I’m new to TV. I’m curious why only one movie theatre has movies times posted.
 

Are the other theatres open?

It's the only one that is open.

It would appear the other two will never reopen

Or then again……..

I just watched “Death on the Nile” (2022) with HBO why go to the theater I have wine, beer, soda, popcorn a HOLD button and a bathroom within 20 feet. It only took a pandemic to figure out how much I don’t miss or need movie theaters.

I like going to movies if IMO movie worth watching. Great sound and big screen. Fury was awesome. Catch get that feeling at home.

Would it have been better on a very large screen?

Covid-19 changed a lot of things

perhaps at some point the other two venues will reopen....or maybe they'll be converted into something else

Thank you everyone. We really enjoy going to the movies. Sorry to see that two theaters have closed. Glad there is still one though.

I know they stopped the renovations at the Spanish Springs theater, didn’t realize another one was closed. I have not been to a movie theater in 20 years but had figured I would at some point go.

The Brownwood Theatre gives walk in covid treatments

If they were open movies would be posted.

They are done at Brownwood doing COVID treatment at this point.

Depends
 

On where you live there are plenty of other better bigger movie theaters. Leesburg has one with electric reclining seats and you can go to Mount Dora or Clermont for several other theaters named epic that are cleaner better and also great sound

The developer has been less than forthcoming about the future of the other two theaters. That is a shame.

Because almost all of The Villages movie theatres remain closed?

Unfortunately the pandemic appears to have resulted in most people simply watching movies at home on their big screen TV. It’s not altogether clear whether our three multiple screen movie theaters will ever fully re-open. You have to have paying customers in the movie theater seats to make them viable businesses. That ain’t happening.

And there in lies the problem..................

I thought I'd use this opportunity to start the completely unfounded rumor that they're planning on putting in apartments in those theaters...

When is Will Smith coming to the LKSL theater for the premier of his new movie?

Travolta came to Brownwood for his last blockbuster premiere

Easy for Travolta....he was living in Ocala.

Things do evolve over time, movies got much more expensive and TV's got much larger.

Movies
 

Love movie theaters, so last week saw The Lost City then upcoming will see Sonic2. Always great experience on big screen.

So many love seeing these movies on the big screen. I think the villages is losing revenue by not reopening Rialto and Brownwood theaters. I have been going to Leesburg and Ocala to catch Dailey showings of those and additional offerings . This would be attractive to residents. Nightly town squares and recreation center activities aren’t for everyone.

It’s not just in the Villages, movie theaters are closing all across the country. Content producers are moving to the streaming platform to distribute their product. Many in our generation still prefer the traditional way to view a new release, but the reality is that we are no longer the target market, so out preferences have little influence on business decisions.

Would you be willing to invest your own money into the theater to open it back up?

Probably won’t reopen. I’m not supporting the lifestyle of those who want to “re-educate” me. Done.

if you really enjoy going to the movies, subscribe to Fantom Events. they have all kinds of movies in theaters CLOSE (maybe 10-15mi) to the villages. every month they do Classics from TCM, --some very good choices there.

His last blockbuster?? Was TV open when Grease came out?

May not be unfounded. I have a reliable source saying that the Dine and Drink Style Movie Theater refurb for the Rialto has been scrapped and that if apartments get built where Katie Belles was, the Rialto Apartments will soon follow.

Not sure about the other one, still closed. Time will tell.

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Paradise lost
 

i presume you meant "cant " instead of catch.
Going to see our favorite weeekly movies as children, teenagers, young and older adults was a weekly rite of passage for us. We socialized with other children from our own neighborhoods and the adjacent ones. Boys and girls met unchaperoned and started to acquire the social skills they would need in life. We all loved to be surrounded by hundreds of laughing and cheering kids sometimes crying, and peeking at horror scenes. Who didn't love the drive in movies.
Thats what we've lost, the chance to enjoy the company of strangers
and our fellow neighbors.
That is our loss.

Ocala has a drive in theater. On 27/441...
:coolsmiley::welcome::clap2:

Too old for it. Loved them when we were younger

Treatments
 

Actually I’ve heard probably on this site that you have to have a reservation to be treated there.

Do you get to see a movie while waiting?

Actually believe they have stopped treating people there.

Apartments

or get a firestick with streaming service for $27/mth and get all movies you can watch.

We have been going to Epic in Ocala worth the drive. The Theater is beyond clean they have electric recliners and a bar. You get to pick your seats ahead of time. They have 2 sizes of screens so those action packed movies can been seen up close and personal.
We love the area the theater is in, we do some shopping and lunch after. When you go early there is hardly anyone there……can’t say enough good things about Epic

a good one !!!!

No
AMC at the Lake Square Mall In Leesburg is a much better experience for those of us who like the big screen experience. Join their AList membership and for $21.99 plus tax per month see up to three movies per week. Advanced reserved seating, all recliners, a bar is available, and some theaters have extra large screens.

I agree with you. I do believe the developers want to convert most of Spanish Springs into apartments. Spanish Springs is dying by design.