We have been coming to Houghton Lake for 50 years and the Pines theatre is always a delight…read more..immaculate on the inside fair prices and comfortable seats .. my favorite theatre !!

Love this old theater. I've been coming here since I was a kid and always enjoy it. The charm of…read morethe log cabin feel is great. It is large with comfortable seating. It has a great sound system. I would highly recommend it.

Seating is small and makes you feel claustrophobic if there is a lot of people in there, its a…read moresmaller movie theater and still has good screens

most of the theatre rooms smell like straight ahh. the manager is terrible at customer service. the…read moreprojectors sometimes have fingerprints, streaks and smudges and it takes from the immersions that and the smell of course. I complained once about the two giant streak lines during the showing of Toy Story 5 to the manager bro didn't offer me nothing no ticket voucher no apology nothing. CLEAN YOUR FKNG PROJECTORS AND SPRAY SOME FREBREZE MOUNT PLEASANT CELEBRATION CINEMA

I love this place. The seats are comfortable and the butter popcorn is awesome. I highly…read morerecommend.

This is a great theater. The facility was recently renovated. The picture and sound are great…read more The seats are comfortable and the concessions are really popular, particularly the fresh buttered popcorn. The staff are also very nice. I'd highly recommend that you try this local gem.

Great movie theater experience, went here on a friday night to see Superman. Bought tickets online,…read moresigned up for free rewards program. Ticket pickup experience was good, also could've bought them in person, very easy machines and also line wasn't long. Concessions were super affordable unlike other cinemas, I got a medium popcorn for $8, the large was around 9 and was refillable I believe. There was also a bar with drinks available, and during movie saw people get delivered food or drinks so I think that's an option as well The seats in the regular theater were cushioned chairs, great viewpoint from everyseat. Sound quality was great, if not too loud which I don't mind Just a fun experience, will definitely come again

The chairs in the theater are old and uncomfortable. Other Emagine theaters have new reclining…read moreseats . Their candy is very over priced. Their claw machines are rigged. They aren't great at cleaning the floors. One thing that annoyed me was that they have signs that lie. I went in with my boyfriend to watch Obsession a while ago. We saw a sign that said "AFTER 7pm, people under 16 can't see movies without an adult. It was 2pm when we went in the theater. They told us to leave because we were under 16. Even though it was WAY before 7pm. Besides that though, their popcorn is delicious and you don't have to pay for refills. They have huge screens and the audio is really loud and clear, but not too loud. Most of the time, the workers are very nice and patient. They have really nice drink stations with so many options and you're able to get refills. I love that Emagine often brings back old movies (the Flashback Cinema). There aren't too many previews but even when there are, they're fun to watch. The theater is also just huge in general and that makes it nice.

Had a great first time coming to this theatre this weekend. Prices for concessions and tickets were…read moreway more reasonable than other places I go to and even cheaper than expected for a Saturday night. There was a fair amount of people there, but getting tickets less than 30 mins before show time. Overall, staff was friendly and the theatre was clean. I like the smaller size of the theatres because even in the very back you have a great view! I will definitely check out the new movies they will be playing in the future and plan to come back again!

We attended a 4:20 showing (just missed matinee pricing) of Migration on Friday, January 5 with 2…read moreseniors, one adult and 2 children, ages 6 & 8, in addition to purchasing 2 large tubs of popcorn. We were charged $10 per person for admission, despite the fact that the seniors & children should have been $8.00 each, so in essence we were ripped off for the price of one $8.00 ticket. My wife didn't notice the discrepancy until we got home to Clare, and called to see what could be done about the overcharge. The person answering the phone said she talked to the manager, and that there was nothing that they would do about it. Basically, she said too bad, so sad. Shameful lack of customer service!! In retrospect, we'd have been better off to go to the Midland NCG (same distance for us) where the customer service is WAY better. Lesson learned.

This is my favorite theater in the world. I go there for every major movie. With the new theaters,…read moresurround sound, and vibrations, it definitely gives a lifelong experience. Sometimes I feel like I'm IN the movie. Although, there are a few cons. The servers are impolite, but when you get a nice server, make sure to thank them! The video games in the waiting room don't work, so it's basically just for money. The best thing about the theater is that when you spill your popcorn they give you a whole new bucket FREE! It's a very, very enlightening theater overall.

