[Closed] Do you still go to the cinema?

Only time I ever go now is when I take my nephew.

No. Too expensive for 4 of us.

Wait until the DVD and do it for a tenner at home.

Home viewing keeps getting better while the cinema experience keeps getting worse. Not been in a fair while and certainly a lot less frequently.

Not often but did tonight - £31 for two tickets, £11 for a beer and a milkshake.

Fortunately we parked almost directly outside for free and the film was great (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood).

Apart from kids' films, I last went about 20 years ago.

The constant talking, rustling (sweet wrappers, not livestock), late arrivals/early departures and just general other bloody people meant I had to stop before I went on a killing spree.

Yep, meerkat movies deals, half price for the cost of a day's travel insurance 😂

Yep.

Went twice a couple of weeks ago with the Sky cinema ticket freebie thing. They had sci-fi week, so got to see Aliens and Edge of Tomorrow for free via a couple of mates who have Sky subscriptions.

Don't go very often now though, but mainly due to having a young daughter.

The cinema in Peterborough is pretty good - recently upgraded with electric reclining seats and the foyer has a nice cafe area that does simple food, beer, Costa coffee.
If you join their 'loyalty' card thing, there are certain times of the week where the prices are pretty cheap - about a fiver a ticket.

We go around once a month. Some films need the huge screen and massive sound systems for a visceral experience. Mrs S was not best pleased that one of the trailers tonight was for IT Chapter 2!

I hadn’t been in ages, but I’ve been quite a few times over the past few months. Since my local Vue cinema made all seats £5.99 (just gone up, but still most seats are that price), with plush leather reclining seats. Go late morning/ early afternoon and it’s nice and quiet.

Yeah, MrsTH and I have cineworlds unlimited pass. As many showing as we like for £144 each per year, plus a few advance showings of stuff, then 10% of food and drink, though we rarely bother.

10% off food and drink at a cinema will still be around 2000% more expensive than in the real world.

You lot need to go to the Roxy in ulverston, fiver in and cheap tots, mega!

Once every couple of months. Some films need the big screen.

But, can't stand the distractions and inconsiderate people (never understand why people pay to see a film and then spend the entire time chatting or playing with their phone), so always wait for a couple of weeks after release and then usually hit a late afternoon Saturday screening to avoid the hordes. Usually works fine.

It is more expensive than waiting for digital/home release, but to balance that I love the electric seats at the local Showcase!

A couple years ago I would have went a few times a month amd even watched all the oscar movies. I haven't been at all in 2019.

Between the bland super hero junk and the not so subtle social engineering messages being pumped out, it's clear that movies aren't made for people like me anymore.

10% off food and drink at a cinema will still be around 2000% more expensive than in the real world.

I know, hence we rarely bother. 500ml bottles of pop bought at Costco for 50p each, and maybe some multipack crisps. Think I’ve had popcorn once in the last 8 months.

Saw John Wick Chapter 3 and will probably see the new Star Wars. Don't go that often but when I do I like to make it count.

Did get annoyed by the tag along wife in the row in front who stared at her eye burningly bright phone throughout. I guess that was karma for sitting I Premier seats without tickets. Oops.

Dunkirk was the last grown up film and hope to see joker this year. Loads with the kids, odeon family ticket works for us.

If I'm off work I'll go during a weekday. Generally quiet and less socially unaware quarter wits.

I remember getting dragged a few years ago on a Saturday night for the opening weekend of a Bond film which I think was Skyfall. I'd happily have murdered everyone else in the cinema that night. Talking, noisy,on their phones lighting up the room etc. Rage inducing.

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood on a Wednesday night last week was close to an explosion of rage from me at those who simply don't understand I've paid to watch a film, not listen to their conversation.

Yes, but off peak is definitely the only way. I often finish work early and catch a 1630 show, with or without a friend. The cinema is empty, even the multiplexes.

I went to see the 30th anniversary screening of Predator on 9th November 2017. Before that I watched Kill Bill 2 in 2004. So no, not really an avid cinema goer.

Luckily the company I work for get 55% off Cinema tickets for staff so we go fairly often. I have 2 teenage kids so there is usually a film one or both want to see. If I didn't get the discount I doubt we would go unless it was a biggy like a Star Wars or Avengers

Yep. Thursday mornings when kids are in school. Blissful.

We do the Saturday morning kids clubs about once a month. All tickets are £2.50 so can take our 3 and get the kids snack boxes for them and it's less than £25 for a family of 5.
The films are normally something that's been out for a month or so.
Secret Life of pets 2 was the last one a couple of weeks ago. There's noise from young children being young children but it doesn't distract from the overly complicated plots of kids films (Except when my 4yo decided she needed the loo right at the whole plot explaining but of Lego movie 2!)

