My Memories of the Safari Cinema as Rejected by the Croydon Memories Facebook Group for various rule violations like not being rosy enough...

I remember when the ABC became the Safari.  Small screen 4 was my favourite where the film was back projected somehow and if fat people sat on the seats they collapsed.

Saw Gladiator there.  Group of youths were shining a Lazer at the screen.  Eventually a mature lady strode to their seats down the back and beat the shit out of them.

Also remember the films snapping.  One of the Harry Potter films had an unintended 20 minute interval and there was much restlessness.

A particular highlight was a showing of the Blair Witch Project which provoked such a negative reaction due to it being shit that people demanded their money back with menaces.

Sticky floors, poor lighting, drug deal transactions in the dark and people bundling in the emergency exits for free ... Truly a golden era of filmed entertainment.