AMC Mission Valley 20

I don’t come to this AMC often as it is in Mission Valley in which it is somewhat of a drive from where I live.
Went to go watch X-​Men this past Sunday and lines were not very long but there was a long, though we got our tickets pretty quick. We got there around 7:30ish for the 8:00 showing. Found decent seats and had a pretty comfortable time watching. Apparently you can adjust the armrest to move up so you can snuggle next to the person next to you.
Seats were okay comfy. Nothing too bad nothing too good. Cannot vouch anything for the food as we ate before coming here.
Might need to come more to see how I feel about the theater. But its just a good distance away form where I live.

So tonight was movie night and we went to see Captain America Civil War, it was a good movie by the way, but that is beside the point.
It was a good night, we had your standard movie theater experience.
Ordered popcorn, and an ICEE standard movie theater prices.
A regular night, but during the movie some drunk guy decided to be loud. After around 20 minutes, theater employees escorted him out, and we thought that was it.
Little did we know, there was a man greeting us with movie vouchers to return, and return we shall. :)

Nothing special, but not bad as far as movie theaters go. I spent a few years working at Regal when I was younger so I try not to be too critical of the theater.
The snacks and drinks are going to be expensive, so if you’re complaining about that, you need to wake up. With that said, I generally won’t purchase anything because of the price, but I don’t blame the theater for that. If you do venture to the concession area, you will find a wide variety of food, drink and snack. So if you don’t mind spending the money, you should be able to find something to appease your appetite.
The ticket prices are also about average. Nothing out of the ordinary there. I would suggest going to matinée times if you’re able simply because you’ll be paying a significantly different price and the crowds will be smaller as well.
No complaints or praises on the service. However, I will say that they do anticipate which movies are going to attract a crowd and plan accordingly. They rope off and LABEL lines so there’s no confusion as to where to go. For Captain America: Civil War, they even had a sign that pointed which direction each line would be for the entire day. Kudos to them for that!
Overall, a good movie experience, but not great. Everything is pretty average, but the service is a step above that in quality as far as crowd control goes so that will push them to 4 stars instead of 3.

Security guard with a gun texting on his phone doesnt make me feel all that secure.
Lines can be hit or miss, so grab tix off Fandango and if you forget, hit the self service kiosks by the ticket windows and pay there.
Concession options are straight 90’s. Nothing horrible, just nothing you wouldn’t expect.
Staff is nice though!

This is my favorite movie house and I need to tell you why:
1. It is convenient to where I live.
2. The trolley station is just a few feet away-​YES! bonus on green line!
3. The price is right especially on matinée hours of showing good whopping $ 6.00 ONLY — how can you beat that by waking up early!!! Then you have their Tuesday and Thursday specials of $ 8.00 bones… YEAP! To top if off — only $ 10.00 bones on regular hours and days not mentioned… the others charges $ 12.00+
4. The Seats are VERY COMFORTABLE– they renovated the place and replaced old seats to a SOFA kinda thing like you are in your own home– YEAP! A pluS!
5. The FOOD — yes! There is a CHEF on duty that makes your movie-​dining experience exceptional-​warm-​hot-​cold-​whatever your taste buds desires. I had great hot sandwiches made for me by the CHEF — He even came out and asked how my food was — now that was great!
6. Promotions — If you are a frequent movie goer-​they reward you with POINTS that allows you to munch their FRESH popcorn, candy, and sip a cold soda. They have specials rates for being a STUDENT, an all you can eat popcorn for $ 30.00 only for the WHOLE year! Get your buttery mouth ready and salt them out!
7. ALCOHOL — yes folks– they have WINE & BEER if you desire.
8. CUSTOMER SERVICE — of COURSE– they are very courteous! From time to time to get a service from a newly awaken kid who looked like they just came off from their bed and starting a first shift in the morning and nothing comes out of giving a good understanding of CUSTOMER SERVICE. But its all good, 7 great things TOPPED offs the 1 not so good one!
You enjoy your experience in any level of your life because of your good attitude!!! Cheers!

