AMC Southpoint 17
Phone: (919) 313-6627
Overview
Located conveniently at The Streets at Southpoint, AMC Southpoint 17 Movie Theater is a great place to see a movie on the big screen with your kids. Wrap up a day of shopping with a film, or catch the latest flick your kids have been talking about before eating dinner at one of Southpoint’s awesome restaurants.
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Be aware that the "IMAX" screen is not IMAX certified. It is reflective, unlike the permeable screen at the IMAX theater at Marbles in Raleigh. We went to see Fire Lady Avatar at IMAX Marbles on Friday, then at Southpoint IMAX on Sunday, and the difference was overwhelming. What had appeared as actual film at Marbles looked like video game cutscenes at Southpoint.
Otherwise, it is a fine theater to see a comedy or other less-than-entirely-visual movie.
The seats (at least in the IMAX) are plastic, no frills, non-adjustable theater seats like back in the 1950s.
The back row center spaces (the absolute best spot to see 3D IMAX) are reserved for wheelchairs, which is good hearted, but should be an "option" instead of "these spaces sit empty for almost every showing of every film every day".
The bathrooms are always clean.
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Deplorable seats! This AMC charges premium prices but the recliners are falling apart -- peeling, ripped. The sound was good and my recliner worked, but the condition of the seats totally spoils the movie experience. Management needs to fix or replace them ASAP.
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The entrance is on the inside of the building, which was touch to find. Inside the theatre, they were understaffed and cooked snacks took a long time. Not worth it to be potentially late to the movie. Once inside the theatre itself, it was nice to see the rows labeled on the floor so we knew where to go. Pretty standard reclining seats, but they were comfortable and it wasn't freezing. I'd go back but would make better meal decisions next time.
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Theater was ~85 degrees with no communication to customers about AC outage. They had some temporary AC units in the lobby near the concessions to help cool that area but the theater was miserable. Sweating and sticking to the seats. Management decision to stay open and not tell customers was a complete failure. Nothing to stop making a buck.
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Going to this theater is a luxury experience - which it should be for the price. The heated reclining seats are a gamechanger that makes me never want to go to a theater without them again - which means this theater is my go to (not that there are many options in Durham anymore). The concessions have a lot of options if you're willing to pay and if you use the app there isn't usually any waiting needed for tickets. The theaters are always clean and there's plenty of bathroom stalls. The staff have stepped up their game at concession stands - getting through the lines fast!
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