Monsters

[ejwrank]

I was also at Islington Screen on the Green thanks to sunnysaver who gave me the tickets. The cinema has been redone since my last visit and is much more comfortable although I'm not sure I like a cafe/bar actually in the cinema. It shuts down when the film starts but still....

Typical Screen on the Green with loads of ads and film trailers, including a trailer for Monsters which was the film we were going to see! I thought the film was acceptable--not great but not a disaster and I certainly found it superior to no doubt big budget The American which I'd seen the Sunday before. I heard a bit on Simon Mayo's film review last Friday and think the budget was extremely low but didn't think this detracted from it but actually made me appreciate it more.

[superhero]

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[Sunny Saver]

I was also at Islington Screen on the Green thanks to sunnysaver who gave me the tickets. The cinema has been redone since my last visit and is much more comfortable although I'm not sure I like a cafe/bar actually in the cinema. It shuts down when the film starts but still....

Typical Screen on the Green with loads of ads and film trailers, including a trailer for Monsters which was the film we were going to see! ...

Call me a cynic, but do you think Screen on the Green has so many ads so that people get up and b*y drinks at the cafe/bar at the back of the cinema?

[superhero]

They have ads? didn't get any at The Gate, Notting Hill

[alythonian]

Well, the 10am screening in Cneworld Edinburgh didn't happen today!

Having scraped the car and dug it out of te snow we set off for the 10am screening (we got an e-mail to say it was starting early).

We got there and the cinema was closed, so after standing outside with about 10 others at 10am a girl in a stripy jumper came to the door and stuck her head out to say that the print for Monsters hadn't arrived "yesterday" so the sceening wouldn't be going ahead. When my OH asked if we could see something else instead she just ignored him and locked the door again. Charming!

I've e-mailed SFF but my gripe is really with Cineworld, she couldn't have been less interested if she'd tried! Is there an e-mail for customer services at Cineworld anyone knows of?

It's Cheap Day Tuesday at Vue here so with my £1.50 off voucher I will go and see something there for £2.50 instead! Cineworld's loss!!!

[Ms Thrifty]

That's appalling, alythonian, especially when the weather is so bad that you did well to get there. Why didn't the cinema chase the print yesterday or at least ask SFF to contact those who'd booked tickets? Cineworld have let down both the customers and SFF and both should apologise and make amends. What a good thing you had an alternative available!

[TheDude]

Is there an e-mail for customer services at Cineworld anyone knows of?

I've used the online complaint form in the past and they got back to me pretty quick, so maybe try that.. https://www.cineworld.co.uk/contact

[ejwrank]

alythonian, you should pursue Cineworld Edinburgh. I emailed directly to Cineworld, Trocadero in London recently complaining about latecomers arriving up to 20 minutes late and ruining the film for the rest of us. They were apologetic and promised me 2 free tickets which have arrived. I emailed the cinema itself and the manager got back to me. Of course it won't compensate you for all your troubles but you might add that 4 of you were inconvenienced or something similar so that you get something 'extra' out of it -- if you catch my drift.

[alythonian]

Is there an e-mail for customer services at Cineworld anyone knows of?

I've used the online complaint form in the past and they got back to me pretty quick, so maybe try that.. https://www.cineworld.co.uk/contact

Cheers.

[pcRock]

I was also at Islington Screen on the Green thanks to sunnysaver who gave me the tickets. The cinema has been redone since my last visit and is much more comfortable although I'm not sure I like a cafe/bar actually in the cinema. It shuts down when the film starts but still....

Typical Screen on the Green with loads of ads and film trailers, including a trailer for Monsters which was the film we were going to see! ...

Call me a cynic, but do you think Screen on the Green has so many ads so that people get up and b*y drinks at the cafe/bar at the back of the cinema?

Definitely! One of the ads listed the prices of the drinks/food of the bar, and I think it said something like "you still have time to order from the bar".