The poor old Classic in Harold's Cross!

boogie man

Just found out it's closing!

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Crying Shame!

Boog

damnyanks

Damn Off to UCI and there rip off prices to watch films now:(

John Player

oh my god!!!

i cant believe that, i lived just like 1 away from there for years and loved that place. went to see rocky horror there once too, was great, wonder where all the regulars will go now.

reason i liked classic so much was that it was great for smoking, drinking and getting stoned in during a movie cos no one ever went there so no one to complain!

luke

John Player

actually i found the UCI to charge just the same as the classic, and it worked out cheaper during the day to go to UCI then the classic!

boogie man

Yeah, I just live up the road from it. I never got to see the bloody Rocky Horror Show - always meant to, but never got around to it - and now it's over! Can't belive it.

Looks like the Stella in Rathmines will be getting some extra business now! Hopefully they will renovate it a bit so it won't be like going to your mate's run down flat in the 80's! They might even get rid of the gob stain on the screen!

Boog.

Zascar

Man they should leave the classic and shut down the Stella! I've lived in Rathmines for nearly 3 years and I went to thw Stella for the first time a few weeks ago. The place it like a morgue with a big TV... The seats are manky, sound is terrible, and it has this horrible old person smell to it...

I don't understand these places... such an amazing catchment area, very little competition, and they are ****holes throwing away business...

John Player

the whole time i lived in rathmines kept hearing rumers bout a new cinema opening in the swan, never happened, also head that the stella had rats, so only ever went there once to see austin powers, never again was during winter and after flooding and the carpets were soking.

boogie man

Originally posted by John Player
also head that the stella had rats, so only ever went there once to see austin powers, never again was during winter and after flooding and the carpets were soking.

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ObeyGiant

(weird - could have sworn I posted this yesterday)

I find it a little hard to believe that noone wants to take up the lease on the Classic. From the guy's report, business has never been better, the problem is that he can't find anyone who wants to take over and run the cinema.

Which is odd, because everyone I've spoken to about this says they'd love to run a cinema, if they had the money. People with money generally only invest in things that are going to make more money for them, which the Classic is reported to be doing already.

How much are leases on these things anyway? I'm sure if everyone on here chipped in EUR10, we'd be able to buy it. Think about it guys.. our own cinema. Any takers?

milltown

Without the Classic and the Rocky Horror Show where are the swingers going to meet up of a weekend. I can't imagine Ster Century looking too kindly on Joe Blobs in the back row during The Lord of the Rings.

boogie man

Originally posted by ObeyGiant
How much are leases on these things anyway? I'm sure if everyone on here chipped in EUR10, we'd be able to buy it. Think about it guys.. our own cinema. Any takers?

I'm in!

Zascar

Originally posted by ObeyGiant

How much are leases on these things anyway? I'm sure if everyone on here chipped in EUR10, we'd be able to buy it. Think about it guys.. our own cinema. Any takers?

I'm in. Can we show Porn after 12?

boogie man

It' gonna be our cinema - we can show porn after 12pm if we want to!

bewildered

I personally will not be hugely affected by the closure, but I heard that it was being bought by a private investor who is saying nothing about its future. I personally believe it is to be restored and about time too, it never was the most glamorous of places anyway...