AMC Festival Walk

Went for first time yesterday. Saw Jurasic World 3d. Small theater 7. Screen was big enough. 3d was good, clear. Motion quality adequate, not great. Could have been better. Sound system good. Clear and not too loud or annoying. Seats ok. Popcorn, drinks and hot dog good. They gave me a tray for food which is nice. Alot less juggling things around. Audience was respecful and quiet and even gave me a look when I coughed, which I can respect. An acceptable theater. I will go again.

Shopping center movie theater, facility is not up today but it’s realities good as it’s not new. Quality of people are great, food is ok and not expensive

What is the worst thing that could happen to you when you watch a comedy in a theater? To me, the worst thing is when people around you do not get the joke. And when you laugh out loud, people just stare at you and wonder why you laugh just now.
Honestly, it happens a lot in Hong Kong when you are watching an English comedy. People who get the joke are not as much. For example, last time I was watching A Million Ways to Die in the West and I did not really find many people who get the Peter Griffin reference. It was absolutely silent. And I am sure the couple who sat next to me judged me for laughing so loudly. Come on. It is indeed a funny one.
Yet I understand jokes sometimes can be lost in translation. Therefore what I do when I watch a comedy, go to a theater that is in the neighborhood where you think people will get the jokes and laugh with you. AMC in Festival Walk is definitely one of them. You can find quite a number of university students here and it seems there are also no shortage of expats and English speakers here. But at the same time, if you are watching some Chinese comedy, go to Mong Kok where there are more locals who get the humor. Anyways, this movie theatre is always full-​house because of its convenient location, so do book a ticket in advance.

The AMC at Festival Walk had been one of the nicest cinemas around in Kowloon back when FW opened up– the mall was huge and upmarket which made it al the more nicer when there were fewer choices at the time. Thinking back, cinema operators made very little effort to impress cinemagoers compared to what they do nowadays– 3D, 4D, vibrating seats are all on the cards now. Back in the day it was nice enough if the screen was big enough.
For a long time that was the case with the AMC. It was the location of choice for many students– obviously being next to City University helps. It was also the chosen location for many English language versions of films as many younger cinema goers also favoured the location.
Times have moved on though and for a while I really thought this place was losing the plot. We have seen a number of new malls opening up within the last ⁵⁄₆ years with bigger and better cinemas to say the least. I’m happy to say that they have done up the place and it has regained some of its lost ground with AMC still somewhere I would choose over the local chains. It is a packed cinema so o speak with 7 houses slotted into the tiny space but after so many years of coming here it does grow on you.
Moreover, their popcorn just seems to be that much nicer for some reason…