AMC Metreon 16

Warcraft, somewhat like Lord of the Rings. Not bad. It’s a movie.

IMAX 3D is always a great experience! My only complaints with this theater is that the seats don’t recline and the staff seems bored. Other than that, I’m a fan!

Who doesn’t love movies! I know I do. I just wish this was one of the updated theaters with the reclining chairs!
Lines can get pretty long here and even the little machines on the side get long. So make sure you give yourself enough time to buy tickets. It’s always clean whenever I go. So no complaint there. I just hate waiting in line with only 2 cashiers when there’s opening nights of movies.

I know it’s been a long time since this place was run by Sony but it’s gone down hill. It basically a mediocre theater with mostly old seats and old technology. and a giant food court connected to a Target.
When Sony ran it it was special, they kept things state of the art, not just with lots of Sony products but also with new inventions, demos, entertainment.
Yes there are a lot of people hanging around and as far as movie theaters go it;s ok but nothing special. For a $ 20 movie things should be better.
There are many theaters out there with better seats and upgraded sound and projectors that cost less without the pain on buying your ticket on the first floor then wandering around through the maze of people, stairs and hopefully working escalators to get to your movie on the third floor.
Today none of the Coke machines were working correctly which was irritating the customers.
It’s just worth it to take a Über or drive 5 minutes out of the city and go to a better theater. Sad because this place used to be awesome.

Of all the movie houses Ive been to this has to be the one with the smallest aisles! The distance between your row and the row in front of you is ridiculously small! We watched Captain America and since its only been out for 2 weeks, we had to stand in line before coming in. We were second in line so we got the seats we wanted. Im not fat and the guy who sat in front of me was not fat either. But when he sat back the chair was literally on my legs. And Im a girl so I usually sit with one leg over the other. So I obviously couldnt sit like that last night. And the house was packed so I couldnt switch seats. I will not be back to watch a movie here again just because of this. I actually wanted to watch the movie at the Century over at Westfield but Captain America wasnt available over there.

Dear AMC Metreon,
I may have misjudged you. I usually avoid you like the plague because you are often crazy crowded with tourists.
However, The Purple One encouraged me to stop by.
OK confession time. I have never seen «Purple Rain.» (I know!) Anyway, I jumped at the chance to see it on the big screen. The music was awesome, the 80’s clothing and hair was hysterical and we got to see our Prince rule the stage for two more hours.
THANK YOU.
Amy C.

I lived briefly in San Francisco as a grad student many years ago, and remember this theater as the Sony Metreon with lots of screens, limited food court, and lots of high-​tech stores. Fast forward and now its AMC Metreon with seemingly more Asian-​style dining options along with Sharetea. Also free wifi and lots of places to sit. In other words, it seems more more upscale!
We come here normally for IMAX movies, since the screen and sound system are top notch. Plus the seats we find very comfortable. Even the glasses for the IMAX 3D movies seem a bit more durable.
One thing I really like about this theater is that you can reserve your tickets and in some cases seats by the electronic kiosks upstairs. There’s usually no need to wait on the ground floor in line or even to use Fandango. The theaters are huge and we normally never have difficulty getting good seats.

I’ve read about picking up bed bugs in movie theaters but I try not to think about creepy crawly things when I’m sitting there in the dark. The smell in the theater (The Witch — April 9^th) was so awful and just kept wafting by, surrounding me. Aaarrgh! Days later and I can still smell it :(
Management informed us that the smell was coming from a couple of paying customers and there is nothing they can do about it.

The IMAX theater is the only real reason I would want to go here. It’s huge, accommodating, and the sound is great. I watched Avatar and The Dark Knight Rises in IMAX 3D and it was an unforgettable experience. This establishment went through a major renovation looking all bright and cheery whereas before, it was gray and gloomy.
Please stay away from the popcorn. Only 1 out of the many times I’ve been here had popcorn that didn’t taste nor feel stale. Popcorn is the most sought after food item in a theater and if they can’t get that right, I might as well smuggle in Pop Secret or Orville Redenbacher straight from the microwave.

This place is huge and defiantly worth the drive. The price was more than fair. I seen Nightmare before Christmas in 3D.

