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LouiseC Wrote:

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> Also on at Peckham Plex, not as fancy as ED but

> you can't go wrong for ?5!



Yah well hmmm... if you're on a ?5 or bust budget, then it's great (I went today). But it's pretty chatty/basic. However, it is I discovered 'the oldest independent cinema' in the county.

Seabag Wrote:

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> LouiseC Wrote:

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> > Also on at Peckham Plex, not as fancy as ED but

> > you can't go wrong for ?5!

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>

> Yah well hmmm... if you're on a ?5 or bust budget,

> then it's great (I went today). But it's pretty

> chatty/basic. However, it is I discovered 'the

> oldest independent cinema' in the county.



Peckham Plex is great - you can stick EDPH up your jacksy. And for once I am being serious.

LouiseC Wrote:

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> Not on a budget but a comfortable seat and a

> decent screen are all the same in the dark whether

> you pay a fiver or ?12-13...I'd prefer to spend

> the money on a nice meal!



Ok but yes and all that. It's nice enough and I'd go again, but its quite pared back as you'd expect for a ?5


And the pop corn sticks to you clothes.


And the people behind and in front chatted throughout the film


"She got well upset at that bit, she posted a crying emoji on snapchat"

I've just been reading all the Irvine Welsh books and am 3/4 of the way through Porno. So I won't go and see it until I've finished the book. I'm particularly interested in how the film deals with poor Juice Terry's little 'accident' and who on earth could they have cast for Curtis?
I'm going to go along out of nostalgia but like seeing the Happy Mondays a couple of years ago I think it'll disappoint - that's the general view of the reviews i've read. Still looking forward to it though. Read the book just after it was published so was a bit snotty about the sudden rise of Welsh and Train spotting when the film came out. Welsh is of course a solid West Ham fan (goes quite a lot) and the ICF feature in one of his sequels (none of which i've rated to be honest)

I believe local heroes Fat White Family's Whitest Boy On The Beach plays as the credits role, which is a good thing as they might now be able to afford somewhere permanent to live instead living in squats or crashing on other people's sofas. They could certainly use the money.


 

Jeremy Wrote:

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> FWIW I like peck Plex, and think it's good value.

> But the screen quality is not a patch on the

> picturehouse. And I've also experienced kids

> talking throughout (more mainstream) films.


Apart from price, the EDPH is far superior. Screen, ambience, seating, just about everything is nicer. But there's a price premium on that obviously.

Personally I found a lot of cinemas to be soulless spaces - and that feeling about other cinemas is heightened since EDPH opened. Its not a snobbish thing - its just a much nicer place to spend time.

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