We made an impromptu trip to our local cinema last night and it cost a bloody fortune.
There were rumblings in the not to distant past that Tonbridge was to get it's own cinema but that doesn't seem to be materialising any time soon so our closest is an Odeon on the outskirts of Tunbridge Wells.
2 Premier tickets cost us a total of £31.90, and when you add that to the cost of a couple of packets of chocolate, a large drink and a large popcorn it came to almost £45!
Jeez!
The film was fine though, Ghostbusters. I gave it 6.3 / 10, April gave it 7 / 10. It was funny in parts and good to see all the surviving cast show up for cameos with the notable exception of Rick Moranis. Shame.
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Showing posts with label cinema. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cinema. Show all posts
Monday, 18 July 2016
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
First trip to an imax
Going to see Through the Never on Sunday with Shaheen and April at the imax in Waterloo. I've not been to one before so looking forward to it. Before that though we're off to Hawksmoor. Can't wait for that too.
Monday, 22 July 2013
What goes around comes around
Because I made April see Pacific Rim last weekend she's making me watch this on Thursday
Wednesday, 17 July 2013
Quick review
I watched Pacific Rim with April on Sunday night.
Verdict: Excellent! Ask April for her opinion..
Verdict: Excellent! Ask April for her opinion..
Friday, 13 January 2012
Very tempted...
...now to get April to say yes...
http://www.trinitytheatre.net/Whats-On/1000-/Galaxy-Quest--In-Time--Sci-Fi-Double-Bill
http://www.trinitytheatre.net/Whats-On/1000-/Galaxy-Quest--In-Time--Sci-Fi-Double-Bill
Thursday, 31 March 2011
We all live in a yellow ...
We went to see Submarine last night and it was most excellent. April heard great reviews about it but couldn’t find anywhere local to go and see it. In the end the easiest place for us both to meet was the Curzon cinema in Soho.
But before that we went to a newish Mexican restaurant called Wahaca
http://www.wahaca.co.uk/html/1_restaurant4.html
Most excellent, 90% of the food on the menu was unpronounceable so we bravely opted for a sharing platter for two. As a score I’ll give it 7.5 out of 10, a Mexican Wagamamas would be the best way to describe it.
The Curzon was pretty cool too, lots of arty types in there plus a bar where you could take your drinks into the viewing with you. You don’t get that at the Tunbridge Wells Odeon.
A quote from IMDb
“15-year-old Oliver Tate has two objectives: To lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to extinguish the flame between his mother and an ex-lover who has resurfaced in her life.”
This pretty much sums it up but doesn’t describe how funny it was, I wouldn’t describe it as a laugh out loud film (although I did on numerous occasions) but it was very witty and very well made. Hats of for Richard Ayoade, it really is worth making the effort to find a cinema that’s showing it as I’m sure you’ll all enjoy it.
IMDb Rating: 7.9 / 10 (594 votes)
SC Rating: 82 / 100 (1 vote)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440292/
But before that we went to a newish Mexican restaurant called Wahaca
http://www.wahaca.co.uk/html/1_restaurant4.html
Most excellent, 90% of the food on the menu was unpronounceable so we bravely opted for a sharing platter for two. As a score I’ll give it 7.5 out of 10, a Mexican Wagamamas would be the best way to describe it.
The Curzon was pretty cool too, lots of arty types in there plus a bar where you could take your drinks into the viewing with you. You don’t get that at the Tunbridge Wells Odeon.
A quote from IMDb
“15-year-old Oliver Tate has two objectives: To lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to extinguish the flame between his mother and an ex-lover who has resurfaced in her life.”
This pretty much sums it up but doesn’t describe how funny it was, I wouldn’t describe it as a laugh out loud film (although I did on numerous occasions) but it was very witty and very well made. Hats of for Richard Ayoade, it really is worth making the effort to find a cinema that’s showing it as I’m sure you’ll all enjoy it.
IMDb Rating: 7.9 / 10 (594 votes)
SC Rating: 82 / 100 (1 vote)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440292/
Monday, 1 June 2009
What a lovely weekend
Despite being a short week I was quite tired by the end of Friday afternoon, there was no rest for the wicked though. We’d been invited to see April’s old band play an acoustic set over in Mayfair. It turned out to be a very enjoyable evening indeed.
On Saturday we had a quick clean as my Dad and his wife were coming round for lunch, we only had to do the downstairs as they were not staying the night. We ended up going to a pub called the Spotted Dog, we’d tried going a few times before but it was either too busy or they were refurbishing the place. The food was good, if a little pricey. I think the Bottle House is better.
After that we went for a walk around Penshurt Place, it’s more of a huge stately home / castle than a ‘place’. For £7 each we were allowed to walk around it’s gardens.
Having seen such lovely gardens, it inspired my Dad and Ann to volunteer with our gardening when we got back. Ha, ha! Suckers! There are now 12 bin bags full of garden waste waiting to get collected today. We hadn’t really done much on it since last summer and it was almost as bad as when we first moved in. It looks much better now, thanks Dad.
We didn’t do much else on Saturday as we were both pretty tired, but we did go to the local Majestic wine sellers. I bought two crates of nice beer / cider and 12 bottles of decent wine. I wonder how long they will last.
Yesterday we were up early, we went to a huge car boot sale, where I bought Vietcong and Vietcong Alpha, she wanted £10 but with my superior haggling skills I reduced her to tears (on the inside) or £2. We also bought a book, some salad spoons, an outdoor candle thing and some plants.
We also went to a Flea market, where I bought an Indian dish in the shape of a fish (with 4 spoons). We had a barbeque in our newly pruned garden, dug up a tree, and went to the cinema to see Wolverine (SC Rating: 6.8)
On Saturday we had a quick clean as my Dad and his wife were coming round for lunch, we only had to do the downstairs as they were not staying the night. We ended up going to a pub called the Spotted Dog, we’d tried going a few times before but it was either too busy or they were refurbishing the place. The food was good, if a little pricey. I think the Bottle House is better.
After that we went for a walk around Penshurt Place, it’s more of a huge stately home / castle than a ‘place’. For £7 each we were allowed to walk around it’s gardens.
Having seen such lovely gardens, it inspired my Dad and Ann to volunteer with our gardening when we got back. Ha, ha! Suckers! There are now 12 bin bags full of garden waste waiting to get collected today. We hadn’t really done much on it since last summer and it was almost as bad as when we first moved in. It looks much better now, thanks Dad.
We didn’t do much else on Saturday as we were both pretty tired, but we did go to the local Majestic wine sellers. I bought two crates of nice beer / cider and 12 bottles of decent wine. I wonder how long they will last.
Yesterday we were up early, we went to a huge car boot sale, where I bought Vietcong and Vietcong Alpha, she wanted £10 but with my superior haggling skills I reduced her to tears (on the inside) or £2. We also bought a book, some salad spoons, an outdoor candle thing and some plants.
We also went to a Flea market, where I bought an Indian dish in the shape of a fish (with 4 spoons). We had a barbeque in our newly pruned garden, dug up a tree, and went to the cinema to see Wolverine (SC Rating: 6.8)
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