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Spoons
"I had seen the film The Disaster Artist at the Belmont and enjoyed it. Typical of the majority of films I went to see at the Belmont the audience was small. So when the opportunity arose to see the film that inspired The Disaster Artist and there were only a limited number of screenings I felt I had to go and see it. I usually aimed to arrive 20 minutes after the official start time so as to avoid the adverts. This has rarely been a problem.
On this occasion I was a little bit earlier than this and was stunned to see people queuing up outside. "What is going on?", I am thinking. "Why are so many people interested in a film of limited appeal?" I get to the ticket desk and I am lucky to get one of the last remaining seats in the front row of the large Screen 1. I prefer to sit near the back so as not to strain my neck and go swivel-eyed trying to take in a large screen close up. I was invited to take some plastic cutlery on the counter. "What is this for I asked?". "It is part of the film." was the reply with an enigmatic smile.
Sure enough Screen 1 was packed out. The film starts and a little way in the people behind me shout "Spoons" and I am showered in plastic cutlery . This happened at key points during the film. Also the audience shouted out phrases at certain repeated phrases or camera shots. The audience clearly knew this obscure film very well. Never in my 50 years of cinema going have I encountered such an immersive experience. Well done to the Belmont.
The film, in case you want to look out for it, is "The Room" by Tommy Wiseau. A film that has to be seen in a cinema.
Bruce Taylor
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Spoons
"I had seen the film The Disaster Artist at the Belmont and enjoyed it. Typical of the majority of films I went to see at the Belmont the audience was small. So when the opportunity arose to see the film that inspired The Disaster Artist and there were only a limited number of screenings I felt I had to go and see it. I usually aimed to arrive 20 minutes after the official start time so as to avoid the adverts. This has rarely been a problem.
On this occasion I was a little bit earlier than this and was stunned to see people queuing up outside. "What is going on?", I am thinking. "Why are so many people interested in a film of limited appeal?" I get to the ticket desk and I am lucky to get one of the last remaining seats in the front row of the large Screen 1. I prefer to sit near the back so as not to strain my neck and go swivel-eyed trying to take in a large screen close up. I was invited to take some plastic cutlery on the counter. "What is this for I asked?". "It is part of the film." was the reply with an enigmatic smile.
Sure enough Screen 1 was packed out. The film starts and a little way in the people behind me shout "Spoons" and I am showered in plastic cutlery . This happened at key points during the film. Also the audience shouted out phrases at certain repeated phrases or camera shots. The audience clearly knew this obscure film very well. Never in my 50 years of cinema going have I encountered such an immersive experience. Well done to the Belmont.
The film, in case you want to look out for it, is "The Room" by Tommy Wiseau. A film that has to be seen in a cinema.
Bruce Taylor
The best place to work and watch movies
"I was lucky enough to work at the Belmont for 6 wonderful years and my main memories are of the amazing staff. Listening to my colleagues talking passionately about the films they loved led me to experience movies I would never have watched (or had the opportunity to watch) if the Belmont hadn't been there.
I loved running the quiz with Paul and Euan, spending the week trying to come up with rounds to stump the regulars in the bar.
I remember seeing so many of my favourite films for the first time on a big screen (or for the first time ever): 2001 A Space Odyssey in Screen 1, a scratchy print of Raiders of the Lost Ark and being blown away by my first viewing of Magnolia. I explored foreign language film, independent film and classics that never had a chance of being screened in Aberdeen before we opened.
The Belmont stands out as one of the best places I've worked and watched movies.
Alistair Dove
Stories From The World Over
"I wouldn't have discovered Asian cinema if it weren't for The Belmont. I remember seeing one of my first Korean movies The Age of Shadows in screen 3 with my big brother. Ever since then Asian cinema was our favourite for years and to a lesser extent screen 3 became our comfy place. The Belmont opened a gate of culture, history and stories to us by simply existing. It should exist again."
Daniel Faulkner
Place to go for indie & foreign films
"Belmont cinema was THE place to go to see independent and foreign films in Aberdeen. These are high quality productions, but they tend to be pushed from larger cinemas in favour of blockbusters. I would never have seen Vanessa Paradis acting in the Belmont screening of L'Arnacouer. A fantastic night out with friends."
Gen Wheeler Melvin
Sharing Family Favourites
"Loved taking my stepdaughter when she was six to a screening of E.T. She loved it, and it was so much more fun with the theatre experience."
Gen Wheeler Melvin