ED Picturehouse. Elitest.

[aquarius moon]

And the beauty of Franks was that nobody knew about it. It was like sitting in the middle of nowhere and you could forget you were in the middle of London.

[aquarius moon]

Otta Wrote:

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> I'm 100% sure *bob* realised that already. He was

> saying to the OP if you're that scared of Peckham

> then paying the higher price to stay where you

> feel safe should be a no brainer. Whilst he was

> taking the piss, he actually had a point.

>

> But again, there really is nothing to be worried

> about on Rye Lane anymore than Lordship Lane.

Exactly. That is my point.

*Bob* was taking the p*ss rather than trying to help the OP.

Jeez. Sometimes I despair on here :(

[Chief]

East Dulwich Picturehouse is brilliant and good value - a great addition to the neighbourhood!

[TheArtfulDogger]

Will they be showing Saturday morning episodes of Flash Gordon ... Now that would make everything fade into insignificance as Flash battles Ming the Merciless who is attempting to steal the pennies from the down at heal earthlings and all this in a cardboard tube rocket with a sparkler as an engine and Flash doesn't even get to see Dale in the buff....

That I would gladly pay 3 Bob to see... Proper Cinema. 😉

[KalamityKel]

Im still having problems with the "elitist" bit... what exactly makes the picture house elite in any way?

[yeknomyeknom]

You've been longing for a good cinema? You've got one. Not cheap. But good.

If you go on a Fri or Sat night it's ?25, yes, but go any other night and it can be ?20 per couple for members (with free drinks sometimes). There's also the free tickets you get when you become a member. There's also the buy one get one free tickets you get if you have a Compare the Market product.

New money residents? You prefer old money residents? Or no money residents? Anyway, it's today's residents, no matter who they are, who have inspired the cinema to open in ED rather than somewhere else.

Also, I'm just gonna say it, this apparent sense of entitlement to have the good things in life, peak hour cinema tickets with food and drink etc is unrealistic. We don't all get what we want. If we are lucky enough or successful enough to make enough money to afford the things we want, great. If not, tough luck.

Unfair to exclude whole sections of the community? There are massively discounted tickets for over 60s, toddlers, children, students and the unemployed.

I am so sick of this "new money" bashing. I went to state school, was raised in a council house with little money, parent divorced etc etc blah blah. This doesn't define me. I paid my own way through university. Worked for ?1.50 an hour until I proved myself, got promoted, head hunted etc etc blah blah. I can afford EDPH. I've worked hard for it. I haven't always had money, I have plenty now, I'm proud of that.

Also, while I'm at it (I know it's not mentioned specifically here), blow ins? What, people who moved here fairly recently? I really don't see what makes someone better, just because they've lived here 20+ years. Maybe they've contributed lots to the community? So will the "blow ins" no doubt, in time. Everyone was a blow in at some point. If you've only lived in ED since 1989, the people here since 1922 (like my neighbour) see you as a blow in.

People need to accept that things change. Sometimes for the better in their opinion, sometimes not. Old people move out, new people move in. Some people have less money, some more. No one is better for coming for a state or a private school, poor background or wealthy. It's not us against them. It's just a varied and ever changing community.

EDPH isnt elitist it's just a business charging market prices and offering good discounts to those who need it.

Chase Dulwit Wrote:

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> I have been longing for a good cinema within safe

> walking distance in ED, and was delighted to hear

> that one was coming in the form of East Dulwich

> Picturehouse. However, I have not been able to go

> as I just can't justify the cost, approx ?25 for

> my wife and me! Even membership only saves a

> couple of pounds. Not to mention the cost of

> drinks etc.

>

> As with most new things in ED it is aimed at the

> 'new money' residents and does not take into

> account us lowly residents of twenty-five years

> plus, who have contributed to the area and

> community in that period.

>

> Wholly unfair and saddening that whole sections of

> our community are excluded.

[steveo]

That's what we need, Saturday morning pictures! Captain Marvel! Shazam! ABC Minors. Jumpers for goalposts!

Saturday morning pictures and Sunday School were invented so your parents could have weekend sex

 

[Otta]

?1.50 an hour? This predates minimum wage then. In which case there would have still been grants, so why did you pay your own way through uni?

[Jennys]

I love having the East Dulwich Picture House just round the corner. As people have pointed out on this thread it is possible to go there at times when the tickets are quite a bit cheaper than the ?25 for two people quoted here. If you want something cheaper go to Peckham, but you won't have such a pleasant experience. If you want something pricey try the Pillow Cinema in Shoreditch where for ?25 you get to sit on a beanbag on a rooftop.

