What’s wrong with this Picture

[Mike Newell]

In theory, this should be a good news story. A new Cinema complex arrives were a historic cinema of the same name used to be situated up until 40 years ago when they built a monstrous shopping complex over it. Times have moved in a low and behold a new entertainment experience has arrived.

Basically , you have a 9 plush cinemas where you can now have your dins dins and endless supply of alcohol. Now don’t get me wrong sweets, popcorn or Coca Cola etc I don’t have an issue with but watching listening and smelling someone guzzling pizza or gourmet burgers and fries is not my idea of watching a movie. Added to the fact they are supplying alcohol. Anglo Saxons do not drink like other species on this planet. They are neither civilised or restrained.

Mind you I would reckon a ticket to this event will likely cost £100 for two tickets but you do get your din dins 🤮

Cant wait to see how this pans out. We already have two luxury cinema complexes which are like empty barns except at the weekend.

Is this the new trend for cinemas Will wash your parts in a jacuzzi and cut your toenails be next or will we have sex booths 😳to enhance the viewing experience.

Thank God for the home cinema.

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/b...482184954.html

[Ed Gordon]

In theory, this should be a good news story. A new Cinema complex arrives were a historic cinema of the same name used to be situated up until 40 years ago when they built a monstrous shopping complex over it. Times have moved in a low and behold a new entertainment experience has arrived....

I was going to say, it could be worse; they could offer bowling, food, and a movie. Then I checked the internet and oh f@#$, they went an did it:

https://www.showbizcinemas.com/bowling/

As you said Mike, "Thank God for the home cinema."

[Graham Ritchie]

Try this

[Mike Newell]

I was going to say, it could be worse; they could offer bowling, food, and a movie. Then I checked the internet and oh f@#$, they went an did it:

https://www.showbizcinemas.com/bowling/

As you said Mike, "Thank God for the home cinema."

For a minute I had the image of them bowling whilst watching the movie. 😂

[Mike Newell]

Try this

Billy had it nailed 😁😂😁

[Alan Myers]

Doesn't matter what they try and entice people with, if the films are crap, and they are, there's no point. Its a good movie that draws a crowd, If i wanted this junk food I'd probably go to the pub where you can at least have a conversation and a laugh with your mates while you drink and eat. I wonder what toss pot came up with this idea?
As Mike said, smelling this crap and listening to people chomping on it would keep me well away.

Mind you, they use to do it year's ago in the foyer, all you got was a crappy hot dog sausage in a bun and you paid the price of fish and chips.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Bj...tchellFilmClub

[Graham Ritchie]

Billy would have ben alright at our place it was ice cream, popcorn, drinks and sweets and that was about it, no alcohol was allowed into the cinema. If anyone did turn up with some, they were more than welcome to leave it behind the counter, to pick up later on there way out. Anyone that tried to take alcohol into the cinema would be asked to leave. In all honesty, even though the cinema was in a industrial area, I cant recall any real problems over those 10 years I was there. Funny thing that I do remember, was the assistant mall manager once told her son and friend while I was downstairs, see him? he is the projectionist, he sees everything from the projection room, any problems from you two, and he is to CALL ME straight away. It made me look like the big bad bogie man. Just about to start I looked down and those to kids were looking up watching me I thought that was funny, yes the poor old projectionist always gets a hard time.

Regarding ice cream we rolled our own, well the kids did not me

A couple of 35mm photos from my Canon FTB

Them were the days

[Brian Fretwell]

When I was young the local Astoria was a massive late 1920's-early 30's about 2,000 seat cinema but well down on audiences so alternate rows of seats in the stalls had been taken out. The projection box was built in at the front of the circle with a massive open space under the rest of it. It wasn't until it had closed to become a live music venue (yes it is the one where there were deaths and injuries due to a crush outside a couple of months ago) thet I discovered that this was originally the cinema restaurant!!

[Mike Newell]

That was criminal what happened at that venue. The days of crushes should be over but corrupt security let more in than was safe. I don’t mind cinema restaurants and having light refreshments in the cinema just not full course meals. Mind you in Las Vegas they eat and drink and ignore the singing artists be it Elvis Tom Jone or Adele.

[Ken Finch]

Curzon have recently opened one of these “Eat and watch” monstrosities on the new riverside complex in Canterbury. Obviously catering for the students at the 2 universities, college, and independent schools who reside there. Seats for students are £5. The price for other members of the public are in double figures! You can purchase a variety of hot foods etc to eat while watching the film. The seats all have tables attached. Popcorn was bad enough! Just imagine the mess that the staff will have to clean up between performances. I will stick to our little independent Kavanagh in Herne Bay thank you very much! Ken Finch☺️

[Mike Newell]

I thought about the mess to Ken. Let’s hope there is plenty of gravy, tomato ketchup and they wipe their sticky fingers over the seats. Cinema means watching films not having your dinner. Why not a fish supper and curry aroma-therapy at your multiplex.

[Ed Gordon]

A fine dinning experience in a movie:

[Michael O’Regan]

I know I’m very much in the minority but I feel that no eating and drinking at all should be permitted in the cinema. That’s how it used to be in the NFT in London. People came to watch a movie. They ate and drank either before or afterward.

[Graham Ritchie]

You have to remember folks, that this is where cinemas make there money, not with ticket sales, most of that goes to the film company, without at least selling some, like popcorn and drinks they would go out of business, so the next time you go to the cinema, do buy an ice cream or something if you want your local to survive.

[Steve Lee]

Years ago I worked with an older colleague who used to refer to them as nothing more than a sweet shop with screens attached.
I can't imagine what he would make of it all now!