AMC Loews White Flint 5

Well after a long losing battle, this cinema has finally closed it’s gates on 1÷20÷14.
The final films were: American Hustle, Anchorman 2, Frozen, Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
Closing signs were pointing to the RIO 18 as it’s closest AMC.
Some were complaining about the quality of the movies, people have to remember that movies are mostly digital now and that film degrades after so long of it being passed around and often used. It also depended on the handler, as I noticed splicing, coloring and lighting problems while watching Anchorman 2. AMC knew this place was going to close because of the mall closing, and didn’t have to drop money into this place, which led to using old film projectors and whatever scarce copy of a new film they could find left. I traveled from NY to this very AMC just to experience these problems that I miss from my childhood, because digital to me is too clean, and having these problems made the film special. It allowed you to make new memories…“Hey remember when we watched this film and (insert problem) happened?”.
That being said, the seats to me were comfortable but had no adjustable armrest, and never had a sight line problem either. Pricing could have been better but it became a nostalgia theater in the end so I’m sure they knew revenue would still be there. Now only time will tell if AMC will feel compelled to build a new theater at the new White Flint Outdoor Shopping Center whenever that will finally be done years from now.

¹²⁄₂₉ — Terrible quality — this theatre really is not keeping up with the AMC standards. Ladies restroom smelled strongly of urine, litter all over the floor. The theatre for our movie had projection problems for the First Look segment — only sound came out, no visual. When we asked management about fixing the issue, they replied that they knew it didn’t work but that visuals would be up for the actual movie. Concessions botched my husband’s order.

It’s an ok cinema. The seats are quite unconfortable, and the sound isn’t thaaat good.
The video part is great, and the cinema isn’t very crowded. Buying the tickets is quite quick.
The candy shop is very expensive, but what cinema candy shop isn’t?
I enjoyed the movie, and the parking space is huge, you got alot of space in the front of the mall, and there is a HUGE parking lot in the back.
The mall is sadly going to get demolished soon (To make another mall), so I can expect this cinema to close soon.

I’ll be sad when this theater is gone, because it’s pretty much the only theater in the area (that plays mainstream movies) devoid of noisy kids. Even though this Loews isn’t as modern as its local brethren, it’s clean, convenient (it’s part of a mall, and also a 3-​minute drive to either Whole Foods or Harris Teeter), and parking is always ample.

Small theater. Overpriced junk food and mostly empty theater. As others have noted the mall is scheduled to be torn down and overhauled.

Clearly I am making my way around the movie theater circuit.
When this theater was new, decades ago it was awful. Now, it’s old, dated and the theaters absolutely suck. It’s like a time warp from 1996. Are they still showing the mighty ducks movies here?
The only reason to come here, and subject yourself to this crap hole is that NO ONE goes here. And for good reason. A friend who remained in the area alerted me to this place being an easy spot to go and not worry about crowds.
They have NO fandango machine. You have to wait in line to get your tickets if you didn’t print them out. Only saving grace is that you can leave tickets at the booth for a friend who is late.
This mall is getting torn down soon along with the theater. I hope they build a real theater in its place.

Boo, we came here because it’s the closest AMC theatre and we had 2 pairs of free movie tix. Watched The Dictator here. The movie itself wasn’t bad, but the theatre was definitely subpar. I mean, mall theatres aren’t known to have the best reputation, but AMC Loews White Flint 5, sadly, is still subpar to that. Upon entering the theatre, you feel like you’re entering an airplane or a chapel because that’s how the theatre is set up — two long rows of pews, I mean seats, with 5 seats per side and one long aisle. And when you sit down, you literally have to look up to see the screen. Why? Because the seats are very low relative to the screen. It’s like you’re sitting in the very first row no matter where you sit. And the sound quality is definitely meh. Overall, it just looks like an old (er) theatre and not impressive for typical prices one must pay to watch a movie nowadays.

