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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 9:43:21 GMT
Last night, I quietly enjoyed this independent movie in a major-chain multiplex cinema.
I was the only person in the cinema so there were no food noises!
The admission price, with the Bounceback (50% Off) deal, was £3.00.
And I earned 30 points, giving me 30p towards a future film.
The world is out of joint.
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 8, 2017 10:09:57 GMT
I've never had a whole cinema all to myself. The best I can manage is just me and an old lady for the remake of The Poseidon Adventure. It was a proper cinema, too, with hundreds of seats.
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Post by Charlotte on Sept 8, 2017 10:41:12 GMT
I saw this the other day at Picturehouse central - where you have to pay £16.50 for the privilege (I can get a discount through work, but still £10.50!)
But don't mind paying to support independent films like that - it was thoroughly enjoyable and ever so slightly relatable....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 10:57:00 GMT
But don't mind paying to support independent films like that I don't know what proportion of last night's showing's net box office take of £2.70 will find its way back to the independent film producers. Pennies, I expect. Why do the major chains show these movies? Is it a planning permission requirement? Or are they trying to lure audiences away from the local independent cinemas, to sabotage their local competitors? |
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Post by peelee on Sept 8, 2017 11:09:09 GMT
I have some decent independent cinemas not too far from where I live and I thank my lucky stars for that. Recently I've been in places where multiplexes showing 'Hollywood films' was all there was, and so I never set out for the cinemas in question. At least in some places where a multi-screen cinema house is dominant, there are one or two screens used to show more interesting or low budget films that Hollywood just isn't associated with for the most part.
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Post by showgirl on Sept 9, 2017 4:13:10 GMT
Hooray, a thread for a film I've seen and I've only just noticed it! Managed by dint of a day-trip to Newcastle to see this on Wednesday, and at a Cineworld, amazingly. Had to pay £6 but that's still c 50% less than my nearest Cineworld at home (I notice prices drop where there's competition as many West End Odeons also charge only £6). I have had whole auditoria to myself in the past and this time there were only 2 of us in there.
Absolutely loved the film, which, while on the familiar theme of the American dream, approached it from a refreshingly different angle and had real heart. I also liked the fact that I knew none of the cast by name or sight, and would now happily see more of all. I even liked some of the music (the more melodic parts) and I'm no lover of rap.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 5:28:57 GMT
Back when Tangled was running I went to see it regularly with ever-decreasing audiences and I found myself wondering if it would get to the point where I was the only person there. A couple of times I almost made it and then one or two people would shuffle in during the advertisements. And then finally, one Sunday morning, I got to be an audience of one.
And it was kind of an anticlimax. The atmosphere in a large, empty auditorium feels really dead. Just the presence of a few other people makes it a shared experience and without that it has a flattening effect. My ideal audience seems to be around 10%: enough so it doesn't feel deserted but not enough to be distracting.
Since then I've seen quite a few films as the only person. I once asked what they do if nobody turns up at all. I was told they keep the film running for half an hour or so just in case someone arrives at the last minute but they turn the projector lamp off to reduce wear on the equipment.
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Post by kathryn on Sept 9, 2017 8:43:53 GMT
The audience I saw this with last night was about 20% full (Odeon Panton St ain't that big, so it wasn't many people).
Unfortunately some of them were annoying! Talking, feet resting on the back of seats in front, etc.
Still quite enjoyed the film, though.
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 9, 2017 11:34:28 GMT
Happened a couple of times over the years. One time I remember the manager coming in, looking surprised to see me sitting there, shrugging, and the film starting a moment or two later. Let me guess, it was either Tarzan, or one of the Planet of the Apes films. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 21:36:54 GMT
Haha, there was one other person watching this film with me and that's the least I've ever had. I thought it was decent.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 21:46:23 GMT
I've never been alone in the cinema, but interestingly, Fifty Shades in the cinema me and my friend were the only ones who were together, everyone else was sat alone, about 15 or 20 people (it was late in the cinema run, and a midday showing midweek).
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Post by Jon on Sept 9, 2017 21:55:50 GMT
I've never been alone in the cinema, but interestingly, Fifty Shades in the cinema me and my friend were the only ones who were together, everyone else was sat alone, about 15 or 20 people (it was late in the cinema run, and a midday showing midweek). You went to see Fifty Shades!! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 22:01:28 GMT
I've never been alone in the cinema, but interestingly, Fifty Shades in the cinema me and my friend were the only ones who were together, everyone else was sat alone, about 15 or 20 people (it was late in the cinema run, and a midday showing midweek). You went to see Fifty Shades!! Of course! Had a fabulous time hahaa. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 22:04:31 GMT
A full cinema tonight (and the ushers said every screening today had sold out) for IT.
Disappointed that it turned out not to be about information technology.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 22:07:18 GMT
I've never been alone in the cinema, but interestingly, Fifty Shades in the cinema me and my friend were the only ones who were together, everyone else was sat alone, about 15 or 20 people (it was late in the cinema run, and a midday showing midweek). I hope you kept an eye on where their hands were. |
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