Joining the BFI (which I suspect is what you meant) is on my todo list
Last year's film festival was great, hope to make some of this year's too.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:22, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

There's the BFI down by the NT
but there's also the actual London Film Museum in County Hall.

The latter is good fun, but not very educmacashional really.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:24, Reply)

Oh, that one.
Always looked pretty cheap and crappy from the outside, I'll check it out if it's any good.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:32, Reply)

I enjoyed it, yeah.
But it's really a collection of props and costumes and the like, doesn't really tell you a great deal coherently.

It's fun, but don't expect to learn much.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:34, Reply)

It's more whether it's worth the money really
But will give it more consideration than I had previously.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:36, Reply)

I went with the other half
on a 2 for 1 voucher, and it was definitely worth that, but full price...

I dunno, i think most London attractions are overpriced, but you can also get 2 for 1 for most of them with a valid train ticket, so I never pay full price anyway.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:37, Reply)

I enjoyed the Eye, even for £20
and I'm trying to get round all the other touristy things at some point as it seems silly to ignore them just because I live locally, might do some in the winter though when there may be less tourists.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:53, Reply)

Yes, The Eye is fantastic
that's probably the exception to the 'not worth the money' claim.

I started to make a point of doing things about 5 years ago when I had an a American friend visiting who was shocked that I kept saying 'I don't know, I've never been' to the question 'what is so and so like?'.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:56, Reply)

Similar.
My last 2 girlfriends were Russian and German, by birth, both knew London better than I. The Tower of London is the main one I want to do but haven't yet.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:59, Reply)

That's actually still on my list.
It taunts me every day, as I use Tower Hill, so I have a daily reminder of my failure to have been in there yet.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 14:01, Reply)

I think I'll try in over the winter.
and try and interest a few friends if I can. IO wonder if any of the London B3tans would be interested, it's a fair bet they've not been either.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 14:04, Reply)

I'd be happy to, certainly.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 14:15, Reply)

I will float the idea at some point.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 21 Sep 2011, 14:34, Reply)

BFI has a room where you can access for free anything from their archives.
Its quite cool
( WormuIus, Wed 21 Sep 2011, 13:32, Reply)