Cineplex Odeon Sunridge Spectrum Cinemas

Wouldn’t recommend. The food servers don’t practice proper hygienic serving processes. Plus the over all service was crappy.
We went to go see Hateful Eight. The movie was enjoyable and the theater was nice. But the service was awful. The concession staff was slow as sin. We were in line for 15+ mins. Then when we order food they sent us to outtakes (a different stand) where we waited for over 15 min for 2 hotdogs. While we where waiting tho we saw both of the line cooks at Outtakes do some gross things. One food handler kept picking at his acne on his checks between handling food and the other guy was touching money then prepping food without gloves or a wash. The acne picker was too much for us.
At this point we have waited 30 mins for 2 hotdogs and our movie had started. We had enough and just asked for a refund at the original concession stand, which also took forever for the staff to figure out.
Overall if you don’t want food and are just going for a movie this place works great. But if you’re looking for movie munchies avoid this poorly run concessions unless you like chowing down on acne juice!

Went to Sunday movies and think the rest of Calgary joined us. They have 5 self serve machines and all but 1 was broken! The ticket line was also crazy. Please please get these machines fixes asap!
Think my love of movies is kept in tact by never having to stand in horrendous queues to get tickets — if we weren’t meeting friend would just have gone home. Took 40 minutes to get tickets.
At least after that the concession line went super quick and had lovely fast efficient service with a smile. Got hotdogs items which meant they gave us a ticket to collect at the food counter. And that is where efficiency came to a grinding halt. There were 3 people working the food counter. It took 3 of them a good long discussion to work out how to put the pizza in the oven. These 18yr old were also moving slower than 80yr olds with walkers. There is a massive line of people waiting and lets be honest its all ready cooked and needs to be assembled apart from the stuff that gets thrown in the deep fryer. Painful to watch these kids hardly work. Took another 15min to get a hotdog.
Seats were comfortable and not too worn like in a couple of their cinemas. Unfortunately the sound was WAY loud. Apparently it is an issue with some of the foreign films just coming over that way but surprised as this is our first experience of that and surely they can just turn the volume down some? I have zero audio experience but doesn’t this equipment come with volume control?
All in all if the wait time hadn’t been so long it would have been 3 stars but that was just too much. Have never had issues like this here before and really hope they solve the issues stat!

I hate to love this theatre and love to hate it so, I’m here all the time, obviously.
Sunridge Spectrum was getting a bit outdated but I’m happy to report that it is under renovations. So the good news is the old, semi-​smelly, kinda-​dingy space is getting a facelift but the bad news is that Sunridge Spectrum is under construction.
It’s still open for your movie-​going pleasure but the restaurant part is under construction. For food options, there is the main popcorn counter, a gourmet popcorn place (the name has slipped my mind), outtakes with Pizza 73, burgers, poutine and wraps… etc.
There is still a bunch of options for food, but there is no place to sit and eat it. I was super early for my movie so I think most people just eat in the auditorium, but I snuck into the other of the theatre and ate on a couple of tables and chairs that were set up to the side.
I like Sunridge Spectrum because it has an arcade and is very close to other restaurants. It is also one of the only theatres that plays ethnic movies and black movies from the States (like Tyler Perry, Kevin Hart’s Get Hard.etc.) and I can’t wait for the renos to be complete, from the looks of it it’s going to be a really cool cinema experience.

Second time coming to this movie theater and they gave us such a hard time about not printing out our tickets that we bought from costco. But the last time I came the front desk said that I was about to just show them the phone to scan. After a few minutes of argument they asked the manager to verify if they could scan from the phone. Which in the end they did. Would have saved us time if they just did it from the beginning cause it took like 4 second. Everything worked fine. Their service here is terrible.

This is a movie theatre what can I say the movies play I’ve never had any issues with the staff. Floors are dirty with pop corn but the theatres are never to dirty for me to enjoy a film, the concessions are usually pretty efficient. Friday’s and Saturday evening are the worst for busy but I’ve never had issues getting in.
Best advise buy tickets in advance this goes for all Cineplex, once it’s done you literally walk in print tickets and that’s it it’s by far the best way in.

