Grand Cinemas Oracle View

This place feels like a blast from the past and is definitely one of those unique places in town. It’s a mini adventure just to get here– It’s located in a semi-​abandoned building, which is just so fun!
The audio/​video quality is not great but honestly it’s fine, especially when you consider how cheap it is to watch movies here! (Less than $ 3!) The seating is comfortable enough with lots of leg room.
The customer service was fine and even *gasp* friendly!
And you park in a parking garage so you have automatic covered parking in the hot AZ sun.
So in summary… it’s affordable, comfortable, unique, decent quality, and with good service and covered parking! What’s not to like?

So, when you’re looking at the five star rating you need to compare it to other discount movie theaters. This movie theater is always clean and it always is nicely priced. Theater even offers a yearly cup for just a few bucks more where you can get your refills for only a dollar fifty. The truth of the matter is I have been waiting for movies to come out here just because I could go and watch a movie with my fiancé get two drinks and popcorn for all of ten bucks! You tell me anywhere else in the City of Tucson where you could get a deal like that. They normally charge $ 2.25 for a movie although on Tuesdays they do dollar fifty movies. This would be a great place for a school party or birthday party it’s inexpensive but still fun. They have a small arcade in the front of the theater lobby I have little machines that have played Jewlery in it that you could get for kids or gumballs Exedra. So go out and take yourself to a movie and don’t worry about breaking the pocketbook. Did I mention how fantastic the staff is… I went to dinner before the movie and I have leftovers and I asked the manager on duty if he would be willing to store my food in the refrigerator because I was watching two back-​to-​back movies and I didn’t want it to go bad and they were more than accommodating. So they are well worth 5 stars

Okay, I gave this place a try again and it was worst then before. Walked into the theater and the first thing you see is 3 rows of seats roped off with caution tape. We noticed right when we walked in that it was warm in the theater. I complained to 3 different people, including the manager, about how hot it was. One worker said «we can’t make it any cooler or the A/​C will break». The manager said he would check on it. Nothing changed. We had went to the movies to get away from the heat! With AMC lowering their ticket prices ($ 4.39 for early movie times) there is no need to go here.

You’re getting what you pay for. Cheap movies that are a little blurry and the service is anything but good. The popcorn is still expensive as normal theaters.

Can’t beat the price, fresh popcorn and their medium is the same size as a large at the expensive theater. Lots of free parking because it’s on the top floor of the old American Home Furniture building. The fourth floor of the parking deck.

I mean… yes, it’s great to watch movies for $ 2 but the quality of the movies are really bad. The screens are really dark and you’re not able to truly enjoy the movies.
I’ve never had a problem with the staff, they aren’t too friendly but they do their jobs. The rooms are clean, the bathrooms are well kept. Its an okay theater to go to, nothing special.

This theatre is in a bad location. Very difficult to find. Poor signage. Cannot see from the road. We were parked in an adjacent parking garage and the employees were unable to provide accurate descriptions of how to find the theatre. We took so long calling them and looking for doors and elevators that we missed the start of the movie, so we skipped the movie — after 30 minutes driving in the rain. They did sent out some employees to show us how to get to the theatre. If the employees were able to find us, then they must have understood where we were, and therefore should have been able to describe more accurately where we needed to go to find the theatre.

Disclaimer: this dollar theatre is housed in a mega sketchy, empty parking garage ex-​mall building, but totally worth going to. If you’re ok with watching movies a little after their initial release date, the prices here really can’t be beat. The concession stand has interesting fare, including hummus, and the theaters are decently clean/​comfortable. Certain days are even cheaper, but you won’t break the bank going for a weekend movie here.

Not only are the movies here seriously cheap, but you also get a healthy dose of nostalgia for the price. Remember when you were a kid and movies were a simple pleasure. More about having fun with friends and not about surround sound, XD, 3D, reclining chairs, craziness. Not that anything is wrong with the modern movie experience (aside from the prices that is). However, going to these theaters is like taking a time trip to the past.

Great place to see a film that’s been showing for a while. There is plenty of parking, the theater itself is clean and roomy and the snacks are delish!

These are very awesome theaters. The seats are comfortable, there staff is very friendly, you get a weekly discount on concessions when you join there e-​mal list, and it’s close to Tucson mall. They have discount Tuesday for a $ 1.50 all day.

Now that our beloved Crossroads Theater is no longer in business with second run great movies that have served our community of movie goers forever, have closed their doors to make way for a new owners coming in with a new concept of movie theaters that also serve food like a real restaurant. I believe it might be served while the movie is on. Not really sure. Somehow, I just don’t get it. At any rate, the owners of the Crossroads also own Grand Cinemas. Before they closed they gave each patron free passes and free popcorn for the next six movies they see up until July 31^st. Is that a deal or not??? We were going to see «12 years a Slave» at 1.30PM. Upon arrival the cashier/​manager said that they are always changing movie times and the newspaper won’t repost the correct time. So it wasn’t starting until 3.45PM Stupid situation. She said to always call the theater direct to get the correct show times.. So we were there already and decided to check what was playing at that time. We would never have chosen «Non Stop» with Liam Neisam but as it turned out it was a good summer flick full of excitement non stop. Hence the name. LOL The theater was recently refurbished and seating was comfortable. However, the building that it’s in is like a ghost town with American Home and Bally’s gone. It is not kept up. Going in the elevator is a scary thing. Dirty and spooky. The building is for sale, so I hope someone will buy it and get some viable tenants. Hey, I still have 5 more movies to go to for free. The theater itself is pretty clean and updated so if you can get past the other stuff you are fine.

