Sunnyside Center Cinema, Queens, New York

There's something appealing about going to a theater that's been repeatedly received horrible reviews online. Complaints of sticky floors, needing plastic bags for seats and poor service -- you have to admit it's worth checking out.

Courtney, her mother and I decided to see a matinee showing of Sex and the City at the Sunnyside Center Cinema in Queens.

The theater is run down and dirty and most all of the staff was busy playing with their Sidekicks to notice us. Various cardboard boxes littered the floors and hallways containing concession items and un-popped popcorn. The video games in the tight corridors seemed gummed up and gross. Our film was in the basement where the floors were littered with stuck gum and candy and the size was almost comparable to an expensive home theater. The seats in front of us had major holes in them but to be honest, the popcorn was good and they didn't screw up the film. Not that it needed it.

Rex joked with me that if it is the worst cinema in Queens, it must be the worst cinema in New York (then possibly the worst cinema in the U.S.). It wasn't horrible.

42-17 Queens Blvd
Sunnyside, NY 11104
718-361-6867