The thing I like the most about this Cineplex Odeon is that there is lots of parking, less traffic nightmares than if you go to places like Chinook. There are also lots of places to grab a quick bite: some places nearby (within 5 minute drive): Banana Leaf, Fat Kee Noodle House, Inti Peruvian, Clay Oven, Desi Grill just to name a few and Sunridge Mall and shops are closeby for some quick shopping.

What can I say but this is one of the première theatres in not just Calgary but Canada! Here is why:
–16 screens for many films especially during the crazy summer season
–Multiple avx screens for reserved seating with leather chairs.
–Lots of room in concession area and ticket area
–ample parking
–best of all every seat reclines!
Lively and loud with movie lovers at all times of the day!
Truly one of the best places to check out films on opening weekend!

I really enjoy going to this movie theatre as it is not as crowded as the one in Chinook Mall. I tend to go here at-​least every two weeks and have never had an issue as of yet. It’s not as flashy and as big as Chinook but if you are looking for a nice, less crowded place to watch a movie, The Sunridge Cineplex is the place.

I like this cinema! I have been here countless times and have always had a fun time watching movies!
Except there was one instance where I got freaked out because a guy and a girl got into it behind me during the movie. and as we all turned around to look there was a guy and a larger woman yelling and verbally abusing each other. NOT COOL people! Just because someone kicks your seat by accident doesn’t mean you have to make a scene about it. geesh.
Not the movie theatres fault but it is located in the NE which is a little getto.

LOVE THIS THEATRE!
So different from the theatre back home in New Brunswick.
So cool point to mention:
The seats recline!
Bad parts:
Hard to find parking out front.
Super long lines for tickets (consession stand is pretty fun)
Assigned seating
If you buy your ticket online your golden you just scan your phone and your good to go. Expect in our case where the phone xode wouldnt work and had to wait in line anyway.. . and I hate assigned seating! After we sat down and the movie started, noticed there were more emepty seats in a better loctation — which kinda sucked.
Virgin mobile members get buy one get one but can only be used once a week and not on a fri or sat! Pretty cool and can be used for any loctation.
But a cool theatre visually. A lot going on, a lot to look at. Pretty cool and way different then any other theatre ive been too.
Had a blast at the Hobbit!

First time here and had not been to a movie in awhile. If I do go, I aim for a matinée where there are less people, less distractions.
It was clean, comfortable enough seating and not too busy (Thurs at 430pm)
I just wish people would keep their cell phones off during movie time! What do you HAVE to check so badly on your brightly lit screens?
Good location and decent selection of movies playing at various times. Lots of parking. Friendly staff. They have a rule that in the first ½ hour you do not like the movie, you can come out and get a refund! Good to know!
Skipped the concession — I know that is the movie money maker but it is just too much $$$ for what you get.

It’s a movie theatre ladies and gentlemen! Sunridge Spectrum beats out other Cineplex theatres for having seats that recline. Other than that, it’s about the same as the others. More than a dozen theatres, expensive theatre snacks, 3D movies and a busy parking lot!

Review #23 of Unilocal’s 30 Day Challenge 2012
This is the nearest theater to my place… and it’s pretty good! It sometimes doesn’t have all the movies that Chinook or X Iron do, but it has enough theaters that it gets a huge chunk of them.
I read from other reviews that it is less busy, but some days I’ve found it to be insanely busy as well. I guess it depends on what movies are out. I really enjoy playing games at the arcade here beforehand, though you have to watch out, some of them will eat your money. But the managers are always really friendly and helpful in resolving issues in the arcade, though they may be hard to track down sometimes.
There ins a Yogen Fruz (which is pretty slow to be honest, they usually only have one staff member taking care of it), Outtakes, and I think I remember they do sell liquor but you are not allowed to take it in with you.
For cleanliness I’d give it about an average score… staff friendliness is above average for a theater, and movie selection is also above average for Calgary.

