Reading Cinemas

I’m here quiet regularly — as my check ins can reveal… this is in part thanks to the fact that Optus customers can get $ 10 movie tickets — SCORE! (check it our on your Optus account…)
In the evenings it’s pretty great — rarely are there crowds or lines, it’s easy to get a park and you can waltz in right on time! Day time and Saturday evenings are a different. This will all change though as Football games will no longer be player here — so yay! But do still allow more time to park on Saturday nights as it seems people like to go to the movies at this time — who would have thought?!
The popcorn is great… but really, is it possible to go wrong with popcorn?! That is all I have to say on the food.
Normally pretty clean and the staff all seem pretty rad.
A solid three!

THE GOLD CLASS CINEMA EXPERIENCE
Look! I really love this Cinema, it is just so much better than the rest of the cinemas in Adelaide, with the exception of Mitcham, but last night I was a little disappointed with my Gold Class experience. :(
GOLD CLASS CINEMA — Every part of the Gold Class experience, is exactly that, an experience. If only all movie nights are like this. Great comfy seating, Clean cinema, Friendly staff… it even has a bar. :)
FILM — Brilliant… but we’re not here to rate the film, but I laughed my ass off! :)
FOOD — Now here’s the problem, we ordered a Antipasto plate! Ehh. A few dips, olives and some cheese. A little disappointing. We then followed that up by a couple of pizzas, a vegetarian and meta lovers. WOW! Whoever makes the ordering decisions here really need to taste there pizzas before they buy. These pizzas were disgusting, we couldn’t even eat more than one piece of each.
Overall! The cinema and movie were both brilliant and if that was all, I would have given it a five star rating, but the food was just terrible, next time i’ll just stick with the free popcorn and pepsi. :)

I like to watch my movies in silence. It’s not Reading cinemas west-​lakes fault but this place whenever I seem to go is filled with teenagers with poor movie-​going etiquette.
Here’s what you shouldn’t do at the movies.
1. Take photos of you and your friends with the flash on your camera
2. incessantly kick the seat in front of you.
3. Put your nasty ugg boots on the seat in front of you.
4. Talk non-​stop to the person next to you about how boring the movie is. Then ask them what’s happening cause you talked through that bit.
5.Wait till the tense moment near the end of the movie to try and open your bag of chips for 1 minute straight.
I’m not some old draconian person, but what happened to the stern attendant with a flashlight? I recall as a child being told off for much less.
Ok less whinging. good points. lots of toilets, a crying room if you have a baby/​child/​partner that might get a bit emotional in a rom-​com, the staff are friendly, aaaand big drawcard for me $ 10 optus tickets (although you have to print them! the other optus rewards cinemas generally let you show them the receipt # on your phone. I don’t have a printer. Or a club. Plus I don’t live in a cave, catch up westlakes.)
The food was your usual movie food. expensive but delicious. I am pretty sure from my research it is vegan, this is what reading cinema lists as in their popcorn.
Salt
Artificial butter flavour
FD&C yellow #5 E102
FD&C yellow #6 E110
Soy
I am not sure what all of those ingredients are but I am sure it’s good for you.

Unfortunately, I don’t go to the movies often. If I’m bored and have no urgent bills to pay, then I might treat myself and my better half to a night out, and in the past, I’ve been here a few times.
I think what’s really wrong with this place to me is something that is really wrong with all cinemas. I mean, it’s hard to justify spending about forty bucks on two movie tickets and a drink to share.
With that said, it’s a neat place, it’s comfortable enough to sit for a couple of hours and the staff seem like they’re nice. So really, for what it is, it isn’t a bad place.

When taking my mother shopping, I sometimes need a little respite. What better way to waste a few hours than a movie? I love the location of this cinema, and that I can make a day out of coming to this centre, because we don’t live very close.
As I flatly refuse to pay of $ 20 for a movie ticket, I haven’t tried the Gold Lounge here. I’m just one of the masses, and I’m happy enough with that. The seats are new and comfortable, and the place is well-​looked after and cleaned so you don’t have to watch the movie along with other peoples’ mess.
As a concession, the $ 14.50 isn’t too bad, and the $ 17 adult price is average I suppose, but it still feels like a lot. I go here when I’m in the centre and if on impulse I want to see something fun (like Puss In Boots: D) but I wouldn’t make the trip, and would normally hang out for Nova $ 6 Mondays.

Being a rare movie goer, I never really make the trek down here for a lesser known cinema company. Although their cinema is new, big screens, good sound and clean inside, I did go to Gold Lounge once and I will probably never go again, considering Marion is so much better.
We payed heaps extra to exclusively be seated in a cinema and be treated very well. But our seats were just sectioned off in a normal cinema so we felt as though we were one of the plebs with loud noises and popcorn.
The food was ok, nothing spesh and ridiculously priced and the waiters coming out always disrupts you and they get in the way.
Honesty, go to Marion, it’s much better.

From the moment I heard a cinema was going to be opening up at West Lakes I was pretty damn excited. Other than Greater Union at Arndale or Odeon Star at Semaphore, you’ll find that there’s not many cinemas around this area. West Lakes definitely picked the right time and location to open up a Reading Cinemas.
The cinema is pretty spectacular. I think it’s the red that makes it feel that way. I’ve had the opportunity of experiencing Gold Class and it’s definitely a first class experience (I guess that’s why it’s called Gold Class?). The chairs are huge and unbelievably comfortable and you get a lot more room then the regular screening rooms.
As a regular movie goer I like to have awesome discounts and not feel broke after spending a night at the movies, and one of my favourite things about Reading Cinemas is that you can become a member which then entitles you to discounts and special offers. Who doesn’t love goodies? I know I do.