Kids make going to the cinema as a couple unviable. Who would pay for a babysitter + cinema tickets just to watch a film? If we treat ourselves to a night out it’s going to be to somewhere we can actually talk each other.

On my own I just do Bond’s & Star Wars now.

I go every couple of months with the kids, thought I invariably sleep through most of the film.

Take my boys regularly.

The crowd noise does my head in - why people feel the need to chomp through an enormous box of popcorn is beyond me. At least the local cinema has recently dropped its prices (£7 from £14!) which makes it more bearable.

That said, on holiday in Ambleside recently we went to watch Blinded By The Light. Really enjoyed that on the big screen with a decent soundsystem. Would have been very meh on DVD.

yeah once or twice a month, we're both happy to watch a film. Last outing was Once Upon a Time In Hollywood last weekend. TBH I haven't had much issue with inconsiderate punters, last one was a couple of kids larking about, and their dad put them straight pretty sharpish. I find most folk are pretty respectful these days.

The 20 mile each way to the closest cinema is probably the biggest element putting me off.

I have however completely lost touch on what is the latest and greatest films now. And as we already shell out for Netflix and Prime we don’t even watch many more recent films at home like we did in the old Blockbuster Video or Lovefilm dvd through the post days in the past. I don’t seem to see film reviews or see them advertised anymore. I’m sure I could go out of my way to find out but as a relatively passive film consumer I’m probably not going to bother and without getting enthused about a film that 20 mile journey will always be too far.

Too many bad mannered idiots at our local cinema, playing with phones or chatting.  FFS why spend money to talk or fiddle with your phone through it?  Last time we went I challenged a couple of teenagers in front of me for phones and noise, they got up and walked out, along with about 6 of their mates, all giving me a hard stare so I did wonder if the conversation was going to carried on when the film finished.

I'd much rather get it on blu-ray and sit at home watching it.

Same as Tom we have had the Unlimited cards and usually go at least once a week to the Sheffield one.
Always take our own snacks and a can of pop.

Can't even remember the last time we went. We (me & Mrs Egf) keep saying we should go & see such & such a film but never do.
I'm no film buff anyway & have trouble staying awake during most movies.

Essentially no.

We went a few weeks back to see Apollo 11 at an indy cinema on a Monday night and that was ace. Small audience, who all wanted to actually watch the film, and a decent bar downstairs.

Admittedly I did get a few looks after my seventh or eighth pint when I started singing along with the landing sequence, but some folks have no sense of humour.

That's probably the first time in five years or so though.

I go a few times a month, last film was once upon a tim in Hollywood, which was great.

I'm lucky to live in walking distance of the Royalty cinema in bowness. Cheap with tons of character, if you're lucky you get a Wurlitzer organ performance while you're waiting for the film. Audience is always well mannered and they don't sell stinky nachos \ hot dogs. And they have an ice cream lady before the film starts...

Also Zeffirellies in Ambleside is a short drive, as above with great veggie food before.

These are the only cinemas where I buy a drink and snacks, because I'm Keen to support them. I'm amazed how often there are less than ten people in the Royalty. Support your local independent cinema!

Plenty, but with work Vitality health care you get a free ticket every couple of weeks as long as you log enough activity with them (think 2 rides a week is enough, so not hard if you commute by bike )

I used to love going, but having two young kids has pretty much put a stop to it. I did get annoyed with the talkers and rustlers though. Not to mention the cinemas that assign you a seat. There’s always a 50% chance that somebody is sat in it. Just do away with the idea

We go to Storyhouse Cinema in the middle of Chester which means we can also get a decent bite to eat in the city centre restaurants before or after the film. It only has 94 seats but super modern.

We still go every couple of months. Only £5 each* any time at our local Vue. 90% of the time people seem quite well behaved and considerate.

*Plus if we go on a Tuesday or Wednesday we get buy one get one free with the compare the market thing.

Rarely, always find people eating highly annoying, so just wait till it comes round on Netflix etc...

Every ‘main’ stars wars at the BFI IMAX- so Xmas time.

Also sometimes go to stuff at the London Film Festival - take a couple of days off work and see 3 films a day.

Can’t be doing with “normal” cinema for all the petty annoyances listed above.

Go with my move buddy in Bristol about once a month, Everyman is brilliant and most people are code compliant.

Yes occasionally usually just myself so I go off peak but if it’s a family day out then it’ll be peak time. I’ll get the better seats as I like to be comfortable. We’ll usually get a drink and popcorn to share, that’s where they make the money to keep going so I’m happy to contribute.

