Hands up: who’s been let down by their cinema experiences because of inconsiderate chatty audience members, flickering mobile screens, dingy interiors, overpriced snacks and even pricier tickets? My trips to UK cinema chains over the years have become infrequent for a variety of those issues, and I have opted to either go for midday or midnight screenings (when there are fewer people), or head all the way into London and splash out for the full-blown Dolby Atmos/Vision or IMAX screening for specific films, on rare occasions only.
But that means giving up popping over to your local cinema for any new film that might interest you – and there are plenty of fantastic new films being released, and not just the big Marvel blockbusters or latest Nolan opus – or simply waiting for the home release on Blu-ray or streaming. While I imagine many What Hi-Fi? readers have a rather lovely home cinema set-up at home, be it a large OLED TV, projector or a full surround speaker system, unless you have your own private cinema room then it’s still no substitute for going to the movies and being transported to another world by the magic of a dark room, large screen and enveloping sound as you watch pictures come to life.
