Sunset Drive In
Porters Point Rd, Colchester, VT, 05446
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Porters Point Rd
Colchester, VT, 05446 - Phone (802) 862-1800
- Website https://www.sunsetdrivein.com
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Kristen R.
Awesome please to watch a movie. Two movies for the price of one!!! Four screens at the same time. The screens are clear even from the back row. Each row is banked for better viewing. Each screen has its own radio frequency and don't interfere with the other screens. Great place to bring the family for the evening.
(5)Kelly M.
An absolute gem! I can remember my first time being brought her by my parents, piling pillows into the bed of my dads truck, snuggling up under the stars! Love being able to see 2 movies for the price of one! & you can bring whatever food you want. Good selection at the snack bar. Friendly staff. A place I hit up multiple times every summer.
(5)Barbara M.
my absolute favorite place to go in the summer. Well worth the 3 hour drive!
(5)Jason R.
Going to this drive-in has become an annual rite of summer for my family. From the "vintage" playground equipment (translated: it looks like they haven't replaced the same slide, swings, see-saw and merry-go-round that have likely been there since the 1960's) to the old-school concession stand, I always get the sense that I have stepped inside of a time warp when I visit this venue; and that is not a bad thing! Although the movies might not always be tremendous (let's just say that "Minions" wasn't exactly one of Universal Studio's finer offerings) a night at the Sunset Drive-in is always a fun and relatively inexpensive family night out.
(5)brad l.
The Sunset Drive-In is the place to be this summer whether youre by yourself, with a date, or with the family(can even bring the dog). Kids get in cheap and besides the price of admission is for two movies. That's value for your money. Be sure to check out the food stand too
(5)Bryan S.
Amazing. Two movies for $7.50. The food is expected for a drive in. Greasy but great.
(4)Adam B.
This is something I look forward to every year now. I'm glad he is still around, and I hope he doesn't leave. This is not only a landmark for Colchester, it's a treasure for the entire New England area.
(5)yva s.
A completely affordable, incredibly fun night out. Two first run movies for $8, a well-stocked and affordable snack bar, and four screens. I've had some of the greatest nights there sitting out and watching a movie under the stars. Seriously, get out of your car and experience movies in a heightened level of amazing.
(5)CJ G.
It feels like its right out of the 1950s or 1960s! America's favorite past time is Baseball....I think it should it should be the drive ins! It's a blast from the past and I enjoyed going here a few weekends ago. For starters I have not been to the Drive ins in years. I always seem to forget about this gem here in Vermont and a friend of mine reminded of this place. So myself and her had gone one night and it was awesome! The idea here is simple. You pay $8.00 per adult in the car and you drive up to any of the 4 screens and you just park your car! Then you switch your radio station to the correct channel and sit back and watch the movie. Easy right? It is. Where the Drive-ins really shine are the options you get. For one you can bring your own food and snacks. So your not feeling bad about sneaking them in if you have ever done that! (High school? :P) You also get to sit in the comfort of your own space. You can now talk during the movie without annoying anyone near you. Not to mention you get 2 shows for the price of one. So there must be a down fall here some where right? Well there is and its a minor one. The weather! Yes good ole Mother Nature can come along and ruin the night at the Drive in pretty easy. Here is the simple break down for you! It can rain, be to cold, be to hot, have to much humidity and then we have the bugs! No one likes being in a hot car with the windows rolled up. However, this not an issue with the Drive-ins directly so we can not fault them. You just have to plan your night carefully and be willing to deal with whatever gets tossed your way! We got lucky and the weather seemed pretty perfect out for the most part. We even saw a few meteor showers that night! Just to many clouds. Either way the Drive-ins are a great deal and during the cool summer nights and fall weekends its the best deal going in my opinion. Lets hope we keep our Drive-ins. Sadly they are becoming something of the past. I happen to enjoy them and support them 100%!
(5)May T.
This was my first drive-in movie theater, EVER and I absolutely love this place! For a mere $7.50, you get 2 movies. Sweet lord! I usually pay 10 bucks or more for one showing, but here you get double features- I find all of it very amazing. The area is massive- 4 towering screens situated in different areas on the green. I give the snack bar a 2 thumbs up, simply because they serve fries. I can't ever get fries at Regal or AMC! Another plus is that it's A-OK to bring your own snacks and drinks. However, there is one downside- the bugs. I was there in late May, early June and everything was dandy but when July rolled around, it was mosquito central and not too enjoyable. Nevertheless, definitely a place I'll check into everytime I'm in VT!
