4.0 of 5 stars.
OK, given my choice, I'm over at the Egyptian seeing something, but if their schedule ain't condusive to my viewing pleasure I'll go catch something at the Chinese when I'm staying at the Rooseveldt.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
my first time to this theater was quite a memorable one to say the least. any trip to hollywood has got to include a view of this place. so many great celebrities from our past are part of this place…
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went here only to take a picture next to Judy Garland's signature in the ground. It was fun ... but I was 16 at the time and I wouldn't waste my time now.
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
the best place to see a movie in town should be the vip room at grauman's. unfortunately management having been given one of the best facilities in town seems to have no idea what to do with it. i…
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I think I saw someone's mama dressed up as super woman outside. I tipped her a buck and got a pic... also, my feet are bigger than John Wayne's... guess who'd win a sword fight!! Oh, yeah, I saw a…
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ah...the aging face of Hollywood. This theater is pretty nifty...lots to look at, great history...but the Arclight holds my heart.
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Definately a place to go see when you're in LA. What I will list below should not deter you from seeing a Hollywood landmark...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Whenever I think of Grauman's I always end up thinking about one of my favorite Lucy episodes where all hell breaks loose when she and Ethel steal John Wayne's foot and handprints. Lol This is a cool…
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yes us locals perceive the footprint and handprint in front of the theatre to be cheesy. But on a recent late night trip with out of towners I developed a new found respect for the history and…
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Never got a chance to see a movie here but just enjoyed the experience of being there...but I really was disturbed by that guy who spray-painted himself gold and wore the bat wings and cheesy…
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Okay. So they now give blocks of cement to some people who should be given cement shoes and sunk to the bottom of the ocean. And it's a crying shame. Or sham. Regis Philbin? Really? Are you fing…
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As a Hollywood Icon, an attraction in LA: it's an absolute 5 star. It's classic, it's easy to identify, it's easy to find and it's free. There's always a buzz surrounding it from the tourists to the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You have to come here. Everytime I do ... I envision that Lucy episode where she stole John Wayne's brick. haha ... I love it. I like placing my feet atop Marilyn Monroe's and noticing she had tiny…
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I wish I could give it 5 stars but it's just such a tourist trap and the constant yelling from people trying to sell Hollywood tours or give away movie tickets took away from the fun and silliness it…
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Grauman's Chinese Theatre is WORTH the dough for the experience alone. Of course you wouldn't want to see a film dud like "I Know Who Killed Me" (Was it the drugs, Lindsay? TELL me it was the numerous…
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
$36.00 for a night at the movies? $25.50 for 2 tix and $10.50 for a kids pack and a bottle of water. Well, I guess I can finally say I've watched a movie at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Not only did…
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Way over-hyped tourist trap! I haven't even been in the theater because the outside hoopla turns me off! Hey creepy black guy, painted gold, in the demon costume, wtf? Seriously you're creepy, and not…
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
"Glugg, Glugg, Glugg, Glugg", Yep that was me filling my coke from my flask when the movie got unexpectedly quiet. Thanks for not turning around and saying anything, I know you heard it. Except on an…
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have been to this theater twice to see THAT kind of movie. You know - a MOVIE and not a FILM. The kind of movie where you need the energy of an enormous audience to get you through the cheesy,…
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What an impressive venue. What better movie to see there then Cloverfield? Wow! The sounds, the screen, the staff. Everything is awesome. Great location next to Hollywood and Highland and just an all…
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This review only applies to the theater inside-- PHENOMENAL! Probably the best (and largest) screen west of the Mississippi River. Really awesome. The forecourt, with the impersonators wandering…
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not a huge movie person, but I've been to this location a lot.. .mainly due to the fact that I lived down the street when I first moved to LA. Gotta say, theater is great, but hollywood and…
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The theatre itself is totally cool, but it's the impersonators dressed up on the sidewalk of Hollywood Blvd that depress me: a kohl-eyed menopause case posing some days as Cinderella and other days as…
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The Chinese Theatre should be Hollywood's Eiffel Tower or its Empire State Building, but no dice, they painted it a dull battleship gray, draining it of all its glamour, shame shame shame. And then to…
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best movie theater in the WORLD! I've never been to a place that has impressed me so much other than the Grauman's Chinese Theater. You feel like you've stepped back in time and you are someone very…
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great Theater..usually plenty of seating .. very touristy but well it's on Hollywood Blvd so DUH:) Yea it's a bit pricey! All they need is a bar!
