Classic Films Returning To Cineworld

cine-man

As the Back To The Future screening has already passed I thought I would start a new thread for the classic films being shown at cineworld.

cine-man

There are 2 other threads which have been talking about these screenings

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055106924
and
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055120942

cine-man

The next classic movie is Casino, it is on Monday 27th August and tickets are already for sale.

http://www.cineworld.ie/reservation/ChoixResa.jgi?CINEMA=61

The cinema have told me that these screenings have been very popular and have all sold out so far. There are 3 more months left of their initial trial of these screenings.

September - Rocky
October - The Usual Suspects
November - The Terminator

This months screening will be in their 2nd biggest screen (9); if this sells out as well with a bit of luck they will start showing them in screen 17.

I asked the other day why they don't screen these films on the weekend, and they told me that these screenings have to happen during the week as the big screens are just too busy at the weekend; and there would be no point bringing the prints over just to show it in a small screen. I think they are just trying to bring in customers when they are quieter.

The manager on duty on Monday told me they are trying to get the orginal (Tim Burton) Batman for their next run of screenings; I would love to see that if they can get it.

I think it would be quite good to make a list of other films we would like to see brought back for a screening. I agree with User45701 and robbie1876 that it would be good to see The Blues Brothers on the big screen.

_Kaiser_

Wouldn't mind seeing Predator on the big screen myself, or The Running Man.

LundiMardi

terminator 2 god damn it!!!

LundiMardi

Kaiser2000 wrote:

Wouldn't mind seeing Predator on the big screen myself, or The Running Man.

or any other neggar movie for instance... Commando?

Jesus Wept

It's a great idea, just wish they would put a page full time on the website about it, I couldn't find one last time I looked.

FunkyChicken

LundiMardi wrote:

terminator 2 god damn it!!!

You're damn right. T2 > T1 any day

ixoy

FunkyChicken wrote:

You're damn right. T2 > T1 any day

No! Over-rated sequel! 'Terminator' is the better choice here!

Any chance of 'Aliens'? Pretty please? I'm willing to pay good money for it and it's a classic sci-fi action movie that would still look amazing on the big screen.

The Bollox

ixoy wrote:

No! Over-rated sequel! 'Terminator' is the better choice here!

I agree. I think the story behind the first one is better, but you cannot deny that T2 was a fantastic squel. I really wish I could watch it again, but not know Arnie was the good guy

Loomis

LundiMardi wrote:

terminator 2 god damn it!!!

You read my mind!

The Bollox wrote:

I agree. I think the story behind the first one is better, but you cannot deny that T2 was a fantastic squel. I really wish I could watch it again, but not know Arnie was the good guy

How did they keep that one quiet? Not a bloody hope they'd manage that nowadays

Mitch Connor

Jurassic Park (ONLY THE FIRST ONE) is the movie i would most like to watch again on th big screen.

Apparently they re-imaged some of it for the new Dolby3D technology (coming to a cinema near you soon) and it looked stunning..... but they aren't going to give the movie a 3D re-release. gutted.

djkeogh

Total Recall would be the business or how about Robocop! They would be amazing.

User45701

they going to show blues brothers thats my big want to see, i dont know if id go watch t2 again or even t1 i saw all 3 movies and the tv series in the last month so....

aliens would be good or seenity again...

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

what about star trek: first contact?

Andrew 83

Was at Casino last night. Excellent film and a good crowd again but not a sell out this time.

senordingdong

Thankfully I wasn't very interested in seeing Casino but from the way that list looks, I'm going to be getting an even bigger headache then usual.

Galvasean

Tauren wrote:

Jurassic Park

Yes. That and Commando.

monkeyfudge

Another vote for Aliens here.

Never saw that one on the big screen.

Total Recall would be another good one.

Evil Dead 2, perhaps?

Basq

Blade Runner? Oh, and Aliens definitely!

And i wish i saw Donnie Darko on the big screen to be honest.

