SilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas

This is my go-​to theatre, mostly because it’s fairly central for my friends and me. We watched X-​Men Apocalypse in Ultra AVX last week on Tuesday, and we hit a snag which quite affected my movie-​going experience. I’m assuming there was an issue with something in the movie tech, because when we were watching the movie trailers/​previews, they would lag or totally stop, or one part of the image would stay on screen as the rest of it continued to move, or the sounds didn’t match up with the pictures. There were times where they attempted to reset it, but it would glitch up again. As a result, I did not get to watch the Suicide Squad trailer (and I know I didn’t shell out money just so I could watch that trailer, but I was looking forward to it), and I’m guessing that because of it, we didn’t get Timeplay. I’m also assuming that this was part of the tech glitches, and not an issue with the movie itself, but the first part of the movie was a tad shaky as well (as in the whole movie seemed to vibrate?). Thankfully, after a rough start, the rest of the movie went fairly well.

Was at Fairview theatre yesterday because of the better timing of «Batman V Superman» at 130. Decided to go during that time because kids would still be in school and probably won’t have to deal with the crowds that much… Except high school kids either had a day off or half day for Grade 10s because of OSSLT.
Buying tickets is a breeze using the machines — we saw groups of students lining up to buy tickets and we bypassed them so easily!
For a 130 movie, we arrived to the theatre at 1 to grab good seats! And there were some people already there. Just happy we got in early and got a good seat because tons of students in groups came after…
Our «room» was Theatre 11 — which was actually kind of tiny, with only one entrance/​exit. Usually theatres have entrance/​exits on both sides.
Theatre is clean and alright. The seats recline back which is a plus and a negative — plus cause it helps your back, negative cause the girl infront of me kept bouncing back and forth w her back so it hit my foot like A LOT of times pre-​show and that was super annoying. Thank god she didn’t do it during the movie. You can also pull up the arm rest to get close to your significant other~ Both of these perks that STC does not offer, so for the price I guess it’s alright, I don’t mind not having these perks.
I never buy food from the cinemas because the cheaper alternative is to eat at the food court and then head to the theatres.
Also, the staff here are laid back? Or doesn’t care about their duties because the group of students infront of me sneaked Taco Bell from the food court and ate in the theatre.
Can’t say I’ve never did this before but still… You might use it to your advantage when you come here.

I had walk around the mall to get back in after having dinner. Late Sunday night show is great as the place is not busy, but if you are looking for very expensive snack, don’t your breath! Pretty much everything is closed but popcorn stand!

Location:
The movie theatre is on the second floor of Fairview Mall.
Parking:
It’s a mall so… yeah a lot of parking. You can also take the subway. Interesting fact. The Leslie Street bus from York region goes to the mall. You only need to pay one fare
Getting Tickets:
So the box office is on the first floor. Buy tickets ahead of time. They don’t care how long the line is for tickets. No additional people get put on. I asked. They normally say they are under staffed but there’s usually people just standing around.
Theatres:
NEVER TURN ON YOUR PHONE LIGHT IN THE THEATRE. You will thank me for that. It’s dirty and everything is worn. You will be grossed out.
Staff:
Pretty nice. Managers responsive.
Décor:
They used to have a lounge and private screening room but got rid of it to out in video games that I’ve never seen anyone play.
Not the best and not the worse.

Went to see Hunger Games — MJ 2 on room 6 yesterday and I gotta say it is one of the dirtiest movie theatres I’ve ever been to.
First we waited in line for about 30 mins. I looked up and saw all the pipes in the ceiling painted black and covered with dust. I’m talking about layers that looked like snow had accumulated from the night before.
Then as we walked in the theatre you could see the clouds of dust floating in the air as they reflected on the lights leading you to the seating area.
The seats were uncomfortable and very very low.
This place needs some serious serious housekeeping.

Went to watch Goosebumps in 3D Dbox. The theatre was clean and the staff seemed friendly. Near the end of the movie, the screen blacked out and an important part to the conclusion of the movie was missed. Some of the guests went outside to tell the staff and they fixed the problem but a critical moment was missed already. There was no explanation as to what happened and it wasn’t communicated well that there would be a compensation. The people sitting to the left told me to keep the ticket stub and there would be free tickets. At the end of the movie, there was a bunch of people standing outside the auditorium and they said staff told them to wait there while the manager came with free tickets.
Overall, the situation could have been handled better and some people left without receiving their free tickets. Would still come back again in the future for movies since this should be a rare occurrence.

