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ED Picturehouse. Elitist*. (Louisa's lounged response)


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Peckhamplex is certainly an outlier for the London area, but that's only because we have gotten used to being ripped off in this city. The big chain cinemas all overcharge - wherever in the country they are. But many small chain cinemas of which I can think of 6 off the top of my head, alongside indepedents, actually do more deals at more competitive pricing. If you exclude the Odeon's, Cineworlds and Vue's et al you will discover that 4.99 is actually a pretty standard price in many smaller UK cinemas outside of London. Granted the overheads are probably lower and they're in cheaper areas to rent, but if they can do it, why can't these massive big chains?


Louisa.

Take a look at this small cinema chain. Scott Cinemas. East Grinstead, Sussex.


They offer a bargain Monday of ?5.50 a ticket, and are part of the meerkat 2 for 1 deal. Other offers too.


http://eastgrinstead.scottcinemas.co.uk/yourcinema/prices


Yes, their cinemas are in cheaper regions than London, but if they can do it, why can't the massive big chain cinemas?


Louisa.

East Grinsted...


Turned this.


http://photos.cinematreasures.org/production/photos/32468/1325014713/large.png?1325014713


Into this.


http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/04/33/2043330_cb3d12a5.jpg


A bit different to ED Picture house..


DulwichFox

Louisa Wrote:

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> They offer a bargain Monday of ?5.50 a ticket, and

> are part of the meerkat 2 for 1 deal. Other offers

> too.


The ED Picturehouse also accepts Meerkat Movies 2 for 1.


And for less than the cost of a skinny latte you can get Meerkat Movies annual membership.


http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/deals-hunter/2015/04/15/meerkat-movies-trick-2ish-gets-2for1-films-for-a-year/

Have you ever been to East Grinstead (I have)


It NEEDS to offer cheap tickets as it's a sh*thole of the highest order


Apparently it's dead cheap to see films in Calcutta, plus they make a banging ruby I hear


Yeah, way cheaper that DPH


I actually miss watching free films through the Redifusion shop window at night

They also have other Scott Cinema's with even cheaper tickets.


Here's another one: http://barnstaple.scottcinemas.co.uk/yourcinema/prices


And it has an Art Deco front...


http://statics.192.com/estreet/original/large/2255/22555888.jpg


Louisa.

*Bob* Wrote:

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> DulwichFox Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

>

> > Turned this.

>

> > Into this.

>

>

> Yep, they took that nice art deco exterior away

> and stuck up a load of shiny shit festooned with

> illuminated Domino's pizza signs.

>

>

> GREAT JOB!


Unfortunately the first picture was when the place was in good nick. the 50's 60 years ago.

Clues. Elvis Presley and the car.


The place fell into considerable decline/decay.


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Sorry larger image unavailable as it is copyrighted


DulwichFox

The general rule is that - quite often - the snazzier and more ample the cinema facilities, the shitter the town.


Take my own home town - 10 screens of air conditioned, sugared, garish, shiny, carbonated, deep fried, fun-themed hellishness - with parking for six thousand cars. They need it - the rest of the town is like a graveyard - disturbed only by occasional fights spilling out onto the pedestrianised streets.

Such a shame foxy. It had a beautiful front.


These glass cages they create nowadays all look so poor build quality.


What is interesting about these smaller semi-indepedent chains is that they set their pricing depending upon location and who is running the franchise. It seems like a good move to me. Much better than a blanket 12 quid across the board.


And *Bob* I think I've proved my point!


Louisa.

What a load of crap *Bob*! I've just given great examples of small towns with Art Deco old fashioned style cinemas, who don't charge the earth. Want some more examples? I'll google them. If anything, London is the place that's rammed full of mega retail park cinemas.


Louisa.

Christ - they are as well. Check out this one in Barnsley - only ?69k! Great value.


http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/37195336?search_identifier=0fdf8ad732e31130a5c0a9297a04b211#2zrk6jQHXuD2t5ED.97



Jeez Lou - you really know your onions when it comes to this sort of thing.

My point was Lou that since you had mentioned East Grinsted I had a look.


And it is obvious that money has been spent to create a purpose built Cinema Complex.


Some buildings simply cannot be saved. The interiors may well become un repairable.. or unsafe..


Houses of Parliament to cost ?7 billion to repair..


Dulwich Hospital is another example. As grand as it is, It simply is not fit for purpose as a modern day hospital.


Very romantic having an outside toilet.. but I like mine in the house..


Foxy

No more, Jeremy. This is bloody serious stuff. Now the truth is out - there's gonna be like.. like I dunno some sort of REVOLUTION here in London. Louisa has opened the eyes of The People. They will follow here, like Moses out of Egypt - down the A22 to The Promised Land (aka East Grinstead), where there and only there* can reasonably priced cinema tickets be had.




*(apart from the ones for ?4.99 that can be had right here literally a short walk up the road from here but this small but relevant detail seems to have been forgotten somewhere along the way in an effort to make some meaningless point of no value whatsoever carping on and on like some sort of demented parrot)

Foxy I get your point now yes. Some building cannot be saved, or indeed the will to save them just isn't there because it's too expensive and some businesses just want a quick put me up so they can open up ASAP.


*Bob* how do you explain the Peckhamplex conundrum then? Inner London, cheap as chips. It's almost like going to Chelsea and buying a one bed flat for 70k.


Louisa.

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