UGC Unlimited movies

Dub13

This pass is a great deal,15 Eurobucks a month and you can go to any amount of movies.Its a bargan and as we all no in Dublin bargans are hard to find.

Placebo

is that ? ne other conditions ? 15 euro in cash ? or bank account no # ?

might join in summer.

Dub13

I have been in it for 3 years now,it was 9.99 pound,they take a direct debt from your bank account each month.Its a great deal me and my other half would go and see 5/6 moives a month.Also you can use it in any UGC about 200 I think,only thing is there is only one in Ireland at the moment but I have used it in the UK

Woden

Originally posted by Placebo
is that ? ne other conditions ? 15 euro in cash ? or bank account no # ?

might join in summer.

i think they're may be a minimum 12 months thingy perhaps, i might join during the summer myself plan on catching up on my films then

just wondering can you book online when you are member of this scheme, like put in your super secret number or something?

data

Mixie

You can pay by direct debit (min 12 months) or cash (for a year) upfront.

More information available here.

Dub13

I also have to give them credit when you have an Unlimited card they look after you,we get a 25% discount on food and we get invited to previews of movies and you can bring a friend for free.The one bad thing about the previews is they do not tell you what movie it is ontill just before the movie starts.

They have also just done the place up its now the biggest cinema in Ireland with 17 or 19 screens (cant remember) so when other cinemas have run out of screens and are not showing a movie you may have missed UGC will still have it on.

Mixie

Originally posted by Dub13
we get invited to previews of movies

A friend and I both have unlimited cards, and neither of us have been invited to previews - do they call/email you?

Dub13

They have the previews on Monday/Tuesday,what happen to us the first time was we were in for a weekend movie and they asked us if we would like to see a previews but they could not tell us what it was so we went along and then put our name on a list

Placebo

Ok thanks.
Recently i had some money in my account and now its gone, so i`m not sure i will be putting money back in, so direct debit is not for me, but cash upfront for full year sounds good, and so does that 25% off and specially the preiview thing,
Friend free to preview = also sweet.
Ive seen this but never bothered joinging.

honru

Would really like to use this, pity I have little time.

UGC is also a great cinema, despite the fact that they no longer put butter on your popcorn.

ArphaRima

And their nachos suck.
Their cheese is max 7% cheese.

And you have to pay for parking. Other than that it's the best cinema in Ireland.

Woden

i live in working distance from ucd all is good , the nachos though the jalapenos peppers are quality. a friend mentioned to me last night about the butter on the popcorn apparently very little if any cinemas are doing this anymore, he said it was for health reasons, can anyone confirm this?

Dub13

a friend mentioned to me last night about the butter on the popcorn apparently very little if any cinemas are doing this anymore, he said it was for health reasons, can anyone confirm this? [/B]

No,I heard a bloke from UGC on the Gerry Ryan show (I no put it passes the day away),he said they were getting loads of complaints from people who got butter all over there clothes...what was happning was people were spilling butter on the seats and then along comes the next person and messes up there clothes.

DrummerBoy

I used to work in an unnamed cinema but thats very true about the butter. Also it's never butter!!! It's margarine, they use a butter salt mix when making popcorn.
mmmmm Margarine 80% Fat yummy!!!

segadreamcast

Yay, finally a discussion about popcorn butter!

Whenever I mentions this everyone looks at me quite oddly as though I weigh 18 stone or something.

flogen

was thinking about getting one of these, theyre a bargain if you go to the movies more than twice a month... its just a shame there arent more UGC's in Dublin/Ireland

Flogen

teck-x5

Ive been always reluctent to get one of these....

Are you able to book a film over the phone with one of these, or do you have to go to the ticket desk before the movie ??

Crash

isnt there something like you cant go see a movie with the card in the opening week of release?

*shrug* still think its a deadly idea, gonna get it if i end up in Bolton St. DIT next year.

ixoy

Originally posted by crash_000
isnt there something like you cant go see a movie with the card in the opening week of release?

Eh no. Where did you get that from? I've often used it on Opening Day, or even for the Advanced Screenings. I've had it for about two and a half years now.
I've also never got invited to previews, which seriously irritates me (well sorry, I got one for 'Goodbye Lenin!' two days before its release).
Still I use it regularly so it's all good. Must see Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind on it tomorrow.

Verdammt

Both myself and the GF just canceled our cards after about 18 months as we were getting increasingly annoyed by the little rules they bring in every so often. One that particulally p!ssed us off is that you can't get tickets for several shows at once, so if you want to see 2 films in a row you can't because when you go to buy the tickets after the first one has ended they are sold out.
They just brought this in about a year ago and alot of card holders were very annoyed. Both myself and GF were nearly trown out after an argument with the manager, then another couple came along and had the same argument.

My message to everyone thinking about getting one of these cards is, they are ok for occasional users , but if you are a big flicks fan like myslef you might be better off paying in cash if you can afford it.

ixoy

Originally posted by Verdammt
One that particulally p!ssed us off is that you can't get tickets for several shows at once, so if you want to see 2 films in a row you can't because when you go to buy the tickets after the first one has ended they are sold out.

