Paragon Village 12

First time visit, went to the so called VIP area upstairs, horrible service at the bar area. They weren’t busy and we didn’t even get greeted. She acted like we were bothering her when we ordered. This theater is not all its cracked up to be. I

The firearm policy doesn’t make any sense. No backpacks does not equal no firearms. I can be turned away because I have a backpack but the person who goes in after me could be carrying a fire arm on his person… now I’m not able to protect myself and my family. The kicker… my husband who is a federal law enforcement officer was not permitted to enter the theater because he was carrying a small satchel. Even after he showed his credentials. We drove almost an hour to attend a movie at this theater. I regret every second of it.

Paragon is a huge theater with a bowling alley and an arcade on the inside. The 21+ section is upstairs and beware there is a dress code. It’s the only decent theater in this area so get here early on the weekends. Parking can be the stuff of nightmares. As far as I know, you can only reserve seats online when buying tickets for the 21+ section but don’t quote me on that. They offer all the same standard movie theater concessions, popcorn, nachos, that type of thing. Seats were comfortable and they recline a bit. It’s a nice enough theater and it’s clean. Definitely buy tickets online and plan to be there at least 30 – 45 mins early on busy nights.

This is probably the best movie theater within 50 miles!
Great service the friendliest staff and so well trained for all being so young…

We took our kids to see Kung Fu Panda 3. We wanted to try out this theater since it is supposed to be the best in the area. It is beautiful inside and very clean. The food is your average overpriced movie theater food :/​Overall we had a great experience with friendly service but being from Maryland, all VA customer service is a breath of fresh air. Before we moved though we lived by theaters with actual reclining seats and I was kind of expecting that here. Maybe those are reserved for theaters showing adult films so we will have to go again sans kids. I took a star off because of seating only because previous reviews had me ready for super comfy seats.

Paragon Village 12 theater is located in the Spotsylvania mall, offering a Sony Digital Cinema 4K projection and Dolby Digital Sound. They also have a Splitsville Luxury Lanes, a bowling area, adjacent to the theaters, as well as an arcade. The hubs and I came here to catch a film while in the area — the sound and the picture was fine, but the seats were a little less than comfortable. They don’t really recline all the way and have an automatic forward tilt. The theater is kept clean, the staff super friendly, and the décor is pretty nice (like the drop of the chandeliers). Just note that there are no student discounts and there is some type of a dress code (but at the discretion of the manager). Plenty of free parking.
+slightly uncomfortable seats T_​_​_​T
+clean theater
+friendly staff
+dress code at the manager’s discretion

This was a very good experience. Me and my wife went on a date night and this was a great place to go. The theater was very good not to big and not to small. The only problem with the theater was the surround sound was not as good as I thought it could be. We then went and sat at the bar to have a couple drinks and food. My wife had the vodoo child cocktail which she said was great, and I had some hurricane drink on the same side of the menu which was decent. The food was very good she had some crispy wings with buffalo sauce and I had the bacon cheeseburger which was good as well. After the food and drinks we went over to bowl, which if u are going during a Saturday night is gonna be a long wait (upwards of 2 hours). The bowling experience was great, the only Problem is that u can only bowl a limit of two games. Overall not a bad place to spend a night out with friends or family.

Wow we love this theater! It is always clean. The atmosphere is fun. The VIP over 21 area is amazing. The food in the vip area is great and so are the drinks. They make fun drinks to match the movies playing. Right next door is the bowling alley if you want to extend your movie night.

As I’m reading through some of the other rating systems for this movie theater I notice a pattern of racial discrimination. You would think in 2016 that this type of behavior would cease but it’s still going strong what a shame

In general, this theater always manages to disappoint. The 21 and over theater is the only good thing about Paragon, and even that is going downhill. The seats are comfortable and spacious, which is good considering the price. We were not carded, which is probably because no one wanted to keep staff past 11 for such a thing, but the Chatterbox requires valid I.D. What if we were teenagers? Would you have still sold us the alcoholic drinks? Secondly, the staff was so scattered that sometimes the concessions person upstairs was also having to seat customers, again because of the late hour I’m sure. Then, nearly 45 minutes to an hour unto the movie, people start filtering in which is alright, but said people begin pulling out bright cell phone screens and scanning the whole area looking for their friends. Then they start LOUDLY talking, during the movie, about where people are. Then they find their friends and they continue to stand in front of the screen and seat hop throughout the area. The 21 and over seats are assigned when the tickets are purchased, so this is highly inconvenient for other patrons. The group keeps talking and laughing and making jokes during a movie and there seems to be no staff in sight. After the movies done, this group walks around literally screaming at the top of their lungs and again, NO ONE does anything. It’s very disappointing to spend so much money for luxury and civility when any arrogant drug hooligan can act like an idiot and ruin the experience for everyone else.

Nazi régime was more forgiving. We were denied entrance by Manager (Lee) because one of three of us were wearing gym pants. Others were allowed entrance with flip flops. Effe this place.

