Shenzhen for the cinema (no really) [from Hong Kong]
Feb 12, 2019, 10:09 am
#1
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Shenzhen for the cinema (no really) [from Hong Kong]
Heading to HKG this weekend and I want to catch a movie that isn't on release in HKG. (total lack of speaking the language may be a slight issue in the cinema but what the heck)
Anyone done a day trip over the border to go to the cinema and have any advice? I'm guessing a shopping day-trip will get me to the right place and I only need a couple of hours, assuming I can find the cinema.
Thanks team!
Anyone done a day trip over the border to go to the cinema and have any advice? I'm guessing a shopping day-trip will get me to the right place and I only need a couple of hours, assuming I can find the cinema.
Thanks team!
Feb 12, 2019, 12:19 pm
#3
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: HKG / DUB / YYZ
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What movie are you looking for lol
It depends on which port of entry you're using:-
from Lo Wu, there's an imax in KK Mall near Grand Theatre station
from Lok Ma Chau, try Coco Park
from Shenzhen Bay, try Coastal City
if you can read Chinese, download "Dianping" for cheaper tickets and reviews.
It depends on which port of entry you're using:-
from Lo Wu, there's an imax in KK Mall near Grand Theatre station
from Lok Ma Chau, try Coco Park
from Shenzhen Bay, try Coastal City
if you can read Chinese, download "Dianping" for cheaper tickets and reviews.
Feb 12, 2019, 2:44 pm
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What movie are you looking for lol
It depends on which port of entry you're using:-
from Lo Wu, there's an imax in KK Mall near Grand Theatre station
from Lok Ma Chau, try Coco Park
from Shenzhen Bay, try Coastal City
if you can read Chinese, download "Dianping" for cheaper tickets and reviews.
It depends on which port of entry you're using:-
from Lo Wu, there's an imax in KK Mall near Grand Theatre station
from Lok Ma Chau, try Coco Park
from Shenzhen Bay, try Coastal City
if you can read Chinese, download "Dianping" for cheaper tickets and reviews.
And no I don't have a visa for mainland China which is why I was thinking a "shopping day trip" or similar...
Feb 12, 2019, 4:23 pm
#5
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You still need a visa, even for shopping. It says your location is UK, presumably a UK citizen which means you are eligible for the border visa. However, it does cost quite a bit if you are a UK citizen. It also means your border crossing time will be longer.
Feb 12, 2019, 11:20 pm
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and you can only enter from Lo Wu (rail) or Huanggang (bus) port - both have metro connections on the other side
Feb 18, 2019, 9:33 am
#8
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It is a Chinese movie so not censored in that sense. I saw it in Montreal last week, so I am surprised that it is not showing in HK. Not that good. Maybe it is not my style of movie.
Feb 18, 2019, 8:25 pm
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I live in Shenzhen and exclusively go to the cinema at the two cinemas in Fanling, NT. I just cannot be bothered to try to get tickets for the correct movie here.
If you've got a British passport then you can get the Shenzhen visa at the border. If it's a new passport then bring your old one too. And the HK immigration slip. I've had visitors asked for these items at Louhu border. Process is very straightforward though. There are machines to take the required official photo receipt for free. And your food and drink for the day will be between one quarter and one third of the cost of HK and better quality.
If you've got a British passport then you can get the Shenzhen visa at the border. If it's a new passport then bring your old one too. And the HK immigration slip. I've had visitors asked for these items at Louhu border. Process is very straightforward though. There are machines to take the required official photo receipt for free. And your food and drink for the day will be between one quarter and one third of the cost of HK and better quality.
Last edited by ftrichard; Feb 19, 2019 at 1:50 am
Feb 19, 2019, 10:15 am
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Saw it in Boston last week. Probably a great leap forward for China in terms of CGI effects but the story line, to me, wasn't engaging. I moved away from global disaster movies after Independence Day (1996) and its run of predecessors. Maybe there were cultural elements of the story that I couldn't relate to or the subtitles (which fly by very quickly) were distractions and poor translations. In any case, rather than feeling nail biting suspense or emotional attachment to the characters I was a passive spectator.
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Feb 19, 2019, 5:41 pm
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Saw it in Boston last week. Probably a great leap forward for China in terms of CGI effects but the story line, to me, wasn't engaging. I moved away from global disaster movies after Independence Day (1996) and its run of predecessors. Maybe there were cultural elements of the story that I couldn't relate to or the subtitles (which fly by very quickly) were distractions and poor translations. In any case, rather than feeling nail biting suspense or emotional attachment to the characters I was a passive spectator.