This theater is a disgrace. I don’t think it should be torn down b/c the area needs a theater, but this hardly qualifies and it’s highly unlikely that the abutting Brookline/Brighton residents would ever approve a larger building. The smaller theaters with the TINY TINY TINY screens and awkwardly deep spaces (a result of splitting a large theater in half) barely warrant charging one fifth of a matinee price, let alone full price. It’s obviously a gold mine for the chain that runs it b/c of BC, but how sad that this is the best Brighton has to offer its students and residents.
Although I lived within a 3 minute walk of the theater for 4 years, I boycotted it shortly after moving there in favor of a longer trip to the Fenway, a far superior theater.
Unlike many of the classic theaters in the area (the old Wellesley Community Playhouse, for ex.), this theater was a depressing mess. With its overly huge parking lot in back, tiny theaters and cold, rundown atmosphere, it was like stepping back into another era – and not necessarily an era worth revisiting.
Wow! The Flick 1-2-3. I had completely forgotten about this theater. I do remember it being kind of the “ghetto” theater (though now, any of the original Framingham/Natick theaters would seem ghetto compared to what’s out there now!).
Where exactly at Sherwood Plaza was it? What’s located where it used to be? Of course, I could easily tell you where Child World was, but for some reason, I have no clue what store occupies the old Flick location.
This theater is a disgrace. I don’t think it should be torn down b/c the area needs a theater, but this hardly qualifies and it’s highly unlikely that the abutting Brookline/Brighton residents would ever approve a larger building. The smaller theaters with the TINY TINY TINY screens and awkwardly deep spaces (a result of splitting a large theater in half) barely warrant charging one fifth of a matinee price, let alone full price. It’s obviously a gold mine for the chain that runs it b/c of BC, but how sad that this is the best Brighton has to offer its students and residents.
Although I lived within a 3 minute walk of the theater for 4 years, I boycotted it shortly after moving there in favor of a longer trip to the Fenway, a far superior theater.
Unlike many of the classic theaters in the area (the old Wellesley Community Playhouse, for ex.), this theater was a depressing mess. With its overly huge parking lot in back, tiny theaters and cold, rundown atmosphere, it was like stepping back into another era – and not necessarily an era worth revisiting.
Alas, the marquis has been removed as of this year (2008).
What a great theater this was. I’m so thankful to have had it until I was 15. Everyone I knew was sad to see it go.
Wow! The Flick 1-2-3. I had completely forgotten about this theater. I do remember it being kind of the “ghetto” theater (though now, any of the original Framingham/Natick theaters would seem ghetto compared to what’s out there now!).
Where exactly at Sherwood Plaza was it? What’s located where it used to be? Of course, I could easily tell you where Child World was, but for some reason, I have no clue what store occupies the old Flick location.