minitonka Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Picturehouse used to be independent of course... until it was bought out by Cineworld.Still, it screens interesting films. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1329491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 As an aside - how much does EDPH pay its staff compared with PeckhamPlex? No idea what the answer is but I?d venture a guess - despite the grief that has been dished out to one compared to the ?independent? other. Happy to receive informed advice to the contrary of course. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1329518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc97 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Or you could go to Odeon in Surrey Quays. 2 tickets to Dumbo tomorrow is ?25 and not as comfortable or with as good amenities as Picturehouse. Presumably they get away with it because they can sell the luxury experience to gullible middle class parents of Surrey Quays. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1329539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules-and-Boo Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Peckham Plex everytime - much better atmosphere - it's just more chilled out and you can take your own drinks and snacks (but not hot food)I've heard arguments that the sound quality is not as good, but when you're taking kids or just are able to afford to go, it really isn't a deal breaker.For little ones - check out the Saturday morning clubs Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1329562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_pete Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Just emphasising Louisa's point, if you can go on a Tuesday or Wednesday, and there are at least two of you then using Meerkat Movies is a good deal as it enables you to get one ticket for free.I'm not sure how it works if the tickets are different prices - I suspect the cheaper one would be free. Also you cannot book ahead with Meerkat, which makes it less useful for popular movies at peak times. While Picturehouse and Odeon do accept Meerkat, Peckham Plex don't but given their prices I'm not surprised.MoneySavingExpert has a page on how to get Meerkat Movies - I got mine by taking out a 1 day UK travel policy that cost about ?1.50. So long as you go through the Meerkat site then that gives you membership for 1 year.https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/deals-hunter/2018/07/2for1-meerkat-movies-cinema-and-meerkat-meals-restaurant-trick/ Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1329567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
binkylilyput Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I agree- ?14.50 was enough to turn me away last week Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1329743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnywalker Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 @blinkylilyput it is crazy. Obviously I paid it as I was there with an excited child but the price is madness especially as you're just there to accompany the child. Its a similar approach when you take them to softplay @Gambado Beckenham, the price of an adult is about ?12 which is madness. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1329765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArtfulDogger Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I am curious, do you also object to paying adult prices on public transport when accompanying a child ? Not in the same price range I grant you, unless travelling to Glasgow, but basically a similar principle Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1330194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnywalker Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 @TheArtfulDogger I'm curious do you always post clickbait ? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1330196 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArtfulDogger Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Sorry jw Don't understand, I asked a legitimate question and you responded with an insultNow who's insulting who ? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1330203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
loves1t Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Cheaper than Everyman cinemas. Last week in one of their venues just outside of the M25 we paid ?53.25 for two adults and two kids to watch Dumbo, then another ?15 for two small popcorns, a small bottle of coke and a water... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1330211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sazzle30 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Peckham plex every time Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1330213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulwichFox Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Love a trip to the Cinema..Proper night out. Followed by a Fish n Chip supper. DulwichFox Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1330222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
renard Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Another idea with kids are the free projections of family friendly movies every weekend at Peckham Levels. Been there few times with the little ones..https://www.peckhamlevels.org/events/book-here8 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1330228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnywalker Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 some great posts many thanks Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1330555 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bic Basher Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Penguin68 Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> It is worth noting that whilst Picture House> prices can be high, for some showings, there are> numbers of cheaper options - Mondays are close to> half price, Thursdays cheap for pensioners and all> prices are reduced for 'members' - including a> number of free seats to use through your> membership year at will. There are also special> reduced price showings for e.g people with babies,> children etc. Having a cinema again in Lordship> Lane I take as a bonus, and, whilst Peckham Plex> is definitely cheaper, it is not, in my experience> as comfortable and clean. It is a choice for us> (where before there was none). As with all things,> caveat emptor, at least as regards checking> comparative prices, is a reasonable watchword. I> am lucky that I can normally choose, within> reason, when to go to see films, and thus choose> my (economic) moment.Non school holiday Mondays are discounted for people on benefits. