T2 Trainspotting

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Just back. Loved it. Anybody else. 20 years ago I was a younger man living in Edinburgh. Felt guid tae catch up likesay.

[numbers]

Bet you haven't felt that good since Archie Gemmell scored against Holland in 1978?

[Loz]

I must admit that when I first saw the posters I thought, "It's going be disappointing, isn't it?" And the reviews have been lukewarm, though saying the first half is better than the second.

[Mick Mac]

Not on at the EDPH yet....

[flocker spotter]

Yes, was disappointed to see it is not on in ED. Who chooses which films show at our local Pic Hs? Every time I want to see a film I find I have to go to Brixton or Peckham.

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Don't think it's on their roster. I asked a few weeks back. Went to Clapham Picture House last night instead.

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Not on at the EDPH yet....

[LouiseC]

Also on at Peckham Plex, not as fancy as ED but you can't go wrong for ?5!

[Seabag]

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.

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Soundtrack..wolf Alice . Barry eh.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wTsN7uugtfg

[malumbu]

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]

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!

[Seabag]

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"

[malumbu]

So if you go into the Plex expecting all of this I am sure you will get it.

I am always pleasantly surprised although I do go to some of the less popular stuff. At the end of the run.

I suggest that the Plex puts a sign up saying "no East Dulwich snobs"

[uncleglen]

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?

[Nigello]

I understand that the movie was, although made in the mid-nineties, actually set a decade earlier, which would make the current sequel ten years out of date.

Not that keen on seeing it, either way.

[????]

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)

[Jah Lush]

Apparently it's nothing like the book (Porno, which is hilarious) and nostalgia is shit anyway. Not bothered. I'll probably watch it when it comes on the telly.

[uncleglen]

Welsh being a WHU fan explains why Forest Gate got a mention in the book..I didn't think anyone who didn't actually come from that area would ever have heard of it

[malumbu]

Jonathan Coe mixes up Forest Hill and Forest Gate in the Rotters Club - sort of done on purpose apart from he didn't research public transport. Fortunately I had the chance to put him right a few years ago.

[Jeremy]

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.

[uncleglen]

proper Edinburgh metal band...

saw them live a few times-

[Jah Lush]

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.

 

[Mick Mac]

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.