Alien & Aliens to be shown in Vue on Halloween
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Had a good night mith my mate.
Few issues in the screen though, the lights didn't go off totally, (think a dimmer switch just before you turn it off, that glow from the bulb) and the girl selling stuff from a stand had a small freezer with ice cream tubs, she didn't turn the light off for about 15 minutes intot he film, so all the light spoiled the darkness of the film. The lights also went on, off, really bright, a random light came on down the front, the film went off......came back on ant the lights eventually went off. the crowd mostly laughed.
For aliens, the film was on for a good 10 minutes before the lights went off after the break, which was also really annoying but by this point most of us are having a laugh, it seemed more like a laugh with mates in the living room, which while fun, was a bit crap given this was the first time I had seen aliens on the big screen.
Sound was fin on ours, just the alien print is a bit soft compared to the sharper aliens film print, but I think that's just age.
Wasn't hugely impressed with Vue Re: the lighting, it seemed like they wouldn't turn the lights of for H&S excuses (given I am a HSE bod, I know this is b
ks) One guy got a bit moany and was having an argument with the girl at the front selling sweets and vanished for a bit, I assume trying to get the lights turned down, we assumed he wasn't 100% as whoever was with him was telling him to shoosh a lot but he wasn't having it.
Good to have old films in the cinema again, but the lights not going out did spoil the immersion a lot.
Few issues in the screen though, the lights didn't go off totally, (think a dimmer switch just before you turn it off, that glow from the bulb) and the girl selling stuff from a stand had a small freezer with ice cream tubs, she didn't turn the light off for about 15 minutes intot he film, so all the light spoiled the darkness of the film. The lights also went on, off, really bright, a random light came on down the front, the film went off......came back on ant the lights eventually went off. the crowd mostly laughed.
For aliens, the film was on for a good 10 minutes before the lights went off after the break, which was also really annoying but by this point most of us are having a laugh, it seemed more like a laugh with mates in the living room, which while fun, was a bit crap given this was the first time I had seen aliens on the big screen.
Sound was fin on ours, just the alien print is a bit soft compared to the sharper aliens film print, but I think that's just age.
Wasn't hugely impressed with Vue Re: the lighting, it seemed like they wouldn't turn the lights of for H&S excuses (given I am a HSE bod, I know this is b
ks) One guy got a bit moany and was having an argument with the girl at the front selling sweets and vanished for a bit, I assume trying to get the lights turned down, we assumed he wasn't 100% as whoever was with him was telling him to shoosh a lot but he wasn't having it.Good to have old films in the cinema again, but the lights not going out did spoil the immersion a lot.
I was also in the Thurrock cinema and was really look forward to finally seeing these films on the big screen.
The sound issues on Alien really spoilt the film for me. There was so much missing from soundtrack, a lot of the tension building sound effects were missing. The scenes with Dallas in the ventalation shafts were a joke.
Aliens however was awesome on the big screen!
The sound issues on Alien really spoilt the film for me. There was so much missing from soundtrack, a lot of the tension building sound effects were missing. The scenes with Dallas in the ventalation shafts were a joke.
Aliens however was awesome on the big screen!
num2uk said:
I was also in the Thurrock cinema and was really look forward to finally seeing these films on the big screen.
The sound issues on Alien really spoilt the film for me. There was so much missing from soundtrack, a lot of the tension building sound effects were missing. The scenes with Dallas in the ventalation shafts were a joke.
Aliens however was awesome on the big screen!
You sound like the friendly chap I sat near. If it was you The sound issues on Alien really spoilt the film for me. There was so much missing from soundtrack, a lot of the tension building sound effects were missing. The scenes with Dallas in the ventalation shafts were a joke.
Aliens however was awesome on the big screen!
Apart from the group of little sts who ran in wearing Halloween masks and set off the fire alarm (delaying the start of the showing by an hour 
) I really enjoyed both films. Was great to finally see Aliens on the big screen, and Alien was just as enjoyable as when it was last released around ten years ago.
I've still never found another film that maintains the feeling of dread/desperation from beginning to end as well as these two do.
ts who ran in wearing Halloween masks and set off the fire alarm (delaying the start of the showing by an hour ) I really enjoyed both films. Was great to finally see Aliens on the big screen, and Alien was just as enjoyable as when it was last released around ten years ago.I've still never found another film that maintains the feeling of dread/desperation from beginning to end as well as these two do.
Mutley said:
I found Alien hasn't aged as well as Aliens has. re the chestburster, I think we've seen it so much on TV, that to finally see it on the big screen the horror of the surprise has gone, and the alien looks silly compared to what can be done today
Do you have that the right way round? I think Alien has aged much better. Aliens is just wobbly walls and blokes wandering round with masks on, quite comical.
anyway. It did seem like a good crowd in there though.Came across these pics of the cast reunion at Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo 2014 earlier this year, some nice pics. https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/calgaryexpo/sets/721...
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