No wonder people download films illegally.
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MotorcyclesFish said:
Anyone know what the "block" is that is "busted"?
The queue outside the old-fashioned US cinema, that stretches around the block.ETA: also apparently possibly that other cinema's on the block are busted, because this film is the only one people want to see (this sounds dubious to me).
Or also a blockbuster was apparently a WWII military nickname for a large bomb capable of levelling a whole city block - i.e. a big deal or knock-out, and it was then applied to other big deals, like major films. (this sounds a bit more reasonable, but I'm sticking with my original)
Edited by SpeckledJim on Saturday 24th November 16:30
Last time I went to the cinema there was 3 (all female and 2 of us look pretty young for our age) of us and we were chatting during the ads at the begining and the bloke with 2 boys (who had been playfighting and still were) told us to shut the f*** up.
We replied that it was just adverts and during the film/previews we would be quiet.
Cue him having a go at us.
Anyway film started and his kids would not shut up. Kept talking and messing about.
We asked him if he could ask his kids to be quiet (and we were polite) and got a load of abuse from him again.
At the end of the film we stood up and my mate dumped her popcorn on him.
Not saying it was the right thing to do but boy it felt good.
I don't think I'll be bothering with the cinema anymore. Just not worth the aggravation and hassle.
We replied that it was just adverts and during the film/previews we would be quiet.
Cue him having a go at us.
Anyway film started and his kids would not shut up. Kept talking and messing about.
We asked him if he could ask his kids to be quiet (and we were polite) and got a load of abuse from him again.
At the end of the film we stood up and my mate dumped her popcorn on him.
Not saying it was the right thing to do but boy it felt good.
I don't think I'll be bothering with the cinema anymore. Just not worth the aggravation and hassle.
Mrs Cjelli and I finally got to see Skyfall at a well regarded independent cinema while visiting my family the other week.
Without going too much into my disappointment of the film in general, the cinema itself had no booking procedure and no information about when tickets would go on sale.
Turned out that nearly all the tickets had been sold as part of a meal deal as the cinema is also a restaurant. No problem with that, but people were being turned away who'd turned up in the absence of any information.
Due to the missus' determination, we arrived early enough to buy a pair of the remaining eight tickets, and settled in for the film.
Now, I'm no cinephile(?) but I do just about know my R's from my elbow when it comes to problems with displays. As early as the adverts, there were noticeable digital artefacts (faint vertical lines) on the screen, and when any light background scene was shown, it looked like it was raining, with faint spots tumbling down the screen. Pretty distracting throughout the whole film.
Not normally a complainer, I wanted to let a member of staff know of the problems, and check if they were even aware of them. All staff seemed to have disappeared, after the showing.
The cost/reward balance seems to have tipped the wrong way for me on this occasion.
Without going too much into my disappointment of the film in general, the cinema itself had no booking procedure and no information about when tickets would go on sale.
Turned out that nearly all the tickets had been sold as part of a meal deal as the cinema is also a restaurant. No problem with that, but people were being turned away who'd turned up in the absence of any information.
Due to the missus' determination, we arrived early enough to buy a pair of the remaining eight tickets, and settled in for the film.
Now, I'm no cinephile(?) but I do just about know my R's from my elbow when it comes to problems with displays. As early as the adverts, there were noticeable digital artefacts (faint vertical lines) on the screen, and when any light background scene was shown, it looked like it was raining, with faint spots tumbling down the screen. Pretty distracting throughout the whole film.
Not normally a complainer, I wanted to let a member of staff know of the problems, and check if they were even aware of them. All staff seemed to have disappeared, after the showing.
The cost/reward balance seems to have tipped the wrong way for me on this occasion.
Where do you lot live? My local Cineworld is £3 each in clubcard vouchers. We go on a weekday in the afternoon before the schools kick out as I work shifts.
Comfy seats, great sound and total immersion in what have been some superb films this year. Can't beat a good film at the cinema IMO.
Comfy seats, great sound and total immersion in what have been some superb films this year. Can't beat a good film at the cinema IMO.
Whenever I take my young 'un to the cinema I tell myself in advance that I'll be surrounded by ignorant, selfish idiots, holding normal conversations all through it and that is just the way it is.
Things can only get better from that point.
Last time a Korean couple sat behind us were chatting away like they were at home. I asked them politely could they shut the ferk up, and they apologised profusely and shut up. Obviously they don't understand the basic finer points of sharing the world with other people, and think talking through the movie is perfectly acceptable. Some people just don't get it.
Things can only get better from that point.
Last time a Korean couple sat behind us were chatting away like they were at home. I asked them politely could they shut the ferk up, and they apologised profusely and shut up. Obviously they don't understand the basic finer points of sharing the world with other people, and think talking through the movie is perfectly acceptable. Some people just don't get it.
I often wonder if there's any point complaining to the staff about idiots who talk throughout the film, and ask them either to sort it out, or give me my money back.
I never have because deep down, I realise that a. it probably won't make a blid bit of difference, and b. I'd come across as a bit of a grumpy old tt.
Years ago in a cinema in Lakeside, i did shout 'shout the feck up' at half a dozen chavvy gits and it seemed to work, nowadays I probably wouldn't.
I never have because deep down, I realise that a. it probably won't make a blid bit of difference, and b. I'd come across as a bit of a grumpy old tt.
Years ago in a cinema in Lakeside, i did shout 'shout the feck up' at half a dozen chavvy gits and it seemed to work, nowadays I probably wouldn't.
Issi said:
I often wonder if there's any point complaining to the staff about idiots who talk throughout the film, and ask them either to sort it out, or give me my money back.
I never have because deep down, I realise that a. it probably won't make a blid bit of difference, and b. I'd come across as a bit of a grumpy old tt.
Years ago in a cinema in Lakeside, i did shout 'shout the feck up' at half a dozen chavvy gits and it seemed to work, nowadays I probably wouldn't.
Last time I went to the cinema in Lakeside, it was for a late night showing of Last Action Hero. I fell asleep during the adverts and woke up during the end credits !I never have because deep down, I realise that a. it probably won't make a blid bit of difference, and b. I'd come across as a bit of a grumpy old tt.
Years ago in a cinema in Lakeside, i did shout 'shout the feck up' at half a dozen chavvy gits and it seemed to work, nowadays I probably wouldn't.
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