Kilkenny needs a cinema...

MontgomeryClift

... for adults. The present one can keep operating as it is, for the kids.

Firetrap

The rubbish cinema in Kilkenny is a bugbear of mine. I've lost count of the films which I was hoping to see in Kilkenny that never made it here. Even Oscar nominated films. Why did they only build a 4 screen cinema when other towns of a similar size have 6 or 8 screens?

Nightwish

Is a cinema part of the plans for McDonagh junction? The movies they show here are pretty bad. Kids movies play for ages while noteworthy movies are forgotten about.

road_high

Phase 2 of the Citymart is supposed to have one..but will be a good few years yet I reckon

zootroid

Firetrap wrote: »

The rubbish cinema in Kilkenny is a bugbear of mine. I've lost count of the films which I was hoping to see in Kilkenny that never made it here. Even Oscar nominated films. Why did they only build a 4 screen cinema when other towns of a similar size have 6 or 8 screens?

Just think how long ago it was built, at that time that many screens were enough. And remember before that there was just 1 screen in a run down old cinema!

Cabaal

Waterford only had 1 screen up until mid 2007 and now it has 8, Kilkenny isn't really that far behind the times

Its doing alright with a 4 screen tbh

Stephen

Yeah, pity they hardly ever have the new films that everybody wants to see though.

PhilipMarlowe

zootroid wrote: »

Just think how long ago it was built, at that time that many screens were enough. And remember before that there was just 1 screen in a run down old cinema!

It isn't around that long, well, 1998
Capital Cineplex in cork was being developed in 88-89 I remember...

Go back a little further and kk had 2 cinemas (one where the watergate is, the savoy, remember seeing grease there I think).

One good thing about the regent on william st. was it had fab seats, very comfy and those seats for 2 were, ahem, fun...

Stephen

The screen in that place was enormous too, although given I was 14/15 when it shut down maybe I was just small

JohnC.

Cabaal wrote: »

Waterford only had 1 screen up until mid 2007 and now it has 8, Kilkenny isn't really that far behind the times

Its doing alright with a 4 screen tbh

Waterford had 5 screens up to mid 2007 and now has 13.

Firetrap

zootroid wrote: »

Just think how long ago it was built, at that time that many screens were enough. And remember before that there was just 1 screen in a run down old cinema!

Nope. I know of cinemas up the country in county towns that were built before that which had more screens.

Cabaal

Kahless wrote: »

Waterford had 5 screens up to mid 2007 and now has 13.

what are the 5?
One near city square I take it, I suppose you could count the one in O'Connell street...what are the other 3?

Also do all these screens show standard films...none of this artsy fancy stuff that the majority of people don't watch and are they also in normal operation?

I'm not counting dungarvan btw, I'm talking Waterford itself not the county

JohnC.

Cabaal wrote: »

what are the 5?
One near city square I take it, I suppose you could count the one in O'Connell street...what are the other 3?

Also do all these screens show standard films...none of this artsy fancy stuff that the majority of people don't watch and are they also in normal operation?

I'm not counting dungarvan btw, I'm talking Waterford itself not the county

There's 5 screens on Patrick Street Cineplex (the one near City Square) and 8 in Storm.

MontgomeryClift

So we still have Alvin and The Chipmunks and I Am Leg-End, but no No Country for Old Men. Although Carlow and Portlaiose are the same. So you have to go as far as Waterford to find a cinema that's not just for children.

Cabaal

Kahless wrote: »

There's 5 screens on Patrick Street Cineplex (the one near City Square) and 8 in Storm.

Patrick Street doesn't count, it was a bloody hole and currently it still doesn't count as nobody goes there

ztoical

four screens isn't much for the size of the place, Thurles has a three screen cinema and the size of the place.

Any film I've seen in kilkenny has been soft focused very annoying.

MontgomeryClift

That's another thing. Poor quality films. The end of one reel was cut out from Charlie Wilson's War. I thought all these cinemas were going digital.

just-wonderin

i remember reading late last year that the people that want to build the sports complex and ice ring's on the carlow road has plans for a cinema too there just waiting on the land to be rezoned by the county council

MontgomeryClift

They got No Country for Old Men!

Firetrap

Were they reading this thread?? Or was American Pie 5 not available?