Vue (Apollo) Cinema

Bad service.

I love watching films here, it is so comfy and relaxing. The 3D is really good and sound is spectacular, like I'm inside the film.

Great cinema with the greatest surround system!

Nothing much, really.

In my eyes it's a cinema just like all the rest. Seats are indeed very comfortable, but the air conditioning is awful sometimes.

The cinema itself is alright and stylish but their customer service is horrible.
When we went there to buy 2 student tickets, the cashier looked as if it was a crime to claim student discount. When we showed her our student IDs, she was obviously not pleased that our IDs were valid.
We felt very unwelcome there. But the worst was when we went to find our seats. The cashier assigned the rightmost seats to us when there was plenty of better, empty seats towards the middle of the row. 

Considering that the prices there was more expensive than for example Cineworld, we definitely won't go there again. The experience of high prices and being horribly treated is not something I would repeat.

LOVE the Apollo!

Prices are reasonable, bordering on cheap given the proximity to Leicester square (£7.50!!) and the seats are staggered vertically so you’re guaranteed to not have anyone in front of you!

Also, they’re incredibly comfy :)

The cinemas aren’t incredibly large, but the projection equipment is good, screen is good, seats are brilliant, and they even have – oh no!! there goes my waistline! – popcorn!

Beat that!

Favourite place to see movies in town. Sick of all those old places on Leicester square with old cramped uncomfortable seats and terrible audio.

At the Apollo Piccadilly circus there are no queues really nice staff, the place is so luxurious and most importantly the seats are huge, reclining and really comfy. The Sony 3D is an amazing experience. They have a bar and you can take your drinks into the screen. Lovely to have a G&T after work and watch a film. I now wouldn’t go anywhere else!

What a civilised way to visit the cinema! This definitely ranks among my favourites in London, mainly because the whole experience feels luxurious despite the reasonably priced tickets.

With comfortable seats, a pleasingly ridiculous sound system and good quality screening rooms, it's a great place to enjoy the latest blockbuster with a modicum of dignity and style - and without the hefty West End price tag.

Wonderful cinema recently renovated to include Sony 4K technology to deliver a 3D movie with less eye-strain.

ou descent down into the depths of the building to the main area before going in to one of several cinemas. As I have been here for the London Girl Geek Dinner SciFi London event as well as Toy Story 3, I know this is just an amazing cinema.

The screens are huge, the seats are comfortable and it has a wonderful atmosphere. I highly recommend going to the movies here even if you have to go out of your way to do so.

I've only been to one other cinema in the west end and I was not at all impressed, so this Apollo Cinema on Regent street was a pleasant surprise. The theatre was clean and spacious, with super comfy seating and a decent sized screen. Toy Story 3 was fantastic and watching in Sony 4k 3D, made it an especially enjoyable experience. I usually have achey eyes after watching films in 3D so I haven't been much of a fan - not until now anyway!

I wasn't so pleased with the bartender though, who was especially rude to me, but apart from that and the flashy lights, I had a great evening.

It was my first ever trip to the Apollo Cinema and it was fabulous. I was there to see Toy Story 3 in 3D and I'm still raving about it. The movie is a must-see, I even cried!

The cinema itself is gorgeous. Right near Piccadilly Circus, the Apollo cinema is the first in London to install Sony 4k resolution and RealD 3D – a new ‘eye-friendly’ way to watch 3D! Having never had a problem watching 3D, I couldn’t tell if there was a difference however the visual quality was amazing. I got completely caught up in the story.

Outside the door is rather unassuming, I’m not even sure I’ve ever noticed it before. Inside, the bar staff are friendly, the cinema is a comfortable size and the seats were big with deep cushions. I was already impressed and then I reached the toilets - very lush!

I shall definitely be going back to the Apollo again, maybe to see Eclipse!

My favourite cinemas in the West End! I stumbled upon Apollo Cinemas by accident (work event) and have been back there as much as I can since. For prices similar to say Odeon in Leicester Square, you get large comfy seats, great screen and sound and an awesome bar. And the bathrooms are actually clean! In fact am going tonight to watch Twilight - Eclipse :)

My first visit to this swish cinema was for Toy Story 3, thanks to Qype and Sony. The 4K system and Real3D specs made for a very enjoyable experience, especially since the film was great as well. The seats are incredibly comfortable - every seat has a good view and they're much wider than normal movie theatre seats. The convenient location means that next time I'm looking for a place to watch a 3D movie, this will be top of the list. Thanks to Chris for organizing!

