Is Alamo Drafthouse worth it? - PART 1

This is part 1 of 2 in which I explain what Alamo Drafthouse is and how it differs from the competition. IMAX digital, Regal RPX, Cinemark XD, Dolby Cinemas, Essex T-Rex, Bow Tie Cinemas BTX all differ just a tad and I'm here to help you figure out what is what with them all.

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Tags: what is alamo drafthouse, alamo drafthouse, alamo drafthouse worth it, dolby atmos, alamo movie theater

[Hicks-gm]

AlamoDraft house needs an Imax theater to draw in more people

[mellochello]

I feel like im in the 80s everytime I go there like im watching vintage and modern day movies at the same time lol.

[stormichow]

I currently work at the Woodbridge location, and I think I remember you. Cool video!

[NeW]

Good detail video!! And I like going here since they have beer and other drinks 🍹

[IKO.IKO]

i love your segments but not a fan of how its broken up...
i look forward to part 2.

[tjwash]

I have nothing against this place, but in general, I don’t like watching a movie where food is served. It’s so distracting how many times people get up and down for refills, and to eliminate the 3 beers they drank. I just want to sit down and relax with no distractions

[kell_checks_in]

My experience with Alamo Drafthouse was like being stuck on the worst airplane ever. The seats are horribly uncomfortable and yeah there's no talking, but the wait staff are back and forth continuously. Just awful.

[KuyaArbee]

for a CASUAL experience sure... but ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE audio and video quality is UTTER SH*T! to be honest... it feel like if you don't want to make a meal at home and watch a movie... sure Alamo drafhouse makes sense! but it's not an immersive movie experience AT ALL!

[cgimovieman]

I hate places like this that have servers and food like a restaurant in movie theaters. Can’t people go 2 hours without stuffing their faces with a full meal? You’re there to watch a piece of artistry in film. Not to be at a restaurant. It already used to frustrate me to have someone munching too loud on popcorn in a container as large as a horse’s feed bag. Now we have to have servers strolling in and out in the middle of a movie, or hear the clinking of plates or silverware? I’ve stopped going to a couple of my local movie theaters that I went to for over 25 years because they converted to this, and a a few other new theaters with this concept have already been built. I went to college for film production, and now my choices are very limited for just a regular movie theater, that isn’t a restaurant, that only emphasizes great picture and sound. Cell phones are still a problem as well. A few years ago a child was playing games on his cell phone about 3 seats to my right. It lit up the whole theater, and I couldn’t even concentrate on the movie it was so distracting. I leaned over and gestures for him to put it away, and his mother scolded me for it. As if I was in the wrong, and it was perfectly normal. Most of my theaters near me too now have assigned theater numbers, and make you pick your seat off a grid. Well unless I’ve been in that exact theater before, I have IDEA where I wan to sit, according to the screen size or slope of the seating. Once I have figured that out and want to switch my seat, the seats I DO want are taken. But beyond that, even if I know exact seat numbers from a previous visit, around me the “swath” of about 10-15 seats that I like will be snatched up and sold a hood 2 weeks in advance. So I can’t just spontaneously go to a movie anymore, unless I want to be way over on one side, way in the rear, or two seats from the front. I’ve tried complaining about this to theaters for years, but they act like this is what people WANT. I used to see a new movie in theaters every week for months at a time. Sometimes twice a week. It was like my second home. But now because of these things I’ve gone to literary 3 movies in the past 5 years, and it’s hugely contributed to my depression.

[jimmycrackkorn]

Just don't let them know your political affiliation, if you're a republican.