Tag: Cineworld

Shrek 4 brings it’s own 3D Glasses . . .

As you may have noticed and remember from previous blogs I have written I am not the biggest fan of the 3D film, the only one which has really blown me away has been Avatar because they did not play on the 3D effects. The release of Shrek 4 aka Shrek Forever After last week, also saw the release of some special Shrek style glasses!

I plan on going to see the film on Saturday morning, which will probably be total madness with the number of children in the screen but I must admit that I do plan on buying the Shrek style glasses just because they really do look amusing!

But my main thoughts on this subject are how long before each film decides to cash in twice by having 3D glasses with something from the film on them? My guess is not long even if it just has the film name along the side. The whole 3D experience seems to be getting more expensive by the minute.

If you buy the glasses at a Cineworld cinema (I have no idea about the other chains) you receive a voucher for 1 pound off popcorn and one pound off a drink, but is that really worth it? With food and drink being so expensive at the cinema.

All this is just thinking about loud really, but I can see more and more different styles of 3D glasses sneaking into films over the next year or so!

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Meme: 10 Movie Facts About Me

Well the newest craze hitting the blogosphere has been 10 movie facts about me a meme. Andy from Fandango Groovers so kindly tagged me to post 10 movie facts. Love it! This will all be off the top of my head, so I have no idea which direction it will head in (if any). Big shout out to who originally started this post, we really are feeling the love in the movie blogging world over the past few weeks and I think it really is just brilliant.

1. I am a total geek when it comes to going to the cinema, as I keep the tickets from every film I go to see. This helps when myself and friends argue about the last film we saw in a certain screen (from 1-11 in our local cinema).

2. The first film I ever saw at the cinema was Aladdin which would have made me 4 or 5 (depending on UK release date) and I am pretty sure I went to see it twice.

3. I can remember a hell of a lot of film quotes and find myself telling them to people in certain situations, often to help them feel better.

4. I have hundreds and hundreds of DVDs. Some of which have been watched lots and lots of times (Lord of the Rings, Julia Roberts films . . . ) and some have been watched once (Hope Springs is one I can think of off the top of my head) and about 25 have never been watched and on my must watch list.

5. I am extremely pleased that I suddenly decided to start this blog one day as it has allowed me to meet a lot of interesting people through there blogs, getting involved in blogging events and encouraging me to really think about some films whilst writing reviews and even paying closer attention when watching them. To say the least it has become somewhat a hobby.

6. Every now and then I have an actor of the moment which causes me to dive into their past work, often buying more DVDs. Over the years this has happened with Richard Gere, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and most recently Daniel Craig (thank you Casino Royale !!!).

7. My feel good, never fails to put a smile on my face movie is “The Sound of Music” possibly my most watched film EVER. As I grew up watching it and still love it to this day. I always thought Julie Andrews was the most perfect speaking woman.

8. I have a Cineworld cinema pass which I think is the best 13.50 a month to come out of my bank account! Unlimited cinema for that much a month really is something else. I do my best to go twice a week maybe more if loads of different films are out.

9. As I have probably mentioned before I never read a review before I see the film. The furthest I will go when reading a paper with a review in is looking to see how many stars they gave the review – as this doesn’t often make it very obvious how the film goes. But after I have seen a film and wrote my review, I will then read what other people thought of the film.

10. My friends and family often ask me if I have seen certain films and what I thought of them. It’s not very often I actually tell people a film is bad unless I wanted to turn it off or leave the cinema. I don’t often do that because I find that everyone has different opinions so something I hate they may love and vice versa.

Well there we go 10 random movie facts about me!!!

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Alice in Wonderland (2010) Build Up!

I have been looking forward to Alice in Wonderland since hearing that Tim Burton would be making the film. I love Tim Burton films as they are always very different to anything you have seen before. The film is due for release on Friday and I am very much hoping that I can get to see it on Friday.

Earlier this week we had the Odeon cinema change announcing that they would not be showing the much anticipated film because Disney plan to release the DVD 12 weeks after the cinema release instead of the usual 17 weeks. I found this very strange that Odeon were willing to lose out on so much money by not showing the film and letting their usual customers got o other cinema chains. This didn’t really effect myself as I am a Cineworld customer. Cineworld is actually opening the film on a massive release with hundreds of screens across the country. Odeon changed their mind and decided to release the film this Friday. It really does look like its going to have a big box office taking.

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Movie Memorabilia 1 – Up Cup

Well I decided to start a possible new feature on my blog of movie memorabilia I have lying around or get in the future. The first to feature on the blog is going to be a cup from “Up” yes I was very mature and thought Up Cup sounded funny so decided that when we went to see Up I would buy the cup.