[yeknomyeknom]

Hi Otta,

I am not originally from England. But yes it did predate minimum wage and I did indeed get a grant for uni. I didn't pay for my university education. I paid my way through my time at uni. In other words I got a student loan and worked hard and paid it all off. Not the entire point of my post but happy to clarify my circumstances and my wording. I appreciate how important it is to be entirely factually and grammatically correct on here.

[Otta]

Not at all, I was just wondering.

But anyway, glad you've got plenty of cash.

[yeknomyeknom]

Thanks Otta. Me too.

[Andrew1011]

yeknomyeknom Wrote:

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> I am not originally from England.

Apparently you're ok as the genuine bona fide blow-ins only come from as far away as Clapham.

[KalamityKel]

Andrew1011 Wrote:

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> yeknomyeknom Wrote:

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> > I am not originally from England.

>

> Apparently you're ok as the genuine bona fide

> blow-ins only come from as far away as Clapham.

And Nunhead apparently *shrugs*

[Andrew1011]

KalamityKel Wrote:

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> And Nunhead apparently *shrugs*

Yes, well, I can understand that. ;)

[bawdy-nan]

And there is already a great value kids club on saturday mornings:

Kids' Club

For children aged 3-12. Membership is ?4 a year, including the first visit free. Tickets for members and accompanying adults are ?1.50 each. Non-members and accompanying adults pay ?4.00 each. No adult unaccompanied by a child will be admitted

At this event there's free craft activities should you wish them and small, pocket money sized portions of popcorn for sale,

[Shaggy]

Anyway, what's wrong with elitism?

[DulwichFox]

Shaggy Wrote:

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> Anyway, what's wrong with elitism?

It's an -ism. No body likes an -ism.

Foxy

[Loz]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Shaggy Wrote:

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> > Anyway, what's wrong with elitism?

>

> It's an -ism. No body likes an -ism.

But if you've got an -ology, you're a scientist.

[NewWave]

The prices ED Picturehouse are charging are in fact the going rate for movies these days. Odeon in Beckenham charges much the same in fact.

The cinema is a 'night out' and dare I say it, there really is no such thing as a 'cheap night out' anymore. A round of drinks in a pub-say two glasses of wine and a soft drink can easily cost ?20.

As normal working people we tend to go the cinema as a treat. As I think many people do-thats unless they're serious film buffs. Don't forget that the Picturehouse is a small cinema and it will never be cheap if it wants to survive and show some of the off piste films and documentaries I like it for.

[Earl Aelfheah]

I'm not sure what you mean by it being 'elitest'. I think the title of the thread should perhaps read 'ED Picturehouse. Expensive.'

It is arguably quite expensive, but then cinemas are generally. Compared to a huge Multiplex (it's overheads being a lot higher) you could argue that it's actually pretty good value.

Peckhamplex is an outlier. Really cheap, but then also pretty basic. It's offering something different, which is no bad thing. Like I said we're lucky to have two cinemas so close by.

[Jeremy]

The thing is that transforming an old church hall into a cinema is clearly an expensive undertaking. And it's not huge... three modest size auditoriums. Sounds like some people had completely unrealistic expectations.

[BigED]

* Post deleted. It was getting very off-topic.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> The thing is that transforming an old church hall

> into a cinema is clearly an expensive undertaking.

> And it's not huge... three modest size

> auditoriums. Sounds like some people had

> completely unrealistic expectations.

I totally agree. They have spent a load of money producing a top quality, local cinema. Ticket's were never going to be a fiver and if they were the place would close in no time. As nights out go, a trip to the Picturehouse is not the most expensive thing you could do.

The title of this thread (the suggestion that it's not just 'expensive', but 'elitest'), is a bit paranoid imo. It suggests that the pricing policy is deliberately inflated so as keep certain people out. That's just nonsense.

[Cyclemonkey]

A quick look at what they charge in Brixton and Greenwich would have told people what the ticket prices were going to be - the Picturehouse is not a bargain basement chain. However nor is it an outlier - the majority of cinemas will charge ?10 plus for tickets on a weekend night and have done for a fair few years.

Also the idea that Rye Lane is somehow too dangerous to walk down to go to the cinema is pretty hilarious. You live in inner London there are going to occasionally be incidents of crime. The West End has one of the highest rates of assault and robbery in London - does that stop you ever going out in the west End?