AMC Block E 15

I see most movies at the Block E AMC. It’s not that it’s the best theater, but I don’t think it’s the worst either.
I drive into the parking garage to avoid the scumbags outside the building and take the elevator to the Skyway level then walk forward 30 feet to the counter and buy my ticket and pay the $ 2 for my parking voucher. [they rarely ask so make sure you tell them you are parking in the garage otherwise you’ll pay $ 10 at least and that stings — especially when you forget to get your parking voucher while going to see Battleship as a last resort and purchase some unusually stale popcorn. Stupid $ 32 nap…] Anyway, the employees are indifferent to your presence at best I’d say, but I don’t care since I’m usually trying to sneak in a boba tea to satisfy my thirst and don’t want their attention anyway. The ticket taker takes my ticket and mumbles something and I’m on my way.
Movie quality has been good for the most part. During the screening of Seeking a Friend for the End of the World the sound all but cut out. I had to go find someone to let them know this. A few minutes later the lights came on and the movie stopped. A few minutes after that the movie came back on and sounded great, but they forgot to turn the lights off again. yay.
I also like that the theater is kept clean-​ish. I think I’ve come to accept that everything that I touch is going to be greasy from that disgusting oil/​butter, but they do keep the floors clean. And they leave the bathroom doors open so you don’t have to touch them on your way out … hey, that’s a big deal, man!
All this to say that I can put up with a mediocre theater to avoid places like West End and Maple Grove where you have to sit in one another’s laps because it is so packed. And those places aren’t much cleaner — although at West End the greasy walls and doors are from real butter! It’s a classier sort of uncleanliness.

Pretty par for the course as far as movie theaters go, especially with all the shitty lowlifes hanging out front of Block E. They can’t tear this place down fast enough.

Went there to see the Avengers. They hadn’t cleaned the theater between shows. How do I know? Because I was one of the first in the theater and actually saw the ending credits of the last showing and there never was someone in their to clean. Most of the aisles were sticky from spilled sodas but we managed to find a clean row. The movie also started almost 20 minutes late! The movie was fun though!

I hit two movies here in the past week, and it was great! Mainly because it was empty… but they also have a good parking deal. $ 2 ramp parking, even when Twins are causing rates to skyrocket. They also have «butter» your own popcorn, and free refills on a large pop & popcorn ($ 5), which is better than most theaters.
Both the theaters I hit were clean and the reclining seats were nice. The sound was about right, and they have Fandango online ticketing, so it’s not TOO hard to get a discount ticket.
I’ll be disappointed if they close!

This theatre is atrocious. The lobby was most likely designed by a four-​year-​old, the location is around the local hangouts for the downtrodden, and the place is usually a ghost town on the weekdays (most theatre are, but I’m going to hold this fact against the is theatre). I wanted to see «Southland Tales» back when it was released VERY limited, and this was the only theatre playing said film. The ticket taker (at the time) was a huge jerk to me and my friend. I guess he had no time to be nice in between doing nothing (ghost town) and reading his book. I’m very glad AMC took over.

I mean, it’s not ArcLight in LA or even ShowPlace ICON, but it’s a pretty decent movie theater. Movies are $ 10, and there are no more 5 buck Club since AMC bought out Kerasotes. I don’t even know how to pronounce that name, is it Keraso-​tes? Kerasoughts? Anyway, I’ve been here many a time for advanced screenings. The food’s overpriced, but what theater food isn’t? The theaters itself are generally clean, the seating is wide, and the bathrooms are also generally clean (albeit in confusing locations for men and women).

Block E has great projectors, great sound, and a skyway location. You gotta get past a huge police presence at the street level, but I still recommend it. As a downtown resident, I love it.

Big comfy seats in the theater. Good projection/​sound quality. Parking validation, if you can find the correct ramp. So I suppose I can’t give them a negative review…
But damn is it easy to hate on the Block E.
I saw more police officers in this place than theater employees. Is that supposed to be comforting?

I love that there’s a major movie theater complex that I can walk to downtown. The prices for movies are very reasonable for a major city.

What a zoo. Having a theater in an area like this, when there’s so much open space around the twin cities in general, is just ridiculous. This joint is the antithesis of accessible. We went on Saturday night, which was probably not a good idea to begin with, but holy heck if it didn’t take FOR-​EVER to get parked and inside. This is one of those times where I would gladly take the suburban/​mall choice first.
The theater itself was so poorly situated within the building, I felt like I was in an ant hill trying to get up to the movie. The stupid robo-​ticket machine likes to hide your ticket somewhere up in its guts and fake you out into thinking the receipt is what gets you in… nope. Had to run back downstairs to do a gynecological exam to find my ticket before someone else stole it. Apparently, this is the norm for this machine and the security guards just laugh at all the dopes who aren’t in on the joke, instead of having it fixed. The theater had some whack feng shui in spades… weird red colors and faux brick… goofy layout… ewww. The snack counter was pretty grungy looking, but the theaters themselves were fine. All in all, this place is pretty much a dump and going to see a movie at a theater jammed into the mass of drunken party humanity that this area seems to attract is not a very family, or film, friendly place to go either. Don’t bother… really.

