AMC Loews Uptown 3

The Uptown is back, Thank You SIFF. I attended the grand reopening & the theater has a cool new sea foam blue marquee that has just been installed. I know I’ll be attending this theater a lot more than when AMC ran it. They have a great diverse program lineup that should appeal to just about everyone. There concessions are reasonably priced but alas no free refills on large sodas or popcorn. They still have the rocking seats & there 2 smaller auditoriums have stadium seating, but the large theater does have good sight lines & a large curved screen. I know more renovations are planned & I expect to eventually give them 5 stars.

I hope Landmark theater buy it.

CLOSED. Bummer.

I have been going to this theater for 8 years now. I love the fact the movie theater is almost never full except for special event movies. The building and theater itself are old, but maintained and clean. The most recent movie I saw was «Harry Brown», Michael Caine’s nod to Clint Eastwood’s aging tough guy roles.
Anyway, my biggest gripe with this AMC theater, is the expense of the concession stand. When I was asked to pay nearly $ 15 for 2 low quality dogs and drink for 1 person. This is more than the cost of a typical Netflix membership per month. For a $ 15 dollar concession fee, they could be doing gourmet food and still make a profit. Even the nearby I-​max isn’t nearly as outrageous for food. Anyway, this is the reason I don’t purchase food at the theater — hopefully AMC will wise up and tout either high quality concessions food or significantly lower the cost of what they have. That would certainly be an industry trend setter. I don’t eat candy so smuggling in the cheap stuff from nearby Bartel’s isn’t an option for me either.
If you like the moves they show, this is not a bad theater. However, with nearby I-​Max and the Pacific 11 theaters downtown, they clearly have competition that are not up to standards with. It’s main value is convince if you live in the neighborhood and being quite and not so busy if you dislike crowds.

I get to work here and volunteer at least a couple times every year, Because of SIFF, and i always get into these great chats with the kids who work there, and have a fantastic time. I LOVE this theater. Not as sexy as the Neptune, and a little less organized then the Egyptian, but still pretty great.

I’ve seen 2 flicks here now, and I do dig this theater. They tend toward a mixture of artsy and second run box office stuff, and I found that the focus was actually surprisingly good. The seats are so-​so in terms of comfort, but, it wasn’t a problem for me. I like how you can avoid the crowds here and avoid the feeling of being in a blockbuster setting. The pre-​12 pm price for my last ticket was $ 7.75. Cool place.

If I go to an AMC theater and pay $ 10 to see a movie, I expect I am paying for the upkeep and sterilization of a mammoth, 27 screen operation. If I go to an AMC theater like Uptown Cinemas which is dirty, has a handful of employees, and only 3 screens, shouldn’t the price of the ticket reflect that? I digress.
Pros: Easy to walk to, First run movies, Old school theatre vibe, Stadium seating, Good sound quality
Cons: Weird seats that recline really far back, Odd smell in theater, Popcorn was cold

So I walked up to the theatre and was a little scared of the lavender building.
Then I walked into the theatre and really liked it! Totally had a more sophisticated or elegant feel than your standard movie theatre.
We sat in the back and when the movie started I could hear the reel going above me but quickly forgot about it after the movie started.
I will definitely see movies here again!

I was sitting in Dick’s across the street eating a self-​indulgent hamburger and fries with a baby root beer trying to decide if I wanted to try the theatre across the street. I decided to go for it. I’m a sucker for indie theatres. I was a bit disappointed when I got up to the ticket booth and realized it was an AMC. But, I ate the burger and fries why not an over priced movie.
I’m giving this place four stars because of location and atmosphere. Near one of my favorite Indian places, Roti and Dick’s is across the street. It’s a sweet date location.
I don’t ever buy popcorn or such at movies so I have no idea about service.

It does it’s job. Runs first run movies, probably a little more on the indie side than, say, Pacific Place. Not very nice, but the seats are comfy and the movies start on-​time. As a note, you can buy tickets online for this theater and when we got there, no one was at the door to check that you actually had tickets. There was a ticket purchase window that was separate from the entry door, so we could have just walked in off the street to see a movie for free. Going to test this theory next time we go.