Whoa! Never knew they brought this in! I used to buy two all the time until I moved close to the cinema. I don't like that change - did they bother to defend their reasoning?

Verdammt

Originally posted by ixoy
Whoa! Never knew they brought this in! I used to buy two all the time until I moved close to the cinema. I don't like that change - did they bother to defend their reasoning?

The fat muppet manager couldn't explain this, he said that it came from HeadOffice. I didn't believe this for a minute , but i did hear that they were loosing alot of money on ticket sales because of the "Unlimited" Cards.

Unlimited my arse.

bk

Originally posted by DrummerBoy
I used to work in an unnamed cinema but thats very true about the butter. Also it's never butter!!! It's margarine, they use a butter salt mix when making popcorn.
mmmmm Margarine 80% Fat yummy!!!

Actually, a few months ago I was in the Savoy and I noticed they had a vaery large tub of dairygold butter that they put into the mixer.

Yes, I've been very annoyed since they stopped putting butter in the popcorn. Popcorn tastes borrowing without it.

Perhaps we should start a petition

BTW rumour has it that the UGC will open in Cork. There is a new cinema being built in Blackpool Cork and people are wandering and hoping that it will be a UGC. (It would be great for me as I'm from Cork living in Dublin, so I could use the Unlimited card in Dublin and when I was at home in Cork).

The Brigadier

Originally posted by Verdammt
The fat muppet manager couldn't explain this, he said that it came from HeadOffice. I didn't believe this for a minute , but i did hear that they were loosing alot of money on ticket sales because of the "Unlimited" Cards.

Unlimited my arse.

The reason for this is people were getting tickets in bulk with their card and selling them on outside to people.

Verdammt

Originally posted by The Brigadier
The reason for this is people were getting tickets in bulk with their card and selling them on outside to people.

At the particular time they decided to do this they had already been checking membership cards when you hand your ticket to the usher for sometime, so this is not the case.

They simply used that as an excuse because the ticket sales were suffering badly. I have this from a very good source within UGC Parnell St.

The Brigadier

Well I have only ever been asked for my card on at most 5 occasions EVER.

Verdammt

Originally posted by The Brigadier
Well I have only ever been asked for my card on at most 5 occasions EVER.

I think within the last 6 months they haven't been as tight. I go at least 2-3 times a week and myself and my girlfriend are asked for our cards about 75% of the time by the gimp at the bottom of the escalator.

aaf

Anyone know if UCI have any special offers or cards like these? I live near a UCI and go all the time but it's expensive enough!

Third_Echelon

This card is great... i have it about 6 months... its the best purchase ive ever made... id go at least once or twice every week...

I dont have any major problems with the rule where you can only buy one ticket at a time... it makes sense really... i asked the manager about this once and he said that it was because people would get the tickets and then not show up, therefore they couldnt sell this seat to someone else coming in... people could just get the ticket and then not go if something came up, sure if they wanted to see it again they could because they have the unlimited card...

when you are getting a deal that is as good as this, of course there is going to be conditions... ive never had a problem with this service

ive never actually been asked to show my card though...

skipn_easy

I've had this card for the last four years. Its absolutely excellent value, I haven't been using it as much over the last couple months due to being to busy but normally I go twice a week so it saves lots of money in the long run.

I'm signed up to their newsletter where I get invitations to advanced previews and UGC recommended viewing and you get to bring a friend for free. Apart from the queues I haven't had any problem with UGC, and its fair enough that they have some conditions on the card, although to be honest I haven't really noticed any thing too restricting.

jill_valentine

So you do still have to queue with the Plebs in the lobby? Do you have to pay by direct debit or will they accept cash upfront for a year's subscription? I wish the Savoy did something similar, I live on the Southside...

Third_Echelon

yeah you have to queue, but i've found that the line moves pretty quickly even when it is back to the escalators.... the longest i queued was 15 mins, and that was when the place was heaving with people...

if you want to pay by direct debit you pay 2 months by cash up-front and then you pay the next 10 months by DD or you can pay cash up-front for the year...

Woden

and what about booking actual tickets for a film can you do it online or do you have to go in for it?

data

Dub13

I here UGC may be behind the new cinema in Swords.

drane2

I don't think the cinema in Swords will ever happen. It was rumoured for years, and I think that the council tageed a condition that a cinema must be built along with The Pavilions shopping centre, but I think there was a get ou clausefor the developers.

Also I don't think the card is that great value. Fair enough if you like Hollywood tripe. The equivalent card in France costs 12 euro a month and where I was (in Lyon)it got you access to six cinemas which showed a very broad range of films. It's really disappointing that UGC haven't used the extra screens they built to show a more diverse range of films.

And as far as I know, there's no advance booking available with the card?

Verdammt

Originally posted by drane2


And as far as I know, there's no advance booking available with the card?

That's right there isn't. They only way you can get your tickets is to get them before the screening of the film like everyone else.

