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Rip Screen 1 the savoy

  • 11-10-2017 7:16pm
    #1
    tony stark
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    Rang today to book Star Wars. They said they were closing screen one for renovations in December. That implies they're splitting it. Feeling super super sad about it. So many memories and for me hands down the greatest screen in Dublin. The ushers of the original savoy were great. It really feels like another piece of Dublins history has been eroded. It always felt like a real cinema experience. Thankfully saw blade runner there. That'll be my last there. Looks like the empire has won this one!


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  • #2
    Passenger
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    tony stark wrote: »
    That implies they're splitting it.

    Jumping to conclusions, no?


  • #3
    david75
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    They're splitting screen two not screen one last I heard.


  • #4
    gandalf
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    Did they implicitly say it was being split up or is it just you adding one and one up and getting 50?

    They could be just sprucing it up.


  • #5
    Passenger
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    david75 wrote: »
    They're splitting screen two not screen one last I heard.

    They already split Screen 2 last year.


  • #6
    Sad Professor
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    Screen 1 is need of renovation. They could easily lose some of the seats (many of which provide a terrible view of the screen or even partially block the views of seats behind them) without reducing the size of the screen itself.


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  • #7
    tony stark
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    Maybe I'm jumping to conclusions. I hope I am. Imagine the loss of cash though from closing at Christmas. Would January not make more sense to close or post oscar season. I heard from someone that it was on the cards after screen 2 but that could be hearsay. I personally think yeah they should remove the crap side seats but I actually like the rest of the decor. If anyone gets any answers let us know. Thanks


  • #8
    Sleeper12
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    Hard to believe that they will split the biggest screen in Ireland. They will no longer get the celebrity Premiers. Vue in liffey valley have two screens only inches smaller than the savoy. All the movie premiers will go there instead. Can't believe they are willing to loose this business


  • #9
    Passenger
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    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    Hard to believe that they will split the biggest screen in Ireland. They will no longer get the celebrity Premiers. Vue in liffey valley have two screens only inches smaller than the savoy. All the movie premiers will go there instead. Can't believe they are willing to loose this business

    Do you know for sure that's what they're doing? The OP is just speculating.


  • #10
    Sleeper12
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    Passenger wrote:
    Do you know for sure that's what they're doing? The OP is just speculating.

    No. I'm just responding to the Op.

    I have a free pass to the Savoy Twins. I've never used it but it must be from the 60s. It's my pride and joy


  • #11
    Guy:Incognito
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    Just listening to the radio there and apparently it's being split . They said 5 smaller screens. Would there be room for 5?


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  • #12
    SteM
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    Guy:Incognito wrote: »
    Just listening to the radio there and apparently it's being split . They said 5 smaller screens. Would there be room for 5?

    That's sad to hear tbh.


  • #13
    david75
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    That's a real shame.


  • #14
    Sad Professor
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    Here's the only source i can find for this:

    http://www.98fm.com/End-Of-An-Era-As-Savoy-Closes-Screen-1

    IMC originally said the screen size would stay the same, whether that's still the plan I don't know, but I suppose they could split it into one 1 large cinema and 4 small ones.


  • #15
    johnny_ultimate
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    The story appears to have originated from this Times one: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/ireland/curtain-comes-down-on-savoy1s-big-screen-q05ch0hx9


  • #16
    johnny_ultimate
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    IMC are pretty ruthless when it comes to 'maximising' screen space, by the way, so this wouldn't massively surprise me even if five sounds like a crazy amount.

    There is - or at least was last time I was there - a newish screen in IMC Dun Laoghaire which is pretty much a wooden box shoved in the space between the escalators and the main screen.

    Some of the smaller screens in Savoy are already incredibly small - so much so they actually charge less for the tickets.


  • #17
    gmisk
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    I actually really like that one especially tiny screen in the savoy - its so small they dont even seem to advertise the film on it on the board.
    I would think a nice refurb of screen 1 would make more sense than splitting it into multiple small screens.


  • #18
    Guy:Incognito
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    johnny_ultimate wrote: »

    Some of the smaller screens in Savoy are already incredibly small - so much so they actually charge less for the tickets.

    Vue have tiny little theatres now too . I was pleasantly surprised when I took the young lad to see wonder woman one midweek afternoon and we were in a screen with about 5 rows of 10 seats or so. Have a real private cinema feel.


  • #19
    SteM
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    The smaller screens get the less likely I am to go to the cinema to be honest.