This theater sucks. I guess it has advantages in that it is small and in a mall that exists on some kind of mall life support. But damn. It was staffed by incompetants who, while I was there, were being overwhelmed by demanding and rude customers and their ill-​gotten condom falure children.
I guess I’d go back here if I had to. But the seating is old school (non stadium) and I kid you not when I say that this place is small. If it ever got crowded, or if packed-​house movies let out at the same time, it’d be impossible to get inside the theater until the herd moved along.
Other reviewers mentioned that it’s often cold inside. I will attest to that, too. And I usually don’t complain about cold…

Sometimes I feel bad for the White Flint Mall. It’s the forgotten mall, it’s like the old wife you have around, you can depend on in the back of your head but the new things keep you more interested.
For a low-​key night, the AMC Loews White Flint 5 is perfect, there is plenty of parking and we capitalize on the fact that there is no crowd. It’s not necessarily a good thing for the mall but there is no crowd to fight and no line to wait. In a funny way, it manages to keep our enjoyment level high and stress level very low.
My gfs and me decided to to catch the Bridesmaids. The timing at White Flint worked the best for us at 7:45 PM, we had a relaxing dinner and all other theaters in the area were in between timing. The theater was long and narrow with a small screen, it was an old layout but it worked as the view of the screen was in the middle for everyone. The theater was old but it was alright.

It was very easy to find the theater because the signs outside of the mall clearly directed us to the closest parking and doors. When we got inside, the ticket guy was really pushing their loyalty card for $ 12/​year to the family in front of us. When I said not interested he didn’t push so that was good.
They were making and serving fresh popcorn. (I hate when theaters are making popcorn for the smell, but selling you pre-​portioned cold popcorn.)
When we entered the theatre it was really messy. It seems they relied on the people from the last showing to clean up after themselves. We had to clean in order to find 4 seats in a row that didn’t have cups or popcorn in the cup holders or on the floor.
There was a lot of leg room (my hubby is 6’5″ and I’m 6’2″) and there were cup holders for each seat. Very comfortable.
Sound was a little loud. Too loud. And there were several weird silent spots in the show.
The bathrooms were very clean. If they had taken some time to clean the theaters between showings, I would have nothing really bad to say about the theater at all.

We usually don’t come out this far to see a movie but we were meeting a friend half way and this was the only option. The theater is beyond old. No cup holders, uncomfortable seats, and poor viewing angles. The theater we were in was very long, it was unlike anything I’d ever seen. We sat up close because it would have been too hard too see sitting in the back. Also, the air conditioning is very loud. At one point during the film, my friend leaned over to ask if the loud noise was in the movie or just the air conditioning. A viewer should not have to wonder that after paying $ 10 to see a movie.

There are a lot better choices out there to see a movie. If you can actually find it, you are greeted by the lovely smell of burnt popcorn and whatever else they happened to burn at the moment. The theaters are long and narrow, with very little slope in the floor, so you are looking up the whole time– the proportions of the theaters just seem wrong. The acoustics are just as bad– if there is an action movie next door, except to hear more explosions from that movie than whatever you are trying to watch. This place needs a lot of work.

There are plenty of better (i.e. more comfortable or larger) movie theaters in the area, but one thing you never ever have to worry about here — the movie selling out. Plus, the parking’s free and plentiful.

The only reason for my return here was that my friend from New York was in town and coming to this place with her former employer. It was the only chance I was going to get to see her.
About ten years ago I slipped on butter on the floor in my row and knocked the wind out of me when my back hit the armrest of a seat. Did the manager care? No. The lady behind me gave me two Advil. The manager offered me two movie passes to a future show. No thank you. Well, let bygones be bygones. I wish I could do that. This theater is still the pits.
The auditorium we were in was small and not stadium seating. The movie wasn’t formatted properly on the screen, but was corrected after about 20 minutes. The lobby is way too small. Patrons wait in a long line to buy tickets, then another long line to get in. The way in is the same way as the way out so it is mad crazy when you try to leave after a show. We had a friend in a wheelchair with us, so it was particularly difficult to get around the people pushing their way in. There was another way out, but without a handicap ramp. Also, the restroom is terrible for wheelchair bound guests. We had to go to D&B to use their facilities.
I don’t plan to return. Nothing against AMC Theaters. I like the one at Mazza Gallerie. Even the parking lot here is too small (and very dark at night). Come to White Flint to shop. For movies, go elsewhere.

A 5-​plex? Well, you’d think it’d be easy to find except that Dave and Busters is right across the way and it looks more like a theater than the actual theater does!
Place itself is simple. Nothing you haven’t seen before to make it a destination theater. But here’s where things get weird. I bought in advance tickets to see Sicko and when I got there for the screening they said they never got the reel! Another Michael Moore conspiracy? Maybe so, but likely a faulty FedEx guy or whatever. They did give me two passes to a future AMC screening anywhere in North America (Shall I just make a road trip up to AMC PEI?) along with a voucher for free popcorn. Nice to get some fake butter. Still it stunk the movie wasn’t there but I’ll take the freebees.