(ED Picturehouse now open)when is the cinema on LL opening?

[DulwichFox]

AqM

Well when I was 16 it was the Pictures

But never really went to see the film. Lol

Saturday night at the movies.

Who cares what Picture is on ?

Foxy

[Bic Basher]

Nigello Wrote:

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> I went to get a ticket last Friday afternoon -

> only six people were in the cinema where my film

> was showing - but it took ages to get a ticket at

> the bar-cum-ticket-office. I'd advise booking

> ahead in the evenings (or popping in and buying

> them in advance) and if you are near the film's

> start-time. I put aside a good ten minutes to get

> the ticket thinking I was being foolishly

> previous, but the people ahead of me (none of

> which were buying tickets but food, drinks,

> membership etc) were served slowly. (There is a

> machine to pick up tickets that are pre-booked

> which I will use in the future.)

It's becoming common to purchase tickets from the bar/fast food section than from an allocated ticket office. Peckham Plex does the same, although they'll open up other tills if the queue gets too busy.

[KidKruger]

Over the weekend I checked the listings for the BH weekend on www, there was no info on the weekend days but there were for Fri/Tues. I thought I'd call and ask what's on during days missing from listings, but it looked like a number you'll be charged to call. Having to pay to just obtain listings didn't feel right so I didn't.

[AlexC]

Nigello Wrote:

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> I went to get a ticket last Friday afternoon -

> only six people were in the cinema where my film

> was showing - but it took ages to get a ticket at

> the bar-cum-ticket-office. I'd advise booking

> ahead in the evenings (or popping in and buying

> them in advance) and if you are near the film's

> start-time. I put aside a good ten minutes to get

> the ticket thinking I was being foolishly

> previous, but the people ahead of me (none of

> which were buying tickets but food, drinks,

> membership etc) were served slowly. (There is a

> machine to pick up tickets that are pre-booked

> which I will use in the future.)

If you pre-book tickets, the email you get is your ticket so you can print it out or just show it on your phone. I didn't realise that, so queued up to get my tickets printed, but there's no need to do that. You live and learn!

[MissWiggy]

KickKruger - I've just had a look on the Flixster app and the listings are on there for the BH weekend.

[*Bob*]

aquarius moon Wrote:

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Not only is it cheaper to watch

> TV, but far more comfortable. You don't have to

> dress up, you get advert breaks so you can make

> cups of tea, raid the fridge or go to the loo

Excellent news for cinemagoers who would prefer not to be stuck next to the sweet-bag crinkling, seat-shuffling, toilet-going fellow viewer.

What is 'dressing up' when going to the cinema? Do you mean like top hat and tails? Or are we just talking basic things like trousers? Intrigued..

[aquarius moon]

Come on *Bob*, surely you don't go out dressed in your pyjamas?

Dressing up means changing out of your holey jeans, slobbish baggy top or dressing gown & slippers.

And you even have to comb your hair!

Or you can chill out indoors with Film4/Netflix.

[titch juicy]

This made me chuckle. How extraordinarily stupid some people are.

derwentgrove Wrote:

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> ....... This being SE22, one of those

> watching the film had brought a baby (to a 15

> certificate): a practice that I hope is stamped

> out immediately.......

[Jeremy]

I could possibly (but probably actually not) be persuaded by the argument of staying home and watching DVDs or streamed movies instead. But as for the TV argument... sitting in your pants with a cheese sandwich watching Moonraker for the 10th time... no thanks!

[Otta]

AqM it's been a long time since Ibhad anyone talk about ad breaks like they're a good thing. I don't watch telly with ads in, I'd rather record it and watch later when I can fast forward.

[aquarius moon]

Otta, I can't sit through a 2 hour film without getting peckish, thirsty and needing the loo!

So if there are ad breaks, that's good. And DVD's or Netflix, you can simply stop them which makes the cinema so inconvenient because there isn't a pause button.

And I sometimes look on here and there are times when I just have to post immediately. Urges can't wait and that's the beauty of the pause button!

[DulwichFox]

Now that IS a good idea.

Everyone gets a Pause button that can only be reset by the person who first presses theirs.

Foxy Solving Problems..

[Ladygooner]

KidKruger Wrote:

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> Over the weekend I checked the listings for the BH

> weekend on www, there was no info on the weekend

> days but there were for Fri/Tues. I thought I'd

> call and ask what's on during days missing from

> listings, but it looked like a number you'll be

> charged to call. Having to pay to just obtain

> listings didn't feel right so I didn't.

Listings for the coming weekend and following week are posted on the Tuesday morning

[Otta]

aquarius moon Wrote:

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> Otta, I can't sit through a 2 hour film without

> getting peckish, thirsty and needing the loo!

>

> So if there are ad breaks, that's good.

Again, this is why I record, so that I can pause and go for a smoke when I want to. Not when the ads decide to let me.

[snooks]

I'm not happy with the food I had there..........coffee was chilly when I received it, the soup of the day with warm bread took an absolute age to turn up and when it arrived it was tepid soup with cold and hard bread and tasted quite vinegary, and no skimmed milk. I will give it another go and report back

[cactus]

I really don't think you can compare watching a visually stunning film on the big screen, with

watching it at home, even if you've got one of those giant TVs bolted onto your living room wall.

[Bic Basher]

I was lucky enough to see a preview screening of a film in Soho last night in a 37 seater private cinema.

Comfortable seats, excellent sound and no people eating popcorn or talking.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Why would anyone want to visit a cinema, a pub, or a restaurant, when they have a TV, beer and some food in their house?

[DulwichFox]

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> Why would anyone want to visit a cinema, a pub, or

> a restaurant, when they have a TV, beer and some

> food in their house?

Well you can generally go to the loo without disturbing in a Pub or Restaurant. Not so in a cinema.

When I go to Football the 4-5 guys that sit along from me each get up at least once during the match.

That would be a real pain in a cinema. For me and the people behind.

..and you ALWAYS get some John who's seen the film before and cannot resist giving a running commentary.

People eating sweets.. Rustling Popcorn.. coughing Fa**ing. Such fun ?? :)

And you have to pay..

Foxy

[Otta]

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> Why would anyone want to visit a cinema, a pub, or

> a restaurant, when they have a TV, beer and some

> food in their house?

To be fair, there have been times when I've been out and wondered exactly this.

[Barn Seeker]

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[monica]

Blimey guys talk about taking the joy out of going to the cinema. You watch TV 5 or 6 days a week, Cinema is a destination, its a night out enjoying film with friends and family. You cant watch classics like Fast and Furious 1-7 on a small screen. Utterly impossible. Bring on the popcorn crunching and the loo trips, all part of the experience guys;)

[Hoopoedi]

Quite agree, monica! It's the shared experience that puts the joy into cinema-going - and it gets you out-and-about and puts money into the economy as well. The only problem for me is that long string of very L O U D ads you have to endure before you get to the film....

[hc]

Bic Basher Wrote:

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> I was lucky enough to see a preview screening of a

> film in Soho last night in a 37 seater private

> cinema.

>

> Comfortable seats, excellent sound and no people

> eating popcorn or talking.

that's my kind of film

[Ladygooner]

Hoopoedi Wrote:

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> Quite agree, monica! It's the shared experience

> that puts the joy into cinema-going - and it gets

> you out-and-about and puts money into the economy

> as well. The only problem for me is that long

> string of very L O U D ads you have to endure

> before you get to the film....

I always book aisle seats and get there 20 mins after the scheduled programme start and miss all the adverts