The staff were nice and gave you exactly what you wanted, bathrooms were ok just no dividers in…read morebetween the urinals. The theater was steep but it made it easier to see the screen and very comfortable seats. The layout of the theater was nice. It was wheelchair accessible and has a wide variety of food, candy, and drink options. Overall very pleasant experience!!!

They get 3 stars basically because of the seats. Can they get with the times and remodel these…read moreseats to be reclining!? Needless to say the seats aren't that comfortable. I also suggest they get a better app. I'd love to be able to purchase tickets through it, have my tickets electronically, use my NCG club card on it and load money into it to pay for concessions. All that aside the service is friendly, popcorn is fresh and the theatre and restrooms are usually clean.

We had a 9:45 pm showing on a Friday night and were running late. Around 9:50 pm, I stood at the…read morebar waiting for someone to come over, hoping to get a drink. After a minute or two, an employee, who I later found out from another employee was a manager named Georgia I believe, came over and started doing something at the bar facing away from me while I stood there waiting. She briefly looked back, made eye contact with me, and then returned to what she was doing without saying anything. I didn't initially think much of it, as there is rarely someone always stationed there. You usually just wait for someone to notice and come over. When she finished what she was doing, she turned around and asked, "Did you want something from the bar? I just closed it for the night." I assumed that meant ordering was still possible, so I responded, "Yes," to which she replied, "Well, I just closed it for the night." The interaction was confusing and not very pleasant. I ended up sticking to just pop and we proceeded into the theater. Later, around 10:30 pm, I went back out for a popcorn and drink refill but was told that the popcorn machine had shut down at 10:15 pm, so I returned to my seat with an empty bucket. I checked and saw that every movie showing that day had its last screening around 10 pm. Based on this, I assume the policy is to shut down popcorn 15 minutes after the last showing begins and to close the bar whenever the manager feels like it. That's an interesting way to run a theater, especially on a Friday night. We were the only people in our theater, and I couldn't help but hope that everyone else made a better choice by going to Saginaw or Birch Run for an Emagine or Celebration Cinema offering a better and cheaper experience. I've visited the Midland theater probably close to a hundred times over the past 5-10 years. The quality has never been particularly good, and sometimes it has been downright poor, like this night or the previous time when items were hanging in front of the screen during the Nosferatu showing, or other one of the many other times there have been issues. My only hope is that maybe this theater will eventually close and be taken over by a company willing to put more effort. Previously, lower prices could justify overlooking issues, but now it's somehow more expensive than Celebration Cinema or Emagine theaters, and the experience is dramatically worse at every level.

Gorgeous theater! Entrance is spotless and prices are very low…read more Great time options for multiple movies and the theater itself was very well maintained. Popcorn was really good and the owner and employees were very courteous towards us and other customers when asking about combos, other movies, and their judgement about the work environment. Great movie theater!

We are happy that they started playing some horror movies here. The food is not all jacked up in…read moreprice. The bathroom was clean and the chairs are quite comfy. The staff is very friendly and have a great sense of humor. Not bad for a small town theater.

Every-time I visit Northern Michigan from NYC, I love to watch the latest movies at this intimate…read morecinema. There are three screens; showtimes are at 2pm and 7pm. Matinees (Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday) are at 2pm for $4.50 each and $6.50 for 7pm showings. And just a heads-up: No 3D movies at this cinema and the concession stand only accepts cash. Check out their Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestBranchCinema to find out what films they are screening.

making my grandbaby cry they did ! My daughter took me grandma and my grandson to see the new he…read moreman movies we were laughing no different then all the other adults and was told we were to loud and they had a complaint making my grand baby feel real bad he thought he had done something wrong and started crying well no one at that point would have enjoyed the movie with him upset making us have to leave well I did team all the people there for making my grand baby feel bad and we left I will never go back there again or ever recommend them to anybody we spent over $50 and they gave my daughter a $15 compensation and we never got to watch the end of the movie and it was a kids movie like kids r quite