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UP's Cineplex reopens March 9; Black Panther to be shown!
Speaking exclusively to Virgin Islands News Online today, February 24, 2018, proprietor of UP's Cineplex Mr Elton S. Leonard said a few of the cinemas will be reopened while repairs continue on the others as well to other parts of the building.
Patrons to the movie Black Panther, which has caught the world by storm, and 50 Shades of Grey, will be greeted with "some wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres served,” stated Mr Leonard, who added that some popular movies already released, such as “Star Wars, Thor and a few others”, will be shown at dates to be announced.
The movie Black Panther has been a hit worldwide and, according to the CNBS news site in an article published yesterday February 23, 2018, the movie has “hauled in half a billion dollars at the global box office just one week after debuting in US theatres.”
Persons here in the Virgin Islands wanting to catch the hype of the movie had to travel overseas to do so but come March 9, 2018 that will no longer be the case.
UP's building was battered by hurricanes
Though the premiere date is set, works continue on the Cineplex. The passage of the two hurricanes in September 2017 did not spare the building, which suffered extensive damages.
Mr Leonard explained that the entire ballroom area on the top floor of the building was destroyed. The bowling alley and the club downstairs was flooded and received a lot of water damage. "All the levels of the Cinemas, all the lobbies were destroyed a bit. On the ground, first second and third lobbies, all were damaged. The ceilings and all the décor that we had in most of them get destroyed.”
He further added, “We are just going to be opening the Cinemas only for now, and then we have a few new things that we are going to be introducing a little later down before the summer, entertainment wise.”
The hype generated for the movie Black Panther and the many persons desiring to see it motivated Mr Leonard to put a system in place so that persons can have their 'Movie fix' while repairs continue. Patrons will have four days of theatre time while the other three will be used for repairs to the building.
The cinemas on floor Number 1 and some on floor Number 2 will be re-opened. "We have to shut off basically all the damage that we are working on. We are working on repairs but, due to the fact that most people want to see this movie, we are going to be showing the movies from Thursday to Sunday for now until we finish all the repairs throughout the building. So the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday basically we will be doing a lot of repairs and then on weekends we are going to show movies."
Many persons no doubt will welcome the reopening of the cinemas as a safe and positive form of entertainment in the community and the coinvenience of not having to travel overseas to find out what the hype with Black Panther is all about.
And with cable TV still down and internet speeds painfully slow, the reopening of UP's Cineplex will be a major relief for residents and even visitors.
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31 Responses to “UP's Cineplex reopens March 9; Black Panther to be shown!”
morality, positive messages. How about some good movies that make people think about bigger life other than sex and violence?
U must be wh**e n mad lol
Black mould leads to serious health issues.
Can he team up with pier park or somewhere to get a larger audience and make a great event out of Black Panther?
I am sure all of the community is interested but not everyone is ready to go back to UPs building, particularly with the violence going on outside it and prior problems.