Review - Cathay Cineleisure Damansara

This is the 2^nd time I went to Cathay, last was to watch CARs and last night, Superman.

The cinema really pales in comparison to GSC 1-Utama. For a lot of reasons. The seats are smaller, less comfy & really reminds you of the olden day cinema where they place the entrance near to seats, not behind the seats like GSC to minimize noise. Down point.

The entrance waiting place (whatever you call it) is really messy. At the ticketing counter, there’s a stair leading upwards with the signals to show which cinema is open already. So you’d think that the stairs lead straight to the cinema but funny cause there’s no attendants at the stairs. But the moment you go up, you see another crowd bottlenecked at a small opening where they really let people walk it. And once you are in, the corridor is so small, it really suffocates to walk … and I’m sorry that GSC 1-Utama comes up tops again for comfort, not just in seats, but also in atmosphere & at least they are generous in even walking space. When I walk into GSC 1-U I can see lots of space to walk … nice large plasmas to see previews, away from the bustling crowd outside buying tickets.

And the toilets. Man! It’s so freaking small for a cinema of such size. Only 3 standing pees and 5 booths. Less than half of GSC & TGV at 1U.

The food counter, definitely not as lavish as GSC, less drinks, less choice of snacks, only 1 type of popcorn ... I tried their hotdogs in my previous visit, it cost me 5 bucks for a hottie that had only ketchup on top. Hello? I can get a 1901 hotdog at GSC … at slightly more expensive price, with good garnishings. The only thing they have that GSC dun have is a shop selling assortment of 'kacangs' ... a remeniscent of olden times.

And lastly, I’ve seen lots of cinema showing their own presentations like TGV with their flying & swooshing T-G-V … and GSC with their flushing drinks, popping corn & revolving tickets, but Cathay goes all the way out to beat them … they had a very long ‘Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah’ which took 3 minutes to show their old pre-movie presentation, for each decade from the 70s, 80s, 90s & (oh wow) the new look. Puh-lease, who gives a damn? It’s a Cathay propaganda!!!

Damn, I sound like I am damn sore, huh? The cinema is ok for movie, but in total cinema experience, pales in comparison with GSC 1U. 3 stars for Cathay Cineleisure since I am in a generous mood ...