Woden

Originally posted by drane2
Also I don't think the card is that great value. Fair enough if you like Hollywood tripe. The equivalent card in France costs 12 euro a month and where I was (in Lyon)it got you access to six cinemas which showed a very broad range of films. It's really disappointing that UGC haven't used the extra screens they built to show a more diverse range of films.

have to disagree with this here, i think since ugc have gotten the extra screens they are showing a more diverse range of films, films that would usually just air in the screen i think you will now see there, fair enough it might not be such a broad range but i think its improved and they show more off the wall stuff, its better then the range they have in uci for example which is just the american stuff

also @ verdamnt everyone else has the option of going in a few days before and buying tickets for a preview or whatever or going online and doing it with a credit card, options which would be nice to have available somehow


data

garrettod

Hi

I've wondered about this card for quite a while now.

To date, I've gone to see most of my movies in the UCIs given:

- free passes can be got via various websites (such as pigsback, ipoints etc)

- they give you "butter" on your popcorn

- car parking is free



Just wondering, can anyone confirm that you have to get a membership for minimum of 12-months, as mentioned above ?

Many thanks

Wrestlemania

Originally posted by bk
Actually, a few months ago I was in the Savoy and I noticed they had a vaery large tub of dairygold butter that they put into the mixer.

Yes, I've been very annoyed since they stopped putting butter in the popcorn. Popcorn tastes borrowing without it.

Perhaps we should start a petition

BTW rumour has it that the UGC will open in Cork. There is a new cinema being built in Blackpool Cork and people are wandering and hoping that it will be a UGC. (It would be great for me as I'm from Cork living in Dublin, so I could use the Unlimited card in Dublin and when I was at home in Cork).

It is a UGC going to be opened in Cork,my girlfriend is from Blarney and has a friend working on the site, so wheeeeeeey...can watch a few flicks down there aswell, whenever we are down!

The Brigadier

Yes, you have to sign up for a period of 12 months.

Payment has to be via direct debit..

Also you can only buy one ticket at a time on the day of screening. In Person.

So you can't prebook a ticket either over the phone or in person..

Even with an unlimited card, I have found myself paying cash for tickets to prebook (lord of the rings & matrix revolutions as examples)

bk

Originally posted by Wrestlemania
It is a UGC going to be opened in Cork,my girlfriend is from Blarney and has a friend working on the site, so wheeeeeeey...can watch a few flicks down there aswell, whenever we are down!

Yeahhh, this is great, the new Cinema is right across the road from my parents home in Cork and I'm often home at the weekends

Any idea when it will be opened. It was originally supposed to be opened by November, but that seems unlikely.

Wrestlemania

in the next 8 to 12 weeks but i will double check that!

garrettod

Many thanks to The Brigadear

for the response

Dub13

Lets hope UGC get there act together in Ireland they have loads in England I have used my card in Liverpool,London,Manchester and Leeds (i think).

garrettod

Hey Dub13

Had a feeling we were getting along well for some reason ... just twigged it, your also happy to see Heskey was sold today

Dub13

garrettod,

Its the best thing we have done in a while....I do wish him the best...(kind off)by they way are you in the Yahoo group I setup for Irish Liverpool fans...?

garrettod

Hi Dub13

Sorry, No, I am not.

I'm new here (though old elsewhere ) ..... I'd appreciate details though, please mail me: garrettod@dublin.com

Cheers

G>

SteM

Originally posted by Verdammt
Both myself and the GF just canceled our cards after about 18 months as we were getting increasingly annoyed by the little rules they bring in every so often. One that particulally p!ssed us off is that you can't get tickets for several shows at once, so if you want to see 2 films in a row you can't because when you go to buy the tickets after the first one has ended they are sold out.
They just brought this in about a year ago and alot of card holders were very annoyed. Both myself and GF were nearly trown out after an argument with the manager, then another couple came along and had the same argument.

My message to everyone thinking about getting one of these cards is, they are ok for occasional users , but if you are a big flicks fan like myslef you might be better off paying in cash if you can afford it.

I had a big row with the manager about this too when the rule was brought in. He said that the rule was always there but they just started enforcing it that week.

Someone told me they started enforcing it because people were going up, getting tickets for 3 or 4 movies at a time and then not going. So 'sold out' movies were not full and UGC were loosing money over it. I worked with a guy from NZ and him and his girlfriend used to do this all the time.

Sleepy

I've always thought it sounds like a great deal. Unfortunately, I live (and work) out in the Deansgrange so it's a bit of a trek for me to go in to watch a movie. If I lived /worked in town I think I'd barely leave the place...

SteM

Originally posted by Sleepy
If I lived /worked in town I think I'd barely leave the place...

It never really works out like that though. Sometimes I get as far as the door, see the queue and just leave and do something else instead. I don;t use it as much as I should tbh.

Sleepy

SteM, you've no idea how little I have to do with my time mid-week! Plus, I'm not the most discriminating about what I'll watch. I can watch something as bad as Torque or 2Fast2Furious and enjoy myself I'd get great usage out of it!