If you go to a later showing,you csn see them closing everything down. They leave the popcorn overnight so far as I can tell.
I have noticed it is chewy the last couple of times, but haven't had it full of kernels. With the butter still better then popcorn in many places I have gone. Give the popcorn another try and if you still don't like it, that's ok.
When I went a few weeks ago they said something about getting a different type of popcorn. It might be because of the butter. Next time you might want to try without extra butter? I personally like the popcorn here more than City Cinema in Newport, but to each their own.
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