I don’t like big movie theaters. I don’t like sitting in lazy-​boy chairs at movie theaters with a bunch of fat people inhaling XL popcorn and 32 oz cola. I like little old school theaters that show indie flicks, mainstream flicks or any flick. I’ll do low-​brow comedies, foreign, depressing thoughtful ones, documentaries, whatever.
So I really like this movie theater. I’m going to get in the habit of popping in on a whim to see a show just because it’s in my neighborhood. Some seats are broken — so move if you find one that doesn’t suit you. The movie quality was just fine for our viewing of Vicky Christina Barcelona.
My favorite part: some snot-​nosed, authority deprived teenager in a uniform isn’t going to make a citizen’s arrest on you if you put your feet up and sip on your homemade cocktail that you snuck in your purse.

I’ve been here quite a few times. It’s a good break from the multiplex atmosphere, and normally is not *too* crowded. Although if its a new-​ish flick, and you are trying to catch it on the weekend on the first showing of the day, you may want to snatch your tickets up and prepare to stand in line. That was the case with Juno (yes, I’m late!)
Mostly we frequent it due to its walk down the hill convenience to our place, but, we like the atmosphere and the popcorn is normally fresh and tasty! I once had a hot dog there… ew, yes, but I was starving. :p Nuttin’ to complain about on the food front.
But they normally will be playing the latest indie, and will throw in a big flick like Dark Knight.
Five stars, fantastical!

Don’t tell anyone this but whenever I go see a movie, I pay for 1 and stay the entire day.
But not here, this is a small theater with 3 screening rooms.
I saw Across the Universe.
It wasn’t anything fancy or majestic like Pacific Place, but they have the usual snacks & goodies. I heard some crackling from the projector but I think it’s because it’s kind of old. or something.
Seats were comfy, staff was nice, what else can you say? yay, across the universe was enthralling?!

If you want to check out a quality independent films this is not the place, for the record they do show quality films. It’s actually own by AMC but they’ve done nothing to ‘update’ it in my opinion and parking can be a pain since they don’t have a lot.
It’s older movie theater with bad sound and uncomfortable seats especially if you have a leaner sitting in front of you and a long legged person sitting behind you and a smelly person sitting next to you. These do not make for a very enjoyable movie experience. They do, however, have stadium seating so you don’t have to worry too much about a head blocking your view which is nice.
So if you don’t mind being uncomfortable while watching that new indie flick that you wanted to see come here otherwise watch it some place else.

Y’know, I hate being «that guy.» The obnoxious one that employees of an establishment talk about behind his back. The one that they all dread, but then enjoy making fun of after he leaves. But…
I went to see Little Miss Sunshine at the Uptown last night. And, while I really enjoyed the movie, the soundtrack sounded (sic) like it was coming from a tin can. It was actually so bad that I got up and went out to the lobby to mention it.
«Hi, yeah. The sound doesn’t seem right in Little Miss Sunshine. It’s, like, all hollow and sort of quiet.»
«Well, I haven’t seen the movie, so I don’t know how its supposed to sound. And no one else has complained yet.»
«Hmm, well it could just be the movie. But, it still just doesn’t sound right. It’s sort of distracting.»
«Well, I could turn the volume up a little.»
«Yeah, that might help. You see, I used to work at a movie theater, and it just doesn’t sound right. It seems like something you could fix.» I winced as soon as the words escaped my mouth.
The manager just stood there blinking.
Realizing that I had just become THAT GUY, I retreated back into the theater. I seriously can’t believe I tried to break out my movie theater employee credentials to win a dispute with a movie theater manager. I was soooooo «that guy.»
I’m just ashamed of myself.
So, while I loved the movie, and have enjoyed most of my trips to the Uptown, I’m taking off two stars: 1 for their bad sound system. And 1 for making me be «that guy.»

They get an extra star because I can walk there from my condo. as a theater it is pretty average. The snack are expensive but I buy anyway. The screen is not huge but not too small. The sound good. All in all; average.
Paid a visit this weekend and viewed Idlewild. If you like old jazz, hip hop and depression era dramas, you should see this film. Some of the film plays like a stylish MTV video, not necessarily a bad thing. The acting and the story is good but the dancing great. No heavy morals or politics, just sheer entertainment.

First run movie theater yes, but also shows little known indie films and is a player in the annual SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival).
Spend some time in Queen Anne before the movie so you can grab a cup of coffee nearby and a taco or two.