We drove here from Bar Harbor on a rainy day to see Top Gun. The next day was rainy so we drove back to see Jurassic Park! Overall, the facility was clean and well kept. The ticket sellers were friendly. The seating could not be purchased beforehand and it was pretty packed. One thing: the first movie we went to had a series of 'commercials' which ran for a good 10 minutes at the start time of the movie. This was followed by another 10 minutes or so of coming attractions. It just seemed a little odd that the local commercials (volume MUCH too loud for some) would not be played as folks were waiting for the film to start (ie. before the start time of the film). There was one for a seat belt PSA which showed a mom being greeted by a trooper to say her son was killed; it was a little much for some of the patrons who complained loudly. Interestingly, this PSA, although relevant and a needed reminder, was not played the second day. Popcorn was good, but not hot. Seats were comfy. Overall, it was a nice way to spend a few hours during a downpour. There's a great restaurant, Timber, nearby which we'd highly recommend. read more

Wanted to check-out the latest "Mission Impossible" and was gonna see it in Orono, but it turned out the Movie Rocket cinemas had "re-opened," so we thought we'd see it there since we've never been to that theater. Well, driving up to the theater complex was not promising, with a parking lot that was barely asphalted, and a building that truly looked like a warehouse masquerading as a cinema, with a façade that didn't even have a marquee, much less anything appealing to lure anyone inside! (See my pics.) Inside, the entryway was dull and out-of-place, with a handful of sad-looking arcade machines -- do kids even have an interest in these antiquated thing-a-ma-jigs?!?! Anyway, no one was making use of any of it. We paid for our film at the concession stand. I always buy popcorn and soda, no matter what movie I see (or even if I just had lunch prior to the film!), just because.... That said, their popcorn was lackluster, but edible. Tom Cruise was delegated to one of the back theaters (there were only us two for the entire film!); it wasn't looking promising.... The house itself was very basic like any other mainstream theater complex: rectangular room with a flat, rectangular screen. Surprisingly, the seats were very comfortable, roomy, with a lot of legroom. (It made the film immensely more enjoyable!) Unfortunately, there was a lot of "bleeding" of soundtrack from adjoining houses -- not horrifically, but it was there throughout, even with all the explosions in our film. Overall, I will say that we probably will drive a little further to Orono for any future films; nevertheless, our experience at Movie Rocket was decent and OK. (And, too, it was cheaper in Orono for matinees....) ;) read more

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The seats were comfortable. But the film did not start at the advertised time. It did not start at all! So after ten+ minutes of enjoying the comfortable seats and staring at a blank screen, one of the customers went out into the lobby to get help. After she returned, the sound for the film eventually came on but there were no images and we all sat there in the comfortable seats and waited, but the images never started, so a customer had to go out and ask the manager to fix the projector. After a few more minutes of waiting, the images started to run but the movie was part way along so we had no idea how it started and we couldn't see the images on the screen very well because no one had bothered to turn off the house lights! So, yet again, a paying a customer got up from his comfortable seat and went out to get someone to turn off the house lights! So did the movie rocket staff apologize and restart the movie? No, they just let it run. I think something was also wrong with the projector or film itself because the colors were very dark and it was hard to make out what was going on, not to mention that we were lost because we didn't know how the story began! There was no staff to be found when we were exiting the theater, so I could not have a conversation. There has been no response to my contact with the theater from home. I'd been looking forward to seeing Indiana Jones for months. What a disappointment! read more

Pretty Good Execpet For The 3D. The 3D Is Trash. It Worked Well During The Previews And Durung Tchallas Death which is like 5 mins of the movie. After that it didn't work and the glasses fogged up. Multiple times! 4/5 Stars. read more

We just visited Movie Rocket for the first time and we truly enjoyed ourselves!  The sign outside said Playland Adventures. Just inside the door is a foyer: go left for the arcade and right for the theater.  As you make your way to the theater,  you pass a nice selection of additional arcade games. I was pleasantly surprised at how clean everything was and the staff was extremely friendly and helpful. We had purchased our matinee tickets ahead of time online for around $12-$13. We simply showed the concession stand cashier our confirmation and he handed us our tickets. We then bought popcorn and two self-serve fountain sodas (another $12 or $13). We were surprised to find they had seven theaters as it looks fairly small and unassuming from outside. We headed to Theater #6 which, again, was surprisingly clean and had stadium seating. The rocking seats with cup holders are fairly new.  If I had to point out any possible downsides, I have to admit that they don't have pre-assigned seating, don't have reclining seats with footrests and we could occasionally hear the movie in the next theater during a few of the quieter scenes... BUT... these are NOT deal-breakers for me! In comparing this Movie Rocket experience with my last experience at a DIFFERENT local theater (that DID have pre-assigned, reclining seats) the other theater didn't have stadium seating so my 5-foot-2-inch body couldn't see the bottom of the screen and that really overshadowed my whole experience. Conversely, at Movie Rocket I was completely comfortable and able to easily view the entire screen. Movie Rocket deserves my 5 stars!!! read more

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