SilverCity Gloucester

I’ve gone to this theatre more than a handful of times in my lifetime and I will probably again. I would say the foyer is rather large– although it appears that they are undergoing some changes (numbering of their auditoriums have some numbers missing).
The other day a friend and I had gone to see the spectre James Bond movie… Unfortunately as soon as the music started to play the screen still remained black. Technical difficulties which lasted until the next screening was about to start at which point (after having made apologies) they suggested we go to the next theatre to continue our viewing…
Not an awful theatre– especially since it isn’t always frequent that these things happen (although handled relatively well) it was just inconvenient to have to get home especially late…

This is my personal favorite cinema. There is a good selection of food, including pizza and gourmet popcorn! There is an arcade for entertainment, which I think is cute for playing games. The main area is quite big, and often very empty. Auditoriums are good, there is lots of space and comfortable seats. The location is ok, it’s a little far but there is lots of things (Like a walmart and Subway) nearby at the Gloucester center. Do go check this place out!

It would have been nice if they kept the popcorn and drink voucher if you buy a ticket on Tuesday. I guess if they want to lose customers, they are going in the right direction.

A quiet Wednesday night seemed like a good night to go see a movie. There is lots of parking and plenty of restaurants close by for a before or after movie meal. The theatre was clean. This is one of the good ones, with comfortable seats that recline, big screens, and lots of options for food and entertainment inside the theatre.

It is honestly not a horrible movie theater. There is tons of parking. Restaurants and shopping near by. It is always clean. Chairs are comfy!. Enjoy the show! :)

I dont frequent Theaters much, i mean, i probably watch a movie at the cinemas about once a year, or even once every 2 years, but this place was AWESOME!
Wifey and I came here during my monthly Canadian vacation to watch Guardians of the Galaxy, in 3D. The tickets werent too expensive, especially for a 3D movie. The venue is incredibly clean, the popcorn was fresh, bathrooms were clean and comfy.
and in the actual showroom, it was awesome. i mean the seats have the collapsible arm rest, but its still bulky on the back when you want to cuddle with the Bae. hahaha Bae! LOL
but all in all, it was a great experience. Much parking, and easy to navigate through. ill def come by here again. next trip

I’ve been to many theatres in ottawa such as the coliseum in the west end, the cinema plex in south keys, and the empire theatres in Orleans. The silver city at Gloucester is by far the best of the best!
The staff is always friendly and polite. I’ve never had a bad customer experience and I’ve gone to this theatre over ten years!
They have a wicked arcade section. I’ve played a few games. I wish you could just use quarters instead of tokens, but whatever. It doesn’t change my experience.
The food selection has changed a lot over the years. I remember back in the days they had a Burger King lol. Everyone will complain about the food prices but just eat before you go to the movies and sneak some snacks in the theatre (they never check anyways).
They have the best seats and plenty of leg room, especially when you see a movie in 3D or in IMAX. My favorite spot in at the corner just above the entrance. Perfect with smooching with your partner.
Tuesday are half price but be warned it’s going to be super busy.
So tell me what’s your favorite theatre in ottawa and why?

Silver City has become my families defacto movie theatre, better then South Keys in every aspect including more comfortable seats, cleaner theatres and hall ways and a better experience all around, combine that with the choice of restaurants in the mall and it makes for a wonderful night out

