Adapted from a review I
wrote on the Yelp site.
I’ve had a couple
misadventures at the Odeon Theatre at downtown Victoria.
Once, while watching
Elektra there, other patrons were yacking throughout the movie. Afterwards I complained that there wasn't
periodic usher checks. The manager at
the time leaned forward at me in a very intimidating fashion and told me I
should have left the theatre to complain, insisting it would have taken a
minute to do so. Now, a minute is
actually a pretty big chunk of a movie that's only 90 minutes, and from where
he was standing relative to the theatre, it probably would have taken a few
minutes to get there, explain the situation, and return to the theatre. And I
would have told him so, only, again, he was leaning towards me in an
intimidating fashion and I was too unnerved to respond.
Another instance:
Sometimes the theatre only shows 3D versions of movies even when a 2D version
exists, Even if you have glasses they make you buy new ones for 3D movies. When I asked a manager why you can't just
reuse glasses she told me "That's just the way it is."
Still, other times
they’ve been nice, letting a friend and I waiting inside in the lobby while
waiting for the theatre to fully open.
It may not be a favourite theatre of mine even so, buy the location is
convenient to be sure.
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