AMC Independence Commons 20

It’s awesome! Get your own drink on virus and bacteria-​riddled self-​serve machines and dress your own popcorn with a compliment of sitting with noisy disrespectful patrons who talk loudly, bring crying babies and kick your chairs.
Here you also have a bonus of getting a tiny screen in many of the options but you don’t know until after you pay, it’s amazing!

Pretty much a carbon copy of all other AMC locations which I generally like. My experience here though included sitting next to a guy vaping which I prefer not to smell while watching a movie. AMC really needs to put rules in place regarding this.

We waited 20 min to get in bc they said they were cleaning it but when we came in it looked like they had a party. There was popcorn all over the seats and floors. The floors were wet and sticky and so were some of the cup holders. The seats are dirty and disgusting. Time for new employees who clean and an upgrade on the seats.

Overpriced concessions and they put me to work. Got to put butter on my own popcorn and gotta fill my own drink and cost twenty bucks to do it. Pharaoh charges $ 10 for same combo at amc cost you twenty

The Independence Commons is the AMC we go to 98% of the time. Nothing fancy of special about it.
The big plus for me is the photo booth.

My family LOVES AMC 20. Great location near the mall and other restaurants. Bathrooms are always clean. Management is great. The Screen quality and surround sound are both excellent. I have never waited in a line for more than 10 minutes to get tickets or candy. I spent over $ 1,200 last year at the theater and I have a Stubs card so i received $ 120 worth of rewards that are good for movies or concessions. Get a Stubs card for free upgrades on concessions and also sign up for their emails and they will send you deals and coupons every week! I got an email last week saying I get 2 free tickets to see «The Age of Adaline» just for being a stubs member! I gave them 4 stars because they do not have dine in movies at this location. AMC 20 FOR LIFE!

Last night was the first time we had been to this theatre. I’m so glad this theatre is in my neighborhood. We loved it. They proved themselves to be both courteous and efficient.
With yesterday being Valentine’s Day you can imagine how crowded it was in there. Even getting into the parking lot was a chore! So my Husband dropped my daughter and I off at the entrance to get in line (If you’re a parent you’ve been there).
Every ticket window was open and there was still a long line that reached the front door. The amazing part? Only took 8 minutes to get through the line! The cashier was fast and friendly.
I loved the comfort of the seating inside the theatre. There’s plenty of elbow room and the seats slightly rock. During the movie I decided to go get some popcorn and a drink. Again, same as the ticket line… Friendly staff and they moved the line quickly.
As with any movie theatre the cost of everything is ridiculously high. For a large refillable popcorn and soda it was $ 12.00. For 2 adult tickets and 1 child it was $ 28.00. In my opinion it was money well spent :)

Seeing Taken 3 today. I used to like this place but as i goto newer theatre’s this is goin downhill. The room is big and the sound is nice but the seats need updated. It’s still inexpensive b4 noon at only $ 6 so thats good and $ 7.59 b4 5pm.

My wife and I have had both good and bad experiences here. To me, this place is about an average score.
Here’s our ‘bad’ experience. It’s really not bad. Just a bit frustrating. We go to see a movie, A Million Ways to Die in the West. The theater they put it in was around the corner in one of their smaller rooms. The tickets we had said one theater number. The marquee above the theater said another. The theater our ticket said to go to said ‘Maleficent’ on it at a similar time to our movie (7:25 for Maleficent, 7:35 for our movie). Across the hallway was our movie at a 7:45 time. So what do we and several other theater goers do? Instead of following what the ticket said, we followed the marquees. We sat and waited until 7:45 and Blended started showing. Turns out, the ticket was correct and the theater that said it was showing Maleficent at 7:25 started showing our movie at 7:35. Most of the people in the theater, us included, walked out. However, the front desk was understanding and we told them why we wanted a refund. They gave us 2 free passes which we used about 2 weeks later.
So, it was a mistake by the management to not correct the marquees, but we still got to see a movie on that money we spent.
Typical theater fare in food here. We prefer a large popcorn and 2 sodas.
Seating is standard for theaters, but felt a little cramped in our last visit.
Not a bad place. Just average.

Spent $ 8 on cold popcorn that tasted like last night’s leftovers.

Theater could have been cleaner and concessions were way over priced. It’s exciting to hear that they will be extending services by streaming live events such as sports and concerts, great idea. My advice, if your going to have more people over to your house pick up a little and make sure you get the gum out of the cushions of the furniture.

Very out dated compared to the AMC theaters. Seats are old and stained. Staff was friendly and helpful,

Just an average movie place. They are way to proud of their concession items! I do love that you can add butter and salt yourself but it is way over priced!