(5)Bailey Z.
The drive-in theater is such an iconic relic from the 1950s and 60s that most people from our generation never get to experience anymore. With the rise of real estate and the advent of technologies, you simply don't see these around, especially not in any large, urban cities. I was quite excited to finally experience one for myself last night. I found a $10 special online that included a double feature and two popcorns for two people. Normally, it's $7.50 for a double feature per person, which is still cheaper than watching a movie at a traditional theater. The Sunset Drive-In is situated in an obscure area in Colchester, but there's a Price Chopper nearby so you can stock up on food and snacks. Otherwise, the centrally-located snack bar also has really cheap food and drinks. The field has four large screens and each viewing area has slopes so you can angle your car upward toward the screen. It was pretty empty on a weekday so you get your choice of location. Two minor inconveniences were the bugs and mosquitos and also the constant fogging of the windshield. It was still a memorable experience to go to my first drive-in theater.
(4)Laurie D.
This place is awesome!! How old school and romantic to go to the drive in theater. I've been here twice and I love it. They have current movies and at 8:00 per person you can't beat it for 2 movies. It's a fun night out. We didn't have time to stop and get food so we reluctantly ordered from the snack bar. The food was actually pretty good. I'd compare it to a subshop quality. Certainly more than I expected. The price was great too. Granted, I'm used to Boston prices , but chicken fingers, fries and a big bag of m&m for 12.00 is a bargain all day long. The staff at snack bar were also so nice. Very polite and truly took pride in the food , pretty refreshing to see. I look forward to many more movies here. So fun on a summers night. Ahhhhh bliss :)
(5)Helen L.
Absolutely the best movie going experience around. For $7.50, you get two movies you can watch any way you like. We prefer to all sit outside our cars in our chairs with all our junk food and laugh together. It's totally relaxed and fun. The Sunset Drive In has been owned and continuously operated by the same family for over 60 years, which is amazing this day in age. There are 3 generations working there now. The snack bar is amazing, they make a lot of their stuff themselves, like the delicious fries. I always get a season pass, which brings the price of the ticket down even further and gets a discount for one of the people in your car. Every time I go somewhere else to watch a movie it just isn't the same, and I'll keep coming back as long as they'll have me!
(5)Bungalow B.
I love the movies. In my adult life, I've probably seen close to 300 movies in a theatre. I've seen movies all over the country in tiny art-house cinemas, in large stadium-seating warehouses, in malls, in major cities, etc.; I even proposed to my wife in a movie theatre; but my favorite spot to see a movie is still the Sunset Drive-in. The drive-in is superior to all other theatres in nearly every way: - the prices are phenomenal. As other reviewers have noted, $7.50 for two movies (sometimes 3, and even 4) is crazy cheap. - the food can't be beat. I can't speak for the concession stand because I've never gotten food from them. I say the food can't be beat because you can bring your own! I've brought pizza, Thai, BBQ, sushi, sandwiches, and ice cream, to name only a few. And unlike other theatres, drive-ins don't discourage you from sneaking in candy. - You can bring your dog! Well-behaved dogs only, please. Our dog has been going to the drive-in with us since she was a puppy. Once the car is parked and the movie starts, she goes to sleep. I recommend wearing your dog out beforehand (a super long walk, trip to the dog park, a swim in the lake, etc.). She'll reward you by sleeping the whole night. Of course, if your dog does not do well when strangers are around, you should probably leave her at home. - You can bring pillows! My wife and I had our third date at the drive-in. We brought dinner (pulled pork), pillows, and we wore our pajamas. Best third date ever. - There isn't a bad seat in the house. Stadium seating theatres have finally found a solution to the problem drive-ins solved a long time ago. Cars are parked on small hills and pointed up to the screen so that even an SUV parked in front of you won't block your view. - You can watch the movie outside. Even better than the car, turn up the volume in your car (each of the four screens is assigned its own radio station that plays the sound for the movie), bring a blanket or lawn chairs, and watch the movie under the stars. - If the movie is awful, you can switch to another movie. As another reviewer noted, the owners don't care if you switch movies. Just do so quickly and as quietly as possible so as not to ruin another moviegoer's experience. The drive-in isn't perfect. As other reviewers have said, bugs can be an issue. So bring bug spray even if you plan on sitting in your car (if it's hot out and you don't want to kill your battery or run out of gas, you're going to want to roll the windows down). And for the 20 or so movies I've seen there, there have been two technical problems (one movie stopped for a few minutes before starting up where it left off; and the last movie I saw seemed to have some sort of burn mark on the reel that appeared every now and then). So if you're a movie snob, you may want to head to your local digitally-mastered/3-D/superplex theatre; of course, you'll then have to deal with all the texters, and the folks kicking your seat from behind, and the talking, and the sounds of the guy next to you eating popcorn, and it's hard to smuggle in a sandwich when you're wearing shorts and a t-shirt. But for everyone else who doesn't mind an occasional bug bite, and who doesn't need to wear 3-D glasses, I recommend the Sunset Drive-in over any other movie venue in the area.
