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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:16 pm
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:16 pm
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Ed Chilada wrote:
> Last weekend I went to watch Pirates of the Carribean. They put an
> anti-piracy trailer on, showing bits of Superman Returns which then
> scaled down, washed out and went muffled as they tried to show what a
> ripped off copy would look like and how much poorer it is. "Come to
> the cinema for the real experience", they said.
>
> 45 minutes and many adverts and trailers later, the film eventually
> started....
>
> Given the film is two and a half hours long in the first place, I
> thought that was taking the piss. Countless people (usually women),
> had to leave part way through the film to go for a leak. Sure, they
> get to see the film on a big screen, but they also get to miss five
> potentially crucial minutes of it because they can't pause it and they
> had to wait over 45 minutes for it to start in the first place.
They could've gone for a leak after 40 mins so they'd have got back in
time for the film to start.
> Maybe next time I'll decide that the home experience is better.
I decided that four years ago. Haven't been to the cinema since. My
main bugbear is that the audience is usually full of inconsiderate
bastards who don't switch their mobiles off, they talk to the people
they've come with, they eat food loudly, etc. etc.
Plus DVDs come out just a few months later and I can watch them at home
in DD5.1 or DTS 5.1 and such a setup doesn't cost a great deal at all.
Yes, a 32" WS TV isn't as big as a cinema screen but if, for example,
King Kong appears then I get the idea that he's as tall as a block of
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:16 pm
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:16 pm
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Ed Chilada wrote:
> On 11 Jul 2006 13:55:43 -0700, "DVDfever Dom" <google.RemoveThis@dvdfever.co.uk>
> wrote:
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> >
> >Ed Chilada wrote:
> >> Last weekend I went to watch Pirates of the Carribean. They put an
> >> anti-piracy trailer on, showing bits of Superman Returns which then
> >> scaled down, washed out and went muffled as they tried to show what a
> >> ripped off copy would look like and how much poorer it is. "Come to
> >> the cinema for the real experience", they said.
> >>
> >> 45 minutes and many adverts and trailers later, the film eventually
> >> started....
> >>
> >> Given the film is two and a half hours long in the first place, I
> >> thought that was taking the piss. Countless people (usually women),
> >> had to leave part way through the film to go for a leak. Sure, they
> >> get to see the film on a big screen, but they also get to miss five
> >> potentially crucial minutes of it because they can't pause it and they
> >> had to wait over 45 minutes for it to start in the first place.
> >
> >They could've gone for a leak after 40 mins so they'd have got back in
> >time for the film to start.
>
> This was after the advertised film start time, so there's no way of
> knowing that the film wouldn't start for another 5 minutes, or would
> start the moment they step outside the screen.
Then go a bit earlier inbetween the time the trailers start and the
time it's meant to start. Either way it's not something I have to worry
about any more.
> >I decided that four years ago. Haven't been to the cinema since. My
> >main bugbear is that the audience is usually full of inconsiderate
> >bastards who don't switch their mobiles off, they talk to the people
> >they've come with, they eat food loudly, etc. etc.
>
> People tend to be quiet once the movie starts and of course, the 45
> minute lead time means everyone's finished eating by the time the film
> starts! It's people kicking the back of the chairs that pisses me off.
> How long do you leave it before it's time to say something? Grrr!
I find people are not quite once the film starts and if teenagers are
in there then they think nothing of getting up, going out of the
auditorium in pairs, coming back in a few minutes later, talking all
the while as they go, and repeat a few more times since they didn't
actually come to watch the film.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:16 pm
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JGJ wrote:
> "DVDfever Dom" <google RemoveThis @dvdfever.co.uk> wrote in message
> >> This was after the advertised film start time, so there's no way of
> >> knowing that the film wouldn't start for another 5 minutes, or would
> >> start the moment they step outside the screen.
