All the kitsch! See,…read morewould you rather a soulless megaplex with a thousand cinemas and no personality, or a little ol' neighbourhood cinema stuffed full of curios and tchotchkes and I mentioned its quite literally right on the beach, right? This Picture Theatre defies the years, hell, it spits in the face of progress itself, and the world is a better place because of it. If you ever find yourself on the central coast come here for a night. Bring the missus. Buy an ice cream. And for God's sake allow some browsing time before the movie starts.

Beautiful theatre with fabulous staff :) a unique theatre experience…read more Very special and so helpful with fundraising evenings.

Erina Hoyts has good staff, all the mods of a typical Hoyts with the stadium seating, 3D and…read moreXtreemscreen (poorly spelt word meaning larger than average screen) Astronomically priced popcorn and drinks surprise no one, but! The reason I rate this Hoyts so highly is that the management here often run deals for $10 movies, organise marathons and are sympathetic to lost tickets or online booking errors. I've never had a problem dealing with staff or management here. Cinemas are always clean and well maintained and often reasonably empty. The cinema is also located next to the ice skating rink which is very handy for families and the shopping centre parking meant that parking has never been a problem for us.

The Staff are brilliant the food is great and the seats are exactly what you want. We go here…read moreeverytime we want to see a movie now. I love it

The cinemas are modern and there is plenty of parking in the shopping centre…read more I chose to book my tickets on line and by the time I paid the booking fees and ticket prices (which I thought were a bit pricey) taking my family to the movies was almost $100 and we haven't purchased any snacks for the movie. Would have been nice to also prebook my seat. The cinema needed a vacuum and a clean as it seems they just played back to back movies. The thing that saved the rating was it was almost empty so finding seats wasn't difficult. All in all a reasonable experience. Lost a star due to cleanliness on the night and not being able to prebook my seat after paying a premium.

Reading at Rhodes is excellent. Very comfortable seats and good size screens with amazing sounds…read more The staff are generally friendly.

Avalon cinema is one of the few independent cinemas remaining. It is centrally located in the heart…read moreof Avalon Shops and is a place which exudes real charm and character. It retains most of its original decor, adding to the overall movie experience of Hollywood glamour. The selection of movies shown at Avalon cinema is spot on. They showcase all kinds of movies from various genres, such as comedy, drama, romance and sci-fi. Cheap Tuesdays will only cost $10 for adults and $8.50 for seniors upon showing your seniors concession card. Make a night out of a trip to the movies. There are plenty of reputable restaurants nearby from Italian and French to Thai and Chinese.

My favourite cinema in all of NSW!!!…read more PROS: - Staff are really kind and help you pick out the right movie (if you haven't decided already) and right seats. - Great prices for tickets, food and drink. - Drinks and popcorn have a good range of sizes. - Cinema screen is large and the picture quality is great. - The sound is great and perfectly clear. - Gold Class is truly gold class w/ has amazingly comfortable seats and incredible food. - Gold Class is really well priced. CONS: - N/A

Reasonably priced and the food is good. Would definitely recommend the gold class. Seats are…read morecomfortable too

Older local theater reasonable condition although the bathroom never has pump soap just bars which…read moregrosses me out. There are an arcade and restaurant with bar downstairs which is nice. A sign outside the bar says you can take beer and wine into the theaters which is nice. My only real complaint is that they put popular movies in the grand seating theater and if you dont want to buy gold class seats you have to sit up top in the wings.

It ain't the worst cinema in the world... and it's great to have a cinema on the beaches. But boy…read moreit could do with a make over. The carpet is squelchy, it smells like a full laundry basket after two weeks of being untouched and the seats upstairs in the grand theater, you either fall through the bottom or brake your back on metal bars that seem to be sticking out of half of them. I'd love to support the local business but I often drive further to W'mall to have a nicer cinema experience.

I LOVE Collaroy Cinema, a venue that represents a time where going to the movies wasn't the same in…read moreevery suburb of every city of every county of the Western World. For me, it also represents an idyllic childhood on Sydney's Northern Beaches - school excursions, teenage outings and babysitting ventures have all taken place here. The beautiful blue building opposite Collaroy Beach is a bit faded and could do with a good lick of paint; but that's its charm. It's not another generified cinema complex, but an original thinker. The movies played here are also a bit original - more Australian films, indie flicks and independant pieces of cinema feature here than Hollywood, that's for sure. If you're harking for something different in the world of cinema, you can't look beyond Collaroy Cinema

ALL seats are extremely spacious, new and comfortable, and come with a small table area, unlike…read moresome other branded cinema (who I won't name) which crams 999999999 tiny red seats into one cinema. Hoyts cinema is large and people/viewers aren't inappropriately rowdy. Located in the shopping centre (westpoint) and therefore has a lot of parking and is very close to public transport and restaurant/food/drinks etc. Top tier cinema.

The cinema that ruins every other cinema experience for ever more…read more Quite simply the finest, classiest, most demure, seductive, charming and good old-fashioned fun cinema experience in Sydney and quite possibly the universe. Every time you visit a soulless megaplex after your time at Hayden Orpheum it will be a singularly disappointing experience bereft of any aesthetics or cultural value because really, how can anything compare? The cinemas are stunning art deco, they sell old-school choc tops, there's a solid program of the latest blockbusters and art house / doco fare, and they have insanely fun cult classics like a monthly interactive showing of the word movie ever made, The Room. There are love seats in the main cinema, and a freaking organ that rises up out of the floor for matinee performances. I know right! What what all the way. Best.

Being an eastern suburbs dweller, I've only been to the Orpheum on a couple of occassions. Each…read moretime I've sworn to journey over there more often (it's not even that far FFS). The Orpheum has kept it's gorgeous original deco interiors and exteriors intact, and the last time I visited (John Cleese triple bill including the Life Of Brian on Easter Sunday- kudos Orpheum!), there was a vintage pianist playing the grand piano in the lobby. I would love to see a silent movie thing here and I would bet money that they do them, it's that kind of place. Check out retro cinema Sundays- awesome and affordable triple bills that people dress up for. Old school wholesome entertainment, I love it.