FILM lovers and super hero fan descended in hoards to Basildon’s Cineworld for the midnight showing of the latest Avengers film... but were met with a sticky screening due to a lack of air conditioning.

Echo:

The cinema put on a bumper package for fans, with Avengers Infinity War screened in the evening, followed by the final instalment of the series, Avengers: Endgame, shown at midnight.

Fans took to social media praising the film, but were far from impressed with the cinema itself.

Moviegoers pointed out the screening left them slightly sticky with the air conditioning apparently broken and temperatures rising to uncomfortable levels during the films.

Despite the frustrations, many fans said the film was so good a degree of being uncomfortable was acceptable.

James Munro tweeted: “Saw Avengers: Endgame last night at Cineworld Basildon, Festival Leisure park.

“The film was amazing, words can’t describe how good it was, only issue, it was so hot in the cinema it became really uncomfortable - Cineworld crank up the air con this weekend”

Twitter account Natalie 10000 added: “Basildon screen 12 tonight was absolutely unbearable.

“Really took away from the enjoyment of the double bill. 8.30pm to 3am in ridiculous heat. Staff lied and said it’d be sorted but it wasn’t. Great film, but overall awful experience.”

Leanna McPherson voiced her frustrations at a lack of apology as well.

She posted: “Gosh just got home from Avengers: Endgame.

“Absolutely melting as no air con in Basildon imax despite staff saying they would sort it.

“No apology either. It was like a sauna for seven hours.”

Many admitted it had been a great night, but the air conditioning issue was a bit of a dampener on proceedings.

Terry Greene said: “@cineworld thanks for a good night but seriously something needs to be done about screen 12 in Basildon.

“Everyone was drenched in sweat coming out of there and nothing was done about the heat during the break. Six and half hours in that heat was a killer.”

Paula Burman added: “@cineworld Omg! It was hotter than the pits of hell in the Imax at Basildon tonight.

“Avengers double bill, any other film I would have left. My shirt was stuck to me when I left.

“Sort out the air conditioning guys.”

Lewis Taylor added: “Spoken to the staff at Basildon and no progress with the AC.

“It’s honestly unbearable.

“This is genuinely an awful experience.

Not even being offered water to help cool down.”

Cineworld failed to respond to requests for details from the Echo about the number of sell out shows and the lack of air conditioning.