Carmike Ten

As a non-​movie goer due to being as Greedo with funds as possible, I am not jaded in the galaxy of Outer Rim movie attendance. Hence, you get details that only C-​3PO would notice.
My husband convinced me to see «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» because he does not want to shepherd girls to the girls’ bathroom, like Jawas have to do with faulty droids going towards sandcrawlers.
O.K., so this place is tucked behind Target, which surprised me. It is hidden like Darth Vadar’s face.
Doors do not open with a Jedi’s gesture. They should at least be propped open by Jabba.
Paying is confusing. The ticket booth is not staffed, and you have to concentrate to to find out if the snack area is where tickets are sold. Or just stand in line and ask. It is. They do not accept Republic or Imperial credit, wupiupi, or nova crystals. Only cash or AT-​AT parts.
I did not have to use a mind trick on anybody to convince them that I had no outside snacks with me. Have your pockets ready. I was even able to carry in in full view a Dr. Pepper bottle that was filled with water. Yes, water. Sheesh. Not Alderaanian ale. One popcorn will set you back eight portions. Skip it.
Tickets were $ 34.00 for two adults (one sized like a Tusken Raider; the other Zutton-​sized), one preteen about the size of Senni Tonnika, and one brat-​kid, about the size of Kabe. Midafternoon with two suns.
Chairs were not grimy. Floor was not sticky. KT-​18 is doing her job. George Lucas and friends did a fine job of bringing THX Ltd. to us all… I covered my ears several times. Either it is set too loud, or it is just me. Anyway, if R2 is sitting next to you, you will not be able to hear his chirps, whistles, sighs, or his scream if he gets hit in the ass with a blaster.
The previews: «It’s a trap!» I have never seen a full half hour of previews before a movie. They were a mini-​movie. There was even a commercial for this Carmike involving Coke and true love. I announced that falling in love never happens that way. (It only happens when you bust on Wookiees in front of your crush, who happens to be said Wookiee’s best friend.) I was getting impatient.
The bathrooms are O.K. Cleaner than the Mos Eisley Cantina’s, worse than an Ewok’s stump-​toilet.
Yeah– the Force I use. When I’m not bounty hunting.

Terrible, half an hour of stupid advertisements and previews after the movie was supposed to start.

Overpriced!!! Popcorn + 1drink=15.00
And the chairs in the lobby are literally 25 yrs old, so are the stains on them. It’s pretty gross.
The chairs inside the theater are prob the same way, I don’t know, nits dark in there and I didn’t see… but really!!! The lobby chairs are so nasty I wouldn’t allow my children to sit in them in fear they’d catch something!!!

On this rainy day we decided to duck in to this theater for a flick. The movie had been out for awhile so the theater was pretty empty. This theater does not offer a military or aarp discount but they do have a senior price. That was nice but we had to ask. Nothing posted. It was the first showing of the day so everything was pretty clean. Another surprise was they had «couples» popcorn and drink specials. 2 medium drinks and a popcorn was $ 19.00. This is an older theater where the big speakers were mounted on the walls but the sound was actually good. I also love popcorn and this was actually good. They keep the butter behind the counter so you had to ask them to butter half way. No problem. Overall I gave it three because it was a dates theater but nice never the less. I would return.

One of the worst movie theaters I’ve been in. Looking at the other reviews, it appears this has been going on for a while, kind of unbelievable that the place is still open, it has the air of a business about to go under.
Understaffed, (the concessions people sell the movie tickets and it appears no one cleans the place), $ 8 for a medium bag of popcorn, damp, slippery floors in the theater, old screen with lines on it, and unbelievably dirty bathrooms. A really obnoxious cell phone warning accompanied by loud, bad music, flashed at us for 15 minutes before the film started (15 minutes late, after one of us went and complained).
At least they cut out the ads for us. And there was lots of parking, because I guess other Ashevilleans know this theater sucks. We won’t be back.

Quiet, older theatre. Seats were alright. Did offer a special of $ 2.00 small popcorn which was great since theatre popcorn is so expensive.

Its adequate and the location is ok, but it is old and dirty — some of the dirtiest bathrooms I’ve ever seen. Way too many ads before the movie even starts. Nearly 30 minutes of wasted time.