Someone got shot and killed outside this theater — check
Hangout for the great unwashed masses — check
Two girls wearing sparkly things peacefully deliberating the one of the greatest world mysteries, the topic of who was looking at whose man– check
Gum on your seat — check
At least 10 «my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard» rings during the movie– check
Some popcorn throwing during the movie — check
$ 10 sodas and $ 15 hot dogs — check
Suspiciously smelling staff with very dilated pupils — check
Avoid this place.

In living downtown — it’s nice to have so much so close. However — too much is a good thing? Kerasotes is OK for movies nice to go in the afternoon with a girl-​friend on a rainy day but just be prepared that after 8 pm it turns more into the «local» hangout than a movie theater. They do not keep up with the surrounding area — popcorn on the floor, the butter stations are disgusting and all the people who work behind the food counter could care less. The bathrooms were disgusting! Stuff everywhere — doors missing off of the stalls –ick, ick ick. I hardly ever see a manager or additional staff around.
On Friday and Saturday’s there is the rule that no children under 18 are allowed in to ANY movies without an adult. Good Effort but there tends to be a lot of the «younger crowed’ that jumps movies and sneaks in to see other movies when the original one they went to see was done. ANNOYING!
On the upside — they do have the $ 5.00 movie club; once a movie has been out for 2 weeks or more they drop the price to $ 5.00 if you have t he card — its free and you sign up on line.

While I harbor no love for Block E itself, the Kerosotes theater is actually a nice place to see a movie. For one thing, you can show up five minutes before your movie starts, skip the ticket line entirely and buy tickets in a snap from one of the kiosks next to the counter. An added bonus is that they don’t verify whether you’re a student if you buy from these, so you can always get the discount. I suppose you could try buying the even cheaper child’s ticket, since there’s a good chance they won’t check, but I’m too much of a wuss to risk it. I can’t comment on the concessions since I never get them. The theaters are generally clean and noise-​free. I’ve only had problems with people talking once or twice out of the dozen or so times I’ve been here. Comfortable seats, too, with arm rests that fold up for maximum snuggle ability. Another nice thing is that it’s Skyway Connected, and I can almost all the way there from my apartment indoors. If you more the driving type, I am pretty sure you can get your parking validated at the ticket counter (but no promises). My biggest beef is that they don’t show smaller budget or independent movies. But that’s what Uptown and Netflix are for.

They have had some problems in the past with loud teenagers and fights, but they have really cracked down on rude patrons lately. The last couple of times that I’ve seen a movie here there have been no problems.
The theaters are excellent, great seating and sound.
The ticket and concession prices are much better than Southdale or Rosedale. It’s been a while since I’ve used it, but I believe they still validate parking.

So I was waiting to go to Kegs for Tots, where you give a toy for Toys for Tots and get a free glass of refillable Summit or Grain Belt.
I got off work about 5 and the party didn’t start until 8 so I decided to go see a movie at the Block E, where it never feels completely safe but somehow they keep the stadium seating in real good shape.
Whenever I have been there it seems like I am in on a small time drug deal and this has been for about 5 years the two times I go per year.
I decided to go see the Punisher: War Zone (An OK flick, one of the most violent movies ever) and I took a nap during the previews and didn’t notice who all came in. It was two 40ish African-​American women who sat three rows away from each other and some white teenager who sat 4 rows behind me.
Halfway into the movie a LARGE African-​American gang banger type guy came in and sat down. 10 minutes later he got up and starting searching under the seats in the front row… Like this was normal. Then he left… Ummm…Odd.
Then during the most violent scenes in the movie the black ladies starting laughing as hard as they could at each violent scene. We are talking the Punisher punching a guy through his face with blood surrounding his whole fist, and they were laughing like it was Dumb and Dumber.
Can I please check out of this society and watch movies in my basement?

When I was 13, my parents and I were in some vacation town and we all went to the movies.
Being the cool kid, I wanted to see something without my parents.
They let me.
So I sat in the theater by myself and three girls my age noticed me towards the end of the movie.
We met outside and they asked me questions and did the typical small talk.
Totally thought I was going to score at least a hand holding or a «7 minutes in heaven» session.
It was going well until they asked me «who are you here with?»
I said «by myself» thinking it would make me cool.
One of the girls then laughed and said «oh man, what a loser.»
Which I thought was the end of my humiliation.
Then the parents walked up behind me.
«Hey honey, you meet some new friends?»
Laughter ensued.
Not by me.
Ever since then, I outright REFUSE to go to movies alone.
Faced with the choice of being out of town and going with random work people I have just met or solo…
I opted for solo.
And it wasn’t bad.
Theater was cool, roomy, and non judging of out of town losers watching a movie solo.
Solitude.

this is a cool theatre. one night a week they have movies for moms where they can take there kids and not worry if they annoy anyone, its in a plaza with a borders, eb games, applebees., cold stone creamery and some other places to eat. so it it good for dinner and a movie