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great theare! great sound system, great decor, and wonderful seating! a bit too $$ but still good!
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You can't get any more Hollywood than this! The world famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre has been a Hollywood landmark since the golden age of movies. Some of the most memorable movies in history have…
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I got to see a screening of The Devil Wears Prada here...The theatre is so old school Hollywood history I loved it. It's such an icon for Hollywood. I haven't returned yet but I definitely will for a…
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A stroll down Hollywood Boulevard is the perfect way to " Be A Tourist Day" on 08/30/2007 with Ranz and Gina. At one end of this road to the other lies the famous Walk of Fame. But intriguing enough…
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
1 biased 5 star review--only for the fact that I experienced Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's "Grindhouse" feature 1 out of the 3 times I saw the film at the cinemas. Parking BLOWS for the late…
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Expensive, but worth it once in a while especially when they're screening a digital version of a movie (makes you wish it was always like that). Super high ceilings, fake Chinese interior, great to…
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Off-the-beaten-path it is not. Among the 10 most visited tourist traps in SoCal, Grauman's Chinese Theater is, nevertheless, a trap I didn't mind being ensnared in. That's not to say that I enjoyed…
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
First and foremost I have to say that the place is beautiful! The architecture is simply lovely and the staff are super duper nice. I went there with my mother a little while ago, and we took the…
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My absolute favorite place to go see a movie. Granted it is far but walking in I feel like they must have back in the day when people actually dressed up to go to the movies treating it like a play.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Well, if there is one thing Los Angeles (Hollywood) is most famous for world wide, it would have to be movies right? What if I told you that the best place to see a movie in that town is the Chinese…
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I give the service 3 stars because they suck. We went to see a movie and the show was at the Grauman's theater. There were no signs pointing to how to get there. We went back to one of the people who…
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The Grauman's Chinese Theatre is far and away the most recognizable movie theatre in the world, and rightfully so. It features one-of-a-kind architecture, at least for a movie theatre. The highlight…
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Walking by this theater to this day I can still remember when I was only *this* (points to knee) high and my dad took me to my first major movie premier. It was "Batman" starring Michael Keaton. Talk…
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker! When you visit Hollywood and you don't know where to party and want to burn your hard earned loot - go here.
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Forget the history. Ignore the tourists. Grauman's Chinese Theater is a phenomenal place to watch a film. Remember the history. Still ignore the tourists. Grauman's Chinese Theater is a special…
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Maybe I'm just another bitter Angelino, but I hate walking around this area. Unfortunately, I don't have much of a choice since I work down the street. Just so you can get a taste of my experiences…
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yes, it reeks of Hollywood. However, the sound system is probably the best I've heard outside of an IMAX theater. The seats are very comfortable as well. My only complaint is that the theater would…
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Everything about Graumans is just hilarious....where else can you see the characters outside dressed like dueling Jack Sparrows next to Chewbacca next to 'Gene Simmons' next to Yoda all while looking…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The outside of the theater is cool--the ornate pagoda facade, the celebrity handprints and footprints on the sidewalk, the poor Hollywood hopefuls in costume taking pictures with tourists; but the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place isn't even THX certified, just a note to start off my review. The only reason I have even gone to the Chinese Theatre is to see certain WB or Paramount films because Arclight doesn't get…
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
grauman's chinese theater is probably the most interesting tourist spot in hollywood. it's usually packed with tourists and people dressed in strange costumes, looking to make a dollar or two. we went…
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yes it's a tourist attraction, and most of the tourists just stand outside with the footprints and snap their little shutters up the wazoo, but those idiots are the ones really missed out. The gem of…
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The main theater is still one of my favorite places to see a movie in LA, despite the crowds of tourists you have to wade through to get to it. It's just an overall great theater - I love the old…
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great theatre for premieres (much better than Westwood, blech). Seats are comfortable and there is plenty of legroom. Screen is nice and big. Nice, historically inaccurate accoutrement…
