3D films + Orange Wednesday = total rip-off?

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Nina Lee

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Just been to see the original Toy Story in 3D at my local Vue.

No complaints about the film, obviously. In fact, I'd kind of forgotten what a truly brilliant film Toy Story is. Just amazing.

However, the prices were something else entirely. It was
 
I'm not seeing where the + Orange Wednesday = total rip-off comes from.

Try this.

3D films + Orange Wednesday = cheaper than 3D films - Orange Wednesday.

Or...
 
Perhaps 'total rip-off' was a bit strong.

But Orange are supposed to be offering two for one on Wednesdays. That's the deal, isn't it. 'Any film, any mate' or whatever they say?

I don't normally moan about stuff like this. But the cinema is becoming such an expensive night out that using the Orange Wednesday thing (and it's technically not completely free, because you have to pay about 35p for the text) is becoming the only option for me to see films regularly.

It's just a bit galling to then have to pay a supplementary fee for the 'free' ticket.

EDIT: It isn't going to be something I moan on about forever, either. It was well worth
 
I don't agree with the premium charge for 3D films because 3D is supposed to be an incentive to attract audiences into the cinema. Especially when it's an old film like Toy Story - if you want us to pay to see a film we've already seen, don't make it more expensive than films we haven't already seen. But the pricing isn't Orange's fault, it's the fault of the way 3D films are marketed.

So far I haven't been tempted to go to any 3D films and judging by the lack of screenings, they can't be very popular. For example, "Cloudy... " was only being shown in 3D at 9:40am in local Vues. Who goes to the cinema at 9:40am?
 
There are only four screenings advertised as 3D at my local Vue today and they're all for Toy Story. Cloudy's only being shown in 2D today. At the weekend, Up's being shown six times a day in 3D but twelve times a day in 2D! And from tomorrow, Up's the only 3D film in that cinema.
 
Well my local Cineworld is showing Michael jackson This Is It at 9am every day for a week at the end of the month including wednesday, thursday and Friday. Who on earth is going to go to the cinema at 9am on a Thursday?
 
I haven't been to a 3D film, but can you just say "no, I don't want the extra charge for the 3D glasses, I have some already", then produce the ones you stole/forgot to return from the last one?
 
The charge isn't for the glasses, since you're supposed to return them anyway. It's just a premium price point for watching in 3D.
 
Actually the 3D surcharge is in most cases a licensing fee imposed by RealD for the use of their 3D equipment. So re-use of the glasses doesn't help avoid the charge. It's not just a random "because it's 3D!!!" fee either.
 
At Sheffield's Cineworld they've got a showing of 'This Is It' at 4:05am (yes, that says AM). And to answer your "who?" question: die-hard Michael Jackson fans.
 
Right, agreed. What I was trying to make clear though is that the cinema chain does have to pay money across to RealD for each 3D viewer though. I mean that it's not a surcharge they've randomly made up to make themselves more money just for the sake of it, like the surcharges that Odeon make for the "Premier" seats, or some cinemas have for the little private rooms at the back etc.
 
I admit I wasn't aware that it was a charge imposed by the equipment licensors rather than the cinema until you posted the information. But it does put the customer in a weird position, since 3D is supposed to be an incentive to go to see the film but it's an incentive that costs the customer money. As far as I know (not having seen any 3D films) the plot is the same whichever version you see - presumably the screenplay is the same, the jokes are the same etc. So you're seeing the same film as people who pay less to see it in 2D, aren't you?
 
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