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Re: Powder Room

#21 Post by prettyxcool » Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:02 am

How this can be classed as a UK premiere when there were no red carpet, no bottle of water or chocs/popcorn? :shifty: This felt more like a press screening.

Good turnout by FMUKers though. jeanelle, ejrwrank and I were told to start the queue by security, after loitering around the entrance for a while, but a couple of ladies who were there loitering with us before the queue started, stood behind us, little did they knew that three, would turn into 13 as a trickle of other FMUKers arrived before the doors opened, as we had collected tickets for them! But we then told them to go in front of us, the least we could do, I suppose!

When the doors finally opened we were asked to go straight up the stairs, no loitering (there were nowhere to loiter anyway, as the very small foyer was jammed with photographers. Once inside Screen 1, the nice rows were reserved, so we sat on the raised level seats.

Then we waited ages while the rest of the seats filled up ever so slowly. Finally someone (I think he said he funded the film) came out to introduce the director, who then introduced the cast who stood for a split second and then left to take their seats in the audience. There were no spotlights on the cast so we could not see them that well, but I did see Sheridan quite well when she went to sit down, and she looked very glam. ;)

Well the film grew on me, and I kind of liked it as I got into it. The story revolving round the ladies toilets in a nightclub where a group of girl friends discuss life, love and the future, lends itself more to a play on stage, which the film is adapted from, "When Women Wee". I thought it was well acted by all the cast, and the topics touched are very realistic, taking drugs for the first time, wanting a better life etc. I was quite moved. The toilet attendant was funny, and is so like the ones I have met in nightclubs! ;) Also loved the music by the Fake Club. o/ 7/10

Did not see anyone famous in the audience while waiting for the film to start, except while we loitered outside before the queuing started, saw Bill Oddie going into the cinema, following his wife, and then on my way out, saw Celia Imrie rushing outside down a side street on her own! That seemed rather sad.
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Re: Powder Room

#22 Post by Ms Thrifty » Thu Nov 28, 2013 4:37 am

All these references to "SS" are ambiguous - I thought at first that they meant "our" SS!

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Re: Powder Room

#23 Post by claire » Thu Nov 28, 2013 6:37 am

I would compare this film to marmite
Love it or hate it.

I hated it. My mated loved it

Ok I did laugh a few times like the baby costume bit


Seriously how bad was this premiere organised not even a bottle of water !!
If they had researched the audience before they would realised. Give us all a drink and we probably would have given much better reviews !!

Btw. I did enjoy the sound track
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#24 Post by jeanelle » Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:26 am

I had a lovely evening with a good catch-up with lots of FMUKers. The film - not so much. I also think the play must have been much better. Sheridan Smith did some good work but she seemed much older than her gang of mates so it was hard to believe their relationship. I was grateful that all the scenes of people peeing and throwing up (which I hate and seem to be always included) were quite restrained. I enjoyed the soundtrack.

Re 'famous' people, we saw Sheridan's mum who is the spitting image of her.
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#25 Post by caitlinmorton » Thu Nov 28, 2013 11:51 am

It WAS Celia Imrie! Jeanelle though she saw her, but it was too far away to tell!

We walked by Alfie Allen on the way out as well.

Sheridan's mum decided towards the end that talking very loudly to be heard over the music was a good idea. I could hear her and I was like 10 or 15 feet away!

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Re: Powder Room

#26 Post by ejwrank » Thu Nov 28, 2013 11:59 am

I thought this was dreadful. Relieved that it only lasted 86 minutes though even that felt like an eternity. For the record son David was also not impressed.

At least we had a good crowd of FMUKers to pass the long time before it started. I thought the start was relatively well organised with one queue (usually Haymarket is much more chaotic with everyone crammed in the foyer and no one knowing anything) but they seemed at the mercy of the 'stars' who just couldn't be bothered arriving on time.
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Re: Powder Room

#27 Post by LondonCityNights » Thu Nov 28, 2013 3:57 pm

Here's my review! Still loved it - I scoffed a little when they said at the start that we should p*y to see it again when it comes out, but now I'm not so sure. I know some friends who would absolutely love it. For the record, my friend Scarlett accompanying me said it was the best film she's seen in a long time, so I'm not completely on my own about loving it.

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Re: Powder Room

#28 Post by RAZORBACK » Sun Dec 08, 2013 8:07 am

Went to see this on Friday and actually ended up quite enjoying it :oops: .

It got off to a slow start as initially I didn't really like any of the characters but after a while they grew on me (like a fungus ;) ) and consequently this ended up being a thoroughly positive experience.

So overall this gets a surprisingly good 7/10 from me...
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Re: Powder Room

#29 Post by The Sparrow » Tue Dec 10, 2013 11:26 pm

Feckin bollix.... and not the good kind.
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