Showcase, Birmingham

To begin with the car park on Show case cinema is very large, but on a weekend or Wednesday night, it tents to get quite busy but there will usually be a few spaces around the back past the bowling away from the restaurants and bowling. Showcase offers both standard seats and premier seats. The standard seats have enough room for someone under six foot, but for myself being six foot two, there is not much leg room, especially if someone is sitting in front of you and their seat is pushed back. The seats are comfortable, but if your watching a long film, you tend to get a little numb, but that ... more

The Showcase Cinema is located in North Birmingham, on the Kingsbury Road. It's fairly easily accessible by car or by bus, and is part of a small retail park which includes a Frankie & Benny's restaurant. And that's about the only positive thing I can say about it. It's a lowest common denominator conema, fine if you are interested in seeing the latest blockbusters but useless for anything less mainstream. It's location means that most patrons drive, so it's popular with parents with kids, and later in the evening, with random groups of teenagers. The prices are reasonably low, but the food is ... more