Cineworld Cinema - Weston-super-Mare
7 Central Walk, Dolphin Square,
Weston-super-Mare,
BS23 1FF
7 Central Walk, Dolphin Square,
Weston-super-Mare,
BS23 1FF
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Cineworld Cinemas UK (Official)
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Operated by: Cineworld
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440871.200.2000
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In Weston-super-Mare, north Somerset, construction on the leisure sector of the long-awaited £45m Dolphin Square regeneration scheme was originally scheduled to begin in late-2013, but was put back several times before work finally started in 2015. One problem appears to have been a failure to attract retailers after a Premier Inn and a car park were constructed.
Vue Cinemas were originally going to operate the multi-screen cinema, but that circuit pulled out. When Cineworld signed up, this gave the whole project a boost, albeit while adding a further six months of delays while discussions were held regarding the size and capacity of the cinema, with Cineworld finally agreeing to increase capacity by more than 40 per cent by increasing the number of screens from seven to eight. With the largest screen having 339 seats, and the smallest having 135, these are good sizes by today’s standards. (The cinema is aiming to cater for more than 12,000 patrons a week.)
The Cineworld opened on Friday 26th January 2018.
It is surrounded by the usual restaurants, including Nando’s, Pizza Express, Prezzo and Costa Coffee, while, as reported in February 2018, indoor rock climbing centre ‘Rock Up’ and Anytime Fitness are to open shortly.
The council expressed that hope that the revival of this prominent site in the heart of the town centre would benefit both residents and visitors alike, and act as a catalyst for further investment in the town. Discussions are being held with Homes England, the Government’s housing investment body, to bring forward the development of about 180 new high quality homes on the remaining part of the site.
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I hope that is not the case at the brand new Cineworld, Watford 9-screen cinema due to open on 14th December 2018, albeit I’m mainly interested in the ‘new IMAX with Laser’ screen.
I saw ANACONDA in Screen 6.
It was a 1.85 ‘Flat’ screen necessitating Scope movies being letterboxed top and bottom; in effect just like a large TV screen. The auditorium and the screen were both large so a proper Scope screen could have been fitted. This would have reduced the screen size for a ‘Flat’ film but it would still have been an impressive size.
Speaking to the manager afterwards he said that just Screens 1 and 3 were Scope with the remaining 6 screens all Flat. I briefly saw inside one of the two Scope screens which was showing AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH. I could see that the full height of the screen was being used but was not able to judge the width properly with that quick look.
In all, a very pleasant cinema to watch films in; big screens, very dark during the film itself but ‘why oh why’ do Cineworld continue to build new cinemas without proper Scope screens. I want the big screen experience, not just a glorified TV screen. Of all the UK cinema chains, Cineworld seem more addicted to Flat screens than the others.