Films I watched this week (Vol 2)

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Adam B

27,142 posts

253 months

Thursday 22nd November 2018
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ukaskew said:
It earned $3000 from 25 screens in the UK last week, so maybe Silver Screen at Odeon or some sort of similar cheaper screening at another chain. Pretty common for films to resurface for a day or two after they've finished their natural run.
I was being a bit facetious, I like it when cinemas do this so i can catch something I missed, usually its something like 11am on Tuesday though.

$3k wouldn't have covered the heating / leccy bill

I wonder what the break-even on a screening is if the cinema has already paid the distribution fee for the movie, probably two people who have spent £5 on a 5p bucket of popcorn

mike13

715 posts

181 months

Thursday 22nd November 2018
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The Girl in the spiders web

4/10

Poor follow up to the trilogy, couldn't take the main character Lisbeth Salander seriously, lost 10 mins due to falling asleep.

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Thursday 22nd November 2018
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I love having the cinema to myself, I normally try and attend screenings with the best chance of it

droopsnoot

11,810 posts

241 months

Thursday 22nd November 2018
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Further clearing of the hard disk, I watched "Darkman" with Liam Neeson last night. Even for 1990, the CGI / special effects in this are terrible, as are some of the cheesy lines. Really, really poor film without much of a conclusion, and some puzzling parts, such as how the homeless fugitive manages to build and equip a new laboratory, and how he gets hold of a fairly high-end Nikon SLR which would have been fairly expensive back then, and possibly still now.

Cold

15,207 posts

89 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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Another one to see Girl/Spider's Web here tonight. Not overly convinced it could really be considered to be an extra part of the trilogy but as movie in its own right it was watchable enough. However, I did think that Mechant was miscast and a mistake to have him in this.
I was distracted by the (facial) similarity of the character in red to Princess Nuala from Hellboy 2 laugh

6 out 10 ear piercings.



Once again though, it was a private screening, but that doesn't stop them from running whole 20 minutes of pre-show adverts. (That's the Asda Christmas one below)


Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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Hate the pre-show stuff...I sit in protest using my smartphone. I don't put it away now till the trailers/main show. I think it's odeon that cheekily say, 'put away your phones' only to squeeze in another advert..fk them. biggrin

ukaskew

10,642 posts

220 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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I arrive 20 minutes after the advertised start at Odeon, at the very least that gets me through all the ads and most of the trailers.


Russian Troll Bot

24,942 posts

226 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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Over the last few days I've watched the Scream films again, except 3 because that one was terrible. First one is really good and has held up well, second one is a solid sequel, fourth is also decent if reliant on the cliches the series was originally made in response to.

Electronicpants

2,623 posts

187 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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ukaskew said:
I arrive 20 minutes after the advertised start at Odeon, at the very least that gets me through all the ads and most of the trailers.
In the good old days of buying tickets from people not machines, we used to ask when the film actually started, and nine times out of ten the tickety person would look down at their screen and give us a precise time to walk in on, usually 22-25 mins after the time advertised, just as well it was so dark to hide the smug look on our faces when we walked in bang on the start*.

*This only works at quiet screenings where there were plenty of seats

Adam B

27,142 posts

253 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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ukaskew said:
I arrive 20 minutes after the advertised start at Odeon, at the very least that gets me through all the ads and most of the trailers.
Exactly, who on earth arrives on time and sits through 25-30 mins of that crap? 20 mins "late" is usually perfect to catch the trailers (which I like) and miss the rest

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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Electronicpants said:
In the good old days of buying tickets from people not machines, we used to ask when the film actually started, and nine times out of ten the tickety person would look down at their screen and give us a precise time to walk in on, usually 22-25 mins after the time advertised, just as well it was so dark to hide the smug look on our faces when we walked in bang on the start*.

*This only works at quiet screenings where there were plenty of seats
yeah, great for quiet screenings, not so great for packed house. I used to hate annoying tts that come late (lights out, film started etc), I have long legs so it was always a palava.

Cold

15,207 posts

89 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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Scooz me, scoooz me, sorry, scooz me, thank you, sorry, scooze me, can I just, scooze me... laugh

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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exactly!
I've done it once or twice, felt awful, crushig feet underneath my mass.

Harry Enfield has a skit on this, but can't find it, think it was the old gits

MYOB

4,767 posts

137 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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Adam B said:
ukaskew said:
I arrive 20 minutes after the advertised start at Odeon, at the very least that gets me through all the ads and most of the trailers.
Exactly, who on earth arrives on time and sits through 25-30 mins of that crap? 20 mins "late" is usually perfect to catch the trailers (which I like) and miss the rest
I arrive at the allotted time simply not to inconvenience others by arriving when the film actually starts.

Adam B

27,142 posts

253 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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MYOB said:
Adam B said:
ukaskew said:
I arrive 20 minutes after the advertised start at Odeon, at the very least that gets me through all the ads and most of the trailers.
Exactly, who on earth arrives on time and sits through 25-30 mins of that crap? 20 mins "late" is usually perfect to catch the trailers (which I like) and miss the rest
I arrive at the allotted time simply not to inconvenience others by arriving when the film actually starts.
For the hard of thinking / reading I arrive after the adverts and before the trailers and film - I hate missing the start of films

droopsnoot

11,810 posts

241 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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Halb said:
exactly!
I've done it once or twice, felt awful, crushig feet underneath my mass.

Harry Enfield has a skit on this, but can't find it, think it was the old gits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqfRfQ2fsSo

Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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biggrin
well remembered...'scuse I< pardon Ibiggrin


KIller JOe....what an interesting lil film....erm, not sure if I like it or not, got quite weird at one point, but pulled it back

MYOB

4,767 posts

137 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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Adam B said:
MYOB said:
Adam B said:
ukaskew said:
I arrive 20 minutes after the advertised start at Odeon, at the very least that gets me through all the ads and most of the trailers.
Exactly, who on earth arrives on time and sits through 25-30 mins of that crap? 20 mins "late" is usually perfect to catch the trailers (which I like) and miss the rest
I arrive at the allotted time simply not to inconvenience others by arriving when the film actually starts.
For the hard of thinking / reading I arrive after the adverts and before the trailers and film - I hate missing the start of films
Ouch.

ukaskew

10,642 posts

220 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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MYOB said:
I arrive at the allotted time simply not to inconvenience others by arriving when the film actually starts.
I...

a) book aisle seats
b) more often than not go on Mondays, which is by far the quietest day

I've never had to 'excuse me' or walk in front of anyone in nearly 70 films so far this year (and I've never missed the start of a film either, usually settled 5 minutes before the BBFC card).

Mothersruin

8,573 posts

98 months

Friday 23rd November 2018
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Saw Bo Rap today - fully enjoyed it for what it was. Loved the music and the Live Aid bit was done very well.

Timings - we thought we were running really late as we were eating beforehand and it took ages for the food to arrive - however, we turned up over 20 minutes late, saw one trailer and the film started. Perfect!
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