This is a cutesy place. Love the cosy feeling inside and the friendly man that works behind the…read morecounter. The cinema often shows movies that aren't at other places - sometimes a bit more artsy. It's a lot of fun to come here on a winter night after a meal somewhere down Main Street and a stop at Brass Razu.

So the Geelong CBD has an aged 'classic' theatre converted to a Village cinema, so the Waurn Ponds…read moreReading cinema is the 'new' option for G-town. Unfortunately, with no serious competition, Reading can get away with providing average service and letting their cleanliness slide. The building is only a few years old, which is the only factor keeping this place as a preference from the city-based option. Staff are all school aged kids, some try hard but their heart really isn't in it - so the floors are dirty (seats too but the stains are hidden in the dark) and the bathrooms show the lack of attention. As with all cinemas the ticket prices are outrageous and 'candy' bar items are confoundingly overpriced. But to see the 'latest' movies you have no real option nearby. A better option - stay at home and make yourself a batch of real popcorn, have it with a real coke (not post-mix) and dip your ice cream cone in iced-magic !

This is one of my favourite cinemas to go to. The interior designing is great, They now instead of…read morehaving people behind counters selling You tickets, They have machines to Do it which causes few troubles. And unlike Village Cinemas, Reading Cinemas have huge cinemas. This is truly a great cinema.

I really like this cinema however for 10 years I have got cold popcorn because the staff don't know…read morehow to keep heat in Shut the door. I can't believe your crack team of teenage staff can't figure this out. That's -2 stars. -1 more for airport priced food and drinks.

I really like this cinema. The chairs are very comfortable, & the arms lift up so I can snuggle my…read morehubby while we enjoy a movie. It also costs a couple of dollars less a ticket than Fountain Gate's cinema.

There's something about seeing a movie outside, wrapped up in a blanket, grass between your toes…read moreand a breeze from the ocean that makes it all the more exciting. Bring a picnic (no booze though!), or buy snacks and meals from the onsite vendors and have dinner as the sun sets. I ate a crazy corn salad that had fresh corn, popped corn and puffed corn mixed through. It was a little weird, yet ridiculously delicious. The bar has a small but respectable selection, including expensive (read: real) bottles of Champagne which presumably you have to drink from a plastic cup. This goes against every boozy moral fiber in my body, so we stuck to "sparkling" and sipped away as we watched the retro classic, The Breakfast Club. Even though the cinema runs in summer, most nights down by St Kilda beach are bloody freezing so I'd suggest you layer up and pack your own blanket because trust me, you're going to free your bits off.

The idea of watching a 3 hour space epic involving wormholes, sarcastic robots, and Anne Hathaway…read moreoutside on St. Kilda beach initially sounded crazy. Who would want to sit that long on a blanket watching a not Imax (or whatever) projection of Interstellar. Then, I thought about it some more and it sounded like a crazy good idea. Watching a movie about the adventure and wonder of space travel under the stars--what could be better? Then it sounded crazy again. This went on and on up until the movie started and the sun went down. Turns out it was a great idea. I wish we had come correct, though, with a chair or something, but overall it was pretty nice. A couple of suggestions: 1) pay extra and get a chair. We thought you could do this on site, but apparently you have to do it online. Still not sure how, but you are probably smarter than me. 2) Bring some food. The right choice will vary from movie to movie. 3) Go with the bottle of wine. There are no deals at a self-contained outdoor theater, but if you are going to have more than one drink (and you will likely be there for at least 3-4 hours so, yes, you will have more than one drink) go with the wine over beer and the bottle over a glass. You will pay a lot, but it tastes good, will make sitting on your small piece of earth seem more reasonable, and hey its beautiful out here so stop complaining. All of this could be equally said of Melbourne in general. The bottom line is that if you are going to go to a movie anyway, you might as well go to one outside on the beach. It will be expensive, crowded, and often annoying, but it will also be great. Take a deep breath buy a bottle of wine (or another bottle of wine...) and enjoy the show.