User45701

i cant find anything on the cineworld website, where do you find out the air dates

cine-man

I wasn't able to go to see Casino; but I saw on the website (http://www.cineworld.ie/reservation/ChoixResa.jgi?DATE=20070924&CINEMA=61) that Rocky is showing next, a week tomorrow on Monday 24th Sept. Its on twice so I think I'll go to the earlier one and have a few beers afterwards.

Also I agree with djkeogh and Monkeyfudge that Total Recall would be great to see on the big screen; I can't wait to see what films they'll be showing next year if they keep doing these screenings.

koneko

Total Recall would be good, but Predator would be even better.

monkeyfudge wrote:

Evil Dead 2, perhaps?

Yes! I'm sure a lot of us would be interested in that, would be so cool to see that with other people that appreciate it's awesomeness (if that isn't a word already, it is now).

senordingdong

Saw Rocky 1 last night...fantastic.

Nunu

senordingdong wrote:

Saw Rocky 1 last night...fantastic.

Had to work last night, so couldn't go:mad:

Was it a full house?

Mr Alan

Last Of The Mohicans . . . that'd be my choice.

senordingdong

Nunu wrote:

Had to work last night, so couldn't go:mad:

Was it a full house?

Nope, nearly empty.

lazlo

Classic movies? What a load of horse****. The standard of cinema both old and new available to cinema goers in Ireland is absolutely pathetic. The IFI does a mediocre job of offering an alternative to the mainstream bilge we are subjected to on a week-on-week basis. This programme offered by Cineworld is hardly 'classic'

s8n

lazlo wrote:

Classic movies? What a load of horse****. The standard of cinema both old and new available to cinema goers in Ireland is absolutely pathetic. The IFI does a mediocre job of offering an alternative to the mainstream bilge we are subjected to on a week-on-week basis. This programme offered by Cineworld is hardly 'classic'

They are modern classics. What do you want (and could we be bothered listening ?)

lazlo

s8n wrote:

They are modern classics. What do you want (and could we be bothered listening ?)

Its just an opinion. If you want things to change you have to voice an opinion. You can take it or leave it. I just give my honest opinion thats all.

ixoy

lazlo wrote:

Its just an opinion. If you want things to change you have to voice an opinion thats all. You can take it or leave it. I just give my honest opinion thats all.

It'd be more interesting if you suggested alternatives rather than just moaning.

Stargal

lazlo wrote:

Classic movies? What a load of horse****. The standard of cinema both old and new available to cinema goers in Ireland is absolutely pathetic. The IFI does a mediocre job of offering an alternative to the mainstream bilge we are subjected to on a week-on-week basis. This programme offered by Cineworld is hardly 'classic'

Yawn.

Just because something is 'alternative' doesn't mean it's automatically any better than a film on general release. Mainstream doesn't always mean mediocrity. Don't be such a snob.

lazlo

Stargal wrote:

Yawn.

Just because something is 'alternative' doesn't mean it's automatically any better than a film on general release. Mainstream doesn't always mean mediocrity. Don't be such a snob.

I agree but we have the chance to see the Terminator or Casino almost every month on television added to the fact that most colleges screen these films regularly on large screens. Its not snoberry - there are many mainstream movies I enjoy(however in the main they are bilge).

I would suggest a special programme only warrants scheduling if it is either sufficiently different from current content or is relevant to a particular person/event. Rescreening popular movies is something that should be done regularly IMO and it shouldnt warrant 'special scheduling'.

senordingdong

lazlo wrote:

I agree but we have the chance to see the Terminator or Casino almost every month on television added .

No we don't, and if we wanted to watch them on our home televisions then we could just the ****ing dvds.
It's about seeing these 'classics' in the cinema.