  • #20
    Sad Professor
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    IMC say nothing is final yet but they would like to split it into between 3 and 5 screens. They have also repeated their earlier claim that the screen size of 1 will stay the same.

    http://www.thejournal.ie/savoy-screen-one-3645708-Oct2017/


  • #21
    spurious
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    Former glory:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057400005


    A photographic record of the construction of the Savoy.
    (possibly for geeks only).


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  • #22
    Skerries
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    oh that's a real shame, I love going into Savoy 1 on a quiet afternoon

    does anyone have that diagram of the 3 biggest screens, Savoy 1, "IMAX" and Vue comparing the sizes?
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  • #23
    Sad Professor
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    Skerries wrote: »
    oh that's a real shame, I love going into Savoy 1 on a quiet afternoon

    does anyone have that diagram of the 3 biggest screens, Savoy 1, "IMAX" and Vue comparing the sizes?

    I gathered this together a few years ago. Some of it is out of date now or possibly wrong to begin with. And just because screen x is bigger than screen y doesn't mean a film projected on x will be bigger. It depends on the aspect ratio of the film and how much of the screen is useable. Some cinema screens are "scope" (i.e. very wide and the curtains pull back for 2.35:1 films), while others are flat (like a tv screen and 2.35:1 films are letterboxed).

    Savoy 1 - 21.4 x 6.8 m (if this is correct most of the width is obviously unused, even for scope films)
    Screen 17/IMAX in Cineworld - previously 17.1 x 7.3 m, current "IMAX" dimensions unknown (they expanded it a bit and it’s now flat not scope)
    iSense Odeon Point Village - 17.6 x 8.8m
    Mahon Point/OmniMaxx - 21 x 8 m (Not sure about these, the site says this screen is flat - is it?)
    Ster Century/Vue in Liffey Valley - 195 square metres, exact dimensions unknown but probably at least 19 metres wide and flat like all Vue screens
    Rathmines/OmniMaxx - 19 x 8 m

    Vue was renovated a while ago and I'm not sure that screen 1 is still the old screen 1. It's 3D now in any case (2D films are filtered), but screens 3 and 6 are probably just as large.


  • #24
    tony stark
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    Ah I'm just gutted now. People will stay in the burbs now for the cinema, I used to go into town specifically for the savoy. I suppose if I'm being honest it died when they sold it to the current owner. Would some sort of signed petition help or would we be brushing water uphill?


  • #25
    OU812
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    I swear this has nothing to do with me


  • #26
    Wedwood
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    That's a pity if true. I saw some great movies there over the years, not least Star Wars in the Christmas of 1977.


  • #27
    spurious
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    For certain films, the only place to do them justice was Savoy One. For most releases the suburban multiplexes are grand, unless the film is good enough to merit a second viewing on the proper big screen.


  • #28
    Shred
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    Myself and the lads got a nasty surprise last year when we went to Rogue One in screen 2 and discovered it had been vastly reduced in size when we arrived. I heard shortly afterwards that they were proposing to split up screen 1 as well. I'll have to catch Blade Runner 2049 again while it's still in screen one so :(


  • #29
    givyjoe
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    I used to work in the Savoy myself. Know people still there. It's definitely being split, just a matter of when they finally pull the plug on it. I'm told next month.


  • #30
    Passenger
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    givyjoe wrote: »
    I used to work in the Savoy myself. Know people still there. It's definitely being split, just a matter of when they finally pull the plug on it. I'm told next month.

    Are they splitting it into two equal sized screens or what, do you know?


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  • #31
    AMKC
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    Ms


    Awe thats very sad to hear. Why can,t they just leave it alone and just take some seats out. I have also seen some greats films there like Star Trek, Deadpool. Thor, Captain America, Star Wars etc.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • #32
    givyjoe
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    Passenger wrote: »
    Are they splitting it into two equal sized screens or what, do you know?

    That I don't know, yet.


  • #33
    Skerries
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    what has been the screen capacity through the years?
    I remember it when it only had 4 or 5 and it seems to have 7 now and could be 9 or 10 after a split?
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  • #34
    Skerries
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    petition to save the screen here
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  • #35
    givyjoe
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    Skerries wrote: »
    what has been the screen capacity through the years?
    I remember it when it only had 4 or 5 and it seems to have 7 now and could be 9 or 10 after a split?
    Used to have 6, when I worked there 10 years ago. Has 9 now, will either have an extra 1 bringing it to ten or 13 if the rumours are correct. Staff don't even know what the actual plans are.


  • #36
    Outlaw Pete
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    Anyone know when the last screening is?

    Be great if they screened a classic as a send off... but I doubt it.


