the other hand, was a breeze — And a fraction of the cost! Our 3:00pm movie tickets were $ 7.00 a piece. It sounds like they otherwise have cheap movie prices for matinée, and a $ 4.00 ticket special at some other time of the day. It would definitely be worth looking into.
The concession stand was fine, with typical movie theater options. The prices are a little high, although for $ 20 we got a Large Popcorn and Drink, and refilled them twice which I hate to admit. So purchase at your own risk! Concessions are how they really nab you for cash.
The theater sized was just fine, and we had no issues finding 3 seats with only 10 minutes til the movie started. They also have a little area to sit and eat concessions outside the theaters, along with an arcade. Over all, I would recommend this theater because of its price and ample parking. If you’re in the area, check it out!

I really like this theater. I’ve been a few times usually on a weekday so it’s rather quiet.
I honestly can’t remember if I’ve had any of their concessions so I suppose that means their popcorn is mediocre… but better than AMC at least in my opinion.
HUGE place. Large arcade with decent selections. Mario Kart! Gauntlet Legends! The arcade was not running while I was there last though. If we had more time I would have asked someone if they could start it. Seemed a little strange.
Clerks seem nice. If not bored out of their minds.

This theater has good matinée prices from 4 – 6. The price is 5 dollars per person. As any movie theater they kill you on the beverage and pop corn prices.

The reason we end up here as much as we do is because I’m really bad at remembering that I want to see certain movies. Like, they’ll show some previews for a movie on TV or people will be talking about it on Facebook, and I think, «that movie sounds good, I’ll have to go see it.» But then I forget for a while (like 6 weeks…) and by the time I actually get around to seeing it– Carmike Oakdale is the only theater it’s still showing in.
This is because the place is HUGE. I mean, I don’t know exactly how many screens they have, but it’s a lot. So they still have room to show movies that have been out for a little while. They move them from one of their «big» screens into a smaller room that maybe seats about half as many as their big screen rooms. Unfortunately, you still pay the same amt for a ticket.
So that’s the good. Lots of screens means lots of options and showtimes to pick from.
Now the bad. Ticket Prices. OUTRAGEOUS. Concession Prices. OUTRAGEOUS. And your choices of concessions are pretty much popcorn and candy or… popcorn and candy.
Also, they are incredibly, PAINFULLY slow at the concession stand. It will take you over 5 min per person to order, pay, and get your food. It’s like the employees are operating the cash register for the first time in their life, for EVERY transaction. I really don’t understand it.
So, go to see a movie you’ve been meaning to catch for a while, but smuggle in your own treats.

Just saw The Hobbit in 3D. We went to the 10:15am showing. The general manager was super nice. Walking us to our theater and chatting. Only $ 1.50 for a popcorn. Theater was huge, nice, and clean.

I really do not like this theater. First, I am diabled and have some mobility issues. The Handicap parking is adequate but people still need to walk about 100 yards to get to building. This is difficult when you struggle to breath as you move around. Of course, this complaint really is specific to a very small subset of moviegoers so I don’t make a big deal out of it. Just wanted to mention it here. Also, the place is a dump. It is always dirty. The bathrooms are always dirty too. Just not a very professional presentation
Second, the service isn’t very good. At he concession stand I waited in line 15 min beacuse only 1 person was working. He was busting his ass but he just couldn’t keep up. I ordered a popcorn with butter and soda. I had to restate my order three more times, presumably, because of the complexity of my elitist order.
I had tickets for the Dark Knight Movie Marathon where all three of the Christopher Nolan Batman films would be played back to back. There were 12 – 15 other people with the same tickets in the theater so it was realitivley empty.
Halfway through the first movie I noticed my hand is all slimey and gross. It turns out that hot liquid butter on popcorn will leak easily through the thin paper bag causing a buttery mess. It was a good thing i had the one napkin that is crêpe paper thin and about 2 inches squre — that really helped rub the mess deeper into my clothes and theater seat. By the end of the second movie my soda began leaking through the paper cup too. I wished i hadn’t used the entire 2×2 napkin on the butter fiasco.
After the second movie we were told that we’d have to move to another theater for «The Dark Knight Rises» because the movie required a larger screen. We were assurred, to my delight, that those of us with marathon tickets would get a private theater for the new Movie.
Of course, that never happened. We went from dozens of us in the theater to hundreds in a split second. There were so many people jammed in this «private theater» I could barely move. In each of the surrounding seats dwelled obese, mouth-​breathers to drive me me crazy with the combination of their breathing and the sound of crunching popcorn in large handful scoops. This was interrupted only by the urgent need to tweet about the movie between feedings. I think the movie is good but missed too much of it from unruly and constantly moving moviegoers
At least it wasn’t as bad as when I went to see a Harry Potter movie here last year. Two-​thirds through movie the film melts in spectacular fashion. It melted in such a way as to cause the cinema employees to ask everone to leave. When asked about a refund we were told no refunds were availble since over half the movie was played. I never did see the ending
Probably won’t go back, especially since there is a theater not far from carmike that shows first-​runs for $ 4 during the day. And the don’t have leaking popcorn.