First time I went here, my boyfriend and I saw Everest in iMax and it was a really great experience, no complaints. We got sharetea and the movie was super good.
The second time we came here we saw the witch. The movie was really interesting but the whole entire time the light for the stairs was blinking on and off, was broken (it wasn’t blinking on the other side of the theatre) and it actually gave me a headache, it made it hard to focus on the movie because I just kept seeing the blinking light. It completely ruined the movie for me, through most of it I was putting my hand by the side of my eye so I didn’t see the light as much.
I would suggest sitting in the very middle so in case their light is still broken or breaks you don’t have to be annoyed the whole time.
I had a very bad experience, but since the first time went well, I would come back if necessary (as long as the light isn’t still broken). More movie theaters should have a sharetea in it! I love sharetea

Today was my first time ever watching a movie in this AMC!
My boyfriend and I watched London Has Fallen and thought the movie was an average action movie with predictable scenes.
Back to the cinema itself, I would say that this is an average cinema. It’s conveniently located near shopping malls and restaurants so that’s a plus! It’s also near MUNI /​BART stations!
What’s really awesome was that I found out that tickets were only $ 7 before 12pm on all movies excluding 3D and IMAX every day! I originally had discounted tickets from work and the employee told me that it’s better for me to purchase these.
Definitely coming back here… Because I still have the discounted tickets LOL.

Came here to watch Deadpool after work. It’s your standard movie theatre, it is a little bigger and better in terms of screen size and audible sounds than your typical Century movie theatre. It’s similar to the AMC in Dublin too and prices are okay ($ 14). I’d rather go watch this comfortably in Fremont.
The place looks pretty modern which is cool I guess. You take 2 escalators up stairs to get to the actual room.
Cheap food at the bottom level of the movie theatre, mall food court style. If you kept your movie ticket some places give you 15% off which is great!

You’d really think a place like this that is in a pretty nice and new area of town would be updated but it’s not. It’s really showing its age and my God is the staff completely unfriendly.
First off, my friend and I walked into the theater half an hour early, which is when they usually open up the theater for wearing, and there was no one there, but the theater was TRASHED. They had not cleaned up the theater since the last showing and it was gross. Pretty hard to find a seat without stepping into some popcorn or a spilled drink, but we did. In the 30 minutes before the movie, no one ever came to clean up…
As far as the theater itself and the moviegoing experience, the seats are OLD and TINY and there is zero room between rows, which is further exacerbated because the seats «recline,» so all movie long, the person in front of me kept leaning back into my knees and I kept doing the same to the guy behind me. If you’re taller than 6’0, you’re gonna be squashed.
When the previews started, the overhead fluorescent lights stayed on the whole time and I was half worried they would remain on during the movie but halfway though the trailers, they just turned off, which was weird.
Overall, 2 stars is really me being nice because the movies are painfully expensive, and this place is pretty crappy. There are definitely better theaters in town…

I think It is a very nice cinema, It is located in downtown, but very close to a parking lot.
People there are nice, at least most of them are.
There offer Chinese movies, and my girlfriend loves them, so we go there a lot lately.

Stellar location, great selection of food and drinks, connected to the park and art center — it doesn’t get much better than this.
One gripe would be the constant stream of homeless people who seat themselves at the lounge and start injecting needles… or undressing … but security tends to come around eventually to herd them out.

I think the appropriate rating for this place is 3.5 stars. It’s large, conveniently located and usually has a good selection of films playing. There are plenty of ticketing machines both upstairs and downstairs and mobile ticketing is also offered. Another selling point of this theater is that it has a large IMAX screening room (with reserved seating).
My biggest complaint about this place is that it has yet to introduce beer, wine or cocktail options. Many of the other theaters in SF have made this upgrade and provide an expanded menu of food options. That makes the omission of these items here quite glaring.
I’m not a fan of the layout of the screening rooms along one long hall. None of the concession stands along the hall are ever open so it’s a long walk back to the main concession area if you’re in any of the higher numbered screening rooms. The same complaint applies to the bathroom placement.

AMC Metreon is conveniently located in Soma and within walking distance to Union Square, you can truly spend a whole day in the area. Within the Metreon Mall itself, there are plenty of food court options and a huge Target to browse.
As the 16 suggests, AMC Metreon is truly a giant. As a result of having so many movie screens, you can rest assured that the mainstream movie will be shown, and that there is a good chance that some of the indie films will, too.
Like all AMCs, the morning showing price is the way to go. ~$ 7 per ticket actually make seeing films on the big screen worthwhile.

