Landmark Theatres
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: (310) 470-0492
07/12/2007 Posted by komal_b
I was very excited to try out the new Landmark and maybe my expectations were too high because of all the reviews. So I'm writing this as a favor to you folks out there going for the first time so you can have low expectations and be pleasantly surprised instead of disappointed. First the good stuff: Free parking, which means there's no line to get in and out of the garage so you probably save 15 minutes of your life each time you see a movie there instead of the Grove or the Arclight, my two favorite movie haunts. Reserved seating, so you can enjoy a glass of wine or beer knowing you've already got a good seat. Not just popcorn and nachos if you go at mealtimes and prefer to eat in the movie. Barnes & Noble next door. And that's about all I liked. We saw "You K*ll Me" which was on screen 3, a little shoebox of a theatre on a long narrow screen. I kept thinking the rest of the screen would drop down when the movie began, but no, that was it. The theater's pitch was incredibly steep with the lower level seats really far below, and I don't know what the point of that was. It only made the stairs too steep. The annoying blue exit lights are bright. If you sit at the edge of any row, the blue safety lights are are all you can see in your peripheral vision. Very distracting. There's leg room but not enough elbow room. The leather seats are packed snugly in. They do recline and are about equal in comfort to the Grove, but not as spacious or comfortable as the Arclight. The decor also left me unimpressed. There's something distinctly late 80s/early 90s about the neon tube lights in screen number 3. I was really hoping I'd love the Landmark because the ticket prices are cheaper than Arclight/Grove on weekends, parking is free, and it's about 5-10 minutes closer to my house. While I might go back again if there's a movie I can't see anywhere else, it will definitely not become my cinema of choice.
Pros: free parking, good sound, food variety
Cons: too-bright exit lights, small screens, tight seats
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