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  • #37
    Billy86
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    Surely screen 1 at the Savoy is too much of a flagpole/status symbol to be worth getting rid of, if they even are? Aren't a fair few high profile premieres held there too? Doubt it's the case to be honest, that they're splitting it.


  • #38
    falinn merking
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    givyjoe wrote: »
    Used to have 6, when I worked there 10 years ago. Has 9 now, will either have an extra 1 bringing it to ten or 13 if the rumours are correct. Staff don't even know what the actual plans are.

    Yes currently 9 screens and screen nine shows what we can expect.

    2z6f0cp.jpg


  • #39
    AMKC
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    Ms


    Outlaw Pete wrote: »
    Anyone know when the last screening is?

    Be great if they screened a classic as a send off... but I doubt it.

    Agreed and fill it too. I would want to be a great film.
    Billy86 wrote: »
    Surely screen 1 at the Savoy is too much of a flagpole/status symbol to be worth getting rid of, if they even are? Aren't a fair few high profile premieres held there too? Doubt it's the case to be honest, that they're splitting it.


    There is indeed but there will not be anymore Id say if this happens and maybe they do not want them anymore. Be very sad when/if it does happen.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • #40
    david75
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    There it is. Being gutted


  • #41
    saintsaltynuts
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    david75 wrote: »
    There it is. Being gutted

    Ah balls.


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  • #42
    SteM
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    Cinema industry is in a race to the bottom :(


  • #43
    Arghus
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    david75 wrote: »
    There it is. Being gutted

    That's a sad sight.


  • #44
    Tar.Aldarion
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    Nobody went there over cineworld unfortunately, I loved screen 1 :( People I ask about it have never even been in it.


  • #45
    Outlaw Pete
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    Sickening.


  • #46
    AMKC
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    Ms


    david75 wrote: »
    There it is. Being gutted

    That's terrible so sad.
    SteM wrote: »
    Cinema industry is in a race to the bottom :(

    Unfortunately yes it is. The last film I went too see had wait for 38 minutes of advertising before the film even came on and only 8 minutes of that was for trailers. Disgraceful.
    Arghus wrote: »
    That's a sad sight.

    It sure is a very sad sight.
    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    Nobody went there over cineworld unfortunately, I loved screen 1 :( People I ask about it have never even been in it.

    I liked screen one but loved screen two more but since screen two is gone well screen one was the only one left I liked but with that gone I really can,t think of any reason to go to the Savoy anymore and that's even sadder.

    It needed a revamp and some new chairs or better yet just refurbish the old chairs maybe give people more leg and elbow room but to split it up is just wrong. They could have made it a classy luxurious experience like that other new cinema that opened recently but maybe not that posh in between it would have been good.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • #47
    tony stark
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    Very sad day. Feck it anyway. Looks like I’ll never get to go back to the savoy. Looks like the internet has killed cinema and music now!


  • #48
    Tar.Aldarion
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    AMKC wrote: »
    That's terrible so sad.



    Unfortunately yes it is. The last film I went too see had wait for 38 minutes of advertising before the film even came on and only 8 minutes of that was for trailers. Disgraceful.



    It sure is a very sad sight.



    I liked screen one but loved screen two more but since screen two is gone well screen one was the only one left I liked but with that gone I really can,t think of any reason to go to the Savoy anymore and that's even sadder.

    It needed a revamp and some new chairs or better yet just refurbish the old chairs maybe give people more leg and elbow room but to split it up is just wrong. They could have made it a classy luxurious experience like that other new cinema that opened recently but maybe not that posh in between it would have been good.
    Yeah I agree, it was the only reason I went to that cinema at all, I'll just be in the lighthouse mostly now.


  • #49
    AMKC
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    Ms


    tony stark wrote: »
    Very sad day. Feck it anyway. Looks like I’ll never get to go back to the savoy. Looks like the internet has killed cinema and music now!

    Unfortunately it has but I also think some of it is the industry's own doing as its impossible for anyone to see every film that is released in a year now not that everyone wants to see every film but there is over 800 maybe more new films released every year now and they are very rarely in a cinema longer than a month. Some barely make two weeks now and if they do they might just for be on at one 1 time every day for that week.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • #50
    Sad Professor
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    According to Entertainment.ie, they are splitting it in two, which won't be too bad.

    I have good memories of seeing Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Jurassic Park there when I was young, but the place needed a revamp. It was lovely cinema when it was half empty, but close to full I found it quite unpleasant. Heads blocking the screen, taking forever to get out, etc. It's my least favourite cinema for DIFF screenings.


  • #51
    beauf
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    Diff?


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