UA Movies at Patchogue 13

I totally agree. I WANT the Patchogue to survive. It wouldn’t be all that hard to do. But it DOES need some attention, and that’s the constructive critism some of us are trying to give for it. The status quoi probably won’t allow it to survive. The Patchogue is heathily busy on weekends or prime times. But it can be busier. But to get the other patrons, it has to be upgraded to compete with the other options available.
But the problem may be that they don’t know if they will stay. I don’t know if that housing development was approved or not. I certainly hope not.

Hahaha. Yup, unfortunately, as an older multiplex, the Patchogue 13 is a lot more old fashioned, and run down than the others in the area, and I guess he’s just bitter about that. I have to laugh when someone comes in so bitter. I was just at the Patchogue to see Casino Royale a few weeks ago, because it was playing there a little longer than some of the other theaters around, and I didn’t get to see the movie sooner. I always go to the Patchogue hoping for the best, but of course, it lived up to what I expected. The screens are small, had spots on it, the bathrooms dirty (with water or hopefully it’s water all over the floor), and it shows it’s age. If they were planning to keep it open, it would need an upgrade, or at least some renovation. And of course in this day, people expect stadium seating. Don’t get me wrong, I want the Patchogue to do well, (and it wasn’t unbusy), and it’s convenient. I want it to stay open. This is constructive critism. This is what people that come to the theater feel when they go therer. You can’t with a straight face say that the Patchogue is a clean, well kept theater. It’s not “that” bad, but unfortunately, it needs some work too, which I don’t know will be done if it’s questionable that they will stay open. It’s probably even possible to convert the auditoriums to stadium (or some of them), if there was any hope of staying open.

And yes, while I can accept $19 for two movie tickets, but $21 for two popcorns and two drinks is completely outrageous (although that’s about the same nonsense at most theaters today)….and again, to the credit, it was some of the best popcorn I have had at a theater in years.

Instead of coming here with a bug up your, well you know, remember, we are on your side, we want the Patchogue to stay open. But with that attitude, it’s hard to keep a straight face.

I’ve been reading a lot of comments on this site for a few hours now, and am convinced that some of you just don’t know too much about movie theaters on Long Island. Mr Bway is not very clever, and Longislandmovies makes so many mistakes, its laughable. Do you guys just go to the movies, then sit back and make this stuff up? Try research. Try asking theater managers. Don’t just rant on in blistful ignorance. Mr. Gustavelifting isn’t bad, and rogerbee is better yet, so come on, think before you type. Why do theaters rent to churches? Why do property developers want land? Why don’t drive-in’s exist on L.I. anymore? These are all questions that can be answered with logic and thought. You don’t have to be a movie person to figure this stuff out. Unless, of course, you’re teenagers, in which case I apologize for assuming you know much about anything. I’ve worked in the theater industry on L.I. for decades. I worked at UA Patchogue for many of those years and several other theaters too. Try to seek out answers to questions and share them. Don’t just talk out of hand and hope people will believe you.

FYI: Theater 13 at UA Patchogue is the original Indoor theater of the Indoor/Outdoor arangement. It used to seat 632 people before the handicapped sections were added, reducing the capacity to 570. The projector ports (for Bway: that’s the holes where the light from the projector shoots through the wall) for the outdoor have been sealed by brick, but are still noticable in the projection booth as well as from outside. The outdoor screen sat in the south west corner of the parking lot. The Regal owned 13 plex sits astride the Patchogue/Blue point border. The business address is Patchogue, but the school district (as well as the fire district) is Blue Point(Think property taxes here boys). The old concession area opposite Th # 13 is actually a warehouse for Regal. The old district office upstairs serves as a lounge and storage area. As for the future ? Rogerbee is correct. According to my friends at UA, the land is already sold to the developer (Regal leases it now), but the town doesn’t want to change the zoning, so everything is in limbo.

Sorry I ranted a bit myself, but I just couldn’t take it anymore. I’ll visit this site again soon. I can answer a lot of questions for you about a lot of theaters, but ask me good ones……

Any word on what is the latest on the housing development that is supposed to be built here? Is the Patchogue still in danger of closing?

This should be the last summer for this ua house plans seem to begoing ahead with new housing.

Does anyone have pictures of this theater?

EIther as it was or as it currently is?

Anybody remember the old rialto theater on south ocean ave? or the plaza which was uptown heading east towards grants city? then you had the patchogue in town, then to the west you had the sunwave twin cinema up by playworld. my father use to take me to all the theaters when I was a kid, I miss those days. take care.

Looks a lot different to the church I was sent to as a kid! Anyone been there?

At some point in time, this was the NYC district headquarters for UA. The district manager’s offices and signs on the doors are still up in the projection booth. Today, it is a refreshment lounge for the projectionists.

If it closes so much for my petition to form a foot bridge across sunrise hyway. I personally knew both the kids that got hit by cars crossing surise to get to the McDonalds there.

Speaking of Movieland, there is also one of those in mastic come to think of it.

Thanks for the info on Regal and the Sayville Theaters.

Guys, I normally submit without previewing. The second one is correct. The Regal is in Ronkonkoma.