Fond du Lac Theatre

Reviews 10

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Christy Yang

Worse place ever on Fridays and Saturdays. Teens being stupid and defeating the purpose of coming to "WATCH" a movie. I also found out through reading recent reviews that they still have 5dollar Tuesdays. :D.... An employee told me last year that they no longer had this deal two or three times and I was charged full price. So ever since those occasions I stopped trying to come for their "supposed" Tuesday deals. I dont know if I was ever a lying and obnoxious teen, but boy.. do I hate this movie theater for that reason (If the room is filled with teens and its FDL theater run as fast as you can! They will ruin the movie for you). Although, I might mention that the one guy (this particular employee wasnt a teen) who kept charging me full price for Tuesdays graduated with me 8 years ago. He was probably a low lifer who needed my extra cash which is basically stealing but you know .... SO I have to rant... Just a bit upset now that I finally realized that fact.

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Katherine Hinz

Well honestly I have to say that this is my least favorite movie theater yet I keep coming back because of the memories. While many other theaters have upgraded this theater has stayed the same since I was little. Every time I come see a movie here I am just counting down the minutes for the movie to be over. The seats are so uncomfortable. They might as well not have any cushions because they are so worn out that you feel like you are just sitting on the metal, half of them are broken to. The ground is also very sticky and gross most of the time. If they would upgrade the theater the way that other theaters have been doing by putting in recliners and spacing the seats out a little and putting in carpet and making it cleaner this would be my favorite movie theater. Sadly I doubt that will ever happen

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Rich Giesige

The Fond Du Lac Theater isnt the most amazing theater you will see or the biggest but it does provide a great atmosphere at a reasonable price. They have the latest movies in nice accommodations. They have popcorn, candy, and combo deals that are actually reasonable. Im so used to spending up to $12-20 for a combo but you can get them for around $8 on a medium pop and medium popcorn. The pop if you get a large has free refills but if you want it for another size you have to pay $0.50 or $0.75 per a refill. I personally like the theater and find that the matinee deals are actually really good. I went with my wife and saw a movie for under $25 dollars (movice, drinks, food, etc...) for a new release.

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A Private User

My wife and I have visited this theatee over thirty times, and over and over again the same thing annoys us: the theater makes patrons for all seven (or so) movies wait in one mass line. It is one big cluster with some folks jockeying for position and others simply clueless as to what is going on. It is not a good experience. If you go during a busy movie time, expect long lines, mass chaos, and some frustration as somebody (re: many people) cut in line in front of you as you wait 35 minutes to get in. Oh, did I mention that during busy times if you dont get to the theater at least 30 minutes early you will have no room to breath. Consider Oshkosh or West Bend theaters. They are much better.

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Wesley Washington

I love this place; call it nostalgia, but the fdl movie thiter has been here for as long as I can remember and has acted as a temple of wonder capturing my sense of imagination as a child and now agen as a young adult. Everyone should go. Although it is somewhat ruff around the edges it has given so much to the fond du lac community by tenfold not by just being a source of entertainment but a first job to our friends/families in high school and being a destination for familys to enjoy a good movie with the ones they love. I hate to see such negitve comments and such a low rating to a place that has given us so much. Five stars, and a thank you to all the staff of the movie theater.

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A Private User

My husband and I went to see an R-rated movie and were absolutely appalled with how many children were able to walk up, buy a ticket without a parent, and see the movie. The entire theater was packed with Middle School students who, as you can imagine, are extremely immature and LOUD. We had to spend the entire movie listening to them talk and laugh- the worst part? When my husband commented to the staff taking tickets that there were a lot of kids that werent 17 he said "yup." When he went to speak with the manager, he blatantly lied to his face claiming that parents are allowed to buy tickets for their kids and leave them to watch the movie alone. Absolutely ridiculous!!!

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Mike Turner

This theater was so nice a when it opened over 15+ years ago but is has become run down and management seems to not care. No adult workers to keep things in line so its run by teenagers. Everything from sticky floors to stained chairs. Restrooms are not inspected regularly and they are almost always out of hand soap and paper towel when Im needing to dry off my washed hands. The Retlaw was never like this back in the day.. :( My family and I decided to make the trek up to Oshkosh and go to their Marcus Theater for our future movies... So sad.. I always like supporting our local city businesses but in this case I just cant afford it with the cost of movies now a days. :(

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Anastasia Beaverhousen

Ive been saying it for years- they have the most disgusting bathroom in fdl! Not to mention the last time we saw a movie there all we could hear were the kids (supposedly employees) messing around, laughing and banging stuff against the walls the entire theater was angry and it got so bad that I had to leave the movie and bang on the concession room door (because, of course, they were not in the front main room) until they stopped. And in an agreement with another review, I went to see anabelle here and they let a 13 year old boy purchase a ticket for his little brother who was no more than 7 YEARS OLD when there was absolutely no adult in sight.. So yeah, they lie.

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Amanda Kittell

Anyone who gave this place 5 stars is lying. Its a hole and the only reason its still in business is because its the only theater in town. I would rather drive to Oshkosh then go to this dump. If you do go here try not to use the bathrooms they are disgusting and none of the door lock. Also dont bother seeing a movie in 3D they have the cheapest set-up so the movies look terrible. The saddest part is the place is locally owned by someone who could afford to renovate but wont. I suggest going else if you want an enjoyable movie going experience.

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Michael Rutherford

Theater most certainly not up to snuff. Went to one movie and the first 10 minutes had no sound. They then restarted the movie. Another time we could hear the movie but the screen was blank, again the movie was restarted. The floors are also very sticky, as in you can feel your shoes stick to the floor with every step. I go on Tuesdays, because the movies are five bucks instead of eight, and I dont feel like Im wasting as much money.

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