Cinema Only Free Tickets Discussion thread

quoia

madcal87 wrote: »

I have tickets for TED at Vue Portsmouth...Its an hour drive each way for me...I have been reading and apparently they oversell tickets...can anyone verify if this is true / have they turned people away before ?

Company car & FREE petrol ?

geordie_ben

Ted = hillhairyarse!

madcal87

quoia wrote: »

Company car & FREE petrol ?

No...Its my car and I pay my own petrol!

2 hours of driving should cost me £10-15...which is still cheaper than cinema tickets

geordie_ben

13 hours and counting

ferguka

Ted oversubscribed considerably at Metrocentre Odeon last night. Staff were very frustrated but understanding and let us see another film for nothing. Well done Odeon! Poor show Seefilmfirst!

geordie_ben

ferguka wrote: »

Ted oversubscribed considerably at Metrocentre Odeon last night. Staff were very frustrated but understanding and let us see another film for nothing. Well done Odeon! Poor show Seefilmfirst!

Out of interest, what time did you get there?

sho_me_da_money

geordie_ben wrote: »

Out of interest, what time did you get there?

Too late to get in.

Next stop for me - The Dark Knight Rises - IMAX.

quoia

madcal87 wrote: »

No...Its my car and I pay my own petrol!

2 hours of driving should cost me £10-15...which is still cheaper than cinema tickets

MAXIMUM Price (can be cheaper at certain times/days) of adult (non-3D) ticket at my ODEON is £7.50
(Sadly going up to £7.70 from tomorrow 19/7)
Go on (Orange) Wednesday - 2nd ticket 35p - so that's 2 for £7.85 (£8.05)

OR

Showcase Cinema de Lux - MAX cost is £7.80 so 2 on a 35p Wednesday is £8.15
(the other "non De Lux" Showcase is £7.70)

Showcase also do the INSIDER Club - FREE to join - Occasional invites to FREE PREVIEWS
Insider Admission on a Tuesday just £5 - so £10 a pair

No queuing, no stress, no chance of being turned away, no long distance drives, just turn up on time at your nearest local cinema ...... next Wednesday TDKR has 4 screenings from 19:00 to 20:30 (including an over 18s only) at my CDL

I'm all for FREE admission - probably passed the 400 mark by now - but not when the cost of redeeming the freebie is so high - potentially more that it's worth :eek:
Round trip for me - 10 to 15 minutes = Odeon 50p / Showcase(s) 80p

madcal87

sho_me_da_money wrote: »

Too late to get in.

Next stop for me - The Dark Knight Rises - IMAX.

Not a very useful post!

Is that 30 minutes for before screen time or 1 hr etc?!?!?

madcal87

quoia wrote: »

MAXIMUM Price (can be cheaper at certain times/days) of adult (non-3D) ticket at my ODEON is £7.50
(Sadly going up to £7.70 from tomorrow 19/7)
Go on (Orange) Wednesday - 2nd ticket 35p - so that's 2 for £7.85 (£8.05)

OR

Showcase Cinema de Lux - MAX cost is £7.80 so 2 on a 35p Wednesday is £8.15
(the other "non De Lux" Showcase is £7.70)

Showcase also do the INSIDER Club - FREE to join - Occasional invites to FREE PREVIEWS
Insider Admission on a Tuesday just £5 - so £10 a pair

No queuing, no stress, no chance of being turned away, no long distance drives, just turn up on time at your nearest local cinema ...... next Wednesday TDKR has 4 screenings from 19:00 to 20:30 (including an over 18s only) at my CDL

I'm all for FREE admission - probably passed the 400 mark by now - but not when the cost of redeeming the freebie is so high - potentially more that it's worth :eek:
Round trip for me - 10 to 15 minutes = Odeon 50p / Showcase(s) 80p

Each to their own, but seeing a movie 2 weeks before release is worth it in my opinion!