Cineworld - the state of it

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Cineworld's selection of films is better than Vue (but obviously not as good as say the Lighthouse or IFI), but not sure on the rest? Vue is cleaner; has better toilets; accepts tap payment from cards; isn't just generally as run down. And yes, as a major city, Dublin has plenty of choice on offer. That doesn't detract from complaints.

I wouldn't agree that the IFI and Lighthouse have a better selection than Cineworld. They have far less screens and many mainstream films never screen there. Some foreign language films never screen in Cineworld but I'm generally impressed by the number of small and indie films that do screen there.

I agree about Cineworld being less clean, more run down, etc than Vue, but I'd still put presentation and selection over those issues. The most important thing when I go to the cinema is that the film is properly presented and that they are showing the film I want to see.

I'm not invalidating the complaints about Cineworld, just pointing out that it could be a lot worse. The multiplex experience is pretty poor these days no matter where you go.

nix wrote: »

Yeah I've no problem with the vast selection of movie times they offer, but with the amount of screens they have, i sure would like some extensive foreign movies shown and old films shown regularly, with the amount of screens they have, shouldnt be an issue.

I remember they showed Alien/Aliens when the anniversary came around, the cinema was packed and everybody was into it. Same with the original Jurassic park. So i dont know why they dont do things like that more, you dont need an anniversary for it to be a thing if ya ask me

I loved the place when i first started going, but that was years ago, the amount of money ya see getting pumped through it, the reflective upkeep is terrible, I'm baffled as to why they are so lackadaisical about it, you would think it would be a no brainer

Well the no brainer to me if I were in their shoes would be why waste money on making the cinema look nice when your customers don't seem to mind and keep spending so much money regularly going to films here!

johnybean wrote: »

Saw this thread pop up and thought I would ask a quick question? I am Galway based and was planning on travelling up to see Infinity war in the IMAX when its released in a couple of months time but comments in this thread are making me wary so would anyone be able to tell me if its worth the trip (for someone who has never experienced IMAX) or should I just stick to the old reliable Eye cinema in Galway city?

The cinemas fine imo, my favourite cinemas are IFI and lighthouse..btu cineworld is grand..nothing fancy..but I go for the movie not the surroundings so I barely even notice tbh

Thanks for the replies. Kinda had an idea about the LieMax but its the closest we have to IMAX on this island if I'm not mistaken?

johnybean wrote: »

Thanks for the replies. Kinda had an idea about the LieMax but its the closest we have to IMAX on this island if I'm not mistaken?

Yeah. There's a couple of other screens in Dublin which are arguably as good as the Cineworld IMAX, but for a proper IMAX you'd need to head to Manchester or London.

johnybean wrote: »

Saw this thread pop up and thought I would ask a quick question? I am Galway based and was planning on travelling up to see Infinity war in the IMAX when its released in a couple of months time but comments in this thread are making me wary so would anyone be able to tell me if its worth the trip (for someone who has never experienced IMAX) or should I just stick to the old reliable Eye cinema in Galway city?

Yeah if you're looking to put in the travel time to see Imax, you may aswell go to London. A big of gang of us made a trip over to london a few years back to see Avatar in the big IMAX there and it was mindblowing, i remember at one point there was ash falling from the sky in the movie, it was 3D, and i actually put my hand up to swipe it away out of instinct it was that good. Cineworld imax is nowhere near that level, its decent but not mindblowing.

wakka12 wrote: »

Well the no brainer to me if I were in their shoes would be why waste money on making the cinema look nice when your customers don't seem to mind and keep spending so much money regularly going to films here!

Ummm to compete with the others and retain their customers? :P

Call me weird, but when i donate alot of time and money to a business, and see many others doing the same, i like to see them make the effort to keep me coming back, I'm now looking elsewhere as the place is in aesthetic decline, comfort decline in comparison to competitors, and the food/drinks on offer are gone well below par.

Also, i dont know if im just unlucky lately or not, but the noise pollution from other patrons is on the rise, people chatting the entire way through movies. Its nearly a given I'm going to have to tell people in the movie to "Stop talking" and possibly soon after to "Shut the fuck up" when they don't stop.. But i suspect thats just everywhere anyway

I really like the unlimited because it encourages me to see films I wouldn't see otherwise, and saves me money since I'm the kind of person who will go see a film they like more than once.

But yes, cineworld is a crap hole. The screens are cold, very cold. It's always dirty, the toilets are never cleaned, the escalators being broken for so long was an absolute farce, and the food they actually prepare in house is dire. Back in September at the beginning of a screening of Stratton the sound went completely and in the end they cut the film completely and gave us vouchers for a free hot dog and a drink as compensation, so I got the hot dog for the next film I went to see, and christ it was so awful, made me feel ill.

So its sort of a situation I don't know what the answer is. Since cineworld don't seem keen on fixing the place up themselves. Small mercy that they stopped putting the price of unlimited up every 12 months I suppose.

"Hi! I'm Ben...."

AAAAAAAARGH! F**K OFF! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

If you can tolerate the hipster skinny fat weirdo cùnts The Lighthouse Cinema is still the best cinema in Dublin.

I will give Cineworld one thing though, at least I have leg space there.

I'm a fairly tall lad, and I've gotten massive leg cramps sitting in those IFI seats, which seem to have been designed for Tyrion Lannister sized fellas.

pumpkin4life wrote: »

If you can tolerate the hipster skinny fat weirdo cùnts The Lighthouse Cinema is still the best cinema in Dublin.

Huh?!?

Agree about IFI seats they are ridiculously small.

I presume this is gonna be the 4DX screen?

Banjaxed82 wrote: »

What screen are they using for it?

Screen 8!