Accessible Odeon

In a cinema far far away, in a time not so long ago, we managed to find time to watch the new Star Wars movie. It was at the Birmingham Odeon; a city that we've not had the best of experiences when it comes to watching movies. And today was no exception, the wheelchair lift was out of order. It was also quite pricey, a ticket costs over £10. We had to be shown round to the back of the building so that we could use their back-up ramp through the fire exit. On the plus side, the entrance was at the back of the building, which meant that we got to sit in the premium seats (perhaps this was why it was so expensive but it wasn't made clear) as these were the seats closest to the wheelchair space. But on the negative side, I could not get comfortable no matter how hard I tried. Whether it was because I'd done a fair bit of sitting down that day I wasn't sure. I just found it odd as id been doing a lot of walking and pushing as well. But it was convenient to come out of the cinema to find our guide waiting for us, and he'd even managed to get the car park barrier unlocked so we didn't have to negotiate the cobbly patch of hill on the side.