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1331314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribrob Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Okay, let me pre-face this by saying i see about 4 or 5 films a month - so i go to cinemas, a lot of them.But if we're focussing on ones walkable from East Dulwich...PeckhamPlexWithout fail - and i mean *every* time i've been there in recent years, people have been more than happy to talk throughout the movie and use their phones at any opportunity. By "use" their phones i mean the full range; take photos, make or take calls, browse the web, have full txt conversations etc. Staff don't do anything about it.As a result i can't enjoy a movie there anymore - i used to live 30 seconds from it and used to go to it all the time - but back then it was way better - but these days it's a bit of a free for all. The only way round that is to wait until the film is about to leave the cinema (as everyone who may want to see it has by that point) or go and see some off-beat art-house film that nobody seems interested in. Screening rooms are also always a mess, which i could live with if i could enjoy the film without someone there always spoiling it for everyone else.Lots of big screens, but the seats are incredibly uncomfortable.Other than the price, it's easily the consistently least pleasurable cinema-going experience i've had. I still go as PH doesn't get all the releases, but always end up regretting it.Dulwich Picture HouseNever had any disturbances from the audience, the screening rooms are always clean when you go in, sure the food and drink on sale is expensive, but so is what's at PeckhamPlex and at least PH's is healthier if you want it to be. Only not-ideal visit was when they ran 15-rated trailers at a kids film screening and a couple of the trailers had swearing. A word with the manager on the way out resulted in 6 free tickets.Sadly not all big screens, but all seating is *very* comfortable.In terms of pricing, sure it's way more expensive than PeckhamPlex, but it's not really any more expensive than any other of the main cinema chains out there if you ignore discount days. PH has it's own discount day when tickets are are half price, and Tue/Wed you've got 1 get 1 free with Meerkat movies (which you can get for a year by taking out single trip travel insurance for just ?1 - try it!). There's also ?2.50 for kids screenings however old you are and discounts at Silver Screen showings (again open to all ages). If you go a lot, there's annual membership - ?104 gets you 8 tickets, ?2 off regular ticket prices and 10% off all food and drink (20% if you renew again).Personally when i go to the cinema to watch something, rather than wait for it to be on streaming / telly, i want the experience to be as good as it can be. Sure PH is pricier, but it's better, and there's all manner of ways of making PH's pricing work, and get a better customer / viewing experience as you do.If the experience isn't important you should *absolutely* save your money and go to PeckhamPlex, but if it does, PH is your best bet. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1331770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsand Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Please for the convenience of patrons could you confine smoking to the right hand side of the cinema. Thank you for your consideration. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1331779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghlpc Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I agree with lot of what Ribrob says.I suppose it's horses for courses, but it's great as locals we have the choice between 2 places offering an experience with different standards/tastes/prices etc.You cannot deny PeckhamPlex is excellent value for money. I usually take the kids, or if it's just me it would be a daytime weekday screening.But PH is obviously a nicer place and a much better all round cinema experience. I often find it at least comparable to Odeon prices, but cheaper than an Everyman. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1331960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fractoggen Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 It is expensive ticket for kids. I think that you should get membership. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1331968 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Family paid roughly ?12 per ticket to see film in Surrey Quays ( it was not showing at Peckham where they usually go) Slight reduction for our 15 year old as a student. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1332045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzyboots Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I am with Ribrob on this. I have been a committed peckhamplex user for years and years - but recently (in the last year or two) whenever I have been it has either been filled with very noisy kids or very noisy (and drunk) adults and I have finally given up on the Plex in favour of ED picture house which is not noisy and I have yet to encounter anyone drunk in the cinema. Makes it a no brainer for me. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1332839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
malumbu Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Plex every time - generally audience OK and and times a little participation adds to the excitement. Don't do the main blockbusters, Superheroes and the like, so less rowdy.Dulwich was an assault on the eardrums - the trailers and ads went on for ever (having not been there before I didn't time it right). Plex doesn't go to this extreme.I also remarked at Dulwich that the food was more expensive than the West End theatres and Saddlers WellsI enjoyed the old Ritzy - sound was poor but eclectic programme and you can't make a lot of noise eating home made cakes and the like that they used to sell. Subsidised arts cinema long since gone. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1332871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribrob Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 It's important to remember that Picturehouse was once an indie, and as a result was good value.Now they're part of Cineworld / Vue, they've picked up most of the inflated costs of that part of the cinema world.Fortunately they've retained their indie feel, as that's one of the main draws for me.Each branch has it's own personality, rather than cookie cutter approach of Odeon, Vue etc. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1333065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 There's now an Everyman in Crystal Palace too. Personally, I like to watch a film without the distraction of people talking / mucking about, so would pay extra to avoid the nonsense that people describe as taking place in the plex. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/222719-dulwich-cinema-prices/page/2/#findComment-1333077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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