Bad experience at UCI Blanchardstown

zef

Its gotten scruffy in there of late, I notice the carpet in some areas has a sticky , tacky feel to it underfoot. Prolly from all the soft drinks etc spilt there. Yuuuk.

Larbre34

zef wrote: »

Its gotten scruffy in there of late, I notice the carpet in some areas has a sticky , tacky feel to it underfoot. Prolly from all the soft drinks etc spilt there. Yuuuk.

Its a dingy tatty grubby hole. I know people working there have come on to defend the management of it before but the state of it is indefensable

If Im going to treat myself to a cinema trip costing €30 for two adults including 2 waters and a popcorn, I might as well spend the €1.50 worth of diesel to go somewhere pleasant

Morag

Was there last night in the newly refurbished screen 1, it was grand but that may well be due to the fact it's still clean.

Toto Wolfcastle

Yeah I was in Screen 1 a couple of weeks ago and it was grand.

jack presley

Has the change to Odeon made any difference? Do you still have to get your tickets at the popcorn counter?

Toto Wolfcastle

Yep, same way of buying tickets. The large popcorn combo is the same price as the medium now I think. The large is laughably small though.

They have €5 tickets all day this Wednesday.

spooky donkey

I do think things are better now with ODEN.

Swampy

All digital screnes there now. Also an isense screen.

BostonB

Seems cleaner now too.

The kids club is good value.

Morag

jack presley wrote: »

Has the change to Odeon made any difference? Do you still have to get your tickets at the popcorn counter?

You can get tickets from the two tills which serve the sweet section with out having to que at the main food tills, they have a box office sign on them.

JupiterKid

I've never had a problem with the Blanch cinema but then I wouldn't go there all that often.

It must be about 16 years since it opened as it was about the same time as the Blanchardstown Centre so it is due for a major revamp.

My biggest problem with any cinema isn't the decor, staff or food (which is and always has been a complete rip off) but the absolute dogsh*ite films that Hollywood spews out these days lacking in ideas, plot and originality.

Kur4mA

I've lived in Blanch for 23 years now and have been a frequent UCI cinema goer. Honestly, there's been a marked improvement in cleanliness and quality since the Odeon rebranding. Better screens and digital projectors.

Yeah, good to see the separate ticket box office now at the sweet section.

JoePie

Sharrow wrote: »

You can get tickets from the two tills which serve the sweet section with out having to que at the main food tills, they have a box office sign on them.

Yeah, that's handy. What's even handier though, is booking online and getting the tickets 15% cheaper, then going to this box office to pick them up. Then struttin' by all those chumps at the concession tills with a big smug head on me.

jack presley

JoePie wrote: »

Yeah, that's handy. What's even handier though, is booking online and getting the tickets 15% cheaper, then going to this box office to pick them up. Then struttin' by all those chumps at the concession tills with a big smug head on me.

Is it really cheaper to buy online? Don't they hit you with a credit card fee on top of the ticket price?

JoePie

Don't recall seeing any credit card charges. Maybe I just didn't look at it properly.

Luttrell1975

I can live with shabby, shabby is cool even sometimes.

The dirt of the place, honest to god the staff there don't even clean themselves by the looks of it.

Spillages are "left to dry" is what I was told when I complained that my shoes were sticking to the floor surface. Says it all really.