dollar movies in mandarin area (Tallahassee: rental, how much, house)

[toGAfromFL]

hello
I would like to know if you recommend me any dollar movies theaters around mandarin area?

[apanda]

I am not too sure that we even have any more dollar theaters in town.

[toGAfromFL]

are there any kind of really really affordable entertainments for kids ages 8-10?
they don't like the playgrounds (it is for babies)

[agreatlife]

only dollar movies I'm aware of are through Red Box DVD rental @ McDonalds' restaurants.

[travelingfood]

Originally Posted by agreatlife

only dollar movies I'm aware of are through Red Box DVD rental @ McDonalds' restaurants.

exactly what I'm thinking....

Cheapest way is to rent movies to watch in a comfortable home theater setup and feed the kids healthy snacks.

[pinetreecity]

There used to be one or two theaters in Mandarin. I think one was converted to Office Depot.

For indoor entertainment, have you considered Adventure Landing or Dave and Busters? I wonder how much it costs to rent a canoe or sailboat?

[apanda]

Originally Posted by pinetreecity

There used to be one or two theaters in Mandarin. I think one was converted to Office Depot.

For indoor entertainment, have you considered Adventure Landing or Dave and Busters? I wonder how much it costs to rent a canoe or sailboat?

Adventure Landing or Dave and Busters are FAR from cheap!

[travelingfood]

Originally Posted by pinetreecity

There used to be one or two theaters in Mandarin. I think one was converted to Office Depot.

For indoor entertainment, have you considered Adventure Landing or Dave and Busters? I wonder how much it costs to rent a canoe or sailboat?

Dave and Buster's not really really cheap
but good call on AL, probably one of the only few things fun for kids in town.

[lisainthesky]

There's also Mandarin Mill, on San Jose immediately south of 295. It has mini-golf and batting cages.

Dollar theaters, I wish! The last one I remember was in OP across from Youngerman Cir, but it closed several years ago. And come to think of it, it was actually a $2.50 theater, but even that would be welcome these days! Movie prices these days are almost enough to make a broke movie-lover want to movie back to Tallahassee, home of the awesome Cinemark Movies 8. $1 a pop with the occasional $0.50 night. I miss that so much!

Most of Jax's small theaters have closed one by one anyway. The huge complexes (six of them in town, which seems way too few locations for a city of this size) have killed the small theaters. It's a far cry from ten or so years ago when we had neighborhood theaters like Pablo, Litchfield and St. Johns, just to name a few. I think the San Marco and the Playtime drive-in are the only small theaters left.

[Magnolia Bloom]

If ten of you can agree on a movie, I will show it at my house for a dollar each. Popcorn and drinks would be extra, of course....but I will also offer adult beverages.