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Author Topic: UA Stonestown = $3.50 movies; ceiling repairs underway Mike Croaro Master Film Handler Posts: 394 From: Millbrae, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 08-06-2012 06:26 PM                     Greetings: As of today they are only showing 1 movie. The Box office attendant tells me (via telephone) that it will be this way for several weeks whilst they repair the ceiling in the auditoria. The ceilings have been heavily damaged by the leaking roof. I am most pleased to hear this. Mike  |  IP: Logged Eric Hooper Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 532 From: Fort Worth, TX, USA Registered: May 2003 posted 08-07-2012 06:39 PM                     Well, the discount formula didn't work at the Cinedome 7 at Newpark Mall (Newark, CA) I guess. It closed this week.  |  IP: Logged Mike Croaro Master Film Handler Posts: 394 From: Millbrae, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 08-07-2012 07:22 PM                     Eric: Had Cinemark intended to run it as discount in the long term? I would think that it would just compete with their new full price complex. Regal/UA's pricing policy won't hurt them....they have no other theatres in the vicinity. Mike  |  IP: Logged Edward Havens Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 614 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Mar 2008 posted 08-10-2012 12:36 AM                     quote: Mike Croaro Regal/UA's pricing policy won't hurt them. Unless, of course, it does.  |  IP: Logged Mike Croaro Master Film Handler Posts: 394 From: Millbrae, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 08-10-2012 03:28 PM                     Edward: Do you ever offer up more than 1 sentance posts? Mike  |  IP: Logged Edward Havens Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 614 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Mar 2008 posted 08-11-2012 11:52 AM                     I am not known for my succinctness, most of the time.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-11-2012 01:16 PM                        He has two posts just in the last couple of pages that consist of two sentences.  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 청주시, 경북도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 08-11-2012 05:54 PM                     Brevity is the soul of wit. - Shakespeare.  |  IP: Logged Mike Croaro Master Film Handler Posts: 394 From: Millbrae, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 08-17-2012 09:34 PM                     Went up to Stonestown tonight to see Madagascar 3. Very bad movie. They have finished the #2 auditorium. It looks as if they replaced the entire sheetrock ceiling. It is painted blue. The auditorium no longer stinks of must and mold. It now smells clean and fresh. They will now do the same in auditorium #1. Mike  |  IP: Logged Jesse Skeen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1517 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Aug 2000 posted 08-20-2012 02:35 PM                     What a waste- they should have restored it back to the big single screen!  |  IP: Logged Eric Hooper Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 532 From: Fort Worth, TX, USA Registered: May 2003 posted 08-20-2012 10:24 PM                     Thanks for the update Mike!  |  IP: Logged Eric Hooper Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 532 From: Fort Worth, TX, USA Registered: May 2003 posted 08-31-2012 01:19 PM                     Visited this theatre this week, so here is my review: The auditorium definitely smells better. I still noticed a slight hint of the Stonestown funk, but still 90% better than it was. Noticed all of the isle lighting (actual bulbs in boxes on the sides of the isle seats) was repaired and working. This was something UA always let slide and the isle lighting hardly ever worked. Expected a digital pre-show to be showing, and was very suprised it was still slides and "movie tunes". The screen appeared to be a new screen. It also appeared to me that they lowered the screen from where it was originally placed. It now seems lower on the wall than where it was previously. I seem to remember the top of the screen almost near the ceiling with the top masking raised. Impressed that the ceiling lighting now functions properly and lowers down 50% during the commercials, trailers, etc, and then lowers out when the feature movie starts. Previously, the lights were either ON or OFF. And here's where it goes downhill: Top masking comes down, but not far enough apparently, and the digital scope picture is still letterboxed inside the open screen area. Blank bars at the top and bottom of the open screen area. Extremely tacky and it looks terrible! Especially when a commercial or trailer with a 1.85 or 1.33 aspect is shown. Then, it's a small box inside the open screen area. And the sound was AWFUL! Sounded muffled and low. This theatre always had bad sound, but I always attributed it to the DTS system they were running. When the Century 24 in San Jose switched to digital, there was a huge noticable improvement in the sound over the DTS system they used for film. But, aparently that didn't happen here at the Stonestown. The sound was so bad that I could actually hear people 10 rows away from you whispering over the sound and dialogue of the movie itself. A very terrible letdown. So, in summary, this is yet another theatre ruined by a shoddy digital installation. At least the Century 24 in San Jose has good sound to make up for the fucked up projection. This place isn't even worth the $3.50 bargain ticket....  |  IP: Logged Mike Croaro Master Film Handler Posts: 394 From: Millbrae, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 08-31-2012 02:52 PM                     Hi Eric: Sound comments are interesting. The sound quality for Dark Shawdows and Madagascar 3 was perfectly fine. It actually sounded better than when they ran film. Mike  |  IP: Logged Mike Croaro Master Film Handler Posts: 394 From: Millbrae, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 09-25-2012 05:19 PM                     UA Stonestown has dropped their discount policy and instuted what is or used to be called a "sub-run" policy. Adults: $8.00 Sen/Child $7.50 Two art house style films have been booked. Mike  |  IP: Logged Mike Croaro Master Film Handler Posts: 394 From: Millbrae, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 09-25-2012 07:07 PM                     Folks: I jumped the gun on the previouys post. I am unable to edit/correct it because there is a silly time limit that forbids posters from editing a posting after a certain time. The post should have read: UA Stonestown appears to have dropped their discount format in favor of full price foreign/independent. Prices are: Adult evening $10.50 Adult Matinee $8.00 Senior/Children $7.50 Mike  |  IP: Logged

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