A week-long film marathon will begin on Friday at Omniplex cinema in Salthill, screening seven of the most requested films from Shrek to The Lord of The Rings.
The Dark Knight, Interstellar, Pulp Fiction, Back to the Future and Despicable Me make up the other films to be shown in all Omniplex cinemas across Ireland from this weekend.
The cinema chain opened voting to their MyOmniPass subscription members last month, receiving thousands of nominations.
After careful consideration, the seven most requested were shortlisted to be included.
The film marathon line-up
The Dark Knight – Friday 28 April
Christopher Nolan’s 2008 superhero smash that led to two sequels will be first up for the movie marathon. The DC comic story brought to life by Christian Bale, Gary Oldman and the late Heath Ledger scooped up 15 awards upon its release, including an Oscar for both Best Sound Editing and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Ledger’s legendary performance of the Joker.
Shrek – Saturday 29 / Sunday 30 April
Family favourite, Shrek, is up next for the film marathon. With the fifth film currently in the works, cinemagoers can catch a reminder of the goings-on in Far, Far Away, where the epic love story between Shrek and Princess Fiona (and not forgetting Donkey) all began.
Despicable Me – Saturday 29 / Sunday 30 April
2010 was the year that gave us the wide-eyed yellow menaces that we’ve come to know and love; so much so that Omniplex have decided to put them back on the big screen once again. The Universal Pictures family favourite has amassed a mass cult following of young (and not so young) Minion fans. The release of the fifth film ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ in 2022 resulted in thousands of fans showing up to cinemas across the world wearing suits, paying homage to the franchise’s main character.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Monday 1 May
The most popular request came in the form of Peter Jackson’s 2001 classic. The showing of the story of a meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions setting out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron is already sold out in many of Omniplex’s 260 sites. So if you want your chance to see it on the big screen again then book your tickets ASAP!
Pulp Fiction – Tuesday 2 May
The 1994 fan favourite tells the stories of the lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits that intertwines into four tales of violence and redemption. The all-star cast consisting of Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, and Uma Thurman among others, is clearly just as popular today as it was upon its release nearly thirty years ago, and there are few people out there that don’t hear Chuck Berry’s ‘Never Can Tell’ and automatically think of the famous dance scene between Thurman and Travolta.
Interstellar – Wednesday 3 May
Another top request to be shown again came in the form of this 2014 science fiction favourite, and the second Christopher Nolan film to be featured in the film marathon. Michael Cane and Matthew McConaughey take the lead, starring as Professor Brand and Joseph Cooper to tell the story of a team of explorers travelling through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity’s survival.
Back to the Future – Thursday 4 May
The oldest film and the last to feature in Omniplex’s week-long marathon is the 1985 epic blockbuster about 17-year-old Marty McFly who gets lost in 1955 by an accident, 30 years back in time. With the help of his friend Dr. Emmet Brown, McFly desperately tries to find his way back to the future in the year 1985. Let’s be honest, it would be odd if this cult classic wasn’t a firm favourite of the country’s film buffs!
The film marathon will take place across all Omniplex cinemas across the island of Ireland.
