October 2023 by R M
Very outdated. Seats were incredibly uncomfortable (stupid me chose to see LOTR two towers extended cut here). No space between your chair and the one in front, and cup holders are placed so precariously that when I stood up to let someone pass, the drink went everywhere. Every other Vue I've been to (I live in Yorkshire, been to a few across west Yorkshire and also east Yorkshire) have been updated years ago to have much more comfortable seats and such. Even the screen quality was on par with a secondary school whiteboard projector. This place would be best off being fully renovated or bulldozed completely.
October 2023 by R D
Great prices so can't complain about that, however it is a very dated cinema now and could do with some new seating. Still has Apollo signs everywhere, even though it is now a Vue Cinema. Also have to pay for parking as there is no parking at the venue.
September 2023 by tortiepuss
Only visited because the weather was dire. Choice of 3 seat prices, starting at just £4.99, if booked online. Cheaper than any other cinema I have been to. Good sound, & picture.
September 2023 by Nicola Guest
It was cheap... Only good thing to say.We were sat in screen 3; the screen was a lot smaller than expected, the seats were uncomfortable & when you put your arm on the rest the cup holders were sharp & hard, no foot room at all so we kept needing to stand up and every time the film went quiet you either heard the film in the screen next door or the cars outside... Definitely needs modernising and upgrading.
September 2023 by Gary Mitchell
Great cinema, film prices are good but the cost of snax are outragious. Why are there no bins in the film areas, most people are willing to put there rubbish in a bin. Friendly staff and toilets are well maintained too.
August 2023 by Lee Gibson
Staff really friendly and super helpful, cheap tickets and the snacks were spot on, maybe a little bit tired in places but otherwise can't really fault it. Awesome location, you forget you're on the front, parking is non existent however so if you're going just to the cinema you've got to fight to park with everyone else who is trying to park in paignton. Certainly been to worse cinemas!
August 2023 by Pig Vincent
Film ok.Seats need better spacing. Guy behind kicked the back of my seat all the way through so hard it shook my head. Three quarters of the way through the film (Oppenheimer) with a couple of minutes before the climax of the detonation a bunch of big, food laden blokes arrived and demanded to have the occupied seats a row or two ahead, then ours. They finally sat down and realised they were in the wrong film theatre.So they all go up and shambled off to wherever....This resulted in a whole block of booked and paid people missing pivotal moments of the big bang.It would have been avoided so easily by placing a staff guide on the the first floor. There were none available above the ground floor.Feral kids were dancing on the furniture on floor above us as we arrived and again after the film.Needs more staff, better staff arrangement or better staff...Disappointing and easily remedied....The seat spacing is another matter. "Robust seats or bigger legroom?" The trouble is, there is never enough space for the inconsiderate....
July 2023 by Josh
Comfortable seating, unfortunately if one person has to get up everyone needs to get up. As there's no space for people to walk around you, hopefully they get the air con sorted as a 3 hour film genuinely turned into a sauna and we couldn't wait to get out of there.
July 2023 by The Jammo
Easy to book online and tickets were automatically sent through to my phone. We were able to park along the promenade and the cinema staff were available and helpful. Booster seats were available for my little one, although they are pure plastic and offer no padding. Over half an hour of ads and trailers before the film actually started. Would be another star but the screen had some noticeable damage at the top.
July 2023 by Gareth Goodlad
Enjoyed my film going experience endlessly.The staff are not only efficient they are also very well behaved.I found the Vue's respect for the buildings heritage profoundly moving, all too often big cinema chains buy up the little guy and completely remodel the place, but not this Vue.The seats were perfectly adequate.
June 2023 by Edward Claydon
Right by the beach so an excellent way to end your evening. Plus it's very cheap, they offer £4.99 seats* (there are options for seats going up to about £6) personally I found the back row of the £4.99 seats in screen 3 to be the best place to watch the film. There are plenty of cinema food options and toilets. Parking is not directly outside however there are multiple parking sites within a 5 minute walk.*£4.99 is only available if you pre book online, prices start in the cinema at £5.99, and I'm unsure if the price changes during the summer.
May 2023 by julian drodge
Staff were very helpful and friendly price's very good better to book online
May 2023 by Ste Thomas
Nice little cinema right by the seafront. The only thing that lets the cinema down is the seating we sat towards the back thinking that there might be a bit more legroom we were wrong the chairs are very uncomfortable I'd got no legroom at all my knees were on the seat in front of me I tried stretching my legs out round the side of the seat but the chairs but then I'd got the metal drinks holder digging in my leg. The seats are just about wide enough so you haven't got much wiggle room to try and get comfortable in the end we gave up and walked out of our film due to the lack of comfort. They need to compete with the more modern cinemas and get more comfortable seating with more legroom for the taller customer so you can actually enjoy your film.
May 2023 by Chris Shaw
Totally awful experience. Could hear every bang and explosion from the action movie on another screen. Ruined the atmosphere of film we went to see.When we complained and pointed out we could hear the noise in the foyer too Mangement were indifferent
April 2023 by Dekota Latrommi
Most of the reviews are pretty much the same.Staff were lovely, and everything looked tidy. 5 starsThe temperature was perfect.Seating. Sure they are old chairs but I didn't think the chairs were that bad. However the leg space is very limited and uncomfortable.
