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LT and BIM, if you follow the link it’ll show you the Odeon’s nationwide showing it via a drop down.
https://www.odeon.co.uk/films/the_girl_in_the_spider_s_web/17773/
Apparently it is simply a supply a demand thing. The film did so poorly ot didn’t warrant further runs, the cinemas its still on at are simply filling a free time slot they have.
https://www.odeon.co.uk/films/the_girl_in_the_spider_s_web/17773/
Apparently it is simply a supply a demand thing. The film did so poorly ot didn’t warrant further runs, the cinemas its still on at are simply filling a free time slot they have.
It's a brutal business. There are some strong, or popular, films out at the moment and i guess you have to earn your slot. I rarely see a film in its first week of release, I like to let the rush calm down, but I've been caught out this time.
Looks like Aquaman will be my next visit.
Looks like Aquaman will be my next visit.
It’s rare for them to vanish so quickly now. When film was on reel, Odeon’s would be passing them around and there genuinely were tomes where than ran out of reels. Nowadays it is quite simply a case that the film has at most 2 weeks before a decision is made.
Blue in Munich
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Thanks mate, only ones near me are at ridiculous times so that will be a Sky Movies job.
MegaSteve
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Back in the day when copies were generated on film they represented a high outlay... Distributors were therefore keen to maximise their returns from each print... Copies on hard drives are relatively cheap and the hard drives are recyclable... If a film fails to put bums on seats might as well flip it and get something on screen that can generate income...
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
Watched the latest Wreck It Ralph film with my daughter today. And it was surprisingly good, some really good messages around the internet, friendship and female empowerment, the Disney Princess section was very funny and fair play to Disney for taking the mick out of itself. Well worth a watch if you have kids who are starting to delve into the murky world of the internet and social media.
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
I think it will be Kermode's film of the year so I'll catch up when it turns up on Amazon or Netflix.
Rlburnside
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Took 3 of our grandkids to see The Grinch , very poor imo , even my 8 year old grandson who even at that age is a bit of a film buff😀 thought it was the worst film he's seen this year.
I know, missus been a cinema manager just over a decade. That being said, now that they have them on hard drive, cinemas tend to give films a little extra time to run as they don’t need to be bullied by distributors.
It used to be that they’d have to guarantee running a film for x amount a week with a certain amount of show times or nit get a copy. Odeon didn’t show the last Rambo from release due to that, as well as missing out on the intial popularity of slum dog millionaire at their smaller sites as they weren’t willing to give it a full run, it’s success was unpredicted.
Papas, can you ask your missus why people serving at cinemas are so incredibly slow . Every cinema I've ever been to, it takes them twice as long to do any task. Are they trained that way?
Obviously, her cinema will be the exception to this rule.
. Every cinema I've ever been to, it takes them twice as long to do any task. Are they trained that way?Obviously, her cinema will be the exception to this rule
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Papas, can you ask your missus why people serving at cinemas are so incredibly slow
Obviously, her cinema will be the exception to this rule
I have to agree that’s the case, nowadays. I know at Odeon they have gone through massive cuts in regards to numbers working. Not sure the staff are actually slow as such, but there are less about so it feels that way.
I’d also say in my experience maybe 10% of the staff ever amount to anything with the company. The rest are either students who coast by with a hangover, or theyre in the late 20’s working on the shop floor at a cinema and aren’t exactly inspired to be there. Which could probably be said for lots of hightstreet stores.
Side note though. Why on Earth are you being served at a cinema? Pre order tickets and bring your own food.
Ha ha. Pretty much do that. Vue now send your tickets to your phone so no need to queue for that any more. I take my own sweets in but I often like a tea or coffee and they don't let you take hot drinks in. If they could install self serve coffee machines, like the Costa ones, then I could avoid the torture of the queue.
I get your point about the staff.
I get your point about the staff.
A lot of the Odeon’s will soon be going back to machine coffee apparently. Not making the money they’d hoped by all accounts so scaling down the partnership.
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
Went to an Odeon today, made the mistake of saying yes when my daughter asked if she could get a slushie without knowing the price. Jeez, I tell you,the mafia have got nothing on Odeon when it comes to extortion.
That's why you take your own stuff. All cinemas are at it as they make such a tiny percentage on tickets.
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
Agree they are. But can't help thinking that if they halved the price they would increase the volume enough to cover the loss in price. I'm lucky in that as a one off I can afford to write off nearly a fiver for a 'regular (or if in the US V V small) slushie. But if you have a more than one kid and have just shelled out on the price of a ticket then you need to have deep pockets to buy any food.
Also really not impressed with Odeon's 'premium' seats. Normally go to local Showcase that has seats that you can adjust to virtually go flat. Odeons premium seats cost even more than Showcases but all they do above the standard seat is give you a bit more leg room, no reclining whatsoever and are quite uncomfortable. Moral of the story I suppose is to go Showcase.
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I agree with Hacker about the sweets. Charge a little extra, but not stupid extra like now, and I'd likely buy from there for convenience. As it is I go with my family, pockets stuffed with goodies.
Maybe enough people pay the daft prices but it would be interesting if a cinema cut food prices for a spell as an experiment.
Maybe enough people pay the daft prices but it would be interesting if a cinema cut food prices for a spell as an experiment.
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
Papas, can you ask your missus why people serving at cinemas are so incredibly slow
Obviously, her cinema will be the exception to this rule
Because it's yet another example of organisations doing the very least they have to to provide a level of service just above 'acceptable' to the paying punters. You see it a lot now, airports, supermarkets, shops, cinemas. Fewer and fewer public facing organisations seem to take pride in providing a good level of service and most seem to want to do the least they can do to get away with it.
Doesn't have to be that way as for all faults of the US, you mostly feel they give a ^^% when you are in a shop or restaurant. I also travel a lot in Europe for work and without fail UK airports are the most miserable travelling experiences in terms of customer service/queuing.
Not really the fault of the employees themselves as there are a few that obviously do care, and they are being paid minimum wage to deal with morons who want to bring their 9 year old kid to see Human Centipede 2 or a passenger who hasn't taken out their vast collection of over size lotions and potions from their carry on luggage. But it's kind of where we are now, taking back control and mostly doing the very least we can get away with.
Anyway, sorry for the rant and back to films, watched Pixels with my daughter last night. It was just about passable but I got the feeling they had kind of mostly said 'will this cliched rehashed script do'.
I think the food thing is industry wide and won't change, in their defence at least Odeon don't have a policy of refusing people their own. Having seen first hand the amount they sell, i don't think the prices stop people buying. Imo if the consumer is still paying out it makes bad business sense to lower prices. Also, there chains are deal driven, so management actually get less bonuses if the store isn't at least offering the customer the best "value" by way of up selling. The popcorn is the real money maker. The profit margins on that stuff is ridiculous!
Totally agree re seats, they are now building Lux screens which i think are meant to rival Showcase, about time too. Whilst i get unlimited free tickets i'm not likely to complain, but having done a few mystery shops with the missus, Showcase are certainly leading the way in comfort.
