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[Graham Breeze]

I and the family saw the new Marvel mutants film at cinemac about a month ago. At the start of the film we were the only people there (a couple came in after about 10 minutes).

After some careful consideration of what opportunity this rare occurrence afforded me, I concluded that shouting something loudly and mildly offensive was something I'd be unlikely to do again. It felt liberating breaking the rules in a way that offended no-one, but I couldn't help feel my imagination was as little limited.

As you may know films are now "projected" digitally by satellite from Sweden(?) and so even Pictureville, which is one of the best cinemas in the UK (being part of the National Museum of Cinema,TV, This and That) does not employ a projectionist - because there is no film to project! And the days of ladies selling Butterkist on trays are long gone so presumably there are CCTV cameras monitoring the auditorium to check the audience is not slashing the seats and dancing in the aisles when Rock Around The Clock is shown.

But perhaps you could test that on your next family excursion?