Always clean, always busy I usually go to the Regal at Ameristar, but they aren’t showing the movie we are seeing

As I was trying to cross the parking lot I was almost run over. This sets the tone for how people behave at Independence Commons. Sadly most of my gripes are out of AMC’s control. This location is closest to my home and I’m unwilling to drive 30mins to another. This means I have to put up with hundreds of kids with laser pointers, phones and sports cars in the parking trying to run me over.
Things this AMC can control are the quality of seats and what movies they première in the nicer theaters. Somehow I’m always seeing the movie that’s back in the corner with airplane seats and hasn’t been cleaned in weeks. I keep going back. The employees are cool.

I went to see Gravity Imax 3d here. I had no idea AMC had Imax capabilities. It cost a bit more than regular movies, but so worth it.
They pass out plastic 3d glasses before the show… the nurse in me thought, «I hope they sanitize these things before the next person wears them.»
My seat was very comfortable. The issue I had was they showed commercials for TV shows I’d never watch, before the movie began. They were so loud. I’d not been to the theater for a while, but commercials for TV shows? How boring is that. Then they showed 3 unintersting trailers.
Having spent $ 13 for a ticket, which I knew was astronomical, I didn’t eat any snacks. The popcorn smelled good though.
Now, about the Imax experience. At first they had projection problems, then we were told to put on our glasses. We were close enough to see without regular glasses on. The screen was huge. Once the movie started, the sound wasn’t so ear drum crushing. The 3d experience really grabs you into the movie. When things fell into the sky, it looked as if they would hit you.
I loved the movie and experience in 3d. It was unforgettable. but the preview part could significantly improve.

AMC 20 is probably the most convenient option for me when watching a movie near home. I grew up with AMC 20, but I think I also grew out of AMC 20. It was super cool to hang out at the movie theatre in high school (middle school for some, not me because my parents were strict asian parents) and in my adolescent years, it may have been really cool to annoy the «old» (read: 25 and older) crowd but when the young become the old, like so much of us do, you get pretty tired of the unnecessary noise. An early showing or a much later showing is best to avoid unattended kids who will more than likely inappropriately laugh, make fart noises with his/​her mouth or throw popcorn at other viewers. Complaining to the management will result in their own peers coming into the theatre to try to witness wrongdoings.
Other than the lack of supervision/​care of the staff to make movies enjoyable for all, the facility itself seems to be decently kept and the bathrooms are for the most part, clean. The theaters themselves can be pretty messy, lots of popcorn on the seats/​ground. I’m not sure how often they clean out their theatre (I thought it was after every viewing?). Prices are standard, meaning overpriced. But get the AMC Stubs card and you can at least get a few bucks off your snacks. This place gets the job done, but there are a lot more affordable and/​or more interesting places to watch movies around the area.

This is a very good theater. Much better than I expected considering the reviews. It’s generic, but the facilities are clean and ample. All you can eat popcorn and drinks! If you buy the large. It’s worth it.
I saw The Hobbit on IMAX. It was beautiful. I think there are larger Imax theaters but for the $ 13 a piece, we had a great time. Took the family and enjoyed the visual spectacle of eye popping 3d Imax. The chairs were stiff and uncomfortable, that’s my only complaint.

Well… look, I live near the AMC 30 in Olathe which, I believe, is a truly awesome theater. So perhaps I’m a little jaded… but this theater is simply just «fine». A-​OK is really a perfect assessment of the AMC 20 in Independence.
First, everyone I’ve come across here has been really quite friendly… so I have to give them that. Beyond that, the theater is just a bit worn down and kind of dreary. The concession area has a 80s feel to it… the theaters themselves seem to run a bit small, and they definitely feel it. Not to say it’s claustrophobic, but it certainly is not the ideal movie watching experience. Everything is more or less clean, however, so I’ll definitely give them that… they do the best they can at keeping outdated carpeting and walls clean.
I’ll stick to my Olathe location for sure, but this place is fine.

Definitely not the most sophisticated nor the most comfortable theater I’ve ever patronized, but this location is my to-​go theater in Kansas City based on their location.
The line moves quickly and the bathrooms are always clean. I’ve never had an issue with the movie quality. Ticket prices are only $ 5 on the week days or if you go early on the weekends, and they are $ 10 during prime weekend times.
I don’t really like the seats; they’re not the most comfortable. (I went to a theater in Indiana once that had memory foam cushions…) I can’t speak much on the snack pricing because I always sneak food in my purse.
Overall, they get the job done.