This is the closest theatre to us, so we go occasionally. Most recently we saw the new Batman movie on opening night. It was a steal at only $ 5 for a ticket! I ordered tickets online and Fandango seemed to think that since the showtime was after midnight it was a morning show and therefore a matinée. Can’t complain with that! It printed out full tickets and everything. Score!
The theater itself is super large. The newer run movies play in large theaters with digital projection, while the movies that have been out for a while play in smaller screened halls.
The worst part about seeing movies here is the 30 minutes+ of previews. Not only do they have ads and «infotainment» running before hand, but once the lights actually dim at showtime, you are in for 20 to 25 minutes of ads and trailers show by the theater. Then when the actual movie starts there are usually 2 or 3 more trailers appended to the front of the film. I’m usually finished with my snacks before the movie even starts. It’s super ridiculous. What we do now, if it’s not opening weekend, is just purposely roll up 20 minutes late and skip all the previews.
The snackbar prices are obscene. I mean they always are at movie theaters but they are exceptionally high here. There are two extra snack bars located back in the movie theater hall itself, but these are only opening during midnight screenings. These two mini snack bars also don’t have credit card terminals and are cash only. You have to go back out to the main snack spot if you are using plastic. That’s annoying.
The digital projection and sound on the large screens are top notch though. It really is probably the clearest picture you can get if you’re going to see something in a theater.
Truth be told. I’d rather go to the Plaza in Maplewood or Woddbury 10. They are nowhere near as nice, but I just don’t want to drop such a huge amount of money on a movie.

So you want to go to a movie… and you don’t want to bother with all the other people who also want to see a movie? This is the cinema for you.
The good parts:
–It’s huge and has plenty of outside-​the-​theater seating in case you just miss your start time and have to wait for the next show.
–I guess the arcade is a good part? It’s not my thing, really, but it’s another little piece of entertainment.
–The staff have always been friendly.
–Popcorn is decent.
–It’s almost ALWAYS emptyish. The only time I’ve seen a lot of people there was the Harry Potter midnight showing… and even then it was no sweat to get tickets. Movies simply don’t «sell out» here, which is nice when you want to spontaneously see something pretty popular.
–It’s easy to smuggle in candy/​soda.
The bad parts:
–My goodness. The ads. The previews. You could safely not bother going into your movie until a good 30 minutes after the listed «start» time.
–Small bathrooms.
–Not the *absolute* cleanest.
I think the «A-​OK» description of a three-​star review pretty much fits. It’s a serviceable movie theater with good facilities and decent service. Unless you want an ultra-​high-​end experience, this will definitely do.

