Blog: A First Class Film Experience

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After all of the excitement of the week of ROCKING the Doctor Doom show I decided to take it a bit easier on Friday, and at the end of the working day took myself off to THE PICTURES to watch "Thunderbolts". Normally I would go and see the latest Marvel film with my old, and indeed oldEST, pal Mr S Carter, but between the two of us we couldn't find a suitable time to GO for this one due to WORK etc, so I ended up on my own.

In fact I ended up almost COMPLETELY on my own, as only two other people were in my SCREEN, which made my experience even MORE luxurious than it would otherwise have been i.e. VERY For LO! we have got a new Everyman Cinema near me and I have been KEEN to have a go because it looks DEAD POSH. Spoilers: it really was!

When I arrived I asked at the bar how it all WORKED, because as far as I could see it was more like a fancy BAR than an actual cinema. The very nice person behind the bar suggested I go into the screen and take a MENU with me, and then five minutes later they'd come in and take my order. FANCY! Once inside I discovered a load of SOFAS with masses of legroom - when I go to the pictures on my own I usually book the front row for a) stretching out space and b) easy access to the LOO without bothering anyone, but here I could have sat anywhere. INDEED when the member of staff came to take my order they suggested that I could move anywhere I wanted to, not least because the aircon was a bit breezy down the front row. "Or I could bring you a blanket if you like?" they said. FLIPPING HECK!

A little while later they came back with BEER and - get this - some FREE POPCORN "as it's your first time here". A bit after that my VEGAN PIZZA arrived too, and goodness me it was delicious. Also, though the ticket for the film itself was quite a bit more than for the local VUE, the food and drink was pretty much the same price, and significantly nicer too!

Then just before the film started another Young Person came out to do an announcement about turning off phones etc - apparently Fancy Cinemas do this with Actual Live Humans now. "I usually ask people not to chat," they said, "but that probably isn't going to be a problem as there's no-one to talk to," then added "By the way, there are two end credit sequences and they're worth staying for."

I tell you what, I felt like a PAMPERED OLIGARCH by now, and could quite happily have just stayed there for a couple of hours being brought food and drink by Nice Young People, but then the film started and it was FAB. There were lots of Properly Actually Moving bits, plenty of DEAD GOOD SUPERHERO STUFF, and it seemed to have a POINT too, which was all thoroughly enjoyable. Also, the second and final end credit sequence was definitely worth waiting for.

My only complaint was that the LOO was a bit far away, but that may not worry other people who do not REQUIRE it at least once in every film they ever go to see. It was a blooming lovely experience, and I can't wait to find an excuse to go again!

posted 13/5/2025 by MJ Hibbett

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