Visit the cinema at Christmas
24/12/2014
There's so much on telly during the festive season, it's easy to forget about the big screen. You put it off and put it off, and then before you know it the films you wanted to see aren't on anymore. Don't let that happen this year, because there's plenty to choose from!
Here's a selection of brilliant movies that you can see without even having to leave the city centre thanks to Vue in Princes Quay and Reel in St Stephen's
PADDINGTON
A family adventure about the talking bear from Peru who travels to London looking for a new home. This is perfect for the whole family as it will delight kids and give adults a fuzzy nostalgic feeling from start to finish.
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB
Get ready for the wildest adventure yet as Larry (Ben Stiller) leaves New York City for London, uniting favourite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
If you fancy something steamy to warm you up this Christmas, this is the hotly anticipated film adaptation of the bestselling book that has become a global phenomenon. Stepping into the roles of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, who have become iconic to millions of readers, are Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson.
THE HOBBIT: BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
Brining to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and the Company of Dwarves. The Dwarves of Erebor have reclaimed the vast wealth of their homeland, but now must face the consequences of having unleashed the terrifying Dragon, Smaug, upon the defenceless men, women and children of Lake-town.
EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS
Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul, Ben Kingsley and Sigourney Weaver, this epic adventure from Ridley Scott is the story of one man's daring courage to take on the might of an empire.
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
The story of the most brilliant and celebrated physicist of our time, Stephen Hawking, and Jane Wilde, the arts student he fell in love with whilst studying at Cambridge in the 1960s.
DUMB AND DUMBER TO
Older but none the wiser: Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels return in a long-awaited sequel to the comedy classic.
THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR
Discover the secrets of the greatest and most hilarious covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. These elitists of the elite are joining forces with a chic undercover organisation, The North Wind. Together, they must stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine, from destroying the world as we know it.
This is just a selection of what's on, so visit the cinemas' websites, choose what you want to see, enjoy a good movie with friends and family, then tweet a mini review to @ChristmasInHull so that we can share it. Happy viewing!