Since moving to Scotland 10 years ago nearest cinema is 40 miles away. Any visit has to include as many other purposes as possible. Also since starting fostering has to include kids. So now generally it's just my wife who goes with the kids, I'm not prepared to pay for me to watch a kids film. Time we add in the cost of transport, snacks, a meal, shopping, etc the total bill is way over £100, so it doesn't happen often. I don't really have any idea now of films I might want to see as I've stopped checking.

Yes and more since a brand new s****y Everyman cinema opened 3 min walk away. Most of the seats are doubles and like a sofa with a small drinks table, an usher takes your drink order on an iPad.
I joined as a member so a small discount on drinks/tickets but happy to pay more as that means the unwashed/youth/mobile phone users/mouth breathers/lack of social skills all go to Vue or retail park multiplexes and leave me in peace to watch a film.

I'm liking MrSmith's creation of a type Vue-goer - the UYMPUMBLOSS

I only go with the kids these days. Toy Story 4 yesterday. The cinemas have overpriced themselves in the market these days IMO. I'd go more - and thus spend more in total - if I didn't come away feeling over-charged. Shame, as I like the cinema.

Yes, helps that it's a short walk to my local independent cinema, it's got three screens and its £4 a ticket regardless. I love the place.

Saturday afternoon, Bikes to Stafford station, train to Birmingham New St. Couple of pints in the Victoria, film in the Electric, plenty of good food nearby afterwards, train back to Stafford, into the Railway Inn for a couple more, wobble home.

Yes, once a month . Local vue is only a fiver and we take out own sweets and juice.

Used to go a lot, but with work shifts these days it makes it difficult to fit a visi in. Did see Akita Battle Angel in the local cinema, which has had a lot of money spent doing it up, with an additional three screen, making it much, much better, and hopefully I’ll get to see the new Terminator film, which looks like it needs the big screen.

I go loads. Still can’t beat seeing a film on the big screen. Haven’t had much problem with morons talking through films lately- seems most people who do go to the cinema these days like the experience too. You do get the odd twonk getting their phone out, but not many.
Markup on drinks and sweets is ridiculous, so we’ll pop in to Tesco on the way. Do occasionally fancy an ice cream at Vue though 😋

I used to go a lot

Almost exclusively in 'empty cinema' slots

Mostly lost me when projectors went digital and CGI became intrusive

Now we have a snug at home with biggish TV/Sonos/Prime/Netflix so I can get most of the perceived spectacle closing the blinds and raising the volume

The test for me was when I could play se7en on blue ray and get the same experience that I had when I first saw it in the cinema (except I know then ending)

I just run 6 months behind and watch at home, 4k screen, surround sound, sofa 2 big bags of pop corn for £1. No talkers, no mobile phones, no smellies, no fidgets in polyester rain jackets, no peering round other peoples heads and a fast forward (useful during Godzilla)

Yes, helps that it’s a short walk to my local independent cinema, it’s got three screens and its £4 a ticket regardless. I love the place.

Pretty much word for word here too.

We live in a fairly rough town, but we never have idiots in the audience...

Great place.

I have a good set up at home with a dedicated room and projector but still go to the cinema a fair bit.

I go a reasonable amount, and my eldest (15) is a big fan. Food and drink is pricey but we tend to take our own sweets and I’ll just buy a coffee..

Definitely - but I’m lucky enough to have a rather high end cinema with a good quality restaurant near me. It’s a good night out: decent noms followed by a film....but it’s not exactly cheap!

decent noms

/banned

Not very often, but I enjoy it.

We've got a couple of out-of-town jobs, loads of parking and plus Busses/Train/Uber if you fancy a drink.

I don't know how to write this without sounds a bit dickish, but I wouldn't dream of buying any of their food, I sometimes buy a drink, but I see people with armloads of stuff. Do they worry if they go 2 hours without feeding they'll go hungry?

I love going to the cinema (2 or 3 times a month) and we are lucky to have the choice of multi screens or arthouse venues. IMO ,there is nothing beats watching a big screen movie with an appreciative (and well behaved) audience, it adds to the whole experience, so I tend to leave the Odeons and Cineworlds for the big noisy blockbusters, where it's easier to ignore/block out the other users and their jetsam.
I went back last week on my own to see another showing of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, not just because I really liked the film but because it was the last chance to see it being shown on projectors (one of the only two places in Scotland).
I don't have a mahoosive telly or home cinema room so I really hope these wee arthouse cinemas and the big multis can tough it out under the wave of streaming. Unsurprisingly you can guess that I also like record stores, bookshops and reading newspapers.Apologies for being old 😉

working away from from home i usually go about once a week - certainly in winter anyway. i also take the kids to see all the big releases on a weekend. i have vitality health plan that awards me a free ticket per week which is useful in London, then the local Vue to home is £4.99 for any film at any time. being such a regular means i cannot abode a poorly behaved audience! you kindda expect it at Toy Story or something but went to see Once Upon a Time in Hollywood at an Odeon in Kingston recently and it was diabolical. people openly conversing - not even whispers, cracking of beer cans, late arrivals, early darters, crisp packets, glaring phones... absolutely spoiled it for me.