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Beautiful theatre of which we could not go inside for a tour due to the fact that the line was outrageous and did not want to spend all day waiting in line when we could be doing alot more things. If…
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I grew up in in the LA area and it wasn't until last year that I finally watched a movie IN the Chinese Theatre, despite all the times I visited my uncle who lived off Hollywood when Hollywood was…
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I actually don't like to go see movies here because the stunning Chinese themed decor is so distracting from the movie. I can't wait for someone to visit from out of town so I can use it as an excuse…
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Come here once and NEVER look back. Sure, putting your hands where the hands of long dead stars have been is great. Seeing how tiny Natalie Wood's feet were, interesting. Noticing how many celebrities…
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As you can tell from my other reviews I have a HUGE place in my heart for historic movie palaces. There is just something so grand and awe inspiring about seeing a film in a lavish, elegant, historic…
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the theater I love the most, the place I want to take friends when they come in from out of town. THe Chinese is historic and grand and all that, but it's the only theater that actually makes…
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
yes indeedy, i give this awesomely historic-cultural landmark 5 whole, delectable stars. between me n' you, it ain't cheap here. it's 11 clams and a quarter to watch a movie here - as if the amc's…
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Yes, it's iconic and I do love the footprints in the forecourt. With that said, seeing a movie here kinda sucks. Having to wait in a line that can wind around the block (especially for a big release)…
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just went on a night out for a buddy's birthday... Definitely a better theater than most and worth the while in terms of historical significance. We saw the film in the large main room which I imagine…
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
great theater. great screen, plenty of room to walk down the aisles if you've had a little too much to drink and have a difficult time controlling your bowels for the entire length of the movie. or,…
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Major tourist trap? I guess you can consider that notion when you walk around that street where every side show imaginable is performing there. Map to the Star's Homes, overpriced movie memorabilia,…
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The giant mall next door is too depressing for words. It completely killed my buzz. Just tune out the cheesiness of the neighborhood and absorb the history and think to yourself, "I am standing where…
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Here's the thing, it's all iconic and what not, but there is a guy who stands out front dressed as Spider-Man. He wears a fanny pack. I am scared of him.
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
one of the very few real destinations in a town that attracts out-of-towners. historic theater has been nicely updated while staying true to the large movie theaters of old. if you're looking to see a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2006
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Grauman's Chinese Theatre turns a night of filmgoing into a real event. The Chinese motiff, with dr...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/01/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Must be done once in your life
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The five stars go to experiencing a great film in an amazing theatre...there are few like it. Yeah the outside is a tourist destination but it's the inside that is really impressive. Huge, ornate,…
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2006
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Beyond the famous imprints outside this Hollywood landmark, there are a few good reasons to stop by ...
judysbook.com - user review - 01/17/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
more history than any other theatre.. you get to watch movies in what looks like a opera house. unfortunately, its not convenient at all to watch movies here.
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The whole Hollywood and Highland area is a major tourist trap, but the Gruauman's is actually a great place to see a movie. A huge screen and beautiful interior makes for an epic movie going…
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Short of Graceland, this was the most anti-climatic "tourist destination" that I have ever visited. Maybe at one point this was a galmorous area of town, but this place is like the ghetto now. All the…
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2005
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This is one of the most famous landmarks in Hollywood since it has the celebrity handprints right in...
judysbook.com - user review - 11/13/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Aside from the Hollywood sign up in the hills, nothing is more emblematic of the motion picture capital of the world than this world-renowned theater. Built by Sid Grauman at a cost of $2 million, its…
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2005
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