AMC Columbia 14

Floors are sticky, food service areas are sticky — midday should still be clean, its obvious they dont clean
Bathrooms are always a mess. — probably only touched once a week

Air conditioning either doesn’t work, or needs fixed. the last 3 movies i have seen here have been in in theaters so hot that you end up drenched in your own sweat by the end of the show. (X-Men:A, Sunday 29 May, Aud 2, 7:20 show). Complained to manager during previous visit, was told «we don’t control the AC here.» WTF?
Audience sweat smell lingers from previous showings. Seats need a deep cleaning due to the spills and sweat stains.
Overpriced concessions stand is under-​staffed and mostly «automated», with pour-​your own drinks… waited 20 minutes in line for popcorn.
With other options in the area (UA Snowden, Laurel, West Nursery, Arundel Mills), this place needs to raise its game. Will not be going back there any time soon.

This movie theatre is the pits. Not only do they gouge you on drinks and other concession items but they will alienate a large group of people in a afternoon R rated movie by allowing morons to bring their small children in and then don’t remove them when they cry. Dumb, selfish, inconsiderate movie goers but the response from the manager on duty was a bland «well we don’t allow children in after six». So tough if you want to go to an afternoon movie, your patronage is not valued, so don’t think I will pay to be disrespected.

I’ve been visiting this theatre since it opened years ago and boy has it fallen far. This place is DISGUSTING. Seats are covered in soda spills, sweat stains, and gum. I’m here right now waiting for the movie to start and can’t stop thinking about how gross this is. Shame on you AMC. See pics for details.

Great theater and they always have the limited releases for the really movie goers like myself, only problem is the mess of parking at the town center especially on the weekends.

Decent neighborhood cinema. The theater we were in had about 200 seats, comfy and supportive but not nearly as posh as the leather recliners at Center Park 8. My sweetie and I appreciated that the armrest folded up out of the way. There was enough room between rows to let people in and out with little hassle. The screen size was fine from ²⁄₃ of the way back and the sound was clear and not overpowering. The temperature was comfortable as well — some AMC venues have been chilly. The restrooms were clean even though we hit them at 9 after the show. With restaurant row a short stroll away, this is a civilized place for a relaxed date night.

One of best sound systems in the area next to Laurel Regal cinemas. Always a good civilized crowd no drama just a few spoiled kids unlike other area theatres. My personal second choice next to Laurel Regal cinemas

AM i honestly writing a review about a theatre at Columbia 14? By far this is the FIFTH AMC i have been to. Yes im that crazy.
LIterally its all the same.
The whole theater flows well. The ticket boxes are outside for the lines. Its just so it does not crowd the insides. That was a bummer when it was raining, but i immediately got the tickets on Fandango so i skipped the line.
The movie theater is at a mall so the concession lines are huge compared to the AMC 18 in New Brunswick. The concession is quite organized well because 5 lines form and they all get the orders picked up to the left. The «small drink» was huge. it is quite generous and from the typical «choose any» machines from the Coca Cola Company. That is to improve efficiency and keep people moving a long. The staff are friendly and cool.
The only down sides are the mass market seats. sadly they are crap.
I had a good time at the theater

You may avoid the high priced concession by eating at one of the many restaurants within a few minutes walking but the dirty upolestry you’re stuck with. This place needs a commercial cleaning.
Shows before noon are under six bucks.

The theater is spacious and clean. I won tickets that wouldn’t scan and the staff was great about it. The food items can be pricey. There was a promotion in the lobby for texting coupons to your phone. A $ 1 Icee/​slurpee tastes much better than a $ 6 slurpee. The $ 8 bags of popcorn are refillable. The seats are comfortable. The downside is extremely limited parking, especially on the weekend. Allow extra time to find a parking space. If you don’t mind stairs, park on the mall side (Neiman Marcus) and walk up the stairs to the theater. That was the best way to find a space and actually a shorter walk.

I had two free premier tickets for the movie the Walk seen in 3D. The movie was great! All l had to do was give them the ticket that they ask you to print off. There was no line to enter the theater. Which l was worried about since due to traffic I didn’t arrive until 20 minutes before the movie started. There is plenty of parking available near Amc and the movie had plenty of seats available. I really enjoyed my movie and although i didn’t get a chance to stop at the concession stand. I noticed the popcorn did look tasty.
Oh and free always get a 5 stars in my book. The movie was good and the temperature in the theater was on point. I was a little concerned about it being to cold. Thank you for that!

I’ve been to this theater twice since living in Maryland and each time was solid. I am a member of the Stubs Rewards Program which has a lot of perks for the price of $ 12. This particular location is located at The Mall in Columbia which makes it convenient to have dinner and a movie (which I’ve done each time I went here) or to go do some shopping while you wait for your chosen movie time. The last time I went here, my friends and I went to nearby Uno’s for dinner. Our dinner took a little longer than we expected which made us about 20 minutes late for the movie. They were able to exchange the tickets for a later movie time with no problem. I’ve seen other reviews that mentioned dirty seats but I haven’t come across any dirty seats… or maybe I wasn’t paying enough attention to notice.

