Nearly another Riot at Rex Theatre by Foreign Workers last night - Is PM aware?

[lianbeng]

lianbeng still remembers Rex Cinema used to show blockbuster movies leh!

 

[Microsoft]

 

[laksaboy]

lianbeng still remembers Rex Cinema used to show blockbuster movies leh!

I remember Yangtze used to show cockbuster movies. It was a cool and hip place to be, there was even a Burger King there.

 

[DollarsNoSense]

Luckily the movie is cancelled, or else u will see this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpvtxQmHudo

or this would happen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7ho3Bcl9fI

 

[我爸是李肛=Ass Loong]

one more ah neh riot today want burn cinema

http://www.themalaymailonline.com/w...ttle-india-after-move-cancellation-irks-crowd


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File photo shows police detaining men following a riot in Singapore's Little India district, late December 8, 2013. — Reuters pic
SINGAPORE, Jan 10 — The police were called in last night after some members of a crowd of more than 100 — mostly foreign workers — got agitated when a movie premiere at REX Cinemas was cancelled at the last minute.

At least 10 police officers were seen controlling the crowd, as confusion reigned and frustration boiled over for some, who had queued for hours to catch the Tamil movie Veeram.

Construction worker T Shanmugam said he took leave to queue for the tickets and had made less money because he did not work. He said he had been queuing for 12 hours, from 6am yesterday. Another moviegoer, who only wanted to be known as Mr Seareavan, said he had been queuing from 10am to 6pm to buy the tickets.


The cinema had sold tickets for a 9pm and a 12.15am screening, but the staff at the cinema said they did not receive the digital password from India to air the movie.

At about 10.40pm, an employee from REX Cinemas told disappointed moviegoers that the screening was cancelled and that there would be three movie timings today — 11am, 6pm and midnight — which they could choose from, or they could also opt for a refund. “They got angry, but it’s not our fault,” said Mr Santhirasgarn, a REX Cinemas representative.

A police spokesperson said it received a call at about 9.02pm and that officers who arrived at the scene advised the parties involved — affected viewers and company staff — accordingly. “The company managed to resolve the matter amicably with the affected viewers. The viewers left the place thereafter. No incident was reported and no further police assistance was required,” she said. — Today

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[Microsoft]

Remembered watching Deathship in Rex Cinema in 1982.

I watched Earthquake in Cinema as a child too.

De foto r shot in 1975...tats 39 yrs ago...the lady in front shd b a granny now...de 2 young man holding file in their hand most likely collected their cpf...and de beggar quite likely to up lorry...haizz...how time fly...

 

[johnny333]

Remembered watching Deathship in Rex Cinema in 1982.

I watched Earthquake in Cinema as a child too.

As a school boy I would pass Rex theatre on the way home. I would often have the chendol sold ay the corner stall in the alley beside the cinema. It was only 20 cts. Sometimes I would go the indian shop on the other side & have for a strawberry milkshake.

 

[steffychun]

Prepare for another Ho Ching and lover visit police!

 

[Cestbon]

A crowd of more than 100 people, mostly foreign workers, refused to leave Rex Cinemas at Mackenzie Road, after the theatre cancelled the premiere of a movie on Thursday night.

The police were called in after some in the crowd apparently began shouting at cinema staff when screenings of the Tamil movie, Veeram, was abruptly cancelled. They had lined up for more than six hours.

Three police cars and about 10 police officers were at the scene, but no arrests were made.

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/crowd-100-refused-leave-rex-cinema-after-movie-premiere-was-cancelled-

Stupid cheap skate management.
If I were in Charge/owner.
I will refund all the ticket and give those free one movie pass to those affected can be claim within one month period for all movie screening within that month.

 

[JohnnyRico]

so ban alcohol sales?

 

[blindswordsman]

very lucky those ah nehs did not set fire to the cinema like they did back home when setting fire to funeral pyre. Why this Govt allowed such FTsh to behave like master of this country? Isn't such gathering considered illegal assembly?

 

[streetsmart73]

Where is the ang chia?

hi there


1. meng, don't need one.
2. just conduct one open-air yoga mah.

 

[Lee_cunt_yew]

celebrate the third Ah Neh Riot hahaha

Movies to be banned in Serangoon


http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/movie-mad-150-angry-patrons-left-stranded-outside-rex-cinema


Movie mad: 150 angry patrons left stranded outside Rex Cinema



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A large group of foreign workers refused to leave the compounds of Rex Cinema after the cinema cancelled a show.
Ronald Loh
The New Paper
Sunday, Jan 12, 2014
A group of about 150 angry patrons were left stranded outside Rex Cinema after a movie premiere was abruptly cancelled last night. The movie, Veeram, popular among its Tamil fans, was slated for a 9pm screening last night.

Patrons had queued from as early as 9am to buy tickets.

