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Woman falls down flight of stairs because of poor lighting in cinema

After falling down inside a Golden Village cinema and injuring her knee, STOMPer googoo1new hopes they will consider installing a lighting system on the steps inside their theatres to help moviegoers find their way around.

The STOMPer had fell down a flight of steps during a recent movie screening there as she could not see the steps in the dark theatre.

STOMPer googoo1new wrote:

"I went to watch The Dark Knight Rises with my husband and some friends in Golden Village's (GV) Cinema 6 at Great World City at 8.30pm last Sunday (Jul 26).

"As soon as I entered the cinema, the lighting was too dark and I could not figure out where the steps were.

"As a result, the right side of my high heel shoes, which I have wore at least 100 times, got caught on the top of the staircase.

"I rolled down the stairs, and landed hard on my right knee.

"Though my husband turned back in time to pull me up, I still got a very unsightly cut on my right knee.

"The medical bill to have my injury looked at in Mount Elizabeth Hospital's 24-hours walk-in clinic amounted to a total of $123.99.

"My male friend also complained of the dark lighting in the cinema after he nearly fell as he could not figure out where the steps weer also.

"It would be most appreciated if GV can consider following the example of Cathay Cineplexes and install some lighting on the floor, and to only dim it maybe completely when the movie is showing.

"This is so as to minimize mishaps such as mine from happening in the near future."

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Decoder19 said   on 30 Aug, 2012   Report as offensive  
Thats why I avoid going to GV that much. The lighting is not really there and their seats are way too dirty and cramped up and ticket prices way too high.. Cathay is better with comfortable seats..And a fall is no joke because it can become worse...I hate GV too..and i don't go before the commercials either..no reason to...they had better do something about their lighting and seating if not they are going to lose customer like me..its been months since i went to gv
charlemagne said   on 17 Aug, 2012   Report as offensive  
yeah some gv do not have lights and sometimes it cause e to almost trip
shinshirox said   on 17 Aug, 2012   Report as offensive  
Fking dumb still wanna talk so much. You cannot see clearly in the dark because the fuking show already started. If you had been there early the lights would have been on. So don't blame GV for poor lighting or whatever crap that you mentioned. Dun like darkness? then dun go cinema.
mrjustice said   on 14 Aug, 2012   Report as offensive  
A good lesson to learn. Be punctual before the commercial starts. This is an isolated case by its own.
failenglsih said   on 13 Aug, 2012   Report as offensive  
so fummy
CikaroMarlboro said   on 12 Aug, 2012   Report as offensive  
googoo1new said on 3 Aug, 2012 Report as offensive
Hi CikaroMarlboro,

For your info., the cut photo was taken three days after the fall, on Wednesday. I did wait for a few days before going to see doctor, as I felt not right by then. Luckily, I went to see the Dr, as the A & E Dr said that if I delay my treatment for a few more days, I will definitely get an infection. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah LOL. thousands of others go to the cinema. we can only see your story here. and if you went to a non-private hospital, you might've got away cheaper. oh, you're welcome for the advice (:
googoo1new said   on 6 Aug, 2012   Report as offensive  
Hi FunkyBacon,

What I told foxy_sky is that if not for my husband turning back in time to pull me up, I would have rolled down the stairs for sure.
googoo1new said   on 6 Aug, 2012   Report as offensive  
Well, I am not trying to prove anything by posting this article, just want the GV cinemas to be aware that such an incident did happen, and so they would do something about it. Now they have partially compensated me on goodwill basis, I am going to take the topic lying down.