Watched Star Wars here in 3D iMax and it really made it an occasion. Great wide seats that recline, free 3D glasses, stadium seating and lots of leg room. Quite a comfortable space.
If you get there early, you can grabs bite downstairs I the food court. They have everything from burgers to Thai and other Asian food.
Love it and tickets were $ 20.

This is your average newer movie theater — except just a bit dirtier. It’s in a pretty good location with access to an inexpensive parking garage nearby (although to my knowledge they don’t offer ticket validation).

The place was fairly empty the afternoon before Christmas. We got tickets fast enough and made our way into the theater. I do wish that there was more room in between the rows. I can’t remember the last time I went to a theater where a person wouldn’t be able to pass through in order to get in or out. I guess it’s not the newest setup, so a revamping could be useful. Also, during the movie, some ghetto guy started walking around in front of the screen calling out for his friend. After what seemed like an eternity, he climbed up to a higher row. I assume he found his friend. A couple patrons laughed at the absurdity and impropriety of his behavior, but no one smacked him in the face, which is what should have happened. Lol.

Okay, your typical AMC. Nothing outstanding to say about it. It’s a bit dirtier than AMCs that you see throughout the South Bay though which is unfortunate. SO and I came to watch Star Wars on a Sunday night opening weekend, so the place was naturally packed. The ground was littered with food both inside and outside the theater. It’s pretty interesting cause it’s in the Metreon. If you walk into the main food court, you can get a variety of snacks that you can bring into the AMC which was pretty unique, and then you take the elevator up.
tldr; Typical AMC, just a little more grim and dirtier than others. But you can bring food from the mall in so that’s cool

Star Wars viewed on 3D iMax is no joke! It totally brought the movie to life and made the whole experience of watching this blockbuster movie that much more fun! This theater has been around for a while now and yet it still looks so modern and brand new to me. The iMax theater seats were comfy, there was plenty of leg room, the screen was massive! Like ceiling to floor, wall to wall curved screen.
I had 2 quams… the 3D glasses I wore had a scratch on the nose bridge, which made my nose itchy. I had to nerd out and put a tissue on my nose to prevent myself from scratching. Secondly, the rows are long and doesn’t break apart at all. Yes, I was one of those annoying people that had to go to the bathroom 10 minutes into a sold out, packed movie theater. I had to say excuse me, sorry, excuse me, sorry to those that were intensely watching the movie… not once but 2 times! If I stepped on you — SORRY!
Otherwise, I really enjoyed watching the movie at this theater. And the bathrooms were sparkly clean and super nice! I would watch another movie here, if given the chance to :)

Yesterday was the first time I had watched a movie at the new Metreon since they remodeled. I can’t really say anything about the food they offer at the concessions because I haven’t tried it. But downstairs however, there is Coriander, Buckhorn Grill, Sharetea, etc if you’re looking for some real food as opposed to the typical movie theater food.
I was happy because I was able to bring my milk tea into the theater! Also, I don’t know if it was just the movie theater I was in, Theater 4, but I felt so cramped. And I’m pretty small in size, so if someone taller would’ve sat in those seats, they’d be touching the seat in front of them. It just wasn’t comfortable. You aren’t able to put the arm rests up either, so those of you who wanna cuddle, you can’t.
They have these new machines where you can order your tickets without waiting in the regular line. I’m not sure if they used to have that… but they look so high tech!
I’d rather watch my movies at Cinema 16 in Mountain View.

