Cuban8 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Having seen the current ads on TV for the film 'Sully', and being an admirer of many of Tom Hanks's films, the wife and I called into our local multiplex yesterday to check on the times of screenings. We're not regular cinema goers, as quite frankly, what passes for much of the entertainment at the 'flicks' these days doesn't appeal, so it's over a year since we saw a film. I'd heard that cinemas had increased their charges, so on checking the price for an evening screening (billed as premium time), it would work out at a few coppers over £21 for two tickets - a bit cheaper in the afternoon (budget ticket £8.75 each), but that's inconvenient for us. We also have to pay for parking, so another few quid on top - call it £25. When we noticed that the film is only 96 minutes long, we felt that it didn't represent good value, and given that the screens in multiplexes are tiny in comparison to what they were, we didn't feel the experience was worth the effort or cost. I have a pretty good TV and sound system at home, so It'll be the BlueRay version for us when it's released. All rather different to when I recall seeing a main feature and support ( Pathe & Movietone news reels were also still going into the early 70s IIRC) & you could see the film as many times as you wanted, along with a good feed in the local Wimpy afterwards with.............change from a fiver for the whole night out.. Rose tinted specs replaced in their box..................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 9 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 last trip to watch a film for me the wife and son cost me a total £50 after they all wanted snacks from the cinema shop. not bad to sit through a Disney film I was not interested in watching. my wife simply refused to believe me when I told her how much I had spent seeing that one film Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 All films seem to come to the TV in due course so no point in going out and paying money at the cinema. One exception - a film that has never come to TV as far as I can tell is " Panic in the Year Zero" a Ray Milland film from the 1960's. Possibly the subject puts TV off. It's about what happens when an atomic bomb is dropped on LA. Actually far less horriific than many films now - the people just take to the hills in panic so law and order breaks down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I'll wait as well, especially as the reviews aren't universally good. I've enjoyed Hanks' films in the past, particularly Apollo 13 which is perhaps a similar genre to Sully so I'm sure it will be worth seeing but not at huge expense. I remember going to the 'pictures' when there was a newsreel, a cartoon , a shorter film as well as the main feature which gave pretty good value for money. Obviously the newsreel is pointless now but the other parts of the programme would still stand. I particularly regret the loss of the shorter films. There were some real gems amongst them that were really good but didn't justify the longer treatment. We have a very good small cinema in Belper and we visit occasionally. One thing I appreciate is the no smoking rule. Whilst the wreaths of blue smoke lit by the projector beam were visually attractive my lungs didn't like it so much. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braddock, VC Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I can recall the first time I was exposed to the no smoking in cinemas, it was in the early 60s in sydney oz, I think the film was its a mad etc world and there was a 15 min intermission when the entrance to the place was crammed with people smoking their guts out. Nowadays smoking is much less fashionable thank heavens. I don't go to the movies not because of cost but solely down to nothing being shown that I want to watch, though the other half is threatening to drag me to girl on a train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Etherton Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Don't be put off by the reviews it's a terrific film. If you can't get to the cinema get yourselves an Amazon firestick side loaded with kodi. Then you can watch anything anytime. Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Sssshhhhh Robin...we don't want everyone to know....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Road to Perdition and Green Mile are good films Last time i went pictures was for Top Gun, great film apart from the actors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 I saw the Star Wars film at the cinema last year - first tome since Terminator 2. Sound and picture weren't exactly impressive. My system at home blows it away in sound quality and picture. I also have a projector, so have a 106inch screen. With a 7.1 DTS surround system, top end amps - it literally blows u away! Edited By Paul Marsh on 05/12/2016 07:06:53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Oh..I thought there was going to be a review in here! No matter - I shall see it this week with my free cinema tickets that I get every week after securing insurance through Compare the Market Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 ive seen Sully...its ok...in the good old days before tree's were invented we used to go to the "pictures"for 9d (4p) and there was always two films on the B movie and the main film..and don't forget the Saturday morning shows with all your school mate's.....you couldn't hear a thing ...that was surround sound and a half. ken Anderson...ne..1..... surround sound dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted hughes Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 The NTSB have complained about the film. In order to pad the film out, the NTSB are shown as trying to blame Sully for the crash-in fact they were just eliminating causative factors as they have to. Without this padding, the film would not have much story - apart from the brilliant crash landing, which wasn't enough material for a full length film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Wow Cuban, you obviously live in an expensive