It’s been all of about two weeks since we came across a bitter rant about how badly the Pavilion Theater on Prospect Park West sucks. Well, with the opening weekend of Dark Knight more people than usual went to sample the theater’s charms and came away with love for the place. Here’s a charming tale from livetotravel on Brooklynian:
Went to see The Dark Knight at the 3:00 PM show in the big room all the way upstairs – it must have need 90 degrees in that hot box for the entire length of the movie. Everyone was sweating profusely and downing tons of water. Afterward a mob scene ensued with people loudly complaining – all to no avail. The best excuses from the “management” – “I just work here” and “there were too many people.” Jesus – the biggest movie of the summer and they don’t adjust for it! I loved the movie (Ledger is amazing) but I fucking hate the Pavilion!!! Go see it in Manhattan. Boycott that dump!
And, just in case anyone thinks the first poster is being cranky about a 90 degree movie theater, here’s a bit more detail from another moviegoer,who posts are raw:
What Livetotravel wrote is 100% true. I was there same bat time and channel. It was 96°F arond 3 PM. The owners and managers of Park Slope Pavillion knew darn well every screening of Batman the Dark Night would sell out yesterday. By the way, I complained and one staff member told me that the owner refused to fix the AC. Another staff member complained about not having an AC to ME — a customer. The people who work at the Park Slope Pavillion must wear heavy uniforms. Staff and customers were all sweating and miserable. Where is the top jerk who will take responsibility for this???
Until next time…
11 responses so far ↓
1 NineDaves // Jul 21, 2008 at 12:38 pm
YES! i’ve been waiting for someone to mention this. i was at that screening. it was terrible. my friend almost fainted – we had to take for some air mid movie. the establishment did NOTHING about it – and there were a lot of angry people complaining. i’ve never had a problem at that theater before, but the way they were treating us, i might never go back.
2 local mom // Jul 21, 2008 at 12:40 pm
wow –
im really glad we opted to drive to the sheepshead bay theater for the 11:40am showing on friday!
3 JR // Jul 21, 2008 at 12:44 pm
I have no love for the pavillion, but went to Mama Mia with my wife on friday night and it was chilly in that little theater.
4 Brenda from Flatbush // Jul 21, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Okay, my family of 3 are now officially going elsewhere for the rest of the summer. Biggest waste of a commercial opportunity in Brooklyn if you ask me: That place could be so freaking fabulous, or even just reasonably decent. It is run by idiots.
5 spnder // Jul 21, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Thursday night/ Friday morning it was playing on 3 screens at the cobble, and 7 screens at the ‘plex on court. No reason to head into manhattan (or sheepshead bay)
6 woodendesigner // Jul 21, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Anyone that cuts up an old nice theater into that screens is greedy idiot and does not deserve to make money with it. I stopped going there years ago because the place sucks so bad.
7 Sainsbury // Jul 21, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I saw the 6:40 show on Sunday. Sold out, of course. The AC wasn’t working. But they did have huge fans. I was comfortable. They offered everyone a refund since the film started 20 minutes late.
I’m hoping it was just dreadful timing for the Pavilion. It would extremely difficult to get a HVAC guy to fix it on the spot over a weekend, I imagine.
Since they offered refunds, I’m willing to cut them some slack.
8 ff // Jul 21, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Not to worry, folks; in a few years the Pavilion will probably be condos.
9 Frank // Jul 22, 2008 at 2:25 pm
In response to Brenda from Flatbush “Biggest waste of a commercial opportunity in Brooklyn if you ask me: That place could be so freaking fabulous”
Yes I smell Condos!!
Mwahahahaha! Come on Brenda you and me let’s start a board!
10 Frank // Jul 22, 2008 at 2:26 pm
CONDOS!
11 T from Gowanus // Jul 28, 2008 at 4:25 pm
I went to the 6:40 Sunday show that weekend. Was hot in the back row but not 90, geez!
I want the theatre to stay though. It’s walking distance from me….if it goes where else can I walk to?….:(….