Scotiabank Theatre Halifax

Dirty Dirty Dirty why do we pay so much to walk through filth? I can stay home in my popcorn free house and save money. I was hoping the new owner would clean it but not so much. Sad to say this location is cleaner than Sackville. That place is gross.

They are deffinetley not like the old empire theatres chain. Smaller sizes, higher prices. Not to mention no structure at all for waiting in line for concessions. Had so many kids just jump the line. Sadly where else can one go to watch a movie. Wish ciniplex would pack up their garbage of a buisness and bring back what we had.

The largest theatre in the area.
Often very crowded and likely to sell out opening weekend. Still very well run just be aware that I’m not the only person who likes this location

I’ve only lived in nova scotia past few years and tried many different theatres and bayers lake location is by far the best. Friendly staff and nice size theatre. What more can u ask for

I’m a fan, but no points for progress.
Cineplex in Bayers Lake, the former Empire Theatres in Bayers Lake, is doing… okay. I haven’t been blown away by the take-​over to be honest. Cineplex has a reputation for taking away my favorite popcorn toppings (BBQ and Sour Cream and Chive). So slightly disappointed at their lack of options. When «Timeplay» comes to Halifax, it’ll be fun. But for now, it’s pretty much the same theatre, just under different management.
Customer Service — Great as always. Everyone there works hard. There are the occasional, «I’m bored» expressions on slow days. But in that environment, I let it slip. They are ready to answer your questions and help out.
Cleanliness — As far as movie theatres go, it’s going good. This one has been around for a long time, so I’m not expecting it to be as shiny as newer ones. It could use a big overhaul on the carpets. But not bad.
Screens — Some of the 3D screens are very, very small in comparison to AVX and IMAX. I’m guessing the point is to sell you on AVX or IMAX. But sometimes the movie just isn’t playing in either theatre. All I can say is watching «Edge of Tomorrow» in 3D but on a small screen isn’t as much fun.
So in conclusion, the takeover meant we’ve lost some stuff. But the theatre is still a good place to go to. Neither awesome, nor bad. Kind of a boring review eh? Just couldn’t find the jokes this time. lol Oh and to all my American friends, Theater is spelled Theatre in Canada and England. In case you thought that was a spelling mistake. Just like Center is Centre. Not sure why.

Messy and dirty food condiment area for an afternoon movie with only like 30 people seeing movies.

This weekend i went to see a movie and ran into issue when trying to buy the tickets. I wont say exactly what it is so people cant exploit it, but they basically gave me $ 30 in value on my word.
Everything else was A-​OK, but the good customer service bumped it up for me.

I’m not a huge movie goer, but I do from time to time indulge in a film that has piqued my interest or that my friends have recommended to me.
I really don’t have a problem with the theatres here. Even though somewhat smaller than I’m used to, they are generally semi-​clean and the fellow movie goers have better manners than I’ve experienced elsewhere.
My major gripe would be to do with the pricing. It’s simply inexcusable to charge what they charge for. well… charge for anything! Even if you’re a scene card member, the discount doesn’t even fully cover the HST!
Movie tix, concessions. the prices are just way out of touch with peoples budgets in current times, and you most definitely don’t get your money’s worth. I know this is a rehashed topic, since Canadian cinema prices have been embarassingly high for a long time now, especially when compared to in the USA, but now on my last visit I could just not justify such an expense. Not out of budgetary considerations, since I can afford it, but because I find it ethically unacceptable to fleece people like that.
Otherwise, kudos to them for hiring disabled people to work there. It’s nice to see a corporation do something for the community and provide jobs to people who may not find employent anywhere else.

Not much has changed from the original Empire Theater as of yet. I’m sure that will switch over once they get a chance to do some renovations. The poutine and pretzels are no longer made by New York Fries or Pretzel Maker, but they do still exist here under bland name representation.
Freigh and I headed here for an afternoon movie date and it was very enjoyable. This is still one of my favourite theatres, even if it is under new managament. Time will tell, I suppose.

I went to see Gravity the movie in Imax 3D. The movie was fine but the whole new branding experience with cinaplex running the show was off to a rocky start. I visited the website to try to find Showtime and ticket prices and was unable to navigate to that info so I called to get the info. I noticed on the webpage and the staff told me when I called that I would get an extra 10% off Tuesdays cheap night price if I joined Scene which is a rewards program. Build points etc etc for stuff etc. But the extra 10% off sounded good. I got my temporary card right away after filling out the standard info like name address etc etc simple application form.
So the issue was when I got to the movie theater the person serving us first tried to scan my printed piece of paper which gave me a chuckle on the inside. I mean come on that looks like it will work??? So she entered the bar code the old school way by typing it then my price rang up without the discount? I was there with a date so I am not going to haggle over 2.40 that was suppose to come off my ticket price as a 10% discount. So I left it at that. Back home I checked my scene log in screen just because I was wondering if my card was even rung in at all??? I got 100 points but bought 2 tickets so it was suppose to be 200 points? So she gave me half the points and no discount. What a mess up.
Besides that the Imax 3D is a cool experience but go on Tue to get the cheap rate because I do not think it is worth the Friday night price of about 18 or 19 bucks per ticket. As for the seats they are perfect if you do not have a big guy sitting behind you. The seats recline so the dude behind me was playing football with my seat after I laid back in it to try to get my attention or start a fight but I did not give it to him and just sat the way I wanted. I suggest to avoid stuff like this take the wheelchair seating area in the middle. If 25 people roll in wheelchairs into the place then get up to change seats but if not sit there because you do not have people behind you to put up with. We did sit in wheelchair area first but then moved as we thought it would be a high traffic area over the course of the movie people walking in front of you to get to the bathroom but this is not the case.