This is my favorite movie theater just for the location and familiarity alone. Located in the Westfield Mission Valley shopping center, the shopping center is kind of my «one stop shop».
AMC Mission Valley is really nothing special in terms of movie theaters but I don’t really know what most people want out of a movie experience. I know there are theaters that sell beer but the last thing I want to do when I drink beer is be quiet for two hours.
Other theaters have reclining seats, shaking seats, sit down meals but I don’t think I’d want to spend the amount of money required just to watch a film that may or not be that good. The snacks, popcorn, and soft drinks at any movie theater is enough to hurt your wallet without involving a waiter.
Nope, give me the good olé AMC Mission Valley 20 anytime. The best times to go if you’re a cheapskate is in the mornings. (OPT) $ 6.00 tickets and way less people.

I frequently attend AMC theaters, particularly AMC 24 on Palm Ave since it’s the closest to me. Every now and then, there will either be a screening event at this location or a special engagement that will bring my business to this AMC location. It’s not my favorite — if I had to go to one around this area, I’d rather go to the Fashion Valley location. The seats are stif and older and not as comfy as the other seats I’m used to at an AMC. The arm rests are somewhat awkward and are set lower to your lap.
The last time I was here I did notice that the theater floor was pretty clean — not even sticky or anything like an average movie theater floor. Either the theater was recently cleaned or they’re just good about housekeeping.
I do feel like this location needs a face-​lift. Nothing too drastic, just change out the seats/​arm rests. I suppose the main pro of this location are the wider variety of screenings they have and the special engagement screenings they hold. (Example: this was the only AMC theater in San Diego that was showing Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight in 70MM)

Our favorite place for movies, great parking, comfortable seating and 20 theaters with good time selections. You can buy tickets online and picture up quickly at a kiosk self serve. Popcorn, cokes and candy are a little pricy but normal for theaters. Four sets of clean bathrooms are close to screen room entry. Hallways are large and clean. Highly recommended, probably one of the best in San Diego.

Unilocal reviews by David Lujan
Not interested in reading my full review — head straight to the bottom to see the ratings I gave this establishment:
Who:
What: Movie with the kids.
When: 3:45 pm
Environment: Average weekend day at the theaters
How’d they do: Just Ok
Recommendations: I would not recommend this theatre
Pros: if your shopping at mission valley mall there is a theater there
Cons: It’s an older theater so the layout is old and the seats are not comfortable
My tip: Try a different theater
Ratings 1 to 10:
Cleanliness –6
Wait times — 8
Service — 7
Food quality and taste — 8
Restrooms — 7
Price (bang for your buck) — 8.5
Final and overall thoughts —

Came here to watch a movie with my hunnie.
AMC has definitely upgraded and the quality and sound is amazing!
The lobby has definitely upgraded and so has the food menu since I’ve last been here probably 5+ years ago. The seats are comfy!
I usually go to Edwards in Mira mesa since it’s cheaper and has great rewards but if AMC had rewards I would definitely come here every week!

It’s not the worst place to see a show and it’s certainly not the best. But when Star Wars is sold out nation wide, you can most likely find a showing here. Is it my first place to see a movie? no. But when I need to get in on a showing for a film I’ve been dying to see for months, this will suffice. There isn’t anything bad about it, but it just isn’t the cleanest place to have a go. I usually like to hit up a theater in one of the mall areas just so I can kill time before and after. If you need to kill some time here, head next door to the pizza place, they have really good craft beer.

Pros: large theatre, clean restrooms, conviniently located, a lot of parking, around several restaurants, customer service
Cons: Self Service ticket machines usually out of order, long lines, overpriced snacks
I mainly attend this theatre when they hosting free movie screenings. Never had an issue here. They are very organized and professional when hosting events. Staff is happy to help, restrooms are always clean. I’ll be back!

I have been coming here for many years and have not been disappointed with the service. I can remember when this new and improved AMC was added to the mall. They gave a big mall employee party with free popcorn/​sodas and movies for select mall employees. It was beautiful then and is still going strong.
They staff are always friendly and provide good customer service. Good selection of movies with something for everyone. Huge movie screens, great sounds and comfortable seats.

This theatre is behind the times…
Understaffed, concession lines are always long.
Restrooms are messy (understaffed)
Seats are not as comfortable as other theaters.
But still gets the job done!

