Movies 8

Narrow seating made me stop going to this place more than 10 years ago. Why bother with a theater that has seats that are only comfortable to a 12 yr old Vietnamese girl?

Usually a nice place to go watch a movie, in the evenings. However, I noticed during the last two visits, that the theaters were not cleaned before the next movies started. Whatever trash was thrown on the floor from the last movie, was left for the next customers to walk over and sit by. Two different movies, two weeks in a row… seems like management may want to step up their oversight.

This place needs a serious cleaning and they need to light an air fresher in here. I understand it’s old, but a few upgrades would be nice., Tiny screens, bad lumpy seating, and the snack bar guy was a jerk until his boss walked in.

Great location because of the eateries around the movie theater. Also there is a food court inside the mall where the movie theater is located. Great prices and customer service is always helpful. Would have gave this place 5 stars but they always seem to be behind a week from the other theaters (Lemoore & Fresno).

Fine old theater in the mall. A couple of tips…1. You have to go inside to the concession counter to buy your tickets, as they don’t employ enough staff of high schoolers to man bother the counter and ticket booth. 2. No one will check your ticket at the door, so don’t wait thinking someone is going to rip your ticket. 3. They have different times than what are on-​line, so call and check before you go. I don’t know why but sometimes the times are off.

Not a bad little movie theater, I wouldn’t really expect to get a stadium seating theater here in Hanford, so we take what we can get.
The prices here are pretty reasonable, especially if you get there on a matinée.

Not my favorite style theater, I like the ones with stairs, these seats are all the same level. But they do offer military discount here, the one in lemoore does not. Friendly staff. Overall, good experience.

We live in Visalia and we wanted to catch a movie at a decent price. We looked on fandango and saw the movies at Movies 8 in Hanford were $ 6.50 so we decided to go and we were not disappointed. Friendly staff reassured us about our movie selection. Great experience!

we saw oz the great and powerful the theater is cool but here are some drawbacks the theater plays commercials instead of movie previews the chairs were a lot lower then i noticed small screens but the staff was friendly and bathrooms were clean no cell phones going off because of their policy not bad but i do prefer the lemoore theater a bit better

I have spent years avoiding this place like the plague, and for one reason: Commercials before the movie. Not movie previews, not that At A Glance or Hollywood Connection or whatever they call the little studio insider promo reel some places run instead of just playing the radio before the movie starts, not local business fliers on screen before the lights go down, not the last chance popcorn and soda temptations. Oh no… commercials, as in, the lights go down, the movie is starting, but before we do, let’s show some old commercials for Body Essence or whatever out dated product bought the time spot. I have a problem with paying money for my movie ticket and STILL being subjected to TV style commercials. So, for that very simple reason, I refuse to go to this cinema. Maybe I’m the only one that cares, maybe not.
I will say that the place is clean (by cinema standards), has a cool retro look to it and aside from that commercial issue, is a decent enough place. Seats could be a bit more comfy.
If anyone has been recently, and they’ve stopped running ads, by all means, let me know. I’ll still prefer Lemoore Stadium though, I think their seats are more comfortable… but I will at the very least no longer avoid this place like Typhoid Mary. LOL

They offer military discount which is awesome but rocking or reclining seats would be nice but overall not bad.

Could’ve just walked in. Clean though.

It was nice to be in a movie by your self. My daughter could scream all she wanted and not upset someone. Thank you for a nice time.

The cinema is in the mall and it’s really old school looking! Kinda has that retro feel to it! I like it!
Prices weren’t horrible, I’ve had worse. It was neat.
I saw Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2!

The BF and his little sister REALLY wanted to watch The Dark Knight Rises. They were under the impression that we could go to any theater and catch a show if we showed up an hour early. Thank God they have me! lol. It’s the movie’s opening weekend. Theaters should be packed. People want to see this film.
Good thing I went to Fandango to look for tickets. The Lemoore theater was completely sold out. It would have definitely been a waste to go out there and find out we couldn’t watch the movie. Our next closest theater option was Hanford. Bought the tickets online since I’m not a fan of waiting in lines.
The theater is in the mall. When we got there, the concession guy also played the role of selling tickets guy. I thought it would be busy and packed, but it wasn’t. Literally the first people there. So early (mind you it was only an hour early) that they were still cleaning before we could get seated. Movie goers trickled in, and there were still seats available before the start of the film.
Security was really good. I asked whether or not the back doors were locked and they checked and made sure they were. The security guy walked into the theater while the movie was playing about three times. Made me feel safe considering the massacre in CO.
Glad that we watched the movie in a small town. Completely avoided the craziness of what larger cities go through. Glad I had a stress free movie night. Thanks Hanford!

Nice theater inside of the Hanford Mall. Prices are reasonable… I prefer to come to the matinée cause its not only cheaper but there are way fewer people.
They are in competition with Metro and they dont always have the newest movies so for that you have no choice but to go to Metro, which isnt a bad thing.
Most of the time the tichet counter out front is closed so you have to go inside the concession area to buy your tickets. When I went yesterday there was a large line because they were selling tickets and concessions at one register.
The seats are pretty decent and comfortable.

To find an updated, state-​of-​the-​art movie theater with plush stadium seating and all the bells and whistles, you would have to drive to Lemoore, Tulare County or Fresno. What Movies 8 in Hanford offers is few (if any) lines, uncrowded theaters, and relatively less expensive ticket prices (especially for the early matinée showtimes). There’s also the added convenience of having the theater in the Hanford Mall, so you could potentially have a meal from one of the eateries in the food court, do some shopping, play videogames, have one of those Asian chair massages, get a haircut, have your eyebrows waxed, get a mani/​pedi, walk off some calories, etc. – all before and/​or after you catch the latest flick.
My family always takes advantage of the matinée prices and I appreciate how few others attend the first or second showtimes because there are often just a handful of other families seeing the same movie as mine. We once went to see the movie College Road Trip and my family of five made up the whole audience at that showing. (I guess there aren’t too many Raven Symone fans in Hanford.) So there were definitely no distractions from cell phones going off or other people talking too loud or stepping on your toes as they make their way to the concession stand. (By the way, since we’ve gone during anti-​peak hours, business is so slow and the kids who work at the concession stand are sometimes so courteous that they have even offered to help me bring my containers of popcorn and drinks and candy into the theater while my family enjoys the previews.) During this particular visit to the movies, we were able to get up and dance around during the «Double Dutch Bus» scene. I later told my kids that their father and I had rented out the whole theater just for them so we could have a very special family outing! It was a good day.

This cinema is located in the mall. It is easy to get into and has plenty of bathrooms for females (a very necessary thing, LOL). The price was good (under $ 6 for a matinée.) The only downside was that it wasn’t stadium seating and the seats appeared (and felt) somewhat worn.