This experience was most definitely not love! The movie was great; the experience was not. I am not a huge fan of 3D… read on to find out why.
Upside: free tickets for a good movie.
Downside: the movie started about 45 minutes later than they said it would; no reflection on the radio stations presenting this movie — it was all security measures that held things up. Good thing the movie was not overly long! Twice we have been to premieres at this theater, and I don’t like the way they do it!!! First of all they nearly strip search you for cellphones and any recording devices — they even use one of those staticky wand-​like things like security uses at the airport to scan for electronics. Blech! We left our phones locked away in the car! Then the movie was called for 7:00 but really started at about 7:45. And you have to line up to wait to get in to choose your seats. They had us waiting in a hallway that reeked of cigarettes — and we’re not smokers! UGGH!!!
Other downsides: those comfy chairs that Andrea mentioned in her review? She is so right! However, I did not appreciate the patron sitting in front of me who kept rocking back and forth into my lap! Worse, I’m sure it was him who smelled overwhelmingly of BO! At least, when he left for a few minutes, that odour disappeared with him.
I’ve had better popcorn at other theatres (Ok, the competition in this regard is really stiff: the best popcorn IMHO is made by my hubster, at home!) The topping offered at the concession was too hot, and made the popcorn soggy. Ewww!
REALLY BAD: Coy was so right! And this is one reason I don’t love 3D: This movie was offered in 3D; as soon as it started it was showing in double vision, with or without the glasses. The entire audience BOO’ed! LOL! After someone ran out to complain, the movie was stopped and re-​started properly. Much better! Pompeii is actually a good movie about a very sad event. I’d love to learn more about that historic city!
One more upside which is on the funny side: This movie theatre has the best toilets of any theatre I have been to! Huge and oh so quiet inside! I found it fairly clean, although some of the tiles looked chipped. But still; single seating large spaces that don’t require cubicles as there’s only 1 outlet per room. Very private!

this is how you treat customers.

I was visiting Ottawa specifically to go to SilverCity Gloucester for a Tuesday matinée as they do not have weekday matinees in my home town (unless the schools are out).
First of all, it’s half price on Tuesday so I expected a big crowd but it was pretty quiet which was nice. Sometimes when I’ve visited this SilverCity, it’s pretty dirty but this particular occasion it was quite clean. Probably as the crowd was smaller. The prices at the snack bar were high but most every theatre I’ve been to, that’s the case. The staff member that serve us seemed a bit like a robot but he was quick and helpful with our order. There is also a Burger King, Pizza Pizza, and a few others on site if you’re interested (also at an inflated price).
All that stuff is really just extras though, right? The real reason you are coming here is to watch a movie so let’s get to the actually theatre. The seats are very comfortable. They even recline a bit and you can raise the arm rests if you wanna get a bit closer to your date. The screen and sound are great. Big sound. Big Picture. On this visit to SilverCity everything went off without a hitch. No problems with sound, picture clarity, technical problems, etc… The theatre room itself was even quite clean. No sticky floor even!
The SilverCity Gloucester has 16 screens (including IMAX), an arcade and a kids party room also if you are looking for that sort of thing.
In short, If I’m in Ottawa this is usually my theatre of choice. I will often watch movies in my hometown but if they aren’t open and I’m really wanting to watch a flick, this is where I head.

Okay, so A SilverCity’s a SilverCity I guess, but in terms of other movies theatres in Ottawa, this one’s not bad. Every time I’ve been it’s been insanely packed, and I often find it a bit dirty. However, let’s get real for a second: they have THE most comfortable chairs of any movie theatre ever in my life. That along might be a reason for me to come here. Leather, reclining and moveable arms to snuggle really make your movie-​going experience that much better.
So the chairs are the best part about this place. And that they always have a ton of movies playing. The bathrooms are a little icky, and we all know how outrageous the pricing is for food at movie theaters, so I won’t harp on that.
The staff here are really fun. Charming, friendly and funny, I always have a good customer service experience. Food options are kind of limited — you’ve got Burger King, Pizza Pizza (well, slices of it anyway, not their whole menu), and the new OutTakes (which replaced NY Fries… breaks my poutine-​loving heart) which has hotdogs, chicken nuggets and more bad-​for-​you food. There’s a coffee and frozen yogurt place as well.

Too many wannabe gangsters that loiter the lobby/​parking lot/​entrance.
The funny thing is the coliseum on carling is actually located in a ghetto but you don’t see wannabe gangsters loiter there

More of a note to potential movie viewers at this theatre. If you notice your movie does not start or you hear audio but there is no video, you should go immediately to let someone know. They don’t have anybody that comes around at show time to ensure things are playing correctly.
This has happened the last 3 times I’ve come to this theatre and if nobody went to let them know we would have missed part of the movie or the movie would never have started.