COME HERE!
Love that they show Filipino movies!
Filipino movie showings have a stronger sense of community (AKA you can laugh as loud as you want and make side comments with the titas)
$ 13 admission for Friday nights.
Concession deal: Buy one large slurpee and large popcorn get one free large slurpee! Butter is self serve so you can drown your popcorn tub to your heart’s desire. Soda and icee is also self-​serve meaning you can just reuse the same cup each time you come back to save on $ 6.50 icee price (I DO NOT DO THIS NOR DO I RECOMMEND DOING THIS)
*THEY SELL WHITE CHERRY ICEE (free refill)~The only reason you need to come here

With so many more theaters around and with more updated renovations, this place gets the passing grade but it’s definitely not my go-​to theater. Caught a few shows here recently because of advanced screenings or we were already in the area for happy hour at Yard House.
The seats are stiff with fabric threads coming loose at the seams, and appear to be very old and worn (and have a slight smell to them). The seats are also very close to each other with no ability to take the arm chair and move them up. Reclining even just a little is not an option here. The bathrooms are seldom clean and the floors are sticky.
It used to be a happening place when AMC theaters were only around with smaller theater places in San Diego but with the rise of Cineopolis theaters and Regal Cinemas’ renovations to be like the fancier theaters, this AMC turns out to be just an okay place to come watch movies. You have to arrive early in order to get a good seat in a newly released movie as it is first come first serve.
What is good is that the snack bars are close to all of the theaters and you can refill your drinks for free (yes even the icee drinks are refillable). If this theater had some renovations done to update their look, I would consider coming back more often.

AMC Mission Valley 20 is a run of the mill movie theater by my standards. Nothing exceptional to make it stand out, no IMAX, no fancy seats, no fancy service. Just good old popcorn, candy and movies. Nothing wrong with that. Though when I came here last for a screening the lights were one and everyone exclaimed how the seats looked… uh…worn. Talk about destroying the mystery eh?

Decent central movie theater. I think what keeps me coming back here is the location, more than anything else. Located in the triangle between the 8, 805, and 163– this is one of the most convenient places to catch a flick. Parking is fairly straightforward– with so many spots available in the underground lot I feel like someone is always on their way out, even on the busiest nights. It’s definitely a predictable experience in terms of lines, seats, movie timing, and crowd.
What sucks is the prices and food (if you can call it food) selection. I’d love to get a decent sandwich or a beer within the theater… though despite having those options at fancier theaters I don’t see them coming to AMC anytime soon. I’m especially bummed that the Costco AMC tickets are no longer available– now we try and go to matinees to save the few bucks we used to save through Costco. Apparently we have Disney to thank for that– once Star Wars entered the picture AMC stopped allowing Costco to have the tickets at a lower price. Boo evil empire (aka Disney)!
I’m not kidding myself that I’ll stop going here anytime soon, but with the prices we’re more likely to Netflix a show these days.

Caught a flick here with a group of family and friends. Figured since it was Cinco de Mayo, people would be out dining and drinking, that the theatre would be less crowded.
Got here a half our before our 6:00pm showing and bypassed the line by getting our tickets from the customer service area. Theatre was nice and clean, there were a few couples in the theatre, but we still got the seating we wanted.
Picture and sound were good. I prefer this theatre instead of Fashion Valley. It’s less crowded and parking has never been a problem.

I can’t be too down on this movie house. I have attended a few ‘Movie and a Brewski’ Unilocal events here for a free premier screening with priority seating before non-​yelpers. It happens on short notice, so check the website for a possible showtime at the Events page [
from time to time. One time, I did manage to score a rare swag item: the Unilocal lunchbox.
I like that the soda machines are self-​serve along with the salt & butter stations. They’re the fancy Coca-​Cola Freestyle machines, so enjoy that crazy concoction of mixing soda pop flavors. Oh, self-​serve Icee machines?! Unlimited brain freezes!!! I’ll always have a place in my heart for the frozen Coke and cherry combo, but blue raspberry is awesome. White cherry tastes like diet cherry to me and I tried Icee cherry limeade, but nah, it’s no Sonic Drive-​in cherry limeade.
Thank goodness the lights are dimmed when I go in the theater. I saw the Unilocal photos of gross seat covers, but what are you gonna do? It’s not like I’m gonna bring slipcovers. I want to believe it’s just spilled soda since I didn’t bring a CSI kit to analyze the stains. I’m sure it can’t be worse than a motel mattress.
AMC Mission Valley 20 may be an older theater, but it still gets the job done.