Colorado Movie Theaters: Denver and Surrounding Suburbs

Denver has many movie theaters to catch the latest flicks. I'm going to share with you my favorite places to watch a movie. The first movie theater is the Denver PavilionsUnited Artists located at 500 16^th Street #310, Denver, CO. My husband and I like going to the Pavilions, because it's the closest theater to us. While we are downtown catching a movie, we can eat at our favorite restaurant Maggianos Italian Restaurant. One nice perk to catching a movie at the Pavilions is you can park in the underground parking by the theater and get your parking validated at the movie theater. This is a nice cost saver since a movie is going to cost you $10.25, matinees (before 4p.m.) are $8, children are $7.25, seniors, $7.50 and students/military are $8.

The Denver Pavilions United Artists has stadium seating and located right on the 16^th Street Mall. You can do some shopping before or after the movie at Victoria Secrets, Forever 21, Ciara, The Limited, Payless Shoes, Ann Taylor, The Gap, Virgin Mega Store, NikeTown and so many more shops. If you want to get a bite to eat, there are so many restaurants to choose from in Downtown Denver. PF Changs for some Chinese food, Indian House for very yummy Indian cuisine, Dixon's for American Southwest fare, The Sports Column for burgers and fries to mention a few of the vast number of downtown restaurants.

There is a movie theater with an IMAX screen, which my husband likes to go to. The Colorado Center Stadium 9 & IMAX is located at 2000 S. Colorado Blvd. in Central Denver. It's right by interstate 25, so you can get there fairly quickly from other parts of Denver. We stood in line for an hour to see Star Wars on the IMAX screen when it came out. I forget which Star Wars it was, but it was one of the newer ones that were about Anakin before he became Darth Vader.

Movie prices are going to cost $10 for adults, matinees (before 4p.m.) $7.50, children $7.25, seniors $7.25, and students/military $8. If you want to see a movie on the IMAX screen adults is $15 and child/senior $12.25. Parking is abundant. After you are done with your movie or before your movie, Cherry Creek shopping center is close by. You can shop at Louis Vuitton, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstroms, Tiffany & Co., Neiman Marcus and many other high end stores. You can dine at the Macaroni Grill, Elway's, California Kitchen, and after dinner you can get a yummy Cinnabon to top off your meal!

Another movie theater my husband and I frequent is the brand new AMC theater at the Orchard shopping center off of 144^th Avenue exit on Interstate 25 at 14653 Orchard Parkway, Westminster, Colorado. The address is Westminster, but its right outside of Thornton, Colorado. We like to meet my husband's mom and sister at this theater, because it's close to Longmont where mom and sis live.

Since the theater is brand new, there is stadium seating and very roomy. We have plenty of room to stretch out and enjoy the show!! Plus, we enjoy getting the snack deals where we can purchase a large bag of popcorn and two sodas for under $20. This is always a treat to get while watching a movie. The cost of a matinee is $8 and senior/adults the charge is $9. Any movie seen after 4:00 p.m. children will pay $8, seniors $10 and adults $11.

There are many restaurants and shops in the Orchard Shopping center. We have just gone there to watch a movie, but you can dine at Red Robin and get a gourmet burger and an endless basket of fries. My husband and I have eaten at Red Robin restaurants and they have the best burgers that you can get done in many different ways. Plus, the milkshakes are a really tasty, sweet treat to go with the meal!

Other restaurants at the Orchard shopping center are Mimi's Café where you can get down home meals like country fried steak, meat loaf, chicken pot pie and more. There are so many different meal choices to wet your appetite from fish and chips to steak to burgers and fries. This is one of my favorite places to eat, because of the down home meals. The Rock Bottom Brewery is another favorite. Despite going there for the great tasting beer that's made fresh right there, you can order a sampler and check out a number of Rock Bottom's brews!! Dishes that we have sampled are the smoked chicken enchiladas, smoked salmon fish and chips, southwestern shrimp & chicken, BBQ rib dishes, the burgers and the steaks.

Department stores JcPenny, REI and Macys is at the Orchard shopping center among other shops Forever 21, Chicos, Lane Bryant, Hollister, Finish Line, Rack Room Shoes, GNC, Origins to name a few of the many, many stores to shop in.

While visiting in Longmont, we will catch movies in two locations. There is the United Artists theater in the Twin Peaks mall on 1250 S. Hover Road, Longmont, Colorado. This is an older theater so there is no stadium seating, but the prices for movies are a bit cheaper than the newer theaters. You can get a real bargain and catch a matinee for $7.75. Children and seniors can get in for $6.75. If you have a school or military ID a movies is $8. Otherwise, the regular price for a movie after 4p.m. is $9.75. The matinee and the regular price may sound high, but a matinee at the Pavilions United Artists cost $8 and after 4p.m. the cost is $10.25. The price for children is $7.25 and for seniors is $7.50.

After or before the movie, you can shop around the Twin Peaks mall at Dillards, Sears, Buckle, Foot Locker, DEB, Maurices, Victoria's Secret, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and many more stores. If you get hungry, there are numerous restaurants to choose from Chili's, Red Robin, AppleBees, Heidi's Deli, Red Lobster, Perkins, Old Chicago and more to feed that food craving!

The other movie theater we would frequent, because my husband's sister preferred the new theater features that the Metropolitan MetroLux Theaters in Loveland, Colorado located at 6085 Sky Pond Drive. The movie theater is next to the Loveland Outlet shopping center, so you can see what deals you can get at Ann Taylor, Bose, Carters, J. Crew, Nike, Rue 21, Polo Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and various other shops.

A movie at the Metropolitan MetroLux will cost $6.75 for a matinee and $9 for a regular show after 4:30p.m. This theater has snack deals, too. You can choose from getting a large popcorn and two sodas or nachos and drinks and other snack deals. Of course, there is candy (M&Ms, licorice, Reeses pieces, Whoopers, etc) available at various prices from $1.50 - $3.50 to munch on as you watch your movie. If you would rather have a real meal before/after the movie, there are a number of restaurants in the area to mention a few, Rock Bottom Brewery, Red Lobster, Red Robin, Macaroni Grill (Italian food), the usual fast food restaurants McDonalds, Wendys, and Chick-fil-A.

There are numerous movie theaters to choose from in Denver and the surrounding suburbs. A great place to find out what movie is playing where is by picking up a free copy of the Westword that is distributed every Thursday at various locations.