Showcase Cinema – Paisley

This is my local Cinema, which I’ve used and frequented for the past 16 years. However, in the last 4 – 5 years I’ve started driving the extra distance to other cinemas to save money. I find this cinema a lot more expensive than the competition, with nothing extra to show for it. A good range of food and snacks, but it’s a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ if the IceBlast machine is working that day!
Not nearly enough urinals to cope with an audience full of patrons all full up with fizzy drinks and slushies.
It has free seating, unless you want to pay extra for ‘premium seating’ which as far as I can tell means a little bit more foam on your seat, and some extra leg room.
I won’t be making it my regular cinema anytime soon.

Been to this cinema quite a few times in the past but found that it was starting to become a bit pricey compared to the odeon. Seats are a tad uncomfy with seating plan a little 2 flat which makes it awkward if you have someone taller in front of you :(should consider doing some deals aswell

Writing this update really ticks me off.
It irritates me in two ways.
First, I want this place to do well. It is the closest cinema to me and I would love it if it was decent place to go and watch a film.
Secondly, I hate writing a bad review. I have not given them a one star since their badness is not an active pursuit. They simply do not care. To get on the one-​star list, you really need to do something personal. But they had three stars and that simply cannot stand.
The wife and I went to watch a movie and I picked up my customary popcorn and soda. For me, you can’t go to the pictures and not get popcorn. It is just not the same without a box of puffed goodness in front you. The drink is simply because they put so much salt on it, I would be dry-​mouthed for the whole two hours without it.
So, I got my regular popcorn and a 7-​up to take in. The movie started and I tried out the popcorn. It was incredibly stale. Not hours old — this was a couple days. This regular box had been sitting in the cupboard for a while and I know why. Looking around everyone had the massive tubs which are a pound more and an item that seem to sell very well. My regular bag was the lowest on the popcorn sizing and I guess it did not move as an item.
I already have conceded the point that these establishments will not pop the popcorn fresh in the theatre. Instead massive tubes of pre-​popped corn are hauled in the building and the boxes are pre-​filled. They used to have a big receptacle that would hold the popcorn and the staff would fill the boxes in front of you. But I guess that was beyond the skill-​set of the theatre staff or not within their part-​time paygrade. Not to dump on theatre staff but I hate to think the poor wages they earn in these places.
Secondly the drink was basically 7-​Up flavoured water. No carbonation.
At this point I was just disgusted and put the two items in the vacant seats behind me.
I mean I am paying £6.70 for this stuff. The percent of mark-​up is hundreds. At least make sure that the popcorn is not stale or that the drinks machine works. I am just thinking of bringing my own and avoiding the whole situation. Pretty cheapskate but at least I know the popcorn and drink will be consumable.
I doubt Showcase will do anything about this and that saddens me. It will just drift down and provide worse and worse service to its customers. Slowly and surely.
One star is coming to this place in the near-​future.
Oh — one final note. Why are is volume for the commercials at the beginning so incredibly loud? It pisses me and makes me hate your product. The movie sound was set at a reasonable level but the 30 minutes of trailers and ads prior was deafening.

If you live within 40miles of this place… or down the M8 towards Greenock, the first time one of your mates passes their driving test you will no doubt be living at this cinema and eating out from the adjacent McDonalds for forseeable future.
I had many a happy road trip to the Showcase when in 6^th year of High School and after but the only problem with the place was the awful smell. Reading Lisa’s review I can understand how the nacho cheese was given such a bad rap as whenever you walked into this place it smelled like someone had chundered up last nights curry.
Smell aside (if that is possible) the cinema does have a really good selection of movies on including some smaller pictures so your not forced to go and see «Ashton Kutcher and some blonde love each other then hate each other the love each other again» kind of movie. A wee arcade to waste a few hours wages can be found at the front (or is it the back) of the cinema and the toilets are always pretty clean.
Grab an ice cream on your way in as they are brilliant but stay away from the hot food, but once you visit, you’ll understand why

The Showcase cinema is my last choice if I’m going to see a film unfortunately. For a start there is a car park at the front of the cinema and at the back and the two ends of the cinema are nearly identical making it near impossible to remember which end you parked your car at! Also this place is always heaving with people and you have to queue for ages to get tickets. I recommend you always book online before hand. Don’t use the telephone booking system if you have high blood pressure or a heart condition because it is a robot voice that mans the phones and he is a twat who does not understand the Scottish accent.
You also can’t pick your seat at this cinema. It is a complete free for all when you get into your screen and its dog eat dog out there in the world of cinema seating people!
The hotdogs are as nauseating as any other cinemas but I believe this cinema has a special talent for making the most revolting nacho «cheese». Nothing in the world is further from being cheese than the Showcase Cinemas nacho cheese!
On the plus side there is a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream section and a little arcade games room. I have wasted a scary amount of money on the quiz machine playing «Who Wants to be a Millionaire?» Also when Mr & Mrs Smith was out I asked if I could take home the life sized promotional cardboard cut out of Brad Pitt once the films run was over and the nice manager man let me. Brad Pitt now lives in my mums shed.

shows all the new films, easy to get to to but getting to be very pricey for a family day out.

Average out of town cinema complex showing all the latest releases of course, plenty of parking, high prices for juices, popcorn etc, especially when you include the kids’ drinks which are barely touched.
However the place is well maintained with plenty of nice clean toilets which you always have to visit if you have kids with you.
Staff pleasant enough, if a little disinterested.

Showcase is great, really handy to get to. Although ticket prices and food etc can be expensive

Large cinema located just off the A737. Can be easy to get disorientated once you leave the cinema and can take ages to find your car!
Normally really busy with long queues.
I think it is quite expensive and the food is also pricey.

This cinema hasnt been updated in years! uncomfy seats but i am in the insider club, get free movies, woud rather go to another cinema if it can be helped.

Prob worst cinema in the area, usually only go when i have a freebie! Seats are uncomfortable. The food kiosk is very bad, always huge queues and never any hot food available! Good ice cream selection though!

I always find this cinema a bit cold which doesn’t make for a great cinematic experience. They never have enough people on at the snak bars and they never have the snak bars outside the cinema screens open which is a bit annoying. However, theres loads of parking and places near by for some dinner if you are making a night of it.

Showcase is situated on a retail estate just outside paisley, easily accesable just off M8. Seating is not the comfiest but adequate and there are plenty of screens. Offers the usual pick and mix, hotdogs, icecream etc. Worthwhile joining the insider club as you get tickets for free previews of some films. Plenty of fast food and restaurants round about.