Diary of the Dead - UK release

seun · Feb 28, 2008

There's just over a week before the UK release of DOTD. Is anyone else here worried it won't be playing in their town given how small a US release it had? I keep checking my local cinema but they haven't updated their site yet.

Bmwhtly · Feb 28, 2008

The thought didn't occur to be honest...

...

The cinema wouldn't show a trailer for it and then not show the film, would they?

*grabs seun by the throat*
Would They?!

*curses websense*

*goes a phonin'*

zahra · Feb 28, 2008

Bmwhtly said:
The thought didn't occur to be honest...

...

The cinema wouldn't show a trailer for it and then not show the film, would they?

*grabs seun by the throat*
Would They?!

*curses websense*

*goes a phonin'*

They didn't show the trailer for it at Shepherd's Bush Vue when I saw Cloverfield there a couple weeks ago... Hyperventilates...

Phew - just checked. It's there. Yee-haw.

seun · Feb 29, 2008

My cinema STILL hasn't updated its site. BASTARDS. :rant:

Bmwhtly · Feb 29, 2008

The cinema's automated phone line thing say's they're "not currently showing" it. I have a sneaking suspicion that is they Were showing it from Friday, they'd say so.

I'd check the website but the enfeebled dolts who design my work's filtery thing decided that Cineworld was "tasteless" so I'll have to wait till I get home.

The fact is though, if it's not showing, I'll go elsewhere and actually PAY for a ticket to see this.

seun · Feb 29, 2008

My local cinema did show Land (for all of about 3 days), but as this has had such a small US release and I've seen NO advertising for it, I'm worried.

Bmwhtly · Feb 29, 2008

seun said:
My local cinema did show Land (for all of about 3 days), but as this has had such a small US release and I've seen NO advertising for it, I'm worried.

Well, I understand that Land was a studio film (universal?). Whereas Diary was done independantly, then sold to a distributor.

Worrying, yes.
Apart from anything else, if it's on at fewer cinemas then the money made will be less than otherwise.
Which may mean it's harder for him to get funding for his next one.

Here's hoping I'm wrong.

zahra · Feb 29, 2008

Bmwhtly said:
The cinema's automated phone line thing say's they're "not currently showing" it. I have a sneaking suspicion that is they Were showing it from Friday, they'd say so.

I'd check the website but the enfeebled dolts who design my work's filtery thing decided that Cineworld was "tasteless" so I'll have to wait till I get home.

The fact is though, if it's not showing, I'll go elsewhere and actually PAY for a ticket to see this.

Meet you at Shepherd's Bush Vue Friday night, then. You buy the pink, stale sweeties that cost seven quid a handful. I'll contraband in the gin.

Bmwhtly · Mar 1, 2008

Cineworld aren't showing it. The b*stards.

Vue are. Which means, firstly, I'll have to actually pay for a ticket. Secondly, Vue don't assign seats which means I can either be crammed into a good seat, or sit on my own off to the side.
It doesn't help that Vue is a sticky-floored dive.

But i reckon Mr Romero will make it worth while.

seun · Mar 4, 2008

Still no update at my cinema. I could just phone them but chances I'd get some spotty fourteen year old oik who doesn't know his arse from his elbow.

Bmwhtly · Mar 4, 2008

Well, I've taken Friday off. Means I'll see it before you :e2tongue:

seun · Mar 4, 2008

Yeah, well...

I got nothing. :rant:

Bmwhtly · Mar 4, 2008

As it turns out...

There are three cinemas in this town: A Cineworld, A Vue and an independant arthouse.

Guess which one's showing Diary of the Dead.
...
No really, guess!

None of them!

Not one of them thinks the latest film by the man who gave us the zombie genre as we know it is worth showing.
*Stomps Off*

Bmwhtly · Mar 4, 2008

*Stomps back in*

The nearest place it's showing in Dundee.
So, if Cineworld were showing it, it'd cost me nothing. If either of the other two cinemas were showing it, it'd cost me... what? £6?

Now, it's going to cost me £20 train fare, say £10 taxi to the flickhouse, £6 for a ticket.

But, I will pay that to see this film.

Thank bob it's payday friday

seun · Mar 5, 2008

This is like our own little private thread

My cinema has finally updated its site...

They're showing it :hooray:

Bmwhtly · Mar 5, 2008

B*stid

seun · Mar 5, 2008

Trouble is with moving house in a couple of weeks, I'm not free to go until probably next Tuesday. At least that's cheap night.

So with nobody else involved in this thread, who do you want to talk about?

Bmwhtly · Mar 5, 2008

hehehehe

You'll never guess which mod got caught *bleeped* with *bleeped* in *bleeped* user cp!

No? give up?

It was *bleeped*

Toothpaste · Mar 5, 2008

Have you guys seen it yet? I can't because I can't see horror, but a friend of mine plays the girlfriend in it (I think she's the main girl), and I was curious how she did (though I bet she was awesome)!

zahra · Mar 5, 2008

I've also got Friday off! And the Vue is a half-hour walk or 7 min bus ride from me. Eat my dust! :tongue

Bmwhtly, I think any town whose THREE cinemas refuse to show Georgie's best (see what I did there?) is a town which you need to leave. Don't care what the schools/council tax/house prices are like - run, run like the wind!

Bmwhtly · Mar 6, 2008

I dunno, zahra, I think I'll just set fire to someone instead.

seun · Mar 6, 2008

Bmwhtly said:
I dunno, zahra, I think I'll just set fire to someone instead.

Eat their brains. That'll learn them.

clockwork · Mar 6, 2008

They're showing it at the crappy cinema in my town! It won't be on for long (Cloverfield was on for four days) but at least it's there.

Don't you live in Aberdeen, Ben? And they're not showing it there?!

zahra · Mar 6, 2008

seun said:
Eat their brains. That'll learn them.

Hmm, that would be kind of a joke-nouvelle-cuisine-sized meal, wouldn't it? Hardly enough for a growing boy.

seun · Jul 3, 2008

I finally got to see Diary a few days go (moving house in March stopped me going). I really enjoyed it and was very surprised to see all the shitty reviews for it. Discounting the many along the lines of OMG this wuz so lame innit festering on imdb, there are still a load of bad reviews. Am I missing something? I thought the whole film worked really well.

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