To be fair, most local cinemas to me are always packed on the 'cheap' night - Orange Wednesday (for those of you not in the UK - the mobile phone operator gives you 2 for 1 on a cinema ticket for a screening on Wednesday if you text them)

But despite all the failings of the communal cinema experience that you mention - for me, it's kind of worth it just to get better sound. I've got decent THX-certified 5.1 speakers - but I've not set them up correctly, because the layout of my living room's prohibiting putting the satellites where they're meant to be. Nevermind when I have to turn the sofa 90 degrees for the projector and the left channel is now behind me.

Sometimes that's worth £6-7 each. Nevermind my fiancee feeling like it's a 'treat' lol

Last year in Leicester Square (London), I saw the godawful Beowulf movie in 3D.

Last week in Tyneside (Northern England), I saw the godawful 'My Bloody Valentine' movie in 3D.

The cinemas already seem to be getting the upgrades coming through. I just hope Hollywood gets a similar upgrade to stop churning out such garbage using 3D recording techniques.

> ultimately, keep wankers in bonuses.

There, fixed that for you.

You're right about still no copy and paste, but just FYI*, the iPhone 3G has a standard headphone socket.

(And just for pedantry - the original did too, but it was recessed by about 3mm (iirc) so a load of headphones with bulky surrounds to the actual jack plugs wouldn't fit without trimming them down.)

* /me waits for the wisecrack about the 90s calling and wanting their abbreviation back...