My boyfriend and I just saw Star Wars the Force Awakens 3D at this theater yesterday. And yes, the movie was amazing! But this review is about the theater not about the movie. Anyhow, the theater is very nice. It has many types of foods that you can bring into the theater. The seats are cushy and tall. They also rock. The aisles are wide with plenty of leg room. The sound quality is excellent and spreads throughout the theater room.
There are four things I was surprised about especially yesterday while waiting for this Star Wars movie showing. First, it seemed that this theater is not equipped for large groups of people waiting to go see a movie. People were coming as early as 2 to 3 hours before the Star Wars movie showing. The line to wait kept on getting longer with people coming to different showing times for the movie. Some people were coming for the 8:00, 8:30 and the 9:00 showings in line. No one knew where exactly to be and just assumed that as there was one line that was where to be and apparently it was.
Second, there was lack of seating for people who were waiting in line. Some people were sitting on the floor. Well at least the floor is carpeted but still. Having to wait an hour or more in line is difficult for some people to handle.
Third, my boyfriend and I never saw any security not that we did mind. Nothing went wrong last night as there were no concerns. But I would think being that this is a major theater in the San Francisco area and the recent tragedies that have occurred in theaters, that there would be security or at least more obvious security. Interesting that especially, no staff looked through purses or bags that people brought into the theater! Sure that would have slowed down things last night as there were crowds of people waiting to see the Star Wars movie. But gee, that is just what a domestic terrorist would hope for.
Fourth, the souvenirs for the Star Wars movie was way overpriced. The movie alone is pricey especially if you go see the 3D version! But gee, $ 25 for a t-​shirt!!! Are you kidding me?!? I bought a traditional Star Wars t-​shirt for $ 12 and some cool socks for $ 1 at Target! I saw Star Wars clothing everywhere nowadays including not just Target but also Sears, Micheal’s Crafts, Old Navy, and Kohls. All these stores had better prices then the theater by far!!!
Pros:
–comfortable large theater seats
–great selection of food that you can bring into the theater
–popular movies shown
–huge theater that plays regular, IMAX and 3D movies
–parking garage conveniently located right next door
Cons:
–gets very crowded during popular movie showings so come early (maybe even hours early)
–pricey food and movie souvenirs
–lack of security or at least not very easily noticed
–lack of seating for people waiting in lines
–theater staff need to better be prepared to large groups of theater goers

Are you serious with this seating layout? Most uncomfortable theater I have been to in ages.
Saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 3D EFX here last night. The seats are so close in front of you that when they lean back, they crash into your knees. Need to get up during the movie? Impossible. There literally isn’t room to get out of your row.
Terrible, terrible theater design. I won’t be back.

***AMC Metreon offers a wide variety of mainstream and smaller independent films, which is a great benefit; this AMC is also one of the very few movie theaters in this area, which increases its value; overall, this is a just okay theater in terms of picture quality, sound quality and value (prices are quite high though at least some value options like first day’s show with prices around $ 7 are offered), but this theater’s convenience and value for residents in Downtown San Francisco is definitely evident***
I am not sure what the parking situation is, but this theater is close to a BART station.

Came to watch Mockingjay 2 @ 3:45! MOVIE was awesome but ending is not but it stayed true to the books.
Got in line to purchase the tickets, the girl that helped us had this whole attitude facial expression, I’m sure that’s her «regular» face but she needs to do better.
I didn’t appreciate the 2 employees behind the food counter, they were smirking at us, they need more training for customer service.
Regret buying food because not only did I get ripped off for $$$ but my popcorn was already cold when handed to me and my CARAMEL ICE COFFEE is 1 pump of caramel, one shot of coffee and 90% water.
I been here many times but yesterday was my first time back in 3 years! or maybe it’s more. Will come back for movies (if the time matches my schedule) but will not WILL NOT be buying any food! They should just take out ALL coffee drinks.

When Dex found out the only James Bond movie I’ve watched was Die Another Day, he almost died. (He then proceeded to give me a lot of crap for not watching more movies.) We decided to watch it the night it came out, so after drinks at Black Hammer Brewing and dinner at Zero Zero, we headed over to the Metreon.
THE GOOD: This movie theater is in a very convenient location in downtown. There’s a Target, Sharetea, and several other restaurants (although more cafeteria like than sit down restaurant like) downstairs.
THE BAD: You can buy your movie tickets at the kiosk on the first floor, but then you’ll have to go up to third floor. The layout of the place is kind of confusing. There were lines for concessions and movies snaking everywhere, and it definitely felt like a clusterfck!
THE UGLY: Although the seats inside the theater were big and somewhat comfy, the leg space is a straight up killer (in a bad, bad way). I am petite girl, and I was so uncomfortable during the 2.5 hours we were there. My knees were stuck between my chair and the chair in front. Any movement from me meant the guy in front of me probably thought I was kicking his chair.
I think I’d stick to the Century Theaters back in Fremont/​Milpitas/​Daly City instead! This movie theater shall be saved for convenience sake or a last resort.