Very cheap tickets. Ample parking since the theater is the only business there now. The seats were kinda low but there was plenty of leg room. The screens may have needed a little renovation but overall experience was good.

I so rarely go to movies in the theater (because I can’t afford the first run prices!) so it’s great to be able to go here spur of the moment and rest assured I will not break the bank. A reliable and cheap night out. Also, CASH ONLY, but you can probably pay the ticket price with the change floating around in your car.
Besides the low ticket price, the only other thing this place has going for it is the sheer weirdness of the experience. Only business in an abandoned ghost mall. Seats are pretty uncomfortable and most are stained. Reels are pretty scratched, sound is not great, so don’t expect a first run, big screen digital experience. When we went, the person who turned on the movie in the booth brought the theater lights UP instead of turning them off so we were sitting in a lighted theater for the first 10 minutes of the movie until I walked out at asked someone at the concession stand to turn them off (which they did promptly).
You get what you pay for (as long as you skip the exorbitantly priced stale snack bar) and if you embrace the dinginess as part of the experience you will be perfectly pleased. This place is definitely one of a kind!

You get what you pay for.
Which isn’t much. $ 2 a ticket on weekends. $ 1.50 Monday — Thursdays. Take cash! Or you’ll pay $ 2.50 to use your ATM card at the machine there.
I honestly don’t know why I went there tonight. I really love movies. I love to catch the important ones on the big screen in all it’s HD and stereophonic glory. But here, it is not so much. It seems like the picture is a hair blurry. For the first 30 minutes or longer, there is this annoying flicker of the light on the screen. Like the bulb of the projector is warming up. And then, because these are movies that have been playing in other theaters for awhile, there are scratch streaks on the screen. Ugh.
This is a theater that turns the house lights up a quarter while the credits are rolling. This is a theater that the employees come in during the credits and start cleaning up, banging their brooms and stuff. I’m one of those that stays to watch the credits.
Another tip besides bringing cash: Park on the ground floor and take the elevator. It will take you much longer to drive up to the level that the theater is on than it would to park and take the elevator.
Oh, yeah, I went because we had nothing better to do for family night. I just will not go again. Promise.

I love finding a good cheap theater! It looks a little sketch on the outside (like I wouldn’t want to walk inside alone) but the inside is clean and the screens are good. The sound buzzes a little bit according to my husband but I couldn’t hear that. They are not digital screens but for the price that doesn’t bother me either!

I love the 80’s/90’s atmosphere & most of all I love the price! If you haven’t gone or your thinking about going, what are you waiting for!!!

Seriously, movies for $ 2.50? And Tuesdays are $ 1.50? Yeah, sign me up! As a teen in the 90’s I used to go here all the time to see movies back when this was a hopping 4 story building. I saw some of my favorite movies and all at reasonable prices.
Today, the building is a tomb of creep empty floors. All that remains is this theater, and how it survives is a mystery to me. But it was a thrill to come in and watch a film (Breaking Dawn) with a date for just $ 5.00 total. Sure, the seats are worn and some of them have questionable stains. And the bathroom floors have puddles and other odd messes I try not to imagine. But the film quality was excellent, the previews and trivia on screen before the film were not boring, and I came away feeling like I got an incredible deal! They even sell a drinking cup that you can bring back and get refills for a buck. I was impressed that the food and drink selection was not super high priced, a refreshing change.
This theater’s heyday may have been long ago but in these economic times it’s delightful to see a film on its last run for just a couple of bucks. I think they even have a cheaper deal after 9 pm.

Wow, another addition to the independent cinema scene in Tucson. (I said «cinema» with a total sincere, straight face. Unilocal also says it in its subcategorization options).
This is basically screen 6 at the age-​old Crossroads/​Grand Cinema, now the «value option» for people wanting to sit in a dark, loud room with big dumb projected faces talking at each other. It is being presented as a place for independent and local films.
I like the individual branding of the space, it’s like a little sovereign nation of moving pictures that was all, «ess our dees mainstream film, there are documentaries about the last remaining original Tibetan Buddhist society to be viewed» and then seceded from the filmic union.
Their schedule is limited but super-​promising and their prices are really reasonable: $ 5 for anything before 5 p.m. and $ 7.50 after.
I never go to a regular theater, so Reel Arts is a revelation. When I am in town, I will be sure to keep checking their schedule.
Cash only, cardholders.
Keep going to that other art house theater, too.
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Can somebody anybody tell me why,
he died
we die
I don’t wanna die
(so wrongoo, so wrongoo, wrong)
See you at the crossroads (crossroads, crossroads)
So you won’t be lonely
See you at the crossroads (crossroads, crossroads)
So you won’t be lonely
See you at the crossroads (crossroads, crossroads)
So you won’t be lonely
See you at the crossroads (crossroads, crossroads)
So you won’t be lonely
See you at the crossroads (crossroads, crossroads)
So you won’t be lonely
See you at the crossroads (crossroads, crossroads)
So you won’t be lonely
See you at the crossroads (crossroads, crossroads)
So you won’t be lonely
See you at the crossroads (crossroads, crossroads)
So you won’t be lonely
See you at the crossroads (crossroads, crossroads)
So you won’t be lonely.

I have to be honest I dont have any idea why this place has 4 stars!
We go here sometimes but that is ONLY because it is so cheap to get into a movie, but with most movie theaters having deals now I stay away from this theater.
Positive: movies are cheap $ 2.50 or lower ummm and the buck stops there
Negative: they only take cash, they charge more than regular movie theaters for popcorn and a drink, it is dirty and sticky and gross, it smells, the staff is kind of rude