part of the UK! I've just booked at the local Odeon Multi-screen, standard seats were £6.50, I've treated us to the VIP seats at £8.50. Personally, I like the cinema - I like the sense of occassion - of "going somewhere to see the film", I like watching films with other people, in an audience. So I don't see £6.50 for a standard seat as that expensive these days. Check out the price of a basic low level restaurant meal - or a glass of wine or pint of beer! And remember, the more we all "wait for it to come on TV" the more expensive still the cinema will become - someone has to pay for the making of he film? BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil67 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Not sure if Kodi is legal but it's on there already! I remember two features at the cinema not 96 mins to pad out a crash landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Posted by Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 05/12/2016 12:46:31: Wow Cuban, you obviously live in an expensive part of the UK! I've just booked at the local Odeon Multi-screen, standard seats were £6.50, I've treated us to the VIP seats at £8.50. Personally, I like the cinema - I like the sense of occassion - of "going somewhere to see the film", I like watching films with other people, in an audience. So I don't see £6.50 for a standard seat as that expensive these days. Check out the price of a basic low level restaurant meal - or a glass of wine or pint of beer! And remember, the more we all "wait for it to come on TV" the more expensive still the cinema will become - someone has to pay for the making of he film? BEB 100% this! You just can't beat a 4K cinema screen and a few grand's worth of audio ..and yes, Kodi is of course illegal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Etherton Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Sorry I mentioned Kodi now. However just to set the record straight, contrary to popular belief, streaming movies through kodi is not illegal, yet! Check it out on google. Robin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Posted by Andy Meade on 05/12/2016 13:05:54: Posted by Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 05/12/2016 12:46:31: Wow Cuban, you obviously live in an expensive part of the UK! I've just booked at the local Odeon Multi-screen, standard seats were £6.50, I've treated us to the VIP seats at £8.50. Personally, I like the cinema - I like the sense of occassion - of "going somewhere to see the film", I like watching films with other people, in an audience. So I don't see £6.50 for a standard seat as that expensive these days. Check out the price of a basic low level restaurant meal - or a glass of wine or pint of beer! And remember, the more we all "wait for it to come on TV" the more expensive still the cinema will become - someone has to pay for the making of he film? BEB 100% this! You just can't beat a 4K cinema screen and a few grand's worth of audio ..and yes, Kodi is of course illegal. Hmmm.......I suppose anywhere within fifty miles of London reflects higher prices, although I asked my daughter on Skype just now and up in Derbyshire they also expect to pay about the ten quid mark per seat. Most memorable cinema moment? For me, probably 'Alien' back in the late 70s...............the whole audience jumped a foot out of their seats when 'it' sprung out to attack...............great stuff, frightened the life out of us. Edited By Cuban8 on 05/12/2016 13:39:32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Still a great film, and I'm rather fond of the second one too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Crook Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Going to watch a 90 minute film for £25 (for 2) looks spectacularly good entertainment compared to the £75 each that Chelsea charge for sitting in the cold watching a bunch of millionaires kicking a bag of wind about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Saw the film in Florida...the afternoon of our flight home.. Was an average to good film and was even better in a big comfy and cheap AMC theatre at Disney. IIRC it was £13 for the two of us in the premium seats in a Disney complex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zz Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Been watching this thread with more interest than usual. I thought "Sully" was a great movie. I don'nt read anything into I,t I just enjoyed the movie. My wife and I saw it at $8.50 per seat, which is <5 British pounds, I don't have the symbol on my key board. Ex cluding tucker after, that's a good deal. One of those movies I will buy when available. Someone mentioned reviews, I hav'nt taken any notice of them since I read "The Thief, the Cook and her Lover"' , was great movie. I am still recovering from the wrist wounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Yes, I saw the movie last night, and we both enjoyed it, well worth watching the passenger plane just ended up being a big PSS glider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 9 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 my wife is a big film fan and buys a lot of the movie magazines and follows a few websites that are just full of reviews. we soon both learned not to listen to reviews. try to think of two recent films you have seen. one you like and one you don't and then go back and look at the reviews and you will easily see what I mean. some of it is just down to taste. but I also believe that reviews in the paid press are not always impartial. If someone is paying you money you are not going to harshly criticise them in public are you?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Well I saw it tonight - verdict? Great! Good film - interesting and well made. Good performance from Tom Hanks et al. I enjoyed it and would recommend it. BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted hughes Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Just down-loaded it tonight. Great film, I would recommend it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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