> >
> > Then go a bit earlier inbetween the time the trailers start and the
> > time it's meant to start. Either way it's not something I have to worry
> > about any more
>
> If a film is advertised as 8pm then the trailers may start a little earlier
> and go on for X minutes - theres no way to know when exactly it wil lstart -
> we normally get about 5 trailers in my local Odeon and the film always
> starts within about 15minutes.
>
> I remember when I went to see Star Wars 3 there were no trailers at all and
> this caught a few people off guard who came in and missed 15 minutes -
> including the all important starting which sets the stage for the film.
People just shouldn't be let in if the film has already started. Make
'em wait for the next screening. I've seen people come in as late as 30
mins to a flim (The Fifth Element, as it happens) >> Stay informed about: The cinema experience |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:10 pm
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:36 pm
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In message <5fu7b2hk0u8ll6thlu608i3iesrp884642 DeleteThis @4ax.com>, Ed Chilada
<nospam DeleteThis @nospam.com> writes
>Given the film is two and a half hours long in the first place, I
>thought that was taking the piss. Countless people (usually women),
>had to leave part way through the film to go for a leak. Sure, they
>get to see the film on a big screen, but they also get to miss five
>potentially crucial minutes of it because they can't pause it and they
>had to wait over 45 minutes for it to start in the first place.
Whatever happened the half way break when we all used to stock up on
more fizzy drinks and chewy sweeties?
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:01 pm
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"Ed Chilada" <nospam RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Last weekend I went to watch Pirates of the Carribean. They put an
> anti-piracy trailer on,
Hold it right there for a second...
Right carry on.
> showing bits of Superman Returns which then
> scaled down, washed out and went muffled as they tried to show what a
> ripped off copy would look like and how much poorer it is. "Come to
> the cinema for the real experience", they said.
>
> 45 minutes and many adverts and trailers later, the film eventually
> started....
>
> Given the film is two and a half hours long in the first place, I
> thought that was taking the piss. Countless people (usually women),
> had to leave part way through the film to go for a leak. Sure, they
> get to see the film on a big screen, but they also get to miss five
> potentially crucial minutes of it because they can't pause it and they
> had to wait over 45 minutes for it to start in the first place.
>
> Maybe next time I'll decide that the home experience is better.
As a matter of interest, what chain was this ?
Maybe if you wrote in with your eminently sensible complaint they might
not only take notice but send you some complimentary tickets. Yes
I know what use are they now? But still. Maybe their managers are given
individual discretion and this one may need a bit of guidance from Head
Office. It would be interesting to discover if this was Company policy at
least - no interruptions, so no chance to sell any extra popcorn either.
Strange.
michael adams
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:47 pm
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Ed Chilada wrote:
> Last weekend I went to watch Pirates of the Carribean.
> 45 minutes and many adverts and trailers later, the film eventually
> started....
You obviously don't go to the cinema much. The adverts always last for at
least 20 minutes after the film is supposed to start. That's how they fund
the actors' and actresses' ridiculous salaries plus how they manage to
afford the CGI for Jar Jar Binks.
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:06 pm
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"DVDfever Dom" <google.RemoveThis@dvdfever.co.uk> wrote in message
>> This was after the advertised film start time, so there's no way of
>> knowing that the film wouldn't start for another 5 minutes, or would
>> start the moment they step outside the screen.
>
> Then go a bit earlier inbetween the time the trailers start and the
> time it's meant to start. Either way it's not something I have to worry
> about any more
If a film is advertised as 8pm then the trailers may start a little earlier
and go on for X minutes - theres no way to know when exactly it wil lstart -
we normally get about 5 trailers in my local Odeon and the film always
starts within about 15minutes.
I remember when I went to see Star Wars 3 there were no trailers at all and
this caught a few people off guard who came in and missed 15 minutes -
including the all important starting which sets the stage for the film. >> Stay informed about: The cinema experience |
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:12 am
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<Ed Chilada>
<Tue, 11 Jul 2006 19:16:10 GMT>
<5fu7b2hk0u8ll6thlu608i3iesrp884642 DeleteThis @4ax.com>
> Last weekend I went to watch Pirates of the Carribean.
