Saw this and thought it well worth bringing to folks attention as it seems to be they have not sold many tickets so far, and I think it's a nice deal to see a classic on the big screen. (Has Had 160+ tickets available last couple of days, would be great to see it sell out, and have an auditorium full of laughter).
All profits going to charity.
18.30 showing on Thursday 29/09/16.
Loved this movie, haven't watched it in ages. Gene Wilder was fab in this as expected, as was Cleavon Little, somewhat of a late substitute for Mr Richard Pryor.
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Silhouette
25 Sep 168#1
Rest In Peace Wako Kid. Amazing movie. Amazing actor.
Biggunspaul
25 Sep 165#8
The sheriff is a n****r
He said the sheriff is near :laughing:
richrab
25 Sep 164#2
What a great way to see possibly the fumiest film ever, while giving to a good cause.
"Are you awake"
"it depends, are you Black?"
"I'm Black"
"Then I'm Awake"
superkopite
26 Sep 163#36
all takings are going to charity, not profits.
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sweetpea10
26 Sep 161#32
Thanks heavens for Charlie and the chocolate factory, Gene wilder at his best, just hated the remake with Johnny pleb !
Murgatr0yd to sweetpea10
14 Oct 16#55
'Johnny pleb' made me laugh way more than I'd expected.
DonkeyKonk
29 Sep 16#54
Oh, that was AWESOME !
Almost a sell out, and constant laughing, Brilliant !
Surprising how little Gene Wilder is in it, it is pretty much totally Cleavon Little's movie, with some other great comic actors supporting him.
Felt like a real event tonight, if anyone popped along I hope you enjoyed it
Good cause but I don't understand the "Booking Fee". It sounds like the people who are running the online ticket retailer aren't waving the booking fee for this showing. It seems disgraceful behaviour
jaydeeuk1 to jimwhite1978
26 Sep 16#45
Probably cover Visa fees etc. Just be grateful it isn't Ticketmaster
Rickardo to jimwhite1978
26 Sep 161#52
I don't agree with booking fees generally (e.g. my local Vue charges online booking fee but not if booked in advance in person), but if they are normally charged how's it disgraceful behaviour? They don't have to run this event at all and still have costs to incur etc. (they employ good old fashioned ushers still, I think) so this fact should be celebrated, particularly as such a reasonable price for London anyway (and the only independent in the West End "cinema land")
Thistleno1
26 Sep 16#51
otterboxer
26 Sep 161#50
great film, good cause but holy cow this is a niche deal.
fireman1
25 Sep 161#7
"All profits to charity"
minus our little booking fee to give us some profits.
superkopite to fireman1
26 Sep 16#30
No pleasing some people
tomwenn to fireman1
26 Sep 16#49
Or to cover costs? It's a great cinema, they don't charge a lot to see movies, and it's well worth a visit if you're in London.
Dennis The Menac
26 Sep 16#48
Great find, worthy cause, heat added. Personally my favourite film of his is See No Evil, Hear No Evil.
DonkeyKonk
26 Sep 16#47
Nice to have the BlazingUSDeal of the day.
Sunglasses Smiley Face
timohhhh
26 Sep 16#40
Great all round: Great film. Great charity and cause. Great price too. Great location for me at the moment. Taking the missus too, thanks and heat!
DonkeyKonk to timohhhh
26 Sep 16#46
Great !
Spod
26 Sep 161#44
Fantastic film and great characters - particularly Mongo:
Bart: I better go check out this Mongo character.
[Bart reaches for his gun]
Jim: Oh no, don't do that, don't do that. If you shoot him, you'll just make him mad.
Suzy Q 231
26 Sep 16#42
What a shame it's in London, as I would have gone but it's too far from Leeds.
I do support the Alzheimer's Society though as my Auntie has it.
It's a very worthy cause.
spatter
26 Sep 16#41
Great
spatter
26 Sep 16#39
Beverly Hills?
Judas101
26 Sep 163#34
Anyone in the Beverley area, this film is the 'Mystery Monday Movie' tonight at 8:15 at the Beverley Parkway Cinema. £4 a ticket (not for charity)
captainbeaky to Judas101
26 Sep 162#38
Not much of a mystery now though.
chapchap
26 Sep 16#37
Just in case you fancy laughing for 16 minutes and 34 seconds.
Profits = Revenue minus Costs. Costs can be anything that a creative accountant wants them to be e.g. relevant, irrelevant, fixed, variable, opportunity costs etc.
i.e. the charity might end up with nothing.
johnsmith1997
26 Sep 163#31
I can imagine the film being show in Tottenham.:laughing:
hass123
26 Sep 16#29
Blazing Saddles fantastic film!
cheapo
26 Sep 161#28
My chef friend asked me "what types of oil you like to cook with?" the other day.
I told him "Rapeseed, Olive, Palm, Sunflower, Canola, Peanut, and Rapeseed".
