Vue Carlisle

PhilipWW on February 10, 2026 at 9:47 am

I saw THE HOUSEMAID in Screen 6.

A large auditorium with an impressive screen. However large as it was, it did look rather odd, not 1.85 Flat but not 2.39 Scope either, somewhere in between, I would say about 2.20.

As the adverts started my suspicions were confirmed as there were only thin black bars on either side of the picture. I sat wondering what would happen when the feature started.

When it did, a perfect 2.39 image appeared. To get this small black bars were present top and bottom.

What a strange arrangement, the screen masking was not set for either Flat or Scope films. I presume this is a hangover from the 35mm days where I recall some other Vue cinemas had both top and side movable masking to convert from a Flat image to a Scope one. Surely it would not take much effort to fit proper Scope masking for the screen now.

On leaving I popped my head around the other two auditoria on that level, Screens 5 and 7, and they both seemed to be proper full Scope.

All in all, a very pleasant cinema to watch films in, big screens, very dark during the film itself. Good