Also never buy any of their wares!

yes - the light cinema at Addlestone - nice big reclining seats and you can take your bar drinks and pizza in with you. About £10 but good discount if a member.

Does anyone still say they "go to the pictures". I do 🙂

Yup,but then I still say "mix tapes" 🙂

Avoid the multiplex places because they are expensive, soul-less, and full of annoying people more interested in their phone and tipping popcorn on the floor.
However, my local cinema is great - independent, cheap, full of people actually interested in watching films, nice bar upstairs and a good range of films from the latest blockbusters to one-off live screenings, oldies and niche films.

Yup,but then I still say “mix tapes

I use my Sky box to tape things off the telly.

If you want an authentic cinema experience than go to the Lonsdale Cinema in Annan.

It only seats about 70 people  on red velvet seats and if you order food then the lady brings it in for you. It's  oldskool brilliant.

Do you still go to the cinema?

No, haven't been to cinema for at least 20 years now. 😅

Went to see Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in Suva, Fiji recently. Awesome La-z-boy type seats with a table between each pair. The barrista brought my coffee to my seat. Very enjoyable.

However, I don't go much at home. Too expensive, noisy and crap. We still take the kids to big movies like TS4 and I'll sometimes go to something I really want to see but on a quiet afternoon/night.

We're spoiled a bit because I built a cinema room at the house - La-z-boy chairs, 12ft screen, darkest purple paint, huge Yamaha/Kef Reference/REL sound system etc. On Blu-Ray/4k it's as good/better than all the cinemas near us.

The main exception is the newest Bond film. I've seen every Bond movie at the flicks since The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977 (IIRC) so I kinda like keeping that streak going.....

Many years ago when I worked shifts, I used to go all the time. First showing - early afternoon on a weekday; there'd be me and maybe 4 other people (all on their own) and it was super cheap.

Now on the rare occasions I go it's either the films that really need a big screen (Mission Impossible: Fallout was amazing on Imax) or the slightly more arty films where generally you don't get kids throwing food around. Can't belive how expensive it is now though.

Maybe I'm fondly remembering back to my student days where it was £1.50 with student discount!

Yes.
We still go to the 'pictures to watch a film' (not movie, I'm British you see).

Our lovely local cinema (The Regent in Marple) is a 6 minute walk away.
£6 for the stalls, £6.50 for the circle, these are big plush seats. Ice creams at intermission, still reasonably priced.
Also the cinema goers are polite, rarely have I seen the use of phones, or much crackling of sweetie wrappers. However the average age here is about 65.
The cinema is run by 2 brothers who are respected.

Can’t belive how expensive it is now though

Odeon: £5; Vue: £4.99-£5.50 depending on film/time. Pretty good if you ask me.

When I was a student there were three cinemas on the main street in Cardiff. We used to walk between them to check listings on a sign outside... The fancy high tech one was an Odeon in the shopping centre at one end. They closed in I think 2000 and simply closed the doors and boarded it up. They reopened it recently under another name, it's now £3/4 a ticket so we go there.

First time in was an intense blast from the past. The local paper did a thing about it, when they opened it back up all the 2000 movie posters were still up, there was still ground in popcorn on the floor etc.

Probably go twice a year. Went on Wednesday for the tarantino film - the Odeon with the reclining seats and acres of legroom. £20 for two tickets and toom a couple of cans of beer in with us. Afternoon show so almoat empty. No problems with other customers.

It's spoiled me for standard cinemas with no legroom and narrow poorly paded seats. Doubt I'll be back in them.

Took the lad to see Toy Story 4 recently, which was his first ever cinema experience that he can remember. Went when he was in a carry-cot to see Deadpool which might have been the most recent time before!

Odeon: £5; Vue: £4.99-£5.50 depending on film/time. Pretty good if you ask me.

not down here - the local is £9.50 peak, £8 off-peak and £2 extra for 3D!

£8.95 at the addlestone cinema which is much nicer. £16.95 a month for all films though with 25% on food and their pizza, which you can take in to the screen, is excellent.

and they have a problem with rats running around !

Not for a long time... IIRC there was no sound just a woman playing the piano in sync with the images.