What I like about this theatre is that they’ll screen Bollywood films, the odd independant film, and some local films as well. I’ve even seen a Filipino film screened here. There are other smaller art house theatres in the city that do this sort of thing and more often, but sometimes it’s nice to see these sorts of films on a giant screen with stadium-​style seating.
It’s nice that there’s still a large theatre in the NE as there used to be so many more options growing up before they started to merge/​close down.

Came here to watch a movie last night, and wow… was it empty! I’m so used to girding my loins and setting my watch to Morphin Time at Chinook, that going inside a theatre where I could pick out any seat I wanted was downright novel. Seats that were comfortable, clean, positioned so that I could see over the biggest bouffant ‘do and not at all sticky.
(Have I really lowered my theatre standards to the point, where a non-​sticky seat is a five-​star experience? Wait, what were my theatre standards in the first place? Oh, well.)
Minus points, because I was sent on a snack run and I stood at the front of the line for ages while staff ignored me, even after I had made eye contact. Squirrel-​friend, I know you see me! Gimme my sugar!
But, bonus points for the hilarious Boston Pizza ad that read: «Our Fajitas are like hammocks of grilled meat!» If a banana hammock is a speedo…

Good cinema… The service is Great… And the theatre is clean… It is just a little far from the city centre. However, if you work in the area it is a good choice to go there after work…

Less busy, we prefer this one out of most of the Cineplex’s in the city even if it is a bit of a drive.
I have never seen so many sweat pants tucked into Uggs, PJ pants or those tear-​away track pants from 1998 in one space as I have here. People are definitely comfortable here, so comfortable they don’t even bother getting dressed.
The theatre seems clean and well maintained. The front line fills up but moves quite fast. I’ve never had a problem with the ticket kiosks either.
The lines for the concession are another story. They move in slow-​motion. I imagine those teens have trouble seeing what they are doing what with all that emo hair in their face.
The popcorn is delicious. Layered butter with salt and vinegar «shakers’.
Random Theatre Review.

This is by far MY favourite theater in the city. Its not the best theater in the city, but it does what I want best.
Its not as busy as the Chinook theater and as I live in the north end of the city, it is way closer than the Chinook theater. It always has the most popular movies playing there and usually have a good selection of times to choose from.
I love the mini food venue in the theater. There chicken strips are so good. Very meaty and well worth the price.
The best thing that Cineplex has going for them, is the Scene card. I will always choose a Cineplex theater over the Empire theaters just because of the discount at concession and collect points when purchasing tickets and food.

It’s busy.
It’s loud with all kinds of ring-​a-​ding-​ding sounds.
It’s a movie theatre.
A theatre is a theatre is a theatre.
But for the love of all that’s holy, TURN THE MOTHEREFFING AIR CONDITIONING DOWN.

I work near here, and wanted to see Tangled 3D with a friend from work. I wasnt sure whether this was a good theatre or not, so I checked out Unilocal, and based on the good reviews I thought I would go here. I was very pleasantly suprised. First of all, in comparison to going to Chinook this was like night and day. Calm, relatively quiet without all the madness. There are quite a few good things that I have never seen at other theatres. First of all, they have FREE popcorn topping, yes FREE! There is a little area where they have napkins etc and they have a machine that dispenses the Butter topping. Just press the button and voila! Its Becel Margarine, but still pretty tasty and nice that you can put your own on.
Also they offer Free refills on Large drinks. I drink a whole large myself, but if you were sharing with someone the free refill thing would turn out to be pretty good value.
Tons of parking out front.
There is also a Pizza 73 inside, as well as hamburgers, nachos, hot dogs etc…
Nice staff, Clean shiny theatre!
I will be going back in a few weeks to see Tron, and looking forward to it.
This theatre is a gem.