If you want a cluster of high-adrenaline films that’ll get your blood pumping and your pulse racing, then check out Cineworld’s Thrill Seekers Season this summer. We put together a crop of films especially for cinema fans who love a spectacle, get their kicks from sky-high stakes and enjoy edge-of-your-seat moments the best.
This season, we’re shooting for space with sci-fi favourites. Our fantastic four are the awe-inspiring Interstellar, the devastating Armageddon, adrenaline-fuelled Edge of Tomorrow and the triumphant The Martian. Don’t miss the chance to see these blockbusters at the cinema, as they were meant to be seen – on the big screen. Click on the red booking button to secure your seat for a thrilling cinematic spectacle.
Sponsored by the very force that brings us those thrilling red arrows displays every summer, the Royal Air Force.
To whet your appetite, let’s look at some of the scenes we can’t wait to relive this summer, with tickets on sale now for showings in June and July.
Interstellar (15 June)
On a mission to find planets that humans can call their new home, NASA scientist Brand (Anne Hathaway) and NASA pilot Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) travel through space on a risky voyage.
Along the way, we see one astronaut blown to smithereens when he tries to dock his shuttle, and it explodes, causing the space station to spin. Wildly out of control and with seconds to spare, Cooper and Brand have to wrest control by aligning their shuttle with the dock and docking manually. If it doesn’t work, the mission has failed, and there’s no way back home.
Cooper does well, and the relief is huge. The plan has worked – but not without using a huge amount of fuel, which means only one of them’s going home…
And then we have the tidal wave scene, which is jaw-dropping on two counts. First, we have to get our heads around the concept of time on the Water Planet, where a single hour equals seven years on Earth. Any delay will seriously cost the mission.
Another full-body moment as a viewer is the tidal wave scene. A calm, still planet of water has what appear to be mountains in the distance. But it’s not land, it’s actually a gigantic body of water, and it’s going to annihilate Brand, unless she gets back into the spacecraft.
Seeing the ship, a dot in comparison, trying to surf the tidal wave is a white-knuckle moment we want to see again. When the craft reaches the top of the wave, it feels like the cruellest, most out-of-control rollercoaster ride ever. So stomach-churning. You’ll want to strap in in your cinema seat, but that’s not going to do it, I’m afraid. Just try and hold tight now, won’t you.
Armageddon (22 June)
In a disaster movie, the threat in Armageddon is an asteroid the size of Texas heading toward Earth. A team of ordinary deep core drillers, headed by Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis), is hired to stop the asteroid by drilling the mother of all holes and planting a nuclear bomb inside.
Harry is our hero in Armageddon; he’s leading a team of misfits to save the world, and they do the best they can. But the drilling didn’t go deep enough, and on top of that, the detonator got damaged, so someone has to stay to trigger it manually.
Harry steps in. Of course, he does; it’s Bruce Willis, and he is a hero. If he doesn’t, Earth will be wiped out – you can’t get higher stakes. A plot line with an emotional hit as big as an actual asteroid is coming, so brace yourself; this is a really big moment.
Edge of Tomorrow (29 June)
This world is invaded by aliens, and we are at war. The completely inexperienced Major William Cage (Tom Cruise) is sent, against his will, to the front line to battle the enemy, and he’s killed almost straight away. But he’s caught up in a time loop, so he wakes and lives the moment over and over. So he uses these replays to learn and train, and he survives a little longer each time.
But that first time we see him die? It’s a shock. We’re only 20 minutes into the film! The battle is utter chaos. Threat and enemy fire are coming from all angles, and, added to that, a mine is triggered, and Cage is sprayed with alien blood. Nothing prepares you for the visuals of a messy alien battlefield, and nothing shocks you like the apparent death of the reluctant hero within the first half hour. That’s why we want to relive it!
The Martian (6 July)
In Ridley Scott’s sci-fi survival film, Matt Damon is Watney, an astronaut who is on a mission to Mars and is left behind to survive on the red planet alone. When he finally makes contact with NASA, they hatch a plan to launch Watney from Mars in a pared-back spacecraft.
The vessel has to be light enough to launch, and to that end, his DIY ship looks very makeshift and ramshackle at best. Risky. And the launch itself is mind-bogglingly treacherous. From his seat of instability, he’s literally surrounded by duct tape and tarpaulin. It’s a do-or-die situation. And he might end up dying anyway…
If the thought of reliving all these moments tickles your fancy, then treat yourself to a ticket or two to one or all of these films. It’s your chance to see a blockbuster fave on the big screen again, or maybe even for the first time. And it’s definitely your opportunity to cram in as many high-octane moments as you can to satisfy your thrill-seeking self. Enjoy!
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