tek-monkey
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I am intrigued!
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Apollo Cinema takeover
- Thread starter Tumble weed
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fatfrog
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we go to the thai and like it..i love the fact that they are thai people and the atmosphere is warm...unlike the chinese near the island that we went to recently and never to return...the place was empty...the menu was very limited and the food bland...served by very inexperienced british girls so all in all nothing to save the experience.
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Do you mean Essence of the Orient? I heard a rumour they had another visit from immigration, not sure how true it is.
The Apollo is a gold mine, Vue know this. It is case of whether they move, refit or expand it within that entire complex.
The cinema in Stafford most the used leisure activity at just under 50% with the megabowl just behind, this is as a district and beyond. Under recent independent consultation/ survey it was indentified that the Apollo is successful enough for a minimum 4 screen cinema, therefore enhancing their options, keeping more successful films on screen for longer and expanding the catchment further.
Will be interesting what happens next.
The cinema in Stafford most the used leisure activity at just under 50% with the megabowl just behind, this is as a district and beyond. Under recent independent consultation/ survey it was indentified that the Apollo is successful enough for a minimum 4 screen cinema, therefore enhancing their options, keeping more successful films on screen for longer and expanding the catchment further.
Will be interesting what happens next.
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Wasn't the original plan for a new cinema at riverside/tesco, along with lots of cafes and a shed load of shoebox apartments?
Withnail
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Tip: when it says your post has 'timed out' - don't believe it.
I believe so, yes. In fact i'm convinced somebody posted a link to the cinemas that were included in the purchase, but it was either
a) not in this particular thread -
b) in a different thread -
c) i imagined it.
It is possible that i did some extra curricula spadework that i imagined somebody else had done, but i definitely saw a list of all the cinemas that had been swallowed by Vue and it was a comprehensive list of Apollo cinemas. I appear to be waffling a bit now, so given that i am, would it be unreasonable to propose the plural of cinema be cinemi?
I believe so, yes. In fact i'm convinced somebody posted a link to the cinemas that were included in the purchase, but it was either
a) not in this particular thread -
b) in a different thread -
c) i imagined it.
It is possible that i did some extra curricula spadework that i imagined somebody else had done, but i definitely saw a list of all the cinemas that had been swallowed by Vue and it was a comprehensive list of Apollo cinemas. I appear to be waffling a bit now, so given that i am, would it be unreasonable to propose the plural of cinema be cinemi?
Wormella
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I've said before, I like the Apollo - I like the fact that it's in town, we can walk to it, the screen have been upgraded etc etc.
The only real reason I go to other cinemas is because someone has a stronger opinion then me on a specific cinema, and they're driving, or the Apollo is only showing things in 3D, which my brain / eyes can't process and it gives me a splitting headache...
I hope the Apollo - as in the way of Stafford things it will still be known as, forever more - remains, gets a bit of a make over and bring all the benefits of Vue cinemas - it would be sad for Stafford not to have a cinema..
hat reminds me, I still have free apollo cinema passes I won at StaffordFM and never had delivered...
The only real reason I go to other cinemas is because someone has a stronger opinion then me on a specific cinema, and they're driving, or the Apollo is only showing things in 3D, which my brain / eyes can't process and it gives me a splitting headache...
I hope the Apollo - as in the way of Stafford things it will still be known as, forever more - remains, gets a bit of a make over and bring all the benefits of Vue cinemas - it would be sad for Stafford not to have a cinema..
hat reminds me, I still have free apollo cinema passes I won at StaffordFM and never had delivered...
Kingy
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The Royal Bangkok is excellent. It's a shame that they can't expand as well. The Art of Siam in Newcastle is also well worth a visit. We usually go to the Vue cinema there. Hopefully this takeover will add another dimension to entertainment in Stafford.
Tumble weed
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Tumble weed
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Although last time when a new cinema was rumoured to be built on the old Riverside / Tesco site, wasn't The old Apollo meant to be turned into a Walkabout bar?
Wormella
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I think the Royal Bangkok is better then the Art of Siam - even if that has prettier tables.
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