I’m sure that at one point this was a nice theater, I imagine that once, kids running through the lobby to see the latest animated action flick with zeal, but now there’s a general feeling of blah.
I come here often, but I do so begrudgingly. Often, I simply don’t have the time to dedicate an hour or so commute to one of the nicer theaters in Asheville. Thus, I’m forced to patronize the Carmike. I sigh and think to myself, maybe this time will be different.
In a world (get it?) where stadium seating, super bright projectors, and ass rumbling sound is now the norm, this theater has yet to catch up. The Carmike Ten reminds me of a public school that had its funding drastically cut. I’m sure that its sales started to wane and then the Carmike family of theaters decided to put there interests elsewhere, leaving this theater in stasis, caught in a time loop in 1999 rather than updating it in some manner.
They seem to be cutting employees too. I can’t remember the last time I bought a ticket at the box office. Now the concessions people sell you the tickets, once they’re done vending concessions to whomever may be in front of you. Oh, is it that guy that wants an extra large tub of pop corn, nachos, a pretzel that has to be microwaved for 90 seconds, and some hot dog bites? Yeah… well… get ready to wait. It’s especially fun when everyone gets to wait for the microwave to ding in a resounding sound of completion. Why not ring up Sir Eatsalot while that pretzel is reheating rather than have everyone stand silently as if they’re posing for the worst still life painting ever…
Once you actually make it to your theater you have a good chance of being treated to some sort of lovely technical problem based on what time of the month it is and when the last time their staff serviced the theater. Thus far I’ve experienced Inception with one of the center channels completely out, Guardians of the Galaxy with the 3D depth of field COMPLETELY off, and Planet of the Apes in a theater that smelled like a YMCA locker room.
This place needs love, it needs funds, it needs care. I just wish that Carmike loved this theater as much as I love movies and not driving for an hour.

Never will go there again. A full 25 minutes of pre movie ads. Worse than a late nite tv channel

Be warned, this theatre is small and outdated but it offers a decent product. If you know what you are going into, you’ll be able to appreciate what you do get out of the experience.
What I like:
–The arcade machine in the lobby
–The seclusion off the road of the building itself
–That my bf and I were given 4 free movies passes after the original movie we wanted to see wouldn’t play (and we had no problems on our subsequent visits).
–The straight forward way the staff handled the situation on that particular night (they didn’t try to give excuses and after two attempts to replay, they refunded everyone and apologized. Easy peasy).
What I Do NOT like:
–The place is small (3 columns of seating, small screens with average sound) and yet ticket prices are the same that I would pay elsewhere while getting a better experience.
–Concessions are subpar and pricey but that’s most places.
I prefer the larger types of theaters with food, pool, beer and a highly enthused vibe which Asheville (as magical as this city I proudly call home is) doesn’t seem to offer anywhere. But for a quiet evening out to simply see a new movie and not have to be at home, then sure why not give them a try?

The worst! I can understand $ 10.50 adult ticket, or $ 15 for a small popcorn and a small soda, so almost $ 50 for two people for a mediocre theater… but having to sit through commercial after commercial, (movie started 20 minutes after listed time) was just painful.

Update your bathrooms and why don’t you sell beer? Almost every other theater in town does, step it up!

commercial movie theater with smallish film theaters, clean, nice service. They gouge you like all theaters do. I prefer any local art film place.

One of the worst movie going experience is in my life. The left half of speakers in the theater were broken, the air conditioning was turned on in December, and the theater was full of teenagers who talked and use their cell phones the entire movie. Save yourself the anguish and pay a few more dollars to go to the Carolina or the Biltmore Estates.

Decent theatre, the cinema room was clean, chairs were big enough for a larger person to set, comfortably in. The concessions were a bit expensive, but that’s to be expected with any movie theatre. They have a large popcorn bucket for $ 19 and you can get it refilled for only $ 3.50 each time, and it’s good for the rest of the year. I’d say that’s a pretty good deal for those who may frequent here.
We opted to skip the concessions, and go straight to the movie. It started a bit late, but that was due to all the previews before hard. The picture and sound quality were what you may expect from any theatre, so no complaints.
The movie we seen sucked (Scary Movie 5) but that is not the fault of the theatre at all.
Catch the Matinée pricing from 4 – 5:30 every day, adult tickets are only $ 5.50 each, aside from the normal $ 10.
Overall a nice theatre and we plan to return soon.

Pretty much agree with everything that Justin says. For some reason, Carmike seems to be the place with the best movies times for my schedule so more often than not, I end up here. The building is def. old but it’s not as scary on the inside as the Beaucatcher one. Asheville really needs to get better movie theatres (not just in Arden).

The movie theater selection in Asheville is quite lacking. Carmike does a serviceable job, splitting the new releases with the Beaucatcher down the road. I prefer Carmike just because it is off a bit from the busy Tunnel Road and has a more exclusive feel to it.
You are not going to find stadium seating. The concessions are rather ho-​hum. The building is old and a bit dirty. The screens are on the small side and the sound system is average.
But for subtle and not-​so-​subtle reasons, Carmike still has an edge on Beaucatcher and Regal out to the east. The Regal is further away from downtown, it has a wider selection… but the sound system is TERRIBLE! Carmike is the best average stop for mainstream movies in Asheville currently.