The Lyceum Cinemas

You know how when you sit down to watch a movie with your snacks, happy and full of anticipation, ready to lose yourself in the art of visual storytelling, and the theater goes dark and the previews begin… And then 35 minutes later you’re still watching more damn previews and all your popcorn is gone because you’ve started to do that zoned-​out-​eating thing where you turn into a zombie, and every time that green «The following preview is…» screen comes up, yet again, your spirit breaks just a little bit more because what the hell, its been soooo looooong???
You’ll NEVER have to worry about that at Lyseum! Because they’re good people, not greedy monsters and they only show an appropriate number of previews that might actually interest you based on your current movie choice!
You know how when you just start digging into your movie theater popcorn, and you notice that the popcorn on top is like, soggy with this weird sludgy stuff that tastes reminiscent of butter but definitely not butter, and then halfway through the never ending previews, when you’re getting down a ways into your popcorn bucket, you suddenly feel like you’re eating Styrofoam because all the «butter» was at the top, and without the chemical butter flavored product, it is revealed to you exactly how awful and tasteless the stuff you’re shoveling into your mouth actually is???
You’ll NEVER have to worry about that at Lyseum! Because they know that if you’re paying for popcorn you want popcorn not garbage, and they give you real freshly popped popcorn with real freshly melted butter on it, and they toss it around so the real freshly melted butter is evenly dispersed through out the real freshly popped popcorn so that it tastes as good at the bottom as it did at the top.
You know how you want to go to the movies with your other of significance, and after you’ve bought the two movie tickets, (and dammit (s)he wanted to see the 3D version,) so now you’ve just spent like $ 35, and then the snacks are another like $ 35, and you just spent like $ 70 on a movie that you don’t even know you’ll enjoy yet, and then they also give you crappy popcorn and force you to watch over half an hour of advertisements even though you’ve already spent at least 70 F-​ING DOLLARS to sit there???
You’ll NEVER have to worry about that at Lyseum! Because they are a local business owners, not corporate shills, and the tickets are VERY reasonably priced, and the excellent popcorn is VERY reasonably priced, and you get a free refill, and it’ll be worth your money even if the movie turns out to be aggressively mediocre.
You know how these new movie theaters have big lovely screens, and great sound systems, and super lush seats, and nice bathrooms?
Yeah… Lyseum doesn’t have those things.

What can I say about this local business that you don’t already know from the other reviews? The movie tickets are cheaper than 95% of anyplace else in a 25 mile radius. The popcorn has real butter. They have discount prices every Tuesday.
I’ve seen many films here and I have no problem going back (my check-​ins make it quite obvious). the first film I saw here was Parenthood in 1989… that’s how long I’ve had a connection with this place. I saw The Force Awakens here three times. The reason I won’t see it here for the forth time is because I want to see it in IMAX.
The only «bummer» here is that you usually get just one trailer before a film and I can’t take stars away for that. Most people like few to no trailers but I’m the freak that likes 6 – 8 trailers before a film. That’s just how I roll but if you’re in the area, stop by and catch a flick.
Did I mention real butter on the popcorn? You better believe I did.

The best movie theatre popcorn! Iv always thought it was the best popcorn, but recently took a group of college friends from around the tri-​state area and they also agreed the popcorn was superb. Also great prices, especially discounted on Tuesday nights.

GREAT ticket prices. I mean really, where else can you watch a movie for under $ 10 anymore? You can’t beat these prices. And the lines go pretty quick too from my experience-I’ve never had to wait too long to get my tickets. And I LOVE that you can get real butter on your popcorn-​you can’t find that anywhere else either! The screens do have scratches and other tears on them sometimes, but I actually like that. It gives the theater a sort of charm. The floors are also sticky, so watch your shoes! They might end up stuck to the floor.

Although this theatre has increased their ticket price in last 3 years, they still have some benefits. Tickets are still a whole lot cheaper ($ 5-​during discounted matinees starting before 4pm for adults, unknown price for kids, anything else please call their number) than those of AMC’s and Regal Cinemas’ prices.
Although this location shows 3D movies (with an extra charge) they also tend to loose these movies as well, quicker than the pricier locations. After about a short 2-​week stint of 3-​D they’ll pull 3-​D (running only 2-​D for about another 2-​weeks; and while other theaters run both styles, they, by then have stopped running these movies altogether, claiming no one was attending). Their overall ticketing for any movie is a whole lot cheaper than those pricier theaters.
It used to be a big hit when they first opened, being the biggest one in the area, but when Regal Cinemas opened a 12 plex complex about 10 miles from this location, things changed, and it seems slummier now than it’s original opening date.
Their seats, although new two years ago, are starting to show SOME wear. Their employees don’t seem to clean up too much after the movie, the floors don’t look spotless in most places. They are all stained, no matter into which theater you walk.
Variety of movies are related to whatever is popular, however, this theater has never shown X-​rated movies. G and PG are most popular followed by PG-​13 and R.
Although this listing says to call one number, this number is the number where you get their recording. However, I have the number written down for which you can SPEAK-​TO a real live person. Enquire about this number, if needed. I’ll post this number real soon, however.

Always nice, pleasant staff and less expensive than most movies in the area.