Really enjoy this theater! It’s always been very clean, including the bathrooms. The décor is nice and I really like the option of 21+ seating. We took advantage of it once and it was great, food and drinks were excellent and the seats were very comfortable. Only complains would be that in regular seating a good number of seats seem to be broken or uncomfortable. Nice to have the restaurant and bowling alley attached too if you really want to make a day of it.

WOW… the theater is fantastic! Clean! Restrooms sparkle! Reserved Over 21 seating online including the exact seats for wife and me… seats were very comfortable… stadium seating ensures unobstructed views… saw Star Wars the force awakens… upon arriving, very quickly able to get tickets from customer service… Over 21 seating does not allow anyone below that age to sit in area… concessions serve beat and wine. in addition, there is a full service bar with comfortable seating… could spend all day there :)…there is a bowling alley and restaurant there too but we didn’t see them…

Nothing like watching a moving while drinking a beer!!! Neat Cinema, The location is comfortable and fairly priced. There is a bowling ally located on the same premise and a mall near by. This is definitely a great location… As always the price of soda and popcorn are extremely high but into he over 21 theater you can watch a movie and drink beer.

Expensive snacks as expected but clean, lot of movie choices and provides a military discount on tickets.

It’s hard to go into much detail when all goes well.
Ticket counter: smooth transaction
Entrance into theatres, clean and staff was pleasant
Inside theater: well lit and clean
Seats: easy to find, clean, floor not sticky (BONUS)
Overall I had a great movie going experience here.
I arrived with time enough to choose a great seat l, eat and settle before the movie began so all went well.
What did I see?!? The Perfect Man
Great!

Went here on a Saturday night (it was packed), and scored a table in the bar, ½ hour before the show. If you are going without kids, I highly recommend the over-​21 showings, you don’t have to wait in line, you can have beer/​wine/​liquor and food both before the show and during the show, how awesome is that? Dropped one star due to a burger and fries taking more than 30 minutes, but otherwise would have gotten 5.

I’m being nice with 2 stars because the 21 and up theater still has amazingly comfortable seats. That being said, I have a huge problem with this place.
First and foremost, do not give the concession kids a job behind the bar as soon as they turn 18. We pay extra money to be able to drink in the theater as well as have assigned seats that are extra roomy and comfy. When they can’t handle a full bar it just looks bad on your establishment. This coming from a person that was a good server but not a very good bartender. It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you have customers on a time limit, let alone having to deal with people ordering things you aren’t sure how to make. Pouring sodas and buttering popcorn is in no way the same thing as pouring shots and beer.
Secondly, if you’re understaffed, remember that people actually paid extra to be upstairs. Do not close down before your last showing starts.
My parents were sitting at a table, ordered food and drinks before we arrived. We sat at the table with them for 15 min before we decided to go to the bar and order. They were slightly busy because there had just been a downpour and while people weren’t really ordering they were inside drying off. They sent a kid from downstairs up to help out and he was the most attentive even though he didn’t know the set up. By the time our movie was about to start, we had ordered another round and cashed out while my parents still hadn’t gotten their tab. The guy helping me couldn’t figure out how to pull up their tab but told us to go in, enjoy the show and they’ll have the tab when we’re done.
Then we decide to get up to use the restroom and grab another beer (because of course we’ll take advantage of being able to drink having purchased the tickets to be able to do so) when we walk out to both the concession stand and lounge being closed up. Mind you, we got 7:30 tickets and there was another show at 10:30.
I mean, I understand what it means to be short staffed. It sucks. However, it would be better to pull someone from the floor to run the show upstairs when people pay to be able to drink rather than shut it down completely. You cut the dishwasher before the cook and the server before the bartender because others can pick up the slack (as much as it sucks) rather than stopping service all together.
All in all, this place has always had the worst bartenders on a good night. The fact that they haven’t figured it out in 5 years is just an embarrassment. Get some real bartenders for both the bowling lanes and chatterbox and work on your cleanup times and maybe it will be a more pleasurable experience for us all.

First time going to the movie theater and it was pretty cool and a awesome/​good atmosphere. Had to wait until our showing time so I went bowling. Had a blast. I saw the movie:
________________________________________**San Andreas (starting Dwayne Johnson)**

Went to see Fifty Shades of Grey on Valentines Day with my wife as a surprise gift for her. I like this theater much more than the others in the area. Honestly I wish that some movies would not have to show at other theaters.
I bought tickets a few weeks before the movie online to guarantee the tickets because I knew it would sell out and to my surprise the tickets in the first 2 rows of the 21 and over seating were sold out. We ended up with a love chair where the armrest in the middle rises and you can relax comfortably. The upstairs is so nice compared to regular theater seatings. The only bad thing about the movies now a days is the price. For 2 tickets in this area cost me $ 40 and popcorn a small drink and candy cost me $ 15. It was for my wife so I cant complain. She loved the surprise and loved the movie. I found the movie to be a cheap Cinemax porn haha. Overall wasnt a terrible movie. :)
Overall the theater provides a great experience and has 2 restaraunts, an arcade and a bowling alley. There is lots of fun for all ages. I will continue coming back and hopefully every movie I want to see shows at this theater.