Bad Films

My wife and I have been to the cinema for many years, often going late on a Sunday afternoon to Cambridge. This year we have probably gone less, despite the fact that Cambridge now has three multiplexes.

The reason appears to be that large three hour blockbusters monopolise a lot of the space and publicity and they are not the sort of films that we want to see. Often a smaller film such as Mrs. Henderson Presents appears for perhaps a week and then goes. We did enjoy it, but we missed quite a few, as we do have other commitments.

The studios were also plugging some truly horrendous films in a desperate attempt to get their money back. There is a rule we have that if a film is advertised on television, then it is probably rubbish!

So if the cinemas want to have more customers, then they should show a greater variety of films. And especially those that are shorter than two hours.

As an aside, what was wrong with the Fay Wray King Kong, that needed it to be remade?