Oddly I felt like I was walking into a Casino. It has sort of a Casino feel to it. It’s probably just me. The place is quite large.
No line at the ticket booth, but didn’t expect there to be. Nice and friendly ticket agent.
There was only 1 stall in the bathrooms located at the front. Really? The bathrooms in the theater area have a few more stalls and they could use a good cleaning.
I should have listened and purchased the small popcorn and pop, but the upsale of the behemoth size bag and obscene amount of pop won out. Silly consumer, me… We barely made a dent in the popcorn and the pop got sickening after awhile. Oh and my jacket is probably ruined from the grease, but that was my fault for thinking there wasn’t any on the bag.
We were literally the only ones in the theater which was nice.
Theater itself was very clean, minus the bathrooms.
If one does choose to get the behemoth size popcorn and pop; there are refills which most likely won’t be refilled since there is so much, but the «value» just seemed cheaper since the smaller sizes were just as obscenely priced.
We see movies about once a decade. Would probably return to this one if there was a movie worth seeing.

Well went back in tonight. only 22 mins of previews past the «showtime» before the movie started… Still ridiculous… Ill give it 2 stars since it was less previews. the staff was really friendly again, and the popcorn was fresh and good this time.
I would like this theater much more if the previews didnt run so long.

This is a fairly decent theater with a good location. Its got a pretty cool arcade if your showing isn’t seating yet and I love that they have little café tables for you to sit at while you wait as well. The negatives are the snack bar is very limited, and it’s not one of the cleaner movie theatres I have been to.
I would like to check them out on a Tuesday they have stayed with the tradition of discount showings on that night.

I go to this theater every Tuesday that I’m in town. With $ 5 tickets and a buck each for small soda and popcorn it’s about as cheap as entertainment gets!

Stadium seating, nachos, and *moderately* clean facilities. I always wash my clothes after going to the theatres, the seats have housed THOUSANDS of people before you… think of the grime. Ew.
Anyway. Saw a movie here on Christmas day. Was able to shuffle through with our Fandango tickets and get decent seats. Plenty of people smuggled in: popcorn, sodas, and iPhone chargers. Seriously, I heard the little sword noise behind me and think I saw someone utilizing an outlet on the top row.
Same stupid 25 minutes of commercials that cannot be avoided nowadays. Luckily this is once a year territory for me. Ew germ seats. Ew.

I like going to this theater. They offer a special deal on Tuesday nights — I forget what the ticket price is, but a small drink and popcorn are $ 1/​each.
I will have to say that every time I’ve gone to this theater recently, I have had to call them to let them know that we have audio but no video. The problem is typically fixed within a couple of minutes…
The staff has always been friendly and the theaters have been clean.
Overall, I would recommend the Oakdale 20.

This theater stands in the middle in nearly everything: appearance, ticket prices, staff, etc etc.
They do gain points for $ 5 movies Monday through Thursday. Also, mega points for playing more than the average multiplex. Right now, they are playing what the rest of them are playing PLUS three «indies». That’s better than Woodbury 10, folks.

This theater is a joke. They define matinée as anything before 3:59. This is something to keep in mind. A 4pm movie costs 9.50 each. This is a sham. You can go to the Woodbury 10 and pay 4 dollars for a matinée and they define it a anything before 6pm. Much more reasonable. Because of this, we will never go back to the Oakdale 20. Movies are expensive enough. You don’t need to limit your matinees to 1 – 2 showings a day.
Avoid this theater. There are better out there.

There’s really not a whole lot to say about this theater, because like a vast majority of multiplexes one can run off a list of Likes & Dislikes and it will universally apply across the board. Saw «The Collector» and it sucked.
That being said, and here comes the standard rant, I couldn’t help but notice in the span of 2 months (saw «Drag Me to Hell» then), the prices of popcorn/​candy/​drinks have risen to obscene levels: $ 3.75 for a king sized candy (as compared to convenience store king size), $ 5.40 and up to $ 7-​something for a bag of ‘corn, and equally budget-​busting amounts for drinks. What! Yes, the economy isn’t rolling along, but come on! That is scary high. Inflation rearing its ugly head, I’m sure.
The good part was that matinée tixs were $ 5 apiece at the window. I guess I’d have no problem coming here more often if I lived in the east metro, if for the digital projection alone (for certain movies), but I have a hard time believing it’s special enough to turn it into a destination.