One comment on the Patchogue theatre. That multiplex was around a lot longer than anybody anticipated. It was running on empty by the end. Speakers were broken, staff was down, the place was always a mess. I used to go there a lot, as well, in the 1990s. The last movie I saw there was “Open Range.” But I stopped going, because it was so poorly maintained. It was only a matter of time. One of the signs of it’s impending passage was that the sign out by the street still said “U/A” but the signs on the doors said “Regal.” A shame, too, because now Patchogue has no movie theater. Everybody has to go to the Island 16, which is hard to get to because of its awkward location in Holtzville and no buses go near there. It’s expensive, too. That’s why I like Sayville. They have better prices, and it’s actually been redone nicely.
I’ve been going to the Sayville Theatre for many years, since the early/mid-1990s when “Jurassic Park” and “Schindler’s List” played there. Back then they had 3 screens. Through the years I saw many movies there, including the first screening of “Titanic” on Dec. 19, 1997 at 12 noon. But the theatre was a bit shabby. Now they’ve fixed it up and it really is very nice. The new management is good. I do wish they would play smaller films more frequently, though. Last year I was lucky enough to see “La Vie en Rose” there. Prices are great, and they now have a lot of “special midnight shows.” The only draw back is that if you wanna bring in a Starbucks drink, they won’t let you anymore even though they are right off Main Street. But that’s understandable since they make their money from the concessions.
One comment on the Patchogue theatre. That multiplex was around a lot longer than anybody anticipated. It was running on empty by the end. Speakers were broken, staff was down, the place was always a mess. I used to go there a lot, as well, in the 1990s. The last movie I saw there was “Open Range.” But I stopped going, because it was so poorly maintained. It was only a matter of time. One of the signs of it’s impending passage was that the sign out by the street still said “U/A” but the signs on the doors said “Regal.” A shame, too, because now Patchogue has no movie theater. Everybody has to go to the Island 16, which is hard to get to because of its awkward location in Holtzville and no buses go near there. It’s expensive, too. That’s why I like Sayville. They have better prices, and it’s actually been redone nicely.
I’ve been going to the Sayville Theatre for many years, since the early/mid-1990s when “Jurassic Park” and “Schindler’s List” played there. Back then they had 3 screens. Through the years I saw many movies there, including the first screening of “Titanic” on Dec. 19, 1997 at 12 noon. But the theatre was a bit shabby. Now they’ve fixed it up and it really is very nice. The new management is good. I do wish they would play smaller films more frequently, though. Last year I was lucky enough to see “La Vie en Rose” there. Prices are great, and they now have a lot of “special midnight shows.” The only draw back is that if you wanna bring in a Starbucks drink, they won’t let you anymore even though they are right off Main Street. But that’s understandable since they make their money from the concessions.