Angel Has Fallen is the new blockbuster action attraction at Nu Metro cinemas in Pretoria this week. Experience it in the 4DX motion seats and feel the power of next-level live effects at Menlyn Park or, get blown away by this explosive thriller on their massive Xtreme screen with awesome 360-degree sound. The new sequel in the chart-topping movie series has special agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) wrongly accused of an assassination of the president (Morgan Freeman). A long way from Olympus, Banning is now the fugitive who must clear his name.
Afrikaans comedy fans should look out for Ander Mens (with English subtitles). Starring Bennie Fourie, Marlee van der Merwe and Frank Opperman. Quintin Krog directs this side-splitting action-comedy, with a series of unfortunate events happening to a very unfortunate and mediocre man.
Dive in for some deep sea horror with 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, as it enters a watery hell with four teen girls in a ruined underwater city.
The terrifying Pennywise the clown returns in IT: Chapter 2 – bookings are now open to see it first at Nu Metro Menlyn Park on Thursday, 5 September. See you at the movies!
Angel has fallen (16 LV)
Showing at all Nu Metro cinemas, including Mams Mall (Mamelodi)
When there is an assassination attempt on US president Allan Trumbull, his trusted confidant, Secret Service Agent Mike Banning, is wrongfully accused and taken into custody. After escaping from capture, he becomes a man on the run and must evade his own agency and outsmart the FBI in order to find the real threat to the President. Desperate to uncover the truth, Banning turns to unlikely allies to help clear his name, keep his family from harm and save the country from imminent danger.
Ander Mens (16 LNV)
Showing at Nu Metro Menlyn Park only
Daniel Niemand is the kind of dumpy little sad-sack that even flies wouldn’t care to buzz around—and that’s on a good day. But that all changes when his wife leaves him for their marriage counsellor and he unknowingly becomes integral in a high-level police ploy to capture a local crime syndicate. Welcome to the worst week in Daniel Niemand’s life.
47 Meters Down: Uncaged (13 HV)
Showing at Nu Metro Menlyn Park only
This horror-thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat in the domain of the ocean’s fiercest creatures. On the rebound after a devastating break-up, Lisa is ready for adventure while on vacation in Mexico. Still, she needs a little extra persuasion when her daring sister, Kate, suggests they go shark-diving with some locals. When their worst fears are realised and the cage breaks away from their boat, they find themselves plummeting to the bottom of the seabed, too deep to radio for help, and their oxygen supplies rapidly dwindling. They quickly find their fun outing turning into heart-stopping fear when they learn they are not alone in the submerged caves…
For showtimes, bookings, trailers and more info, please go to www.numetro.co.za or call 0861-CINEMA (246362) or, use the self-service terminals at the cinema. Follow @numetro on social media.
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