One of them was Indian national Khatik, 26, a construction worker, who had taken leave yesterday and joined the queue. "We are angry that we spent the whole day and didn't get to see the movie. We've been waiting about four months for it," he said.

When The New Paper visited the cinema at about 11pm yesterday, about four police cars and 10 officers were at the scene.

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The owner of Rex Cinema, who only wanted to be known as Mr Kumar, said there was a hiccup between the cinema and the show's producers.

"We will now try to give our customers refunds or change their tickets for tomorrow's screening," he said. Police said they received a call at about 9pm requesting assistance.

The parties involved were advised accordingly and the company managed to resolve the matter amicably with the affected viewers. No incident was reported and no further police assistance was required

 

[xebay11]

Re: celebrate the third Ah Neh Riot hahaha

Just get the damned DVD from JB as soon as it's released, what's the fuss?

 

[Ash007]

Re: celebrate the third Ah Neh Riot hahaha

They have rioted for far less. Its lucky that this did not go into a full blown riot like before.

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Malaysian_fans_riot_at_delayed_opening_of_Indian_film

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Angry fans of popular Indian film actor Rajinikanth rioted in 10 cinemas in Malaysia after the release of the actor's latest movie was delayed by technical problems.
The release of Sivaji: The Boss was supposed to occur simultaneously across southern India and Tamil-speaking parts of Malaysia on Thursday. But not enough prints of the film were available, so cinemas in Malaysia had to resort to trying to screen digital versions of the movie on equipment they were unfamiliar with, which led to the delays and glitches. Fans found the situation unacceptable.
According to a report in today's New Straits Times, the worst-hit in the mayhem was the Sri Intan Theatre in Klang, in Selangor state. Patrons had started lining up at 4 p.m. local time (0800 GMT), and waited five hours for the show to start.

The Coliseum Cinema in Kuala Lumpur.
Image: Two hundred percent.
Due to technical problems, it started late at 10:30 p.m., with tickets for both the 9 p.m. and midnight shows fully booked. Then, halfway through the film, at around 11:30 p.m., the screening was halted due to "technical problems", according to the cinema manager, and could not be fixed.
The management announced that the show had to be cancelled and offered to refund the ticket money, but then the crowd became unhinged. Glass displays, lights and speakers were smashed. The screen and curtains were torn. Chairs were ripped apart, and wood panelling damaged. According to another local daily, The Star, angry fans even briefly set fire to the building, but it was quickly extinguished by cinema staff.
The Sri Intan has suspended screenings while repairs are made. Damage is been estimated at 70,000 Malaysian ringgit (about US$20,000).
In Ipoh, about 125 miles (200 kilometres) north of Kuala Lumpur, police were summoned to control unruly crowds at the Sri Kinta cinema. A cinema manager was beaten by irate fans, and he was taken to the hospital with head injuries that required stitches.
Police were also called in at a cinema Penang, where patrons banged on ticket counters, demanding refunds and that the movie be shown. The first showing finally got under way after a three-hour delay.
Fistfights broke out at a cinema in Rawang, where fans threw bottles and smashed glass cases.
In Kuala Lumpur, the venerable Coliseum Theatre also had an unruly crowd.
"People grew impatient and started pushing, resulting in a broken glass panel at the counter. We only got the movie at 4:30 p.m. and started selling the tickets at 4:45 p.m.," theater owner Chua Seong Siew was quoted as saying in the New Straits Times.
The movie distributor said the delay was due to not enough prints of the film being sent from AVM, the Chennai-based production company.
"Rain and delay in getting the digital password from India for security reasons to beat piracy were the primary reasons for the delay and cancellations. Because of the rain, our delivery was affected and as a result, there was a delay in the screening of the movie," S. Vel Paari, head of distributor Pyramid Saimira Theatre Chain, was quoted as saying by The Star.
Paari said he had ordered 53 copies of the film, but only got 42.
"The remaining 11 prints had to be downloaded through the Internet," he explained to The Star.
The film, Sivaji: The Boss, is a 185-minute cavalcade of action, romance and song-and-dance numbers, starring Rajinikanth, one of the most popular stars of Tamil cinema, which is also known as "Kollywood", the second-largest of the Indian film industry after the Hindi-language "Bollywood". Budgeted at US$15 million, which is huge by Indian-industry standards, the film is said to be the most expensive yet made in India.
The film's flamboyant 57-year-old star, Rajnikanth, has a cult-like following in Tamil-speaking southern India, and tickets to the film have been sold out for weeks.
In Malaysia, about 10 percent of the population of 26 million are ethnic Indians, most of them Tamil.

 

[Froggy]

They lined up for 6 hours to see this.


[video=youtube;p_EnfeUdYA4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_EnfeUdYA4[/video]

Thank you laksaboy. Now I know why riot:

Have handsome men


Have pretty lady


I will go catch also