I still miss Angelika Plano
Posted by lost_in_trepidation@reddit | plano | View on Reddit | 18 comments
There are tons of options for movie theaters in the area but I still really miss going to the Angelika. They always had one or two movies that barely play at other theaters. I would sometimes leave work early on Friday and see a movie there and just walk about Legacy for a bit.
Shops at Legacy isn't all that but it was fun to have somewhere I could walk around and maybe go to a bar after seeing a movie.
Sad-Armadillo-689@reddit
We do too
Adamant_DB@reddit
Same here, OP :( I’m glad the Mockingbird Station Angelika is holding on, but it just isn’t as convenient.
Colonel_Janus@reddit
used to go there all the time when we lived in Dallas. Nowadays we're just Cinemarkers but I do greatly miss that place
lpalf@reddit
Also I’m not sure it’ll hold on much longer
lost_in_trepidation@reddit (OP)
yeah I go to Angelika Dallas maybe once a month and I get the impression that it's winding down. A lot of the screens are in rough shape.
I would be devastated if that one closed down too. I used to take the DART there to see movies as a teenager.
lpalf@reddit
Same I still love to take the train down there. But it’s just always pretty dead. I wish people cared about the things I care about
Adamant_DB@reddit
:(
Meli_mel63@reddit
Me too.
Alternative_Hall_470@reddit
Indeed a huge loss. They also seemed to screen more asian films than the Angelika on mockingbird , which was nice. Perhaps appealing to the surrounding demographic.
Luckyjuly777@reddit
I miss the days where I could grab a beer and have a theater to myself any night of the week… 😭
Dragooncancer@reddit
Same, was my go to movie theatre because my buddy and I were usually the only ones there. Probably a reason why it closed, but damn if it didn’t make a great movie watching experience.
lqtely@reddit
Yeah that theater and Shops at legacy was peak. Miss those days
lpalf@reddit
I went there like 30+ times in the final winter it was open and sadly except for popular rep screenings there were usually fewer than 10 people in the theater with me (and several times I was the only one). I knew it was doomed but I really tried to keep it alive
Texas_Crazy_Curls@reddit
Mockingbird Station was my love for many years. Moved out to the country and figured the Plano location would be my best bet. Then they closed ☹️
Purple_haze9@reddit
Damn, my wife and I miss it but time too!!!! Saw the Mr. Rodger’s documentary there and tons of other films we loved. Killed us when it went away. :(
cjcrashoveride@reddit
I saw Black Swan there and I had never seen it so packed, they didn't even have a seat for me despite getting tickets. It was a small theater but I dug it and when I lived in the Shops at Legacy it was even within walking distance.
Altoid27@reddit
I can’t even begin to count the number of movies I saw there. Seeing “The Aristocrats” ranks up there with one of the most surreal moments of movie-watching I’ve ever been fortunate enough to experience but there’s so much more: “The Tree of Life” in the midst of stories of viewers demanding refunds, “Killer Joe” (and watching people get up and walk out of that one) and the list goes on.
A definite loss for film fans.
Ineffable2024@reddit
Me too. Damn.