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prettyxcool
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- Preferred Cinemas: Prefer all Central London, then Islington, Notting Hill, Whiteleys, Shepherd's Bush, Westfield, Holloway, Swiss Cottage, Clapham, WIQ, Greenwich 02, Surrey Quays, Fulham.
- Location: London
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by prettyxcool » Fri May 28, 2010 12:36 pm
a_person wrote:hdaniel82 wrote:Beate wrote:The ticket fairy strikes again! Thanks a lot, now going to google map Holloway Road.
The Odeon is literally 2 mins (if that) from the tube as I recall.
LOl to be fair on Beate, I have no clue where it is either. Infact other than my local ones I don't know where any cinemas are. While I was grabbing tickets for others I used the location on their profile to get tickets but some people were vague with things like "west end" and I didn't know what they meant by that so here is an extract of an email I sent to milkchocmonkey for you to laugh at

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From: a_person
Sent: 28 May 2010 10:45
To: milkchocmonkey
Subject: RE:
If you can reply quickly how do i know which of these are west end cinemas:
Holloway
Wimbledon
Lee valley
Whiteleys?
I can confirm that none of them are in the West End! Lol
Holloway is North London
Wimbledon is South West
Lee Valley - North East
Whiteleys is West London
I hope this helps!

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markrobertpetty
- Prediction Master

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- Preferred Cinemas: Odeon Aylesbury, Milton Keynes or Central London
- Location: Buckinghamshire and London
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by markrobertpetty » Fri May 28, 2010 1:50 pm
Just got tickets for Greenwich. Hadn't heard of the movie before but it seems sweet enough and Beate's review makes me want to see it...
Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.
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anakin
- Se7en

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- Preferred Cinemas: Central London, please
- Location: London, baby!
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by anakin » Fri May 28, 2010 2:51 pm
prettyxcool wrote:Holloway Road Station is nearest tube station (two stops after King's Cross). Upper Holloway is an overground station. I think there is a bus stop outside the station you can catch any bus going up Holloway Road towards Archway, I think it is only two stops, - but it would probably be a brisk 10-12 minutes walk. Hope this helps.
Have been once and agree with prettyxcool. It's definitely more than 2 minutes, but not too far to put you off... if you can get to the tube station easily in the first place.
"Oh, sweetheart, you don't need law school. Law school is for people who are boring and ugly and serious. And you, button, are none of those things." - Legally Blonde
Preferred cinemas: Most Central London, Finchley Road, Swiss Cottage, Islington, Holloway and West India Quay, Greenwich (O2 / Odeon only) or Stratford City if there is nothing else!
Seen free in 2012: Jan: Margin Call; J. Edgar; Like Crazy; Carnage; Young Adult. Feb: The Muppets; The Best Extotic Marigold Hotel; Safe House; Project X; Beginners. March: 21 Jump Street; We b*ght a Zoo; Wild Bill; John Carter; Wanderlust; Street Dance 2;The Hunger Games; [The King's Speech]. Apr: The Hunger Games; Battleship; Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. May: What To Expect When You're Expecting; MIB3. June: [We Will Rock You] July: Ted; Seeking a Friend for the End of the World; The Dark Knight Rises; Brave. Aug: The Bourne Legacy. Sept: Lawless
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hdaniel82
- Se7en

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by hdaniel82 » Fri May 28, 2010 3:07 pm
anakin wrote:prettyxcool wrote:Holloway Road Station is nearest tube station (two stops after King's Cross). Upper Holloway is an overground station. I think there is a bus stop outside the station you can catch any bus going up Holloway Road towards Archway, I think it is only two stops, - but it would probably be a brisk 10-12 minutes walk. Hope this helps.
Have been once and agree with prettyxcool. It's definitely more than 2 minutes, but not too far to put you off... if you can get to the tube station easily in the first place.
Sorry yes. My 2 mins was way out!
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Weekends: Greenwich (O2, Odeon, PH), Vue Stratford City, Stratford PH
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by Ms Thrifty » Fri May 28, 2010 8:34 pm
According to IMDB, the UK release isn't until 30 July, which seems surprising given that this preview is 6 weeks earlier. I was checking in the hope that there'd be time for more previews, since there are no locations near me for the 13 June date; well, there's certainly plenty of time but I still think so very long a delay is unlikely.
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Beate
- The Modfather (& Three-Time Prediction Master!)

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Beate
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tilly
- 9 1/2 Weeks

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by tilly » Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:56 pm
Just seen this and was pleasantly surprised.it was funny and heartwarming. I love the kids and thought they were funny!
8/10 from me
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Beate
- The Modfather (& Three-Time Prediction Master!)

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by Beate » Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:33 pm
Well I hope everyone who went to the Vue Greenwich today is going to complain sharply to Sky. They started the film at 10.30 instead of 11am when there were only about 12 people in there, ourselves included. I went out twice to complain, but was told the second time that it was Sky's fault and that the manager was not going to stop the film and restart at 11am. I am not quite sure how the manager's decision can be Sky's fault but if they were really misinformed about the starting time, then we should have a go at Sky in their feedback forms. There were a lot of people coming in between 10.30 and 11, and they missed some good scenes, including the one at the women's defence class!
That aside, I loved the film just as much as the first time round but noticed that the dates did not seem to make much sense. Aram was said to be born in 1983 which would make him 25 in 2008, so by the time 5 years had passed we would be in the year 2013? Also, I am quite sure it said class of 2002 at the daughter's graduation of something, which made even less sense.
Still, 8.5/10 again!
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elski
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by elski » Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:56 pm
An enjoyable film for a sunday morning. Cinema only 50% full!
7/10