Shard
26 Sep 16#18
Recruiting the bad guys by asking what crimes they committed, funny as hell but I can't even say the joke on here as times have changed that much
TN567 to Shard
26 Sep 16#27
You said r@#e twice
I like r@&e
tiggerloveslife
26 Sep 16#25
Absolutely love this film...yes it's an oldie but it is a goodie but have to agree with many of the comments above that many of the jokes would never make it past the PC brigade these days...strange when you think of some of the things that pass for "comedy" these days...suspect the PC brigade would also object to the incredibly funny (in my opinion!!) "See No Evil, Hear No Evil"...it still never fails to make me laugh and think the plot line shows imagination...shame that the same can't be said of a lot of recent film offerings....
Rory Joe to tiggerloveslife
26 Sep 162#26
There's plenty of offensive humour in films these days, far stronger than this film even, as mentioned above Sausage Party is just one.
I think some people are just looking for an excuse to shout "PC BRIGADE" and go on about "the good old days" wherever they can :neutral_face:
People might say 'you can't make Hollywood films like this anymore because of the PC crowd' bit it isn't true. Watch Sausage Party. Whilst it has its issues as a film, it does have some hilariously funny racist moments (yes racism can be funny if you allow context).
I can recite most of Blazing Saddles off by heart. You see, the white people all being called Johnson is a racist comment too (indicating an inbreeding with the early settlers due to small population sizes), and funny.
Sorry if my post was authentic frontier gibberish.
chapchap
26 Sep 161#22
As good as this was I thought Young Frankenstein was funnier...
and I love the ending with the French Mistake, etc.
addyb
26 Sep 162#11
Bart: Well, Jim, since you are my guest and I am your host, what's your pleasure? What do you like to do?
Jim: Oh, I don't know. Play chess... screw...
Bart: [quickly] Well, let's play chess.
djmattybigbig
25 Sep 161#10
Fantastic and Heart warming OP; if only I were closer. This is up There with Spinal Tap and Life of Brian for me. I never knew Cleavon was a substitute for Richard Pryor btw. Damn I wish I could go, but Heat added.<3
louiselouise
25 Sep 162#9
Best movie ever ever :smiley:
DonkeyKonk
25 Sep 16#6
Thanks for the heat folks, just checked and seems still 160+ tickets available... I will build a cardboard towns worth of people for the showing :wink:
ppatto
25 Sep 161#5
Fantastic film
painstick
25 Sep 161#4
Can't make use of this, but obviously voting hot. Charity thing, great price, brilliant film. "Mongo like candy!"
ferkh10
25 Sep 162#3
More beans Mr Taggart? No, I'd say he's had quite enough.
Classic flick, doesn't translate to these times though!
richrab
25 Sep 164#2
What a great way to see possibly the fumiest film ever, while giving to a good cause.
"Are you awake"
"it depends, are you Black?"
"I'm Black"
"Then I'm Awake"
Silhouette
25 Sep 168#1
Rest In Peace Wako Kid. Amazing movie. Amazing actor.
Opening post
All profits going to charity.
18.30 showing on Thursday 29/09/16.
Loved this movie, haven't watched it in ages. Gene Wilder was fab in this as expected, as was Cleavon Little, somewhat of a late substitute for Mr Richard Pryor.
Top comments
He said the sheriff is near :laughing:
"Are you awake"
"it depends, are you Black?"
"I'm Black"
"Then I'm Awake"
Latest comments (55)
Almost a sell out, and constant laughing, Brilliant !
Surprising how little Gene Wilder is in it, it is pretty much totally Cleavon Little's movie, with some other great comic actors supporting him.
Felt like a real event tonight, if anyone popped along I hope you enjoyed it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLiJAX-MXcM
minus our little booking fee to give us some profits.
Sunglasses Smiley Face
Bart: I better go check out this Mongo character.
[Bart reaches for his gun]
Jim: Oh no, don't do that, don't do that. If you shoot him, you'll just make him mad.
I do support the Alzheimer's Society though as my Auntie has it.
It's a very worthy cause.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gya_jmzUMZs
i.e. the charity might end up with nothing.
I can imagine the film being show in Tottenham.:laughing:
I told him "Rapeseed, Olive, Palm, Sunflower, Canola, Peanut, and Rapeseed".
I like r@&e
I think some people are just looking for an excuse to shout "PC BRIGADE" and go on about "the good old days" wherever they can :neutral_face:
People might say 'you can't make Hollywood films like this anymore because of the PC crowd' bit it isn't true. Watch Sausage Party. Whilst it has its issues as a film, it does have some hilariously funny racist moments (yes racism can be funny if you allow context).
I can recite most of Blazing Saddles off by heart. You see, the white people all being called Johnson is a racist comment too (indicating an inbreeding with the early settlers due to small population sizes), and funny.
Sorry if my post was authentic frontier gibberish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQQtgx4iG8E
Best line EVER
He said the sheriff is near :laughing:
https://youtu.be/IZT7xLjxuhs
Clever film really made the old racism seem daft,
https://youtu.be/t9P2B7NUPfM
and I love the ending with the French Mistake, etc.
Jim: Oh, I don't know. Play chess... screw...
Bart: [quickly] Well, let's play chess.
Classic flick, doesn't translate to these times though!
"Are you awake"
"it depends, are you Black?"
"I'm Black"
"Then I'm Awake"