What can I say? This was my childhood movie theater. It was the theater I went to for every…read morepremiere. It was where my friends and I would spend our time after high school. We'd grab Whataburger nearby, maybe even sneak in some Dollar Tree snacks beforehand, and then head to the convention center to do a little shopping or if we had no ride, Kohl's and Walmart was a close second! There's a sense of nostalgia that comes with going to this movie theater, so it will always be a five-star experience for me. When you don't live in a place anymore, you treasure it even more when you get to experience it all over again. There are many other movie theaters in the Valley now that are exceptional, and I tend to gravitate toward those more often. But this particular theater will always have me reminiscing about my high school days, going out with friends and enjoying the little arcade. And don't forget the $5 Movie Tuesdays. Now that was a value!

This Cinemark is starting to show its age. It was one of the first into eh Rio Grande Valley to…read moreoffer reclinable seats. For the theatre that I was in, the seats would recline but the bouncy spring of new reclinable chairs is gone. It felt more like a thump than a comfortable recline. Regarding popcorn, I enjoy having the butter layered. What this means is that they fill up half of the bag with popcorn. Then, butter is added to that half. Then, they fill up the rest of the bag with popcorn to the brim and a second layer of butter is added. In other theaters, this is an easy process. In this theatre, the people behind the counter don't have access to the butter. As a result, I was given half a bag of popcorn, I had to walk to the butter area, add the butter, return to the counter and skip the line (while I get weird looks of, "what is this guy doing,"), and asked for the final portion of popcorn. This process can be more streamlined.