SEXY CINEMA
 Apr 13th, 2001
(Sep 19th, 2001)
Advantages:
user friendly website with free downloads and trailers to watch, state of the art cinemas
Disadvantages:
only around 20 cinemas nationwide so far - but expanding
Recommendable:
Yes
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Cineworld are one of the fastest growing Multiplex Cinema chains in the UK. Now to aid your selection of films and to book your tickets they have their very own website. But it is more than just an online ticket booking facility.
• BACKGROUND ON CINEWORLD. The company have multi screen cinemas in several towns near to where I live. I have visited their sites in Milton Keynes, Luton, Huntingdon and Stevenage. Those four cinemas alone – covering four seperate counties, must have a catchment area of well over 250,000 people. While on my travels, I’ve also enjoyed a movie at the Cineworld in Chesterfield.
All of the complexes have one thing in common – multi screens, yes, but also they are situated on an out of town Retail or Leisure Park. Thus making it easy to have a ‘night out’ and take in a film then maybe find a restaurant to have a meal and even hit the ‘club’ scene afterwards. • WEBSITE FEATURES
One thing you notice right away is the easy to use interface of cineworld.co.uk. Bright colours abound with a list along the left hand site to navigate the site – while right in front of you is ‘This weeks Releases’ , ites of our Cinemas’, ‘News’ and ‘Film of the Week’. So it is very straightforward just to click on any of the towns shown and get details of how to get there and the listings of the films showing this week. There is a section for you to put in your email address and be puit on their mailing list. I cannot vouch for what you get for this – I assume, film news, upcoming releases and maybe special offers. It is obviously not just for members only though. You can freely navigate the site, searching for details of your favourite film (don’t expect this to rival IMDB though – the details are merely perfunctory and relate to current films), even currently click on a link to see a film trailer from the new ‘Harry Potter’ film (don’t all rush – it’s not released till November).
Like I said, along the left hand side of your screen is a navigation bar. It contains links to – Showtimes, Coming Soon, Bollywood (for all you Asian movie fans), Movies for Juniors, Competitions, Press/Corporate, FAQ, Email Us. Just click on Press/Corporate for a moment and you get to see photographs of the various Cineworld cinemas in the chain, plus background to the company’s development and future openings. The site is best viewed with Shockwave installed – although not essential and as well as being able to view film trailers, there are screensavers and movie ‘wallpaper’ available free for you to download for your PC (just click on ‘Multimedia’ link).
• FEATURES OF CINEWORLD
One of the main features of the Cineworld cinemas is the provision of a ‘Deluxe’ screen/auditorium at many of their sites. This is priced at around £7, just £2 more than the regular priced screens (don’t forget each complex usually has around 10-15 screens!). The ‘Deluxe’ experience includes extra comfortable seats, extra leg room, and a service table for every two seats. It also features a licensed bar and special snack menu with waiter service to your seat or at the bar. Real ‘state of the art’ cinema going!
There are currently 23 cinemas open from as far north as Falkirk in Scotland, Llandudno in Wales, plus Wakefield, down to Weymouth in Dorset and the Isle of Wight. Several new openings are also planned for this year. • BRIEF SUMMARY
Very user friendly website – extremely go ahead company and comfortable state of the art Cinemas – that’s Cineworld.
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21.09.2001 13:02
Sounds pretty cool, I really must get to the cinema more often
16.04.2001 23:00
Licensed bar in a cinema ... genius!
15.04.2001 12:38
They are TOP cinemas, me and 'The Lads' go to Wolverhampton or Shrewsbury rather than go to the UCI Telford which is right on our doorstep. Must have a look at the website, Cheers Keith.