Cineworld Nottingham

Tried out the new vue. Staff was lovely. The cinema was quite warm inside. The seats are claimed to be reclined, but you just have to push it back with your legs supporting it. So it’s not really reclined. So if you’re short you can’t really lean back - it was very uncomfortable to sit at. The ice blast was almost watered down, it was melting. The actual film / picture / sound quality was nice - we watched the new Jurassic World Rebirth.

I was excited to visit Vue after Cineworld closed, and the marketing around the new and improved screens and 'VIP' seats raised expectations. It's also very useful to be able to get a refund for your tickets if you buy them online - and they're cheaper online too. The interior looks a lot more modern than before with a few more food and drink options (although they STILL do not have milk to make ice cream milkshakes - they had the exact same problem when it was a Cineworld!), and they've put in a seating area with enough room for prams and wheelchairs. However, overall, that's where the improvements stop in my opinion. In light of people using streaming services more, they've chosen to reduce the number of seats and improve them, making it more spacious than before. The 'VIP' seats they were referring to are faux-leather seats with a recliner. I think it's a nice touch, but its a manual recliner so you have to physically recline your body to lay back and since there isn't a foot rest, it's feels awkward to use. The seats have a strange curve that works well if you recline, but if you choose to sit upright, it's very uncomfortable. Overall, the seats seem worse and to be honest, it was difficult to sit throughout the whole film as I kept having to shift my position to be more comfortable. The screen doesn't look much better, despite the laser projection, and the room itself was very warm (but this could be due to the heat). Overall, I think I'll go back to the Arc in Beeston instead of coming back here again anytime soon as it's a much better experience for a similar price.

I’ll give them another go if they get their issues sorted but when I went on Saturday it was so uncomfortably hot, no air circulation at all, let alone air con. Toilets are still poor, with doors locks hanging off and wobbly seats. Chairs are more spacious but also somehow less comfortable with this odd recline you have to push with your back but no rest for your feet