Neptune Twin Theatres

I was put off by the lack of side masking that would cover the unused screen area during «flat» movies. I dislike the white that shows on either side of the 1.85 image.

What can you say about the only theater in a small beach tourist town? It’s a little bit run down, it sort of looks like a theater and sort of doesn’t but it has two large screens and projectors and thats good enough for me. When you walk in, there is a small ticket window to the right of the front doors. It’s pretty novel if you ask me because they could just sell you your ticket (s) right from the concession counter that is a mere 10 feet in the door but nonetheless, the man comes out from the concession stand and meets you at the window. You buy your tickets (which are super dooper reasonable by the way) and then he goes back over to the concession counter where you purchase your popcorn and soda and candy etc… Nothing fancy here. No flat screen LCD monitors as menus, no crazy menus with pizza or hot dogs or nachos or ice cream etc… Just good olé’ plan movie theater items.
When you’re ready to find your seat, you’ll either go to the right or to the left. We went to the left as that is the auditorium where Furious 7 was playing. Now, I don’t know about the peak season or if this theater really has a peak season but what I do know is that on April 24^th at 9:10 in the evening. We had no problems finding a seat. In fact, there were only three of us total there to see the feature. The seats have been updated and are fairly comfortable. I could tell because you can see where the old seats used to be anchored to the floor. There is not curtain in front of the screen and the fabric on the walls is a bit ragged in places but I was pretty impressed with the surround sound. Heck, after going to the theaters near where I live, paying an arm and a leg to sit in a crowded theater where 20% of the people won’t shut up during the movie and 45% of them stare at their phones throughout the whole movie, The Neptune Twin Theaters were a breath of fresh air. It’s just too bad that the theater couldn’t earn enough money giving private showings. LOL. Even with the run down appearance and the ragged fabric etc… This was the best movie theater experience that I’ve had in years.
Really though, if you’re reading this review, it’s most likely because you are in Long Beach and you are looking for something to do. Even if you’ve already seen the movies that are showing, go see them again. This is clearly a family run business. I do believe that the owners live in the same building as they work and they do it with their children playing right alongside their workspace. A business like this has a tough time keeping it’s doors open in a place like Long Beach and I know that they do it for the love of motion pictures and the love of bringing the movies and theater experience to their community so go and see a movie! Get a large bucket of popcorn and a large soda and three candy items because you know you want something chocolate, something fruity and something chewy all at the same time. Maybe it’s raining or maybe the other places are closed. Maybe it’s hot out and you want to cool off, maybe you are bored or maybe they are showing that movie that you wanted to see but forgot about. Whatever it may be, take a couple of hours and go enjoy a flick. You deserve it and so do the hard working people at The Neptune!

Very impressed with this theater. Friendly, clean, comfy seats, decent screens and sound. Have been going to Long Beach for years and never went here, but I will be back and recommend it to anyone visiting.

The new management is GREAT! They are making upgrades to the theater all the time. They take a lot of time and effort to make you feel at home and welcome :) exactly what you would want from a small town theater. The movies are all the latest, and everything is very inexpensive. The movie quality is great, and the sound system is fantastic. I really enjoy the popcorn — YUM!!! I will definitely be back to watch movies here. This place is cool… it was such a fun experience :)

The local Long Beach cinema is a great place to ride out the sometimes unpredictable weather on the peninsula.
The flicks tend toward the bigger movies (GI Joe, Harry Potter) and kids movies (G-​Force) as you’d expect for a theater in the middle of a small beach town.
I’ve never been a popcorn fan, but everyone tells me that it is very good. Next time you’re at the beach and find it is rainy and in the 60’s, escape to the movies for a few hours.

Small theater in Long Beach. The screens aren’t very big but they do a good job and you can tell the staff work very hard to keep the place clean. Usually plays 2 or 4 movies at a time and they aren’t always the latest but it can be a nice place to grab a flick while in the area. Their popcorn isn’t bad either.
Less then $ 6 to see the latest Harry Potter Movie! Awesome!!!