I was there for the first time for the screening of Toy Story 3. Wonderful:
http://london.blog.qype.com/2010/07/guru-event-free-scree...

What a comfy and classy place to catch a flick! In addition to the killer location, and swish and cosy digs, Apollo Cinema is the only cinema company in the UK to install Sony 4K end-to-end 4K projection system as standard. The “quadruple resolution” splendour of Sony 4K left me eager to return to Apollo Cinema ... soon please! Who's up for a Regent Street movie night?

What a lovely cinema, and right by the tourist hell of Piccadilly Circus. I went along to the free screening of Toy Story 3 arranged by Qype and Sony to give us a glimpse of their new 4K 3D technology.

Now I struggle with 3D because I have a defective eye so my depth perception is a bit poor at the best of times so I wouldn't say I found things leaping out at me although the quality of the image was obviously very good. I liked the world cup preview footage as well (perhaps because they showed Germany thrashing the Aussies) and the SIA footage was quite cool as well.

The cinema itself has a small bar, comfy seats, and a convenient location so I can't really knock it - although I'm guessing if you had to pay for a central London film then it wouldn't come cheap.

I was lucky enough to attend a Qype event here, and extremely lucky that said event was a preview of one of the top movies of the year - Toy Story 3. The hospitality and excellent service we were shown throughout by the cinema staff made this a wonderful experience.

The cinema has a very unassuming entrance, but the lounge/bar area is clean and comfortable, with a hint of 'luxury'. This theme carries on through the loos (I honestly said "wow" when I walked in - there is a lighted mirror with a couple of stools in front of it!) and into the screen itself. The seats are well raked - very important for me being of 'short stature', comfortable, spacious and have nice wide arm rests.

The Apollo cinema chain currently boasts a hot new technology - Sony 4k resolution and RealD 3D. We were given the full technical explaination, but the main point is that the 3D is shown in such a way as to reduce eye-strain. I was particularly interested in this as me and 3D technology have never seen eye-to-eye in the past - usually it just gives me headaches and motion sickness and I give it a wide berth. I'm pleased to report that RealD 3D is a vast improvement. It's still not perfect - I could see some shadowing of the image at times, but it's come on leaps and bounds from my childhood memories of red and green plastic and cardboard glasses.

Over all, a top cinema, exellent environment and staff, but the 3D technology still has a way to go before I'm bowled over.

I liked the appearance of the cinema. It was welcoming and the staff were friendly. The movie, Toy Story 3D, was excellent. You could tell it was 3D.I especialy liked it because I could see over the person in front of me because the seats are not to tall or to short.On the overal experience I had a great time and would give it 10/10.

Chris, qype person, was friendly and knew my name.

*written by Woody, 9yr old daughter of Woodyrocks.

I attended the Toy Story 4k screening on Thursday night at the Apollo Cinema.
I had been there before to watch a Pacino movie.
It has to be the most comfy cinema experience ever! every seat is like a business class flight seat.
It reclines, it has deep cushions aka DREAM!
I like what they are doing with the 4K.
It was so clear, and the sound was great.
I went along because I love the Toy Story franchise.
Buzz and Woody never looked so real.

I think the next line of 4k movies will be immense. I hear that Tin Tin is coming back and going to be in 4k 3D.

The cinema itself has a great little bar, look first class, however one thing I will say is that if you are going to go, and don't want to spend £36 on two tickets, then go on Orange wednesday.
A normal ticket is £16.
Probably because of it's location, probably because you do get what you pay for.
But I thought it was a little pricey when I went.
Thankfully this experience was FREE thanks to Qype, so no grumbles there.

Cinemas are usually quite grubby places where you pay a fair amount to be squashed into a narrow seat with no leg room for around 2 hours.

The Apollo is a different ballpark altogether; with a modern, clean interior and super-comfortable seats with enough space for even the longest legs, this is a place where you can enjoy a movie without having to do yoga moves in order to get to your seat.

I was one of the Qypers who was invited to watch Toy Story 3 in 3D – the quality was really quite impressive and a far cry from the 3D experience I had as a kid (not that I remember too much about it but I do remember that I didn't really enjoy it).

What also sets the Apollo apart from other cinemas is the very comfy waiting area with nice sofas where you can have a pre-movie drink and, not to be forgotten, the exceptionally clean loos. I also like that fact that you can book seats in advance, i.e. you don't have to settle for seats that happen to be free and can decide beforehand exactly which seats you want.

Altogether a great experience and I look forward to the expansion of the 3D technology at the Apollo.