User45701

Blues brothers, when we went to the serenity screening there was a mention of blues brothers being in cineworld and that is one movie that would be absoutly amazing to see in the cinema. One thing i love about that movie even today it still holds the world record for the most ammount of car crashes in a movie

lazlo

senordingdong wrote:

No we don't, and if we wanted to watch them on our home televisions then we could just the ****ing dvds.
It's about seeing these 'classics' in the cinema.

I also said that theres nothing wrong with having such mvies as part of your bog standard schedule...theres jusst no need to set them apart

ixoy

lazlo wrote:

I also said that theres nothing wrong with having such mvies as part of your bog standard schedule...theres jusst no need to set them apart

But the demand isn't high enough to regularly rescreen them, therefore they'd only be shown as one offs and therefore they're really a special scheduling.

What would you do differently, what would you schedule instead? You still haven't told us the movies that you think they should show and that we're missing out on.

lazlo

A lot of things. I'd love to display the gorgeous movies shot on 70mm that would look asthonishing on the big screen, movies such as Lawrence of Arabia and Playtime.

I would screen retrospectives of the great personalities of cinema on a regular basis: Great directors from all over the world of both today dating back as far as Griffith. I'd do the same with actors. I would even take individual studios/producers and celebrate a series of great movies from one of their golden eras: it could be Warner in the 40s, UA in the 70s or something as recent as the Pixar flicks.

I would definitely try and give greater exposure to more independent and foreign cinema on a regular basis and also afford young Irish film-makers the chance to air their short(or even feature) movies on a regular basis in the cineplexes(either as a weekly event in itself, or on an individual basis either before or after the feature film.

I love all kinds of movies of all genres but the absolute lack of variety for the cinema goer in dublin makes the whole thing quite bland compared to other major European cities.

johnny_ultimate

lazlo wrote:

A lot of things. I'd love to display the gorgeous movies shot on 70mm that would look asthonishing on the big screen, movies such as Lawrence of Arabia and Playtime.

I would screen retrospectives of the great personalities of cinema on a regular basis: Great directors from all over the world of both today dating back as far as Griffith. I'd do the same with actors. I would even take individual studios/producers and celebrate a series of great movies from one of their golden eras: it could be Warner in the 40s, UA in the 70s or something as recent as the Pixar flicks.

I would definitely try and give greater exposure to more independent and foreign cinema on a regular basis and also afford young Irish film-makers the chance to air their short(or even feature) movies on a regular basis in the cineplexes(either as a weekly event in itself, or on an individual basis either before or after the feature film.

I love all kinds of movies of all genres but the absolute lack of variety for the cinema goer in dublin makes the whole thing quite bland compared to other major European cities.

I agree that the lack of variety in cinemas these days is pretty shocking (although Cineworld as a cinema does make efforts to get smaller and independent films onto the screens) but as has been mentioned the demand just isn't there.

Went to see Fanny & Alexander (terrific film by the way) this weekend in the IFI. Guess what? There was only around 30 people in a pretty large theatre. The demand just isn't there for that kind of thing. As far as I know, the IFI is subsidised so they can afford to show the occasional classic (and there does seem to be at least one or two 'classics' a week) but for something like Cineworld it would be commercial suicide. Showing something like Rocky or Back to the Future will be popular affairs, so therefore it is cost effective for them to show the popular, mainstream films that alot of people know and love from the small screen.

And anyway, with the advent of DVD, older films are astonishingly easy to get - Laser pretty much has everything you will need, and the internet everything else. Sure, it's not the traditional widescreen experience (which can't be beat), but it's a good alternative. And there are an awful lot of people who will prefer the comfort of their own home to actually venturing out to the cinema to see something they can get for a tenner on DVD.

I think these are the reasons why such 'populist' films are the ones that are being shown.

Running Bing

lazlo wrote:

A lot of things. I'd love to display the gorgeous movies shot on 70mm that would look asthonishing on the big screen, movies such as Lawrence of Arabia and Playtime.

