Olney 9 Cinemas

I left a comment via email a few months ago on how dirty and disgusting the place is. Never got a response. Now if you visit their website, there is no longer an email link. Very convenient, they don't even want to hear from their customers. What an eye sore for Olney! more

I can't stand to go there. Not only is the front door of Olney 9 a hang out for 14 year olds, but the inside looks like a dump. It's filthy and you will probably never watch an entire flick without someone's cell phone going off and then listening to their conversation for at least 10 minutes -- not to mention the fact that the theaters lack stadium seating. Because the theater is so close to my house, I was determined not to let one visit spoil my opinion, but I've given this theater (too) many chances and it seems almost inevitable that something will go wrong during a given screening.The picture has been blurry and the last time I was there the sound cut out around 1/2 way through the movie - and stayed off. The management refused to refund anyone in the audience's money. Furthermore, it's not like Olney is a steal when it comes to ticket prices. You'd think with all the junk that goes on here, tickets would be about $5 (or less)-WRONG! It will set you back about $8.50. To me, driving the extra 20 minutes to Rio or Regal in Rockville (and paying about the same price) is well worth it if I want to go see a movie!! more

I'd complain about the sticky floors and the lack of stadium seating, but it's hardly worth the effort when they can't keep a movie in focus. I had to go all the way down to where the kid was tearing tickets to ask him to send someone up to the projection booth to fix the focus, and he just walked off without a word. Thankfully, someone eventually made it upstairs and somehow they all figured out how to focus the projector. I haven't been back since. more

i know movie-going in general is expensive. and it is nice not to have to pay $10 for a ticket in olney, but it is getting pretty close. at least other pricier theaters have stadium seating, usable toilet stalls, floors that don't grab onto your feet and hold them there because the 12 year olds who easily made their ways into the R-rated movies left their half-chewed gummy bears all over the place. in addition, those nicer theaters usually have guests who don't talk on the phone during the movies. or at least if they do, other patrons will tell to stfu. in olney, it's the norm. so, really, to charge 8.50 for that kind of an experience is absurd. more