Went to watch Everest in 3D on a half price Tuesday. We went to watch the movie a month after release date so I didn’t expect a lot of people in the theatre even on a half-​price Tuesday. and I was right. When we came in 15 mins before the scheduled time, there were only 4 other people in the theatre.
We were at auditorium 7 which is very small, clean, and has reclinable seats. You can also lift the arm-​rests so you can sit up-​close with your loved ones.
Over-​all a good experience. I always take advantage of this theatre being in a mall so to save money, I grab food at the food court before the movie starts.
I can’t comment on the ticket buying process here, as I have bought my tickets in advance online and already had pre-​printed tickets before the show.

Great place to watch movie, and you could walk inside the mall while waiting
The manager saw 5 plus ppl waiting in line to check tickets and he himself help out to reduce the wait time.
It’s a small theatre but friendly employees. We asked when we should start waiting for the movie Minions and they explained professionaly…

Tip: if you have enough points for a movie ticket, redeem them at VIP Cinemas (ie. Shops at Don Mills VIP). They are worth the same and you get served. Nothing better then getting a pitcher of beer served to you at your comfy reclining chair for the same prices as a general ticket.

I came to this Silvercity cinema in Fairview Mall because it was the only nearest cinema showing the movie I planned to watch.
However, the ticket counter staff was not as smart and friendly as the staff in Silvercity Richmond Hill. I used my Scene points to redeem two tickets. While I was about to ask her if I could use my point to redeem a popcorn and pop combo. She just did not care nor she did not know, nor did not even hear me but processed only our movie tickets. Ended up, we had to spend another 1000 Scene points for the popcorns and pop combo instead of only 500 Scene points upon redeeming the movie tickets. She was just totally unhelpful and ignorance!
This location does not have those crazy 100 flavors of pop to choose from. However, the reclining cinema chairs help achieving one star.

My default theatre :) it’s got a great layout and all the seats have retractable arm rests.
They also have a little arcade downstairs and a bar area downstairs as well

This movie theatre is not the best but it is good enough for me, probably because I don’t care for all those cool 100 flavour pop machines and dipping dots shenanigans.
When you walk in, there’s a frozen yogurt bar where you can get ‘pay-​by-​weight’ yogurt. Can’t rate on this because I’ve never had it. I’ll stick to menchies or yogurty’s. They also serve ‘poptopia’ pocorn?. I don’t really get this concept but I guess they offer flavoured popcorn if you’re not happy with the delicious butter popcorn the concession sells.
The staff here are not particularly friendly, all I see are teenagers and young adults that look like they want to end their shift and get the hell out of there. That’s cool though, I didn’t come here to be treated like a queen.
I always get popcorn when I come here (cheat days!),
and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact how they have a extra butter machine on the side. it’s kind of bad for me because I put so much more butter on my popcorn that my cholesterol levels must’ve been more high than a high school kid on 420.
Movie seats are nice and clean, and they are more comfy than a lot of theatres I’ve been into. Perfect because the arm handles can go up and you can sit right next to your friend (or more) comfortably the entire movie.
Not much to hate about this theatre, I’ll probably be back. When the next great movie comes out.

The theatre is located near a mall entrance. There are lots of spaces — but parking near the theatre entrance can be tricky during actual mall hours.
Tip: if the lot’s full — park past the theatre entrance closer to Forever 21 entrance– it’s just a couple of more steps, and leaving the parking lot is much less hectic.
Also, like other people mentioned — if your movie lets out after mall hours — you’re not going to be able to get to the subway/​buses easily. They put up gates blocking mall access — so you can only leave from the theatre entrance — for TTC goers, that means walking all the way around the mall.
Buy your tickets below at the machine kiosks, or you can buy tickets from the counter — then head up on the escalators to the concession and theatres. There’s a new froyo (diy — pay by weight) place –and a gourmet popcorn (kernels-​esque) before heading up to the regular concessions.
They have a lounge that is licensed, never tried it and I rarely see anyone hanging around there.
concessions are standard — serves meal items like pizza, fries, chicken fingers, pulled meat of some sort alongside the regular concession items like popcorn, nachos, and hotdogs.
Theatre is relatively new –midsized in the amount of screens. Seats are still comfy, sound is good — nothing is runned down. Staff actually do a good job with the upkeep.
Good washroom placements — one at the back and one near the front where they take your ticket.
If you’re going to see a popular film, get there a bit early, it gets busy and fills up quick. They show mostly the popular blockbusters — serves mostly the teen demographic.
The facilities of the theatre itself are fine. It’s the patrons that frequent this theatre that brings down the experience. As the PSAs brings up — there are always an abundance of tommy texters, susy seat-​kickers, and very inconsiderate movie theatre attendees that frequent this place — moreso than any other theatres in the area.
They have the giant screen right in front of the theatre that lists all the times, and if a movie is sold out or low on tickets. ALL theatres need to have this as the first thing at the entrance. This saves time and lessens the agony if your show is sold out on a Tuesday night or opening weekend.

