Maryokutai Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Drive-In Cinema is such a weird thing. For most people the audio quality will be awful. Depending on how new or old your car is the radio will probably shut off after a couple of minutes to save battery. And all it takes to completely ruin your experience is a pigeon shitting on your windshield five minutes before it starts. I once won a ticket for such a thing and it's definitely not something I'd pay money for. I guess it could be cool in an American desert at night just for the atmosphere? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmark Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 How will we hear the show? You will collect an audio receiver and high quality speaker for your car upon arrival. These are wireless and set up ready to go so there’s no fiddling around needed and you don't need to have your radio on draining your battery! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinymcshine Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 £30 for 4 is fine, but those in the back aren't likely to see much (say this in their FAQs too). Wouldn't mind if they were showing new films, as a viable alternative to C-19 restricted indoor cinemas, but instead it's mostly 20+ yr old 'classics'. Oh well, some might find sitting in their car as a nice night out, especially if they've been pining for that sitting in traffic experience (as if now WFH or furloughed rather than 'enjoying' a daily commute). I suppose all they're really doing is re-roling those summer outdoor parks & garden cinema 'experiences' into something that is clearly socially distanced. Those didn't appeal to me either, but fair enough for anyone it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 I wonder what socially distanced cinemas will be like. I wonder if it might be actually better, far less dickheads making noise and kicking seats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinymcshine Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, one-armed dwarf said: I wonder what socially distanced cinemas will be like. I wonder if it might be actually better, far less dickheads making noise and kicking seats. The tension watching The Quiet Place II will be unbearable - can you imagine being the person who coughs......! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 29 minutes ago, one-armed dwarf said: I wonder what socially distanced cinemas will be like. I wonder if it might be actually better, far less dickheads making noise and kicking seats. To be fair, I was in the last screening of the first film, at my local Odeon. Although there were about a dozen people there, no one made a noise when the film started. Which helped me, as I was probably the only person in the screen watching it for the first time. As for how the experience will differ. I usually go off-peak. Mid-Afternoon straight from work. There are times when only one to three other people will be in the room with you. I imagine it will be like that. It will likely be a long time before the spiralling queues and packed screens of Avengers: Endgame become a normal sight again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmark Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 It’ll be like transport is atm. One seat nothing, next two signs that you can sit here if you live with the person next to you. Min wage staff checking but not caring who knows who. Also the 2m rule probably reduced next week. Not because it’s any safer and suddenly a sneeze travels less distance but because businesses whose votes matter want to have as many people as possible crammed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiofloyd Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Watched Goodnight Mommy which is a very bleak Austrian film (of course I thought it was German until I read some reviews) - the trailer portrays it as a kind of horror film but it’s not really, although it’s certainly graphic and hard to watch. There are many similarities to Ari Aster’s films but it didn’t appeal to me like those did. It’s far from bad but it’s hard to recommend too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiofloyd Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 I watched The Wicker Man for the first time, absolutely loved it. Just fascinating and full of memorable images from start to finish. The final scene is pretty terrifying. I watched the accompanying documentary as well and that was pretty interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinymcshine Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 @radiofloyd Now you've got to watch the version with Nicolas Cage !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiofloyd Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 1 minute ago, shinymcshine said: @radiofloyd Now you've got to watch the version with Nicolas Cage !! Will do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Watched Into The Spider-Verse last night for the first time. Really enjoyed it but was somehow expecting billions of Spider-Men. I thought Nic Cage was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Daimajin The Monster of Terror (1966) So I haven't really watched anything (TV or Film) for quite a while. What better than a good Monster movie to come back to? This proved to be a rare find on YouTube of all places. I'd bought a Toho Movie poster calendar this year, in preparation for the holiday that never was. June, was this... This is actually the poster to the sequel (Return of Daimajin). Suffice to say I was surprised and impressed to find the first one online. I'd say it holds up really well for a film from 1966, in terms of effects. I don't know about the latter two parts of the trilogy, but this one doesn't quite play out like Godzilla or the other Kaiju films of the era. Very Good though 8/10 The Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiofloyd Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Watched The Ritual on Netflix. Watchable horror fare that’s never really boring and doesn’t drag on too long. 6/10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiofloyd Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Watched Get Out, it was great. I prefer it to Us, it was a wild ride but not as wild as Us. The ending surprised me as well. 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboxy Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Yeah Get Out is excellent, I think I might slightly prefer Us, but I saw Get Out at the peak of its hype which might have affected my watch of it. Wouldn't mind watching them both again actually, might aim for that this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinymcshine Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Charlie's Angels (2019) Just a pretty bang on average action movie, with a few good plot twists. It's nicely updated for the time, with homage paid to the TV show (and films) but clearly establishing its own identity, and a little more straightlaced than the rather tongue in cheek previous couple of films (and so I suppose what it lacks is that element of 'charm'). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 So this is rumoured to be one of the upcoming remakes. I don't remember exactly, but I don't recall the '92 original being some mega hit people are crying out to return?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboxy Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I think it was reasonably successful. It's a rubbish film elevated by some cool (of the time) special effects. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I remember seeing it in the cinema and liked it, but I can’t remember anything about it and haven’t seen it since. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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