UCI Cardiff

...the past. The UCI Cardiff is situated in Cardiff Bay, which at the time of ‘Toy Story 2’ was a ‘newish’ development, with luxury flats springing up around the bay. The cinema is situated at the rear of a complex. Not ones for ‘going out’ too often, we were amazed by the café type bars and restaurants leading to the cinema itself. As someone else said in this category – this provides plenty to do if arriving too early for a film. Hollywood Bowl (not ...
...Our next visit to the UCI was for ‘Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone’. The screen this time was full, but I always like to get there early enough to get a decent seat, where I can get in and out if I want to i.e. on the end of a row. This achieved, we still felt that the seats were, as remembered, comfortable and spacious. During a long film, like one of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy, the comfort of any seat, whilst sat there for so long, ...

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...establishment housing them. The UCI Cinema is situated in Cardiff Bay, for those of you not familiar with Cardiff, this is the re developed area of the city, with more business, expensive flats and things to do than in its previous life as a dockyard and industrial centre. The cinema complex itself is located on a site with Hollywood bowl, a nightclub and a small selection of bars and cafe houses. The major benefit of this is that if there is a while ...
...options as to how best to pass the time, as there is nothing else to do nearby. The location is pretty much out of town, and is pretty inaccessible to those without a car, as bus services do not run directly to the cinemas location and it would be quite a walk from the city centre. The cinema itself has around 12 screens, although from all of these, one is what I would term a large cinema, devoted to the major releases, with 11 smaller screens showing ...

Groover 19.05.2003 (21.10.2004) · Read full review
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The UCI in Cardiff is right in the bay which if you are a student or someone with no car it is difficult to get to, however once you do get there you will find not just a cinema. It is in an area that has just recently been re-done so as well as a cinema there is also bowling, games, a cocktail bar (which is highly recommended) and also a nightclub. The cinema itself is always kept clean and the seats are very comfortable, with viewing capability ...
...many different screens and because of that you can turn up and see any film almost at any time. Student discounts are only given between Monday and Thursday which are usually the best days to go because other then on those days the cinema can be very expensive. However it is a good night out and a very good cinema. ...

hcook 08.12.2000 · Read full review
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The UCI cinema is located in a leisure complex in the excellent Cardiff Bay area. The complex is made up of a few bars, restaurants and a bowling alley. The immediate area of Cardiff Bay is top notch and getting better every week. However, the UCI cenima itself is not worth the price. Every time I go there the price seems to have gone up. It is currently £5.65 per ticket. If there's two of you, it would almost be cheaper to go and buy a DVD and keep ...
...ice-cream, popcorn, sweets, nachos, coke (whatever you prefer)you're looking at quite an expensive night out. (Let's hope the film is worth it). This last point brings us onto the next complaint. The concession staff have to be the slowest, most poorly trained sales staff I have ever come across. The stuff is overpriced and you have to wait an age to get served. If you want to eat or drink during the film, make sure you get there early enough to ...

bridgendboy 27.06.2001 · Read full review
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The UCI cinema has many positive attributes such as it being situated in a complex with other facilities such as bowling, bars, cafes, radio station, and a night club. It also always has the latest films and even the arty uncommercial films even if only uaually shown for a week. The price to get in is quite high although the quality of each screen is very high.The seats are very luxurious with drink holder etc, and there is plenty of room for you're ...
...on the steps which give the place a magical feel. Students have concessions mon-thurs which reduces ticket cost a lot from £5.65 to £3.50ish and there is a vast amount of different snack food available. The only negative attribute this cinema has is it's location,being outside the city in Cardiff bay where you need to catch a taxi or train to get there as the area is quite rough. However, trains are frequent and in my opinion it's worth it. ...

siany 07.03.2001 · Read full review
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UCI is, aswell as being a long way from town, the most expensive cinema in Cardiff. However, you wouldn't expect to pay any less for such a comfortable cinema. The seats are huge and very plush. If you go during the week, not only do they do student discount, but it is usually pretty quiet, so you are able to stretch out and make yourself even more ccomfortable! It is a mainstream cinema, showing all the new releases as soon as they come out. The ...
...couldn't ask for more out of a cinema, except perhaps that it was a little cheaper! Although the cinema is quite a way out of town, there is ample parking and if you take the treck there, you might aswell make the most of it. There is a lovely bowling alley, bars, an arcade, several restaurants and a very impressive nightclub. Whilst I wouldn't advise going clubbing after the cinema (the club- evolution, is one of those places you have to be pretty ...

NATI 20.02.2001 · Read full review
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...(at the time) the new UCI cinema was. My first impressions where good. The cinema itself is situated at the back of the complex. Im this complex lie a nightclub, bars, resurants & a bowling alley, so there are plenty of things to keep you amused if your too early for a viewing. Ticket Prices. Compeared to 'Showcase Cinemas' which charge about £5.25 (i think) the Uci charges about £5.50. This didn't bother me at all as i was expecting greater things. ...
...The Cinema itself. The Uci has 12 cinema screens. Two of them are quite big in my mind and these are for the latest blockbuster movies. The other 11 aren't small but not as big as the other two. The seats are great! They are like arm chairs and you have room in front of you too for your knees & for people to walk past without you having to stand up to let them through (which i found with showcase cineams!). The cinema is regualry cleaned but sometimes ...

welsh_spam 16.06.2003 · Read full review
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