Odeon, MetroCentre (Odeon Cinema (Newcastle upon Tyne))

Member Name: shewhoguards

Product:	Odeon Cinema (Newcastle upon Tyne)
Date:	26/05/08 (1118 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Quick to serve, clean

Disadvantages: Little bit chilly, not quite dark enough

As might be obvious from today's reviews, I spent bank holiday watching films. Last night we managed to get late night tickets to Doomsday, so it was off to the Odeon in the Metrocentre (which I really hope is the one this section is meant for).

Waiting for tickets was quick and easy enough. We got there about two hours early as we were going for dinner first, and were served within five minutes. An adult ticket would have been £6.25, but I got a student ticket for £5.50. Not exactly a huge discount, but you know what they say - every little helps.

I was stuffed from dinner so didn't look too closely at the popcorn and sweets - it seemed to be overpriced as usual. I did notice however that they now also sell little bags of dried fruit - I haven't seen that anywhere before.

Cinema was very clean, if a little chilly - I found myself putting my fleece back on. We were asked to sit in the red seats - I'm not sure who the privledged blue seats are for. Members only, maybe? In any case, the place was nearly empty, so we easily got a good seat.

One small gripe - they left the sidelights on throughout the film, and the theatre was really too small for that much light. There might have been a much better atmophere had it been darker.

All together though, it was a decent experiemce. Well done, Odeon!

Summary: Pretty decent experience, I will return