Most everything at this theatre is standard or above, save one major problem: seat row distance. I’m a petite person, but even at 5’4″ with disproportionately short legs I was feeling the crunch. The guy in the row behind me could not seem to avoid shoving my seat around for the duration of The Martian, and I saw a girl with her legs fully draped over the seat in front of her.
And forget about sneaking out to pee during hour 3 with minimal disruption. Talk about evil glares. Hey, you try lasting 2h22m following dinner&drinks after birthing a human in the last year and tell me how you fare.

I found my theatre experience to be good, everything was clean and self-​explanatory. You show up and order your ticket (s) at the kiosk on the 1^st floor. Next, proceed to the elevator and go up to the 3^rd floor.
From there, turn right, and head pears the usher. Pretty easy. No frills, didn’t try the popcorn. I do agree that the seat spacing is tight — my knees hit the seat in front of me.

My least favorite movie place in the city.
Beautiful building in the middle of Yerba Buena Garden but the theatre itself sucks.
–Theatre is out of date and old.
–Rows of seats are too close together. My bf and I had to move to an empty row because his knees would hit up against the row ahead of us. Its nearly impossible to allow people to pass in front of you.
–Popcorn isn’t freshly popped!!! It sits there waiting to be bought, heated by a bright light. The popcorn I got was so salty I couldn’t even finish it! Super fail.
Some major improvements need to be made before I come here again… I rather go to the Century at Westfield a few blocks up the street.

Just a little disclaimer, my last review was written about the Metreon (pre-​2012 Target renovation) as a whole and wasn’t completely referring to the movie theater.
Now that being said, the AMC Metreon theater is my go-​to movie theater whenever a huge blockbuster comes out on IMAX. Their IMAX theater is the real deal with the floor to ceiling mega screen. Watching IMAX movies here does come with premium pricing though, especially when the movie is in 3D. One recent (though been for a while now) change that I do like is how they have reserve seating now for IMAX movies, this totally saves you time from wasting precious time in line to get a good seat.
I can’t say much for the food and concessions here though. Aside from their popcorn, their hot food selections suck. The Fried Chicken sliders are basically their chicken fingers with bread, the hot dogs are okay, and the nachos are pretty basic, just cheese and chips. I guess if there’s one thing to get other popcorn, I’d recommend the Jalapeño Poppers, they give you a good amount plus a dipping sauce.
If there’s one more reason why I love watching movies at AMC Metreon, it’s the crowd. Compared to the theaters in my area, watching movies here feel like you’re at a concert because the crowd here is way more enthusiastic and so engaged into the movies. I do watch certain movies multiple times, sometimes even within the same weekend, and with other theaters I don’t see the same crowd reactions (sometimes none) unlike the crowd reactions when I view the same movie at Metreon. It makes a huge difference with the movie watching experience.
AMC Metreon might not be the best movie cineplex out there, but their IMAX Theater alone is still the best movie experience you can you get in all SF.

Standard AMC cinema. I am spoiled by cinema complexes we used to frequent on the east coast, one of which was AMC fork and screen so miss that. The candy at the concessions counter didn’t appear to have been restocked in a while so at 9:30 on a Saturday night, the options were limited.
I also noticed a homeless person sleeping in the lobby.
+1 for the assigned seating, not sure if this if just for IMAX movies or if they enforce it in all of their screens. It’s nice to know where you are sitting and you don’t have to worry about showing up super early to make sure you have a decent seat.
We will probably be back because this location is convenient to where we live but nothing about it blew me away.

Eu sinceramente esperava mais deste lugar.
Fui para experimentar a sala ETX e sinceramente? Não vale a pena, definitivamente. Não tenho muito o que falar a não ser que achei bem caro para entrar e ver um filme nesta sala em especifico. Deveria ter ido direto pra sala IMAX.
Eu ainda não sei se deveria ter devolvido ou não o óculos 3D na saída. Falando em 3D posso confessar que foi um dos mais bem feitos que já vi porém a tecnologia 4K já deixou eles no chão e os efeitos de coisas saindo da tela não é mais tão impressionante assim.
Pipoca e combos são bem caros e não vi nada para refil. Achei meio abandonado lá dentro com a questão de comida. Não recomendo muito.