Cineworld - allocated seating

on_my_oe

Just went and booked tickets to th cinema, and got a surprise when asked to chose seats - thought it was a flaw in the App, but no, new system.

http://www.cineworld.ie/blog/allocated-seating

Personally like the idea in theory, but not so keen on arriving at my seat to find a couple of large, uncooperative people sitting in them, relegating me and the OH to front seats

Nemeses

I hate the first front few rows in a cinema!

Can barely see the film properly without destroying your neck!

Awkward Badger

Uncooperative or not they'd be getting out of my seat. But you're right, it never works well in practice. Just takes a few people to sit where they want and the knock on effect renders the entire thing a bit pointless.

hjkl

Only once in my life have I went to the cinema and not have 80-90% of the seats empty. I don't see the need for something like this in Ireland.

solomafioso

.....ciiinnnneeeema?

Standman

frimpong wrote: »

Only once in my life have I went to the cinema and not have 80-90% of the seats empty. I don't see the need for something like this in Ireland.

Yea that'd be the case in a lot of places down the country, but in Dublin the cinemas are often crowded.

Nemeses

solomafioso wrote: »

.....ciiinnnneeeema?

Its one of those massive projector things that you watch..

Most films are recorded on a 35mm Kodak camera and then the film is extracted and put onto this massive cog that goes round and around and then outputs this beam of coloured light onto this massive sheet of paper.

Duckworth_Luas

solomafioso wrote: »

.....ciiinnnneeeema?

Da pick-shurs

desultory

Ya just tell them to move. Be assertive and not a push over and they'll move.

solomafioso

Nemeses wrote: »

Its one of those massive projector things that you watch..

Most films are recorded on a 35mm Kodak camera and then the film is extracted and put onto this massive cog that goes round and around and then outputs this beam of coloured light onto this massive sheet of paper.

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Da pick-shurs

Ah I know deh places. Me and me mates like Tomo and Jacinta and hur mates sit down deh back and start messin' on ower phowins and talkin' sh!te bout peeple who are tellin' us t'be quiet.

It's like dey paid muney t'watch dis fillum like. Losers.

Nemeses

solomafioso wrote: »

Ah I know deh places. Me and me mates like Tomo and Jacinta and hur mates sit down deh back and start messin' on ower phowins and talkin' sh!te bout peeple who are tellin' us t'be quiet.

It's like dey paid muney t'watch dis fillum like. Losers.

Sounds about right!

hoodwinked

the omniplex in cork recently implemented this, its a pain in the ass,


having a 4 year old we used always sit in the row on top of the double steps, so she could see the whole screen as she thinks she is "Too big" for the booster seats (not that they are comfortable in the first place)

luckily at the time we found a nice staff member who let us check in the screen for the row letter we needed, and got the seats.


but today that row was "booked out" only at the end of the movie we noticed the 3 seats we wanted were no shows :mad:

thelad95

on_my_oe wrote: »

Just went and booked tickets to th cinema, and got a surprise when asked to chose seats - thought it was a flaw in the App, but no, new system.

http://www.cineworld.ie/blog/allocated-seating

Personally like the idea in theory, but not so keen on arriving at my seat to find a couple of large, uncooperative people sitting in them, relegating me and the OH to front seats

You should have got the manager who would have shafted them.

Awkward Badger

thelad95 wrote: »

You should have got the manager who would have shafted them.

I'm not sure we're talking about that sort of cinema..

on_my_oe

In the cinema waiting for film to start. They now have an attendant checking tickets as you enter each screen, with a sign on screen prior to the ads/previews reminding you to sit in the right seat...

We were early enough that no one was in them, but shall see if any patrons provide a pre movie floor show arguing over a seat or two

titan18

It's alright for when the film is just out and you're going to get a decent crowd, but when the film is in for a week or two, or if the screening isn't at peak times, I think it's pointless.

e_e

I've the Cineworld Unlimited card and it's a pointless rigmarole when buying tickets since people just sit where they like anyway.

Nemeses wrote: »

I hate the first front few rows in a cinema!

Can barely see the film properly without destroying your neck!

I'd be the same but I've had so many encounters with people texting/browsing facebook that I'd rather sit where nobody in front will bother me. I think there was a 2 month phase last year where I've had to move seat due to some jackass being inconsiderate.

solomafioso

OK actual answer. I like allocated seating. Gives me structure and lets me choose my annoying "middle middle" seats that I have to be dead center.