>
> 45 minutes and many adverts and trailers later, the film eventually
> started....
>
> Given the film is two and a half hours long in the first place, I
> thought that was taking the piss. Countless people (usually women),
> had to leave part way through the film to go for a leak.
>
Says a lot for the actual film if observing the gender percentages of
who went to the loo was more interesting than what was on screen .
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:30 am
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:30 am
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On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:47:44 GMT, "Mike Hall"
<tarrow.DeleteThis@spam3block.yahoo.com> wrote:
>Ed Chilada wrote:
>
>> Last weekend I went to watch Pirates of the Carribean.
>
>> 45 minutes and many adverts and trailers later, the film eventually
>> started....
>
>You obviously don't go to the cinema much. The adverts always last for at
>least 20 minutes after the film is supposed to start.
The main cinema in Lancaster (Regal) has on their board outside the
times when you can be let into the auditorium, i.e. when the adverts
begin, as well as the start time of the actual film, which is always
accurate. I guess it doesn't make great business sense to do that
though.
>That's how they fund
>the actors' and actresses' ridiculous salaries plus how they manage to
>afford the CGI for Jar Jar Binks.
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:09 am
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"Ed Chilada" <nospam.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Last weekend I went to watch Pirates of the Carribean. They put an
> anti-piracy trailer on, showing bits of Superman Returns which then
> scaled down, washed out and went muffled as they tried to show what a
> ripped off copy would look like and how much poorer it is. "Come to
> the cinema for the real experience", they said.
>
> 45 minutes and many adverts and trailers later, the film eventually
> started....
>
> Given the film is two and a half hours long in the first place, I
> thought that was taking the piss. Countless people (usually women),
> had to leave part way through the film to go for a leak. Sure, they
> get to see the film on a big screen, but they also get to miss five
> potentially crucial minutes of it because they can't pause it and they
> had to wait over 45 minutes for it to start in the first place.
>
> Maybe next time I'll decide that the home experience is better.
The thing is though, there are many distractions at home. I find I'm much
less likely to give a movie a chance if it's a slow starter and I'm watching
it at home. There's so many other channels I could watch or videogames I
could play. At the cinema I'm very unlikely to walk out.
Also at home, danger of being interrupted by kids, wife etc. ! >> Stay informed about: The cinema experience |
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:22 am
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MichaelJP wrote:
> "Ed Chilada" <nospam.TakeThisOut@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:5fu7b2hk0u8ll6thlu608i3iesrp884642@4ax.com...
>> Last weekend I went to watch Pirates of the Carribean. They put an
>> anti-piracy trailer on, showing bits of Superman Returns which then
>> scaled down, washed out and went muffled as they tried to show what a
>> ripped off copy would look like and how much poorer it is. "Come to
>> the cinema for the real experience", they said.
>>
>> 45 minutes and many adverts and trailers later, the film eventually
>> started....
>>
>> Given the film is two and a half hours long in the first place, I
>> thought that was taking the piss. Countless people (usually women),
>> had to leave part way through the film to go for a leak. Sure, they
>> get to see the film on a big screen, but they also get to miss five
>> potentially crucial minutes of it because they can't pause it and they
>> had to wait over 45 minutes for it to start in the first place.
>>
>> Maybe next time I'll decide that the home experience is better.
>
> The thing is though, there are many distractions at home. I find I'm much
> less likely to give a movie a chance if it's a slow starter and I'm watching
> it at home. There's so many other channels I could watch or videogames I
> could play. At the cinema I'm very unlikely to walk out.
>
> Also at home, danger of being interrupted by kids, wife etc. !
You need to build a cinema out of an old shed in your back garden!
Either that or have a cinema room.
It drives me nuts when I'm at a mate's house and someone is either
getting up every five minutes, making requests or knitting at the same time.
If it's promised to be a good film then, lights out, glass of red wine
and no interruptions.
Richard.
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