(4)Gina C.
Goodie! Pay typical one-show price for a double feature and you've got free reign over the place all night. As the man at the kiosk said upon entrance, "We don't follow you around *wink*. If you've got good weather, this is the best movie experience available. Bring snacks and don't forget bug spray! Last weekend I believe is Columbus Day weekend.
(4)Erin M.
Yes, Virginia, drive-in movie theaters still do exist. They may be few and far between nowadays with those silly IPhones, Droids, and other bizarre gadgets that can play movies in the palm of your hand, but my goodness, there still is some sense of nostalgia somewhere out there and it is at the Sunset Drive In located in Colchester, Vermont. Where else would you expect it? Movies start at the big, dusty parking lot on two screens at around 8:00 pm, or whenever dusk comes around. I'd say 8 is the safe time. Admission is based per person, not per car and is $8.00, which is absolutely reasonable for movies nowadays, but I think it was still a bit expensive considering we were using the car as seats. You pay for the experience though and the price is still rather low, so no complaints really... Remember Virginia, practice proper etiquette and make sure that if your car is taller than other cars near you that you do not park in front of them and please, please, please do not talk all throughout the movie! AND TURN YOUR LIGHTS OFF!! There is a small concession stand that sells typical movie theater snacks (also at reasonable prices) but just beware that all of the food for sale has been exposed to the outdoors, namely, the mosquitos. The stand sells mosquito nets in addition to food and in all honesty, it is a good thing to buy because the Sunset is riddled with them. After a half hour or so I gave up and sat in the car trying not to scratch myself to a bloody pulp (I am severely allergic to mosquitos). Overall, the sound comes out great for a drive-in, screens are big and the picture comes out nicely. The experience is becoming rarer to get as well with the standardization of HD and IMAX theaters throughout the country. The Sunset Drive In and any other drive in theater are definitely stops one needs to make in their lifetime. It's an experience one needs to have and see in order to believe.
(3)Quinn S.
Just the fact that this place is still a functional drive-in makes it top notch in my book. I travel to other places and when I mention going to the drive-in, everyone looks shocked. It seems that there aren't a hell of a lot of drive-ins left. Double features rule, and every year, I think Labor day weekend they play 4 back to back in a dusk-til-dawn marathon, and still for the cost of a regular theater ticket. And they have a lovely greasy snack bar where you can get the usual movie theater fare as well as all manner of foods from the grill and deep fryer. And they still play the old campy shorts of cartoon food telling you to go to the snack bar. I love it!
(5)Mallory M.
Absolutely love the Sunset Drive-ins. I have been coming here since I was a little kid and have spent more awesome summer nights here than anywhere else. For less than the price of 1 regular movie theater movie, you can see 2 or sometimes 4 here! They have a great playground for kids and a yummy concession stand. Make sure to load up on bugspray however, or you will get carried away by mosquitoes!
(5)T B.
Can't beat it. Old-timey drive-ins, 4 screens, $7.50 for two movies. Fre Wi-Fi too! The only problem is that there are so many bugs. Boo-hoo. Guess I'll have to suck it up. :)
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