Once an Odeon, this old cinema has fell out of love with its surrounding fans, after taking some what of a dive, turning from a once loved hot spot to a crumbling, outdated cinema that many people avoid. The Reel cinema on the Hagley Road attracts fewer people that it did in yesteryear's, but despite this, the low cost prices summarise the basic interior that can be expected. The Reel seems to be keeping up with he the modern films, providing shows week after week, but the it is evident that the interior and exterior do not match the Odeon from years before. Possible worth a visit due to the low prices and overall basic services, The Reel is no match to other cinemas such as Cineworld and AMC, with most of its visitors either nostalgic or convenient. read more

Reel Cinemas - Cinema Near Me - Halesowen, XWM

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This place is pretty run-down, although honestly I quite like the blast from the past- going here instantly transports me back to the less-than-shiny cinemas of my childhood. It has 4 screens, the one in which we saw How to Train Your Dragon 2 was pretty small and the seats are not tiered. On a Thursday night the room was pretty empty, but the seats were unusually comfortable and the atmosphere was more convivial than in your usual multiplex. It sells the usual popcorn, sweets, nachos and the Tango slushies which are awesome. The prices look pretty standard, but I don't usually buy cinema food so I couldn't say for sure. The car park is tiny, and rubbish. If you can avoid driving, do so. Staff were all lovely and friendly, and cinema tickets are much cheaper than big venues, plus there are lots of discount offers and clubs you can join. If you don't mind your cinema being a bit small and shabby in places, I think it's worth a visit- you get what you pay for after all and the screen was pretty clear. read more

Reel Cinema Quinton, what can I say? I'm a fair and honest reviewer. I take everything into consideration when I critique places and all things considered this place is dreadful. I've been here a number of times with friends who insist on visiting this place quoting the 'charm' of the place as a for argument for a visit. Each time I come away, I'm left with the same disappointment with my trip here. Take my visit here this evening for example. When we arrived at 8:25pm on a Tuesday evening to watch Skyfall the doors were locked, so had to hammer on the window to be let in. A dreary and unfriendly attendant with little conversation or customer service skill set opened the door. Buying the tickets was a faff, with the tills having to be restarted so we could pay by card. There was no 'please', 'thank you' or 'enjoy the film' from the attendant, which I would think is basic mood lifter stuff for a customer, as well as general customer service. Once into the cinema screen, there were about 6/7 other customers... great! The cinema (practically) to ourselves! But, the seats were so tightly packed together that it would have been uncomfortable with any more than the 7 customers in there (NB. This may be a slight exaggeration but they were tight, I'm only 5'10ish and wasn't comfy for the whole film). Now for the main problem. There was a POWER OUTAGE! Around 40 minutes into the film, the power to the film was cut completely... lights, screen, sound - the lot! The lights came back on and the shifty projectionist stuck his head round the door and grunted something about the film restarting soon. The screen started, no sound. With about five minutes of the action lost. Fast forward twenty or so minutes and there's another power cut - but only to our screen as we could hear the screen next door still playing. The sound came back on five minutes later but with no visuals. Shocking! We'd missed at least fifteen minutes by now. On the way out, we asked the projectionist what happened in hope of an explanation and hopefully some fore of refund or at least a 'come again soon on the house for your troubles' type voucher. No such luck on the refund/voucher and he blamed the National Grid for the problems which he claimed stretched as far as Warley. My 24 hour office is pretty much next door to here and there was no problems there... I thought we were being stitched up... But no. It was REEL alright! I've been truely put off this place. It is shoddily decorated and staffed by an unhelpful team. My negative opinion of this place isn't formed on just one poor visit. This place is consistant in it's dreadfulness. In short, this place is a nightmare! Stay away! read more

I absolutely love this cinema. Yes it's not as hi tech as the newer ones but you get the same film at a fraction of the cost of the big cinemas. After visiting yesterday my only criticism is the parking. A new gym has opened up next door and the car park is used by gym members leaving me to park a few streets away. This never ever happened before the gym opened. Let's hope they try to solve this problem before they lose customers read more

I'll start this review with some expectation management: 1) this cinema is small, 2) this cinema is old and 3) this cinema is a bit rough around the edges. Once you've accepted that you are not off to some swanky multiplex, Reel Cinema starts to make sense. It is really cheap and quiet, so you can head there during school holidays and avoid the hoards of squealing school kids that tend to gravitate towards Showcase et al. Reel has four screens and shows a mixture of 3D and 2D films. Tickets are £5.20 max (2D tickets cost a mere £3.30 on Wednesdays). The films showing include the standard Hollywood blockbusters, as well as some more obscure titles. They sell popcorn and fizzy drinks, which feel far less of a rip off when you've paid such a small amount for your ticket. A criticism would be that the screens are quite small, so you don't always get that immersive cinema experience. read more

Brazil has some tradition in keeping old cinema rooms in the country and the experience of watching a film on them is just for the historic value of the buildings, really. These cinemas can not being compared to a huge and pretty modern big screen complex but fair play they keep going because there is always someone interested in watching a film there. Differently of most of old cinema rooms in Brazil that charge the same price of a big multiplex, Reel is very cheap and I confess I thought the prices were wrong when I checked that. The pictures are the same ones found at any other cinema in the city but the experience of being in one of the oldest ones in the world is something to remember. Even if it means lack of comfort at all! read more

The only good point to this cinema is the price as you never pay more than £4 for a ticket. However this does affect the quality - as you enter the damp smell hits you and the dry pathetic looking hot dogs rolling around. The screens are very hit and miss, some are ok, however the seats are not comfortable and the screens themselves are very small. I would definatly not recommend this cinema unless you are pulling your hair out with the kids and need somewhere local to go. read more

Today was my first visit to this cinema and I really wish I had know about it before. I have only lived in the area for two month but have ended up paying for a bus plus £7/8 if I wanted to see a film to go into town. Now unless I am going shopping, I will always come to this cinema. The first good point is you can park for free around the cinema. Ok the parking is busy, especially because of the gym next door, but I had no problem packing at 5pm on a Wednesday. Perhaps it will be a little harder for the evening showings, but it looked like there were plenty of spaces to park in the neat by streets. Second good point was the price. They have a special price for Tue and Wed for £4 while the normal price other days is about £5.85, while if you go Mon/Thu/Fri before 5pm £5.25. If you compare that to the big cinemas in town that is great. Third they have all the usual drinks and food and had some tasty and plentiful salted popcorn for a very reasonable price. Last the staff where super friendly and that make me want to go back. The seat were comfy enough but I only went to screen 2 so I can't vouch for the other screens. I will definitely go back next week and again. read more

The main advantage that the Reel Cinema has is that it is incredibly cheap sometimes charging as little as £2 on a Wednesday daytime to never more than £4 even on a Saturday evening. It isn't the greatest quality screens (screen 4 little more than a massive tv) but certainly decent enough, the food is good and the sound system is better than many top of the range cinemas. The one thing I have to complain about however is the seats in screen 3 in particular, they are slanted forwards and as a result are incredibly uncomfortable to sit on. read more