You've got to be joking!
8 May 2005 13:44![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandragoraYesterday went to the cinema in the West End, the Odeon Leicester Square, no less. I don't tend to go to see a film in the West End because it's so damn expensive. Last time I went it was £12 a ticket - that's about US$23 at present exchange rates. That was last year.
So I was thinking that the ticket might be, say, £12.50. It wasn't. It was... wait for it £17 (about US$32). Jesus Christ. I could buy a DVD for that - less than that in most cases. I was gobsmacked. That is a gigantic rip-off par none. It's back to Wood Green (tickets £5.50, or £3.50 during the week) for me. Oh sure, the screens aren't quite as big and the sound quality perhaps not quite as good. But, it's at least £11.50 cheaper!
As for the film, that was Kingdom of Heaven. For a review, I suggest that you check out![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
musesfool's entry here, which I pretty much agree with and is a very nice summary. Although I think I liked the romance bit more than musesfool did.
So I was thinking that the ticket might be, say, £12.50. It wasn't. It was... wait for it £17 (about US$32). Jesus Christ. I could buy a DVD for that - less than that in most cases. I was gobsmacked. That is a gigantic rip-off par none. It's back to Wood Green (tickets £5.50, or £3.50 during the week) for me. Oh sure, the screens aren't quite as big and the sound quality perhaps not quite as good. But, it's at least £11.50 cheaper!
As for the film, that was Kingdom of Heaven. For a review, I suggest that you check out
musesfool's entry here, which I pretty much agree with and is a very nice summary. Although I think I liked the romance bit more than musesfool did.
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Date: 8 May 2005 21:01 (UTC)We tried to see Kung Fu Hustle a couple of weeks ago, and despite being listed on the Web, it was not on the marquee. This theater has a Cinema and Grill attached to it, where you can eat, drink and watch a movie. It was showing Sahara. There wasn't anything else we wanted to see and we were hungry. The tickets to get in and pay more that standard rates for food was $18, which we thought was robbery. Food (sandwich, salad, fried calamari, and a bottle of wine) was another $60. And they close the bar half way through the movie. Will not do again.
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Date: 8 May 2005 21:21 (UTC)Sounds like the Cinema and Grill is a total ripoff. I loathe being ripped off.
It's not the cost per se - I will happily pay £100 (about US$190) for Michelin-star quality cuisine on the basis that although it's expensive it is bloody good food. But I hate being blindsided. How can cinema ticket have gone up by almost 50% in a few months?
bah, humbug!