New Cinema in Alor Star

Bigcinemas.com.my is in Alor Star. Located in Alor Star Mall, 4 cineplexes make up this latest entertainment addition to this somewhat 'entertainment starved' city.

Had our first movie there yesterday....Madagascar 2, Escape to Africa. Brought daughter and nephew there. Tickets are priced at RM8 nett for adults and RM5 nett for children. It's a bit pricey by Alor Star standard but the place is nice and clean enough. Maybe cos it's still new. Actually the ticket is RM6.40 for adults. Comes to RM8 cos there is a RM1.60 entertainment tax. Kids tickets actually cost RM4. It becomes RM5 because of the RM1 for entertainment tax.

There were about 50 people in this particular cineplex. And there were actually more people at AS Mall today. The place has been rather empty of late, especially now that people prefer to do their shopping at Tesco. So, maybe BigCinemas will do this place some good, bring in the crowd.

The movie was entertaining. Creative and witty...lots of moral values subtly lining the storyline....non 'preachy' but educational enough. 8) Our local movies usually don't come close enough.

Anyway, it's good to have an extra place to go. Hopefully the authorities won't start coming out with ruling like cannot have movies at certain hours, etc., etc.

Extra-Extra: (Update 24/11/8)
Seats are okay....though not as wide as GSC's but okaylah. At the back of the cinema they have the usual 'couple seats'... Sound system, not bad; as what you would expect from a regular cineplex. It's louder than GSC's in Gurney but definitely softer than the one in Komtar which is deafening....but most teenagers are 'deaf' anyway, so that won't make much of a difference. 8) Aircon is really cold...so if you don't have natural extra layers to protect you from it, then better bring a jacket. Overall, if they can maintain the place well, it will definitely be better than the other offerings in Alor Star. BTW, you can book and choose your seats online.