There was a time that I enjoyed going to this theater. I would choose it over the local Regal for many reasons. However, last night I was so disgusted by what I saw and how I felt, I will not be coming back. I say I because my husband does not care. However, will go where I go.
The first stop was the concession stand, ordered nacho combo. Overly priced food — luckily I had money on my card. I felt the nacho cheese and noticed it was cold. Asked the guy to warm it up or something — he stuck it back in the warmer but it did not matter cause when I got to my seat, it was lukewarm and got cold fast. Major fail. Maybe it was the time of the night where they did not care anymore. Whichever it was, the drink station was filthy then I went to look for the peppers and when I found them, they looked like they were in a trash dispenser. Meaning people were emptying them and throwing the empty container back inside. I left them. That whole area was ratchet.

When we walked in, i was going to choose a spot in the middle but not far up, however, this lady had her feet up in the chair head rest area. Disgusting. Why would I want to sit where your feet were at or even near them.
She was not the only one, there were several patrons like that. The best option was to go all the way to the top where that was not an option.
Choosing a seat, we like to sit in the middle.
The middle seats were disgusting. You can tell they have not been cleaned in awhile. The fabric lifted. They need a total redo and the issue is the theater will probably not do anything about it because they are still selling seats.
The bathroom was disgusting and smelled like piss. While watching the movie, it felt like something was crawling on me. Gosh throughout the movie, I would not put my arm on the armrest. Finally, I took paper towel to cover my armrest.
When we left, I noticed nobody in the movie theater. Which tells me they are not cleaning it at night, more than likely they are waiting till the morning to get it clean. I felt dirty leaving this theater and when I got home, I stripped down and quickly and took a shower.
Yep not coming back.

AMC Columbia was one of the first stadium seating theaters in the area, and some people say it is showing its age. The only thing I could really point to that I noticed recently is that there is a lot of bleed through between theaters. I only noticed this during the previews, but not while Jurassic World was actually playing. AMC is located in the parking lot of the Columbia Mall, and there are a lot of nearby eateries if you want to get some food or drinks before or after. Some of them have partnered with AMC to offer ticket deals. I had a devil of a time finding a parking space on a Saturday afternoon, but I eventually did. This is a fine theater to catch a movie, but best to build some extra time in for traffic.

This has to be one of the worst theaters that I’ve been to in a while. My biggest gripe was the theater was just loud. Multiple seats were creaking like they were 40 year old seats. It was so annoying and distracting. I don’t come for the snacks, I come to enjoy the movie and that’s super hard to do if everyone’s moves seat is creaking. Also, I know it’s out of the theaters control, but there are too many kids that come to this theater and talk and don’t know how to silence their phones. I was in one of the smaller theaters and there were so many distractions that I found it very hard to enjoy the movie. Not to mention some one brought their baby to a 930pm show, and yes thw baby cried twice. There needs to be an age restriction after a certain time. Sigh…

*Pro tip: Sign up for the frequent watcher card for even more benefits.
The crowd can occasionally be a little young but the chairs are comfortable, the picture and sound systems are all pretty good. I noticed a little trash in the theater most recently, bleh. The arm rest move up so you can snuggle your date if you’d like or you can leave them down and keep a barrier between you and your awkward first date.
*Pro Tip #2: Give a movie a few weeks after the release date before you go see it and it’ll be more like you and a few other couples rather than a packed theater.

Out of AMC and Cinemark, I definitely think I’m a genuine fan of AMC more. I signed up for the stubs rewards program ($ 10/​year) and it comes with a lot of great perks! Such as reward money, free upgrades on drink/​popcorn purchases, and waived convenience fee if you order tickets online. Which I personally love doing to ensure my seats/​avoid the lines.
Overall this location was great, I like the set up, you couldn’t enter without a ticket, after you get through, everything is right there, so if you get up during the movie for more popcorn or to use the restroom, you don’t have to show your ticket stub again.

This is a solid AMC theater. I went on a Saturday night for a 6:20 showing, and it was not overly crowded. The place is kept very clean, parking is ample (you have the whole mall parking lot, which includes a parking garage), and the staff all seemed very friendly — odd both for a movie theater and for Columbia…
The theater went with the huge screened, stadium seating set up. As long as you’re not stuck in the first few rows looking up, this is a great set up.
One oddity is the outdoor ticket booth. I could picture this being great for some of those big releases, not having a crowded lobby, and an infinitely expandable line. However, it is outside — so on a cold day and a crowded movie — show up early to buy, or buy online.
Refreshments are a huge rip-​off, like every other theater, but what are you gonna do? Either you have the self-​restraint to not get that oily fake buttery awesome popcorn… hey where’d you go… that’s gonna be like 8 bucks you know!!! fine, get one for me too… Oh, the movie’s starting… haha — just kidding, there’s like 20 previews to get through so we might as well get some candy too

This is not my local movie theater, but I come here occasionally for the IMAX experience. This most recent time, I was here to see Interstellar (opening weekend, 10pm showing). We got in line thirty minutes before showing and were able to get seats in the dead center of the theater. This AMC is a pretty clean theater and has nice, big comfortable seats. Lots of leg room! It is stadium style seating so nobody’s head gets in your way. The bathrooms are also clean. I have yet to have a terrible experience.
There’s plenty of parking in the garages and lots. Buy your tickets in advance to avoid the lines at the ticket window. Unfortunately, this theater has not caught up with the reserved seating aspect.

I was quite happy with this location. The theater we were seated in had permanent seats, not the kind where the seat folds up, and they were quite comfy.
The place was clean and the staff professional. Only downside, no bathroom in the lobby (I wanted to visit the restroom while my friend bought tickets). The ticket checker was nice enough to let me in to use the restroom if I promised to come back (I did), but I was worried he might get in trouble or something for it.