Muvico Parisian 20 & IMAX

Tom10 on March 22, 2005 at 7:26 am

Jaded: I agree, the exterior of this theater is basically an arcaded box from street level (though the arcade does provide shade) and has a poorly defined, oblique entrance at the plaza level. The plaza itself is okay, and the theater building has sort of a balcony above that provides. The details of the interior are sort of a cartoon version of the opulent theaters of the twenties and thirties (Let alone the real “Place de L'Opera” in Paris) which is why I used the term “evokes” above. But at least they made the effort to make something different and festive which it is in its way. It’s seldom you see a three story lobby with a fairly grand staircase anymore, and the ceiling painted like sky and clouds is nice. As for the staff, better pay and benefits would probably lead to improvement, but then we’d be paying two dollars more per ticket. As you say, generally, the sound and projection are decent. Some of the screens might be a little too big. It beats most every other theater in the eastern section of Palm Beach County (I’ve never been to the new one in Wellington, too far west) though the Boca Muvico is decent (you can only get there by car). The Sunrise Mizner in Boca is okay, helped by the upscale clientele and environs, as is the case with the Parisian. For the opposite theater experience, visit Movies of Lake Worth. The films can be good (many foreign and indies)and the prices are right, but the theater is old and depressing, and the patrons from the nearby, gated, seniors communities talk too much during the film. Beware of those seniors. A few years ago, at one of the theaters in PB county (I forget which), one old dude thought another old dude had made a pass at his wife in the ticket line, punched the guy in the mouth, and he fell to the pavement dead. I’ve forgotten his sentence. He avoided the death penalty anyway, a sentence I’d hand out just for talking during a film.

bornjaded on March 22, 2005 at 10:01 am

http://www.dfw.com/mld/miamiherald/7810998.htm
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This was at the Tamarac Cinema, a 5-screen second-run venue in Tamarac. It’s located across the street from the King’s Point condominium community and draws a lot of senior citizens.

The second of the above link reports:

“A 69-year-old grandfather who fatally punched an older retiree as they stood in line for movie tickets pleaded guilty today to manslaughter.

Seymour Schuss got six months in jail, six months of house arrest and six-and-a-half years of probation. "

By the way, my post here was actually about the Muvico Palace in Boca, not the Muvico Parisian, although I’ve been to both and they are interchangeable.

Tom10 on March 23, 2005 at 5:52 am

Jaded: Thanks for the links. I guess I’m getting senile. I thought the altercation was in PBC, and it was actually in Broward County. Pretty soon I’ll be talking too much in the movies and taking a swing at anyone who threatens my wife. T.

tcjarvik on March 28, 2008 at 2:19 am

Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougww/465107998/

CSWalczak on November 26, 2010 at 1:03 pm

Two pictures here: View link