Yikes! Don’t go here on a Tuesday! Or if you do, come prepared …
Tuesday movies are like $ 5 cheaper than the rest of the week, so this place gets seriously packed. Go early. Really early. The parking lot will be packed and you’ll be looking for parking. Then, you’ll have to wait in the long line for tickets. Followed by the long line for popcorn and drinks. Plan on getting your seat about 30 minutes ahead of time, especially if you want to have seats together with your friends.
Otherwise, it seems like a perfectly good quality theater. It’s fairly up-​to-​date, and about as clean as can be expected.

I don’t feel the other reviews do SilverCity Gloucester justice. This is absolutely the staple theater if you live anywhere that might be considered on the east end of town. Orleans now has two other theaters, but I’m pretty sure most people will still go to SC (the empire parking lot is pretty empty whenever I’m back in town). This place is PACKED every Tuesday/​Friday during the summer. On multiple occasions, my friends and I have gotten here to see that a movie we didn’t expect to be sold out was sold out.
There’s no better movie theater in Ottawa. SC has the largest selection of movies, and always makes sure that people have a chance to see the blockbusters when they come out by adjusting showings appropriately. For Harry Potter 7 Part 2, they had 5 midnight showings and 20+ showings during the day. Yes, you’ll find better theaters in Toronto (a few) and the states, but no way should South Keys have a higher rating than SC Gloucester.
In the same block, there’s a Future Shop, Chapters/​Starbucks, Moxies, Montanas, East Side Marios, and Timmies around where you can hang out before and after the movie.
Also doesn’t hurt that there’s a Bulk Barn across the street and the staff pretty much turn a blind eye when you’re bringing in your food =).

I was not impressed. I recently went to see Tron in IMAX 3D. Being that this is the only Cineplex IMAX screen, and had the best showtime, I was happy to see it. The theatre’s sound is excellent, but I’ve certainly been to better visual IMAX experiences in Toronto. The screen felt smaller than the usual IMAX, and the quality wasn’t great. What REALLY bothered me was there were flies in the projection room! We would regularly see flies land, crawl and disappear on the screen. It was very distracting. They should invest in a can of Raid!

I’ve been here twice. They have a lot of fast-​food restaurants in the theatre, such as Burger King, Pizza Pizza, and New York Fries, though their menus are limited and seem to only carry the most popular items. The prices are also very high, like you would expect at all movie theatres.
The first time I came here was because I won 2 tickets from Paramount Pictures to see a screening of Indiana Jones 4. We thought it was pretty awesome that we were getting to see the movie before it came out in theatres. When we got there, Hot 89.9 and CTV were there for promotions. They were giving away t-​shirts and prizes, one of which was won by a man who came dressed as Indiana Jones, head-​to-​toe — hat, whip, and all. They also had live reptiles for a bit of a Show & Tell kind of thing, where you could pet them afterward. The movie itself was a huge disappointment, in my opinion, but it was a fun time.
The second time I was here was just recently to see Inception in 3-​D. We were shown an electronic seating chart so that we could pick our seats, and we chose whatever the lady suggested for best IMAX viewing. They called it IMAX 3-​D, but it honestly just wasn’t. We didn’t get the glasses or anything, like some places have. The theatre was definitely set up so that it would be 3-​D, but we saw absolutely no difference. The screen itself wasn’t great, either. You could even see the dust particles and rips and tears. The movie was fantastic, but we had hoped for a better viewing experience.

Silvercity Gloucester offers a larger selection of movies than any other Ottawa theatre. They also own the only IMAX in the city, which makes this place a big attraction if a 3-​D or big budget movie comes out. Their prices are moderate ($ 10 for an adult) and they have an arcade and numerous food stands for patrons.
However, their staff is usually slow and the location is slightly out of the city, but it can easily be reached by the 417 or Transitway. The major drawback comes when you need to wait awhile before a movie starts. Your options are killing time in the Gloucester Centre or Chapters. I suggest Chapters since there’s very little at the mall except Nihao Tea.
Probably the most unique feature of this theatre is that it screens Metropolitan Opera performances every other Saturday at noon on their IMAX. They also occasionally air WWE fights and concerts.