I would screen retrospectives of the great personalities of cinema on a regular basis: Great directors from all over the world of both today dating back as far as Griffith. I'd do the same with actors. I would even take individual studios/producers and celebrate a series of great movies from one of their golden eras: it could be Warner in the 40s, UA in the 70s or something as recent as the Pixar flicks.

I would definitely try and give greater exposure to more independent and foreign cinema on a regular basis and also afford young Irish film-makers the chance to air their short(or even feature) movies on a regular basis in the cineplexes(either as a weekly event in itself, or on an individual basis either before or after the feature film.

I love all kinds of movies of all genres but the absolute lack of variety for the cinema goer in dublin makes the whole thing quite bland compared to other major European cities.

I agree with a lot of what you say lazlo. You do make a good point about the lack of variety. I would love to have somewhere that regularly screens classic movies or as you point out retrospectives of great directors and the like...this is something I dont think the IFI does enough and I do believe there would be an audience for it.


But I must say I just never got the Jacques Tati thing

senordingdong

Cineworld has plenty of variety.

Third_Echelon

I can't believe nobody has mentioned Rambo yet? Or did I miss something in the thread?

cine-man

Rambo would be really good aswell, I can't wait to see the new one the trailer looks brilliant.

Anyway was just at the cinema tonight and its The Usual Suspects this month at Cineworld, its on around 6pm and 9pm this Monday.

lazlo

yeah go Rambo... even though there is only Rambo 2 and 3

senordingdong

Usual Suspects sounds good.
It's ticket availability will be very interesting.

Stargal

I was at the later showing of the Usual Suspects last night; I'd say it was just under two-thirds full.

It was pretty cool seeing it on the big screen. Probably cos I haven't seen it in a few years but I'd forgotten how noir it is - loads of shadows, close-ups on characters faces, lights from passing cars etc. It was also a bit cheesier than I remembered - some of the lines were a bit cringey, but I guess it was keeping in with the whole noir thing.

BlitzKrieg

I commend Cineworld fully for going the extra mile and digging up original prints for these films, it adds to the film.


But it might have been better to opt for the digital approach when it came to Usual Suspects, the film was very dirty in a good few scenes and it had torn at a few points forcing someone to cut a couple of frames out which resulted in some scenes having jumps in the middle of them. Most noticable during the *kaiser soze* talk in the police station office.

I understand the difficulty involved in getting these reels, but it was a noticable issue last night.

grames_bond

i've got to say pulp fiction, it's my favourite movie of all time and i'd LOVE to see it on the big screen! although it was released in 1994 so i dunno if cineworld would classify it as "classic".

Stargal

Usual Suspects and Casino were both out in 1995 and they've already been shown so there's no reason why Pulp Fiction couldn't be. My sister's boyfriend works in Cineworld and he says it's just some random manager-guy there is choosing all the films that he loves - could be worth emailing them if you have particular requests for stuff?

BlitzKrieg wrote:

But it might have been better to opt for the digital approach when it came to Usual Suspects, the film was very dirty in a good few scenes and it had torn at a few points forcing someone to cut a couple of frames out which resulted in some scenes having jumps in the middle of them. Most noticable during the *kaiser soze* talk in the police station office.

I understand the difficulty involved in getting these reels, but it was a noticable issue last night.

I really like the way they're using reels rather than digital actually; it makes it feel like more of an event, like you're watching a real old-fashioned film. The only point it was obtrusive was during that one scene in the office that you mentioned - that was bad but forgivable:)

grames_bond

Stargal wrote: »

Usual Suspects and Casino were both out in 1995 and they've already been shown so there's no reason why Pulp Fiction couldn't be. My sister's boyfriend works in Cineworld and he says it's just some random manager-guy there is choosing all the films that he loves - could be worth emailing them if you have particular requests for stuff?

hmm interesting, i shall defo look in to that one!

Frankmagnet

Can anyone help with listings for these classic films? Which are being shown, what times? Thanks in advance