Page 4 | To think the cinema is a day to day event

OliveWah · 13/05/2024 16:15

Our Odeon does tickets for a fiver each, any film, any time. We don't buy food or drink in the cinema, but may bring a can of Coke and some sweets in with us. I think around £22 for a family of 4 for an evenings entertainment is pretty decent value and we probably go around once or twice a month.

The Live Theatre events are definitely more of a treat though, as the tickets are around £20 each at the Vue, but clearly an awful lot cheaper than watching at the theatre.

Disturbia81 · 13/05/2024 15:46

@betterangels but the cinema food is literally hotdogs, chips, nachos with warm cheese sauce. Everyman cinema sells sharing platters of hot dishes, pizzas, burgers. They encourage people to buy hot food.

Itisalovelyday · 13/05/2024 14:44

Not a "day out" as it doesn't take all day! But definitely a special event.
A day to day event is going to the playground or buying a pint of milk.

betterangels · 13/05/2024 14:42

Disturbia81 · 13/05/2024 13:59

No but we go in daytime through week so only ever a few people in dotted around. It's never busy.

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Fair enough!

betterangels · 13/05/2024 14:40

Disturbia81 · 13/05/2024 13:26

Because they have additional needs and like to do things a certain way. I see lots of groups of people with autism and learning difficulties doing the same thing. Sometimes there isn't time to eat first.
Maybe be a bit more understanding

There's understanding and then there is having to smell burgers and fries in the cinema. I really wish they would ban hot food outside of relaxed performances.

Noopneep · 13/05/2024 14:35

I have a toddler and we go at least once every few weeks. For the two of us, it's £4.50 plus with the snack box it's £9 in total. I have a disability and a CEA card so my partner gets in for free.

Disturbia81 · 13/05/2024 14:02

SocksAndTheCity · 13/05/2024 13:42

You probably know more about this than me already @Disturbia81 but do you have a local cinema which does relaxed screenings?

I've been to a few and whilst it's not wildly different, nobody cares if people talk, eat or get up and walk about a bit/sit somewhere else or whatever. They keep it a bit lighter and not quite so loud, too

It's a great idea that!

Disturbia81 · 13/05/2024 13:59

SocksAndTheCity · 13/05/2024 13:42

You probably know more about this than me already @Disturbia81 but do you have a local cinema which does relaxed screenings?

I've been to a few and whilst it's not wildly different, nobody cares if people talk, eat or get up and walk about a bit/sit somewhere else or whatever. They keep it a bit lighter and not quite so loud, too

No but we go in daytime through week so only ever a few people in dotted around. It's never busy.

SocksAndTheCity · 13/05/2024 13:42

You probably know more about this than me already @Disturbia81 but do you have a local cinema which does relaxed screenings?

I've been to a few and whilst it's not wildly different, nobody cares if people talk, eat or get up and walk about a bit/sit somewhere else or whatever. They keep it a bit lighter and not quite so loud, too

Disturbia81 · 13/05/2024 13:35

@Pepsiisbetterthancoke That's the nature of additional needs, not everyone can be pleased.. all the people I care for make loud noises and talk loudly yet hate loud noise. Just best to accept it

SocksAndTheCity · 13/05/2024 13:32

I go fairly often (a couple of times a week and I often see two films while I'm there), but my local independent cinema is only round the corner from my flat and there are a couple more a short bus/tube journey away. There's also an Everyman within barely ten minutes walk, but that's definitely special occasions only.

I don't go out to eat or drink, so it's my leisure activity .

Pepsiisbetterthancoke · 13/05/2024 13:31

Disturbia81 · 13/05/2024 13:26

Because they have additional needs and like to do things a certain way. I see lots of groups of people with autism and learning difficulties doing the same thing. Sometimes there isn't time to eat first.
Maybe be a bit more understanding

There will be people there that also have additional needs that have issues with noises and smells do they not deserve understanding too?

Disturbia81 · 13/05/2024 13:26

Because they have additional needs and like to do things a certain way. I see lots of groups of people with autism and learning difficulties doing the same thing. Sometimes there isn't time to eat first.
Maybe be a bit more understanding

LuckySantangelo35 · 13/05/2024 13:22

Pepsiisbetterthancoke · 13/05/2024 13:13

Why can’t they go to McDonalds before or after the film rather than being anti social by taking full meals into the cinema?

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@Disturbia81

this! 🔝 why??

SecondHandFurniture · 13/05/2024 13:19

Nobody should be made to sit next to someone eating a bloody Big Mac in the cinema. At least a hotdog is gone quickly with minimal rustling.

betterangels · 13/05/2024 13:15

Pepsiisbetterthancoke · 13/05/2024 13:13

Why can’t they go to McDonalds before or after the film rather than being anti social by taking full meals into the cinema?

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Yes, I always think this.

TheChosenTwo · 13/05/2024 13:15

It would be a punishment for me but I hate the cinema and films in general so never really go.
However the dc go quite often as something to do of a boring wet Sunday afternoon or a Tuesday evening.
i think it’s about £40 for tickets, 2 popcorns and 2 drinks or whatever snacks they choose, I think they probably go once or twice a month.

Pepsiisbetterthancoke · 13/05/2024 13:13

Disturbia81 · 13/05/2024 12:48

I'm a support worker so go a lot with people I care for, they can't afford cinema food so take in mcdonalds and other fast food. I guess technically it's cooled down though by the time they get in 😂

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Why can’t they go to McDonalds before or after the film rather than being anti social by taking full meals into the cinema?

betterangels · 13/05/2024 13:12

Soboystake · 12/05/2024 01:17

Not an experience or day out

With the prices these days, it certainly is for me!

Eleganz · 13/05/2024 13:11

It is if you use your clubcard points. It isn't if you are actually paying the sky high prices.

Myteenhatesme · 13/05/2024 13:10

Jc2001 · 13/05/2024 11:39

Nothing worse that someone munching on a stinking hotdog while you're trying to watch a film . If it was up to me there would be no hot foods in cinemas at all. Just get some to eat before or after. It's really unpleasant for other people.

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I agree. It is so anti-social to take in smelly food! Luckily it is just not a thing where I live and a lot of the cinemas dont even sell snacks. We take our cinema seriously. 😂

Disturbia81 · 13/05/2024 12:48

chilliprawns · 13/05/2024 12:17

@Disturbia81 what heated food are you wishing to take in?!

I'm a support worker so go a lot with people I care for, they can't afford cinema food so take in mcdonalds and other fast food. I guess technically it's cooled down though by the time they get in 😂

Elphame · 13/05/2024 12:43

I haven't set foot in a cinema since 2018 and previously it was 2012!

So no - not an everyday thing here at all!

chilliprawns · 13/05/2024 12:19

@Disturbia81 my vue’s policy

* has 92 venues throughout the UK and Ireland and does not allow customers to bring any hot food or any alcoholic drinks from outside the cinema. The cinema chain's website says: "if film fans would prefer, they can bring in their own cold snacks and non-alcoholic drinks".*

seems fair to me!

chilliprawns · 13/05/2024 12:17

@Disturbia81 what heated food are you wishing to take in?!