While yes I went on about getting this cup for ages. I still have not actually used it. I guess it is just going to be more of an inside joke with myself and friends.

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You Know Your Obsessed With Movies When . . .

I was going to make a hundred ways you know your obsessed with movies when . . . but I decided not to put a number on it and see how many I could come up with. If you have anymore to add to the list leave a comment and they will be added. Lets see how many we can come up with!

  1. You have a movie blog
  2. You attend the cinema at least twice a week (sometimes more)
  3. You always know what films are released each week
  4. You have a Cineworld Unlimited Card
  5. You can quote hundreds of movies
  6. You own hundreds of DVDs
  7. You mention movie scenes in everyday conversation
  8. You have your favorite actors/actresses
  9. Your friends/family ask your advice on movies before watching them
  10.  You read lots of other movie blogs
  11.  You comment on other movie blogs
  12.  You are a member of the LAMB
  13.  When you hear certain songs they remind you of a movie scene
  14.  You have inside jokes at the cinema
  15.  You get excited when the Orange film adverts change
  16.  You want to watch all of the films nominated for awards before the awards shows
  17.  You know that in March until June/July that its mainly bad films which come out
  18.  You have seen most of the best picture Oscar winning pictures
  19.  You have guilty pleasure films
  20.  You have lists of your top films split into lots of different categories
  21.  You have attempted or attempting to write your own screenplay
  22.  If your watching a boring film you begin to wonder how your going to review it
  23.  You do not read reviews before you have seen the movie
  24.  You can be biased if your favorite actors/actresses are in a movie
  25.  You are shocked when people say they haven’t seen some of the most well known films
  26.  You look forward to the Oscars so you can complain about the winners when you disagree
  27.  A film which has won the best picture Oscar is a must see. You have to check if it deserved to win
  28.  IMDb is your main source for the latest information

To be continued as thats all I can think of right now.

Comment with your suggestions.

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Cineworld: 3D Price Change Correction

The other day I posted this blog Cineworld: 3D Price Change however after going to see A Christmas Carol in 3D on Monday. I read the news article on the cineworld website wrong. It is still cheaper than before . . . only if you take your glasses back and not by much really.

It is 1.90 for adults if you have 3D Glasses

1.30 for Unlimited and Children

The 80p is extra on top of those prices for those who need to buy 3D glasses.

So, I was totally wrong in my last blog as it is not really that much cheaper.

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Weekly Review 3

Lets take a little look back at the previous week on this blog, and other movie blogs out there.

Reviews

Dreamgirls (2006)

Baby Mama (2008)

Fame (1980)

Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2008)

Other

FlashForward – Episode 6

Christmas?

Bonfire Night 

Cineworld 3D Price Change

Bloggers

A Journey Through Cinematic Heaven and Hell posted Top 10 Comedies of the Decade

Dark of the Matinee posted his views on Pirated Movies

Fandango posted about possible Batman Villian

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Cineworld: 3D Price Change

I have just read a news article on the Cineworld website about the change of prices for going to see 3D films. Myself and my friends have Unlimited passes, which I am sure I have mentioned before. We always thought having to pay an extra 1.50 when going to see a 3D film was a bit much as we are supposed to have unlimited access to the cinema.

Eventually however they have restructured the pricing and if you bring your 3D glasses back you will get in cheaper. Again which makes sense as I think I have 3/4 pairs already in my room. Yes I will probably take them into the cinema and recycle them as have seen places to do so.

I have been wondering who thought up the whole thing, surely it would have made sense from the beginning to bring your glasses back and get in cheaper? I am sure we asked that once and were told that you had to pay for the screen and not the glasses which was pretty laughable.

Now if you take your glasses back you get in for 80p.

Unlimited and Children 1.30

Adults 1.90

Overall, all slightly cheaper. So I am now happy with 2 3D movies coming up until the end of this year that I can save some money and take my glasses. I wonder however, who will remember to take their glasses each time. I guess we will have to decide before hand if we are going to see a 3D movie.

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The Cinema Experience

Lets really go to the movies

Does anything really beat the experience of watching films at the cinema?

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Cinema – Week 1

Every week I am going to have a cinema plan of films that I am going to try and see on certain days (depending how many new films come out and what is still on).

This is all possible due to having an Unlimited Pass at Cineworld.

So here it goes week 1 which starts today Friday 4th Sept and runs until Thursday 10th Sept.

Friday: 500 Days of Summer

Monday: District 9

Tuesday: G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra

Wednesday: Julie & Julia

Thursday: Dorian Gray

That is the plan for this week 5 new films, so keep checking the blog to see if I manage to see all of these films.

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