Ok, so the title isn’t that big a deal, but this was a special cinema. We all love the Last Movie Outpost as a place where like-minded movie and entertainment geeks can discuss movies, social and economic differences in our society, exchange recipes…
We’re not a huge outlet. We’re also not shills and will always give an honest review. Not being a huge outlet, and refusing to shill, we also don’t get invited to the big premieres or allowed to have the big interviews. Recently, we were contacted about an interview with two well-known actors, only to be turned down by their press agents. See how this works?
We did, however, get an invitation to the cinema. A lot of screenings happen in smaller venues, and this week I was able to go to a screening in an intimate venue in London. I can’t say for what movie, but here’s my day out at the cinema.
Off To The Big Smoke
I live in the countryside, a small town in the South West of the UK, so I had to get the train to London. I was just like Bilbo as he left for an adventure.
I got into London, and with my hand firmly on my bag because this was the big, scary city, and I headed to the Tube. This is an underground network of trains, built by the mole people (so I believe).
I headed to where the cinema was in Soho, the same place as Last Night in Soho. Sadly, I didn’t travel back in time to when Soho was vibrant and colourful. Today, it’s rather dull, and I saw at least two people urinating in the street. I was early for the screening, so I got some dinner.
British Classic
I know I’m taking ages to get to the point, but I wanted to tell you about the whole experience, and I’ve got to get in at least 300 words for the article. I found a great little fish ‘n’ chip place and popped in there. It was a bit pricey, but a good portion, so I was happy.
I went to the little boys’ room, as I didn’t want to empty my bladder during the movie, and then I headed to the cinema.
The Soho Screening Rooms
Now this was my kind of place – a small, intimate cinema with very cool autographs on the walls.
Outside, I met a few other invitees, like Sean from SeanFilmWriter. He’d been to a few of these and was happy to show me the ropes, like finding a seat, showing me where the toilet was, and telling me not to talk during the movie.
In the private cinema, they even had free drinks! This night has been the best place on earth. I chatted to a few other people, and everyone was pretty cool.
The Show
I can’t say what movie I saw at this cinema, not yet, but another thing I loved about this place was no adverts. I nearly cried, as the movie just started, no “Coming Soon”, no 50% off for joining our club, and no deep and meaningful adverts for cars I can’t afford.
Free entry, free drinks, and no adverts. This is what cinemas in heaven must be like! I mean, I know none of us are going there, but it’s nice to dream.
The other thing I noticed was how low the projector was. If you needed to pee during the movie, you would have blocked the screen for everyone. I was very proud of myself for resisting the temptation to make rabbit ear shadows on the screen.
Overall
I’ve been to many cinemas, all over the world, including drive-ins, cinemas with sofas, and one where you could order a burger and chips delivered to your seat.
The Soho Screening Rooms was the best experience I’ve had in a cinema. Though small, it was just a very pleasant experience. If you get an invite, I highly recommend it.
I want to thank the production company that invited us. I’m not going to name them, as I don’t want them inundated with emails asking for free screenings. The Last Movie Outpost has been dealing with them for about a year now, and they are great. We’ve had screeners, interviews, and much more from them. The staff there are all very cool and professional.
Also, because I was in London, I was ‘culturally enhanced’, stabbed twice. It wasn’t all bad, though. The second guy who stabbed me stayed until he heard the police sirens, which was nice of him.
I’m annoyed at the mithril mail shirt I bought from Temu, though.
