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The last film you saw ( at the cinema)?

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rosesarered Thu 17-Mar-16 23:10:28

Are you a regular cinema goer? we only go about four times a year these days, but usually enjoy it so should go more.
What did you go and see last?We saw the latest Bond film ( Dh's choice.)

etheltbags1 Sat 19-Mar-16 21:17:57

I last went years ago when DD was at school, it was a star wars thing and I slept through. no treat for me, too noisy and too much excitement.

Treebee Sat 19-Mar-16 21:27:01

Brooklyn, at a Silver Cinema showing. Was charming. I often go on my own, very relaxing. The cinema is like time out of life.

Izabella Sun 20-Mar-16 09:26:24

Nora, I always go alone. OH works still and the bus does not run late enough for evening showings, so I always go in the day time. As others have said, no one takes a blind bit of notice if you are on your own. Get for it and enjoy!!

Izabella Sun 20-Mar-16 09:26:58

Or even go for it .........

cherryblossom Sun 20-Mar-16 09:42:01

Brooklyn, sister laid up after knee replacement so it was a girlie night in. thought it was more Mills & Boon than Colm Toibin. But Chinese take away with cheesecake for dessert made it a great night.

JanT2004 Sun 20-Mar-16 09:50:00

Capture The Flag with our 4 year old grandson. DH and I always fancy seeing one of the latest films and say we will have a 'date night' but it never seems to happen.

nora Sun 20-Mar-16 14:20:33

Thanks everyone about going to the cinema on my own, next time I see a film Iwant to see off I go

angmhay Sun 20-Mar-16 15:39:11

Grimsby. Disgustingly funny!

specki4eyes Sun 20-Mar-16 15:48:28

I go with friends every week or so. We saw Quartet last week - absolutely hilarious. Fantastic cast: Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, Tom Courteney; Pauline Collins; Maggie Smith; Trevor Peacock; Andrew Sachs. Directed by Dustin Hoffman. Wonderful story, acting and location, music... everything ! I live in France so don't know whether its on general release in the UK because it is a 2012/13 film I think.

I was not impressed with Hail Caesar either.

shirleyhick Sun 20-Mar-16 16:24:30

I agree my son took me to watch it and I think it is the first time I have been in a cinema for ages, but a brilliant film really enjoyed it.

middleagedmenopausalmum Mon 21-Mar-16 10:55:58

I can't remember the last time I went to the cinema, I'd guess it was in the 80s? DH doesn't believe in paying for extra channels on TV so all we have is Freeview so things like the latest season of NCIS etc have just got to wait for me.

I have a lot of catching up to do!

I purchase box sets when they are reasonably priced, the last one I got was Bates Motel Season's 1&2 and I pre-ordered ROOM but DH doesn't know yet LOL

WilmaKnickersfit Mon 21-Mar-16 11:09:06

Spotlight for us too. Not surprised it won the Oscar for best picture.

Iam64 Mon 21-Mar-16 21:30:36

Spotlight was fantastic, great to see it win the best picture Oscar.

We saw Hail Ceasar last week, I enjoyed it, understated and very entertaining, particularly the communists smile

Newquay Sat 16-Apr-16 13:16:04

I'm not sure which thread it was on recently about folks behaving badly at the cinema?
Anyway last night DH and I and another couple went to our local theatre to see That'll be the Day-absolutely brilliant, highly recommended.
We were at the end of a row and next to us were about 4/6 ladies and the same number behind them. Well, we're they were disruptive! Kept talking throughout. It is the sort of show where you sing along and interact so fair enough but really I wanted to hear the performers not her!
Anyway after the interval is said to the (younger) lady between us, oh no, has she had another pint in the interval then? And she replied she's only on J2O-so I laughed and said thank goodness, so she could have been worse then?
I really wanted to say just shush but she was enjoying herself, as were we all, and you can hardly complain about someone having fun at a fun event can you? But it was just a constant background noisesad

Jane10 Sat 16-Apr-16 13:24:53

The latest Star Wars one. Noisy irritating tosh!

Welshwife Sat 16-Apr-16 13:29:08

Saw - Bridge of Spies which we both loved. Missed Brooklyn as it was on while we were in UK. Room is in here this week but I think I will give that a miss - read the book. We get the films in English but with French subtitles - very interesting. We get a recent English Language film here each week - two showings - and once a month they do. Family film such as the Snoopy one on a weekend afternoon. Small French town and the cinema is run by volunteers but gas threeD and good sound and comfy seats! -8€ each.
Quartet was in UK Tv a couple of weeks ago late one evening. I enjoyed it.

Maggiemaybe Sat 16-Apr-16 14:05:48

Bridge of Spies at our local Senior Vue showing. £6 something for the two of us, including a bucketful of coffee and some choc chip cookies. We go most weeks on a Tuesday lunchtime - I've seen more films this year than in the past 20 put together. Ah, retirement grin

rosesarered Sat 16-Apr-16 14:09:50

a bucket full of coffee?shock I would have been needing a loo visit.

rosesarered Sat 16-Apr-16 14:10:30

maybe the cookies soaked it all up.grin

BBbevan Sat 16-Apr-16 14:22:27

I think it was " Far from the Madding Crowd' . Good but not a patch on the Julie Christie one.

chloe1984 Sat 16-Apr-16 14:53:00

We usually visit the cinema every week using an app to buy two tickets for one price - about £6.50 for two. We sometimes buy a hot drink but never anything else as far too expensive. Last film was Eddie the Eagle next one will be Eye in the sky on Wednesday.

Daisyanswerdo Sat 16-Apr-16 16:40:21

Jules et Jim (classic from way back, Francois Truffaut, brilliant);
Spotlight, also brilliant;
The Lady in the Van - extremely good.

Maggiemaybe Sat 16-Apr-16 17:37:43

I may have exaggerated the size of the coffee slightly, roses. But gosh, those paper cups are big these days. If I have to pay for them, of course, I always go for the smallest grin

Maggiemaybe Sat 16-Apr-16 18:10:10

And for tea, which is cheaper blush

hildajenniJ Sat 16-Apr-16 23:49:41

I think it was Pirates of the Caribbean Curse of the Black Pearl. DH and I went when we took our DS to university at Lincoln, and he's 31 now!!