Inside a mall and easily accessible from the subway. It has an arcade and games for kids and adults alike. You could spend the morning shopping and catch an afternoon movie which is great. One thing that annoys me is when the mall is closed there is no way to the theatre unless you walk outside all around the mall. Fairview should remove the gates inside so theatre goers can go to from their movie.

This place sucks! Rude employees, very small and crowded, they forgot to fully turn the lights off for the movie. Sucks! I’d rather go to empress walk or eglinton any day, even if its further away.

Smaller theatre and parking can be more hectic than other theatres as the crazy shopping mall people take up all the parking spaces.
Likes: Clean washrooms! Wohoo! Yeah! It’s in a mall, so you can do shopping before/​after the movie.
Dislikes: Hard to find parking during weekend, no 100 drink Coke machine, small arcade.
Verdict: Go to the theatres that have their own parking lot so you don’t have to battle parking.

I prefer the SilverCity in Richmond Hill to this one. The fact that it’s in the mall makes it seem like it’s smaller and I find that not a lot of the movies I want to see are playing here. The theater we were in was SMALL but the chairs were super comfortable, they lean back like Fat Joe… are they all like this!!!
They don’t have a lot of food options and they also don’t have that crazy ass Coca Cola 100 023 894 837 fountain drinks fountain thing. You know, the one with 10 different flavors of sprite? Disappointing.

It’s a convenient location because there’s lots of free parking at the mall. But I actually don’t like this theatre too much because the corridors are so narrow & it usually busy. So that means doding people enroute to where your movie is playing. Also the ladies washroom at the front of the theatre is so small it always has a long lineup. Much faster to go to the washroom way at the back of the theatre. The concession stand is pretty small too. Though these days I never buy food from there coz it’s always overpriced & mostly heart attack food.
We saw the 3D version of Iron Man 3. Liked the movie. I try not to watch 3D as it always gives me a headache but it was showing at the best time for us. The screening room wasn’t crowded which was nice. No noisy teenagers chattering & kicking chairs. We sat at the handicapped ground level because my dad has mobility issues. We all enjoyed the movie though. Everything did start on time. I even won some scene points on timeplay!

We’ll start with the good. The chairs are awesome and recline a lot. Everything else is terrible. As soon as we hit the top of the escalator the floors were soooo sticky our shoes would making ripping sounds every step taken. This is not an exaggeration. The girl checking tickets couldn’t be bothered with pleasantries and said only «number six». The entire length of the hallway to auditorium six had fruit loop cereal on the carpet. I can’t imagine why. When we got into the auditorium the fruit loops were also all over the floor. Apparently sweeping isn’t top priority. After the show we got up to put on our coats during the credits and turned around to see a young couple doing some things I’m sure their mothers wouldn’t be proud of in the back row. Classy clientele. I think I’ll stick to the regular Cineplex up the street from now on.

What’s the difference between the SilverCity brand and the Cineplex brand? I had assumed the SilverCity was a larger edifice. Standalone. More screens, more giant Star Trek space ship models hanging from the ceiling. The Fairview mall is a tight row of about 9 screens with a small first floor ticket area, escalators up, and then a single aisle of screening rooms. There’s a bar lounge and some food vendors serving grub twice what you’d pay if you only had the foresight to pig out in the food court.
The screening rooms themselves have all the latest latest: Stadium this and reclining seats that and digital liquid THX over there and assymetrical Nadion field pulse generators under your seat.
None of that, however, helped them get the movie started on time. Yeah, even the Nadion generators. Bloody movie was 20 minutes late. No one bothered to come into the theater to tell us what was going on. And no one bothered to offer us passes on the way out. I can do without a model of the Enterprise NCC-​1701D hanging from my movie hall ceiling (well, I can handle that slipshod attention to detail sober) but starting late? What are y’all run by former TTC bus drivers? And then you don’t have the decency to make good? One Unilocal star go bye bye. Fear me, Slipshod theater manager! Fear me.
Careful where you park. If you park anywhere and enjoy the mall first, they wall off the mall after about 10 pm. If your movie gets out late, you might have to walk half way around the mall to get to your car.