MoviePass.com

[Hugh R]

$9.95/person/month for unlimited movies in many theaters, works well for us. Just signed up and watched Ocean's 8 with the wifey. No affiliation, see how long it will last. The trades say they are way undercapitalized, but its a monthly subscription.

[A930Rocket]

We’re trying it for one person now.

We want to use it more, but we can’t find movies we want to see.

Now, if they had something for the snack bar, that would be the shizzle!

I can’t believe it costs $25 for s large sprite and bucket of popcorn

[biosurfer1]

They removed the unlimited pass about a month or so back and everyone thought that was the end of that, but they brought it back a couple weeks later so something must be working.

Where was this back in my college days and I lived across the street from the theater!?!

[island911]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

$9.95/person/month for unlimited movies in many theaters, works well for us. Just signed up and watched Ocean's 8 with the wifey. No affiliation, see how long it will last. The trades say they are way undercapitalized, but its a monthly subscription.

$240/year . . . pass. Altho, for the homelss around here...

[Hugh R]

$240/year, yeah if you don't go to movies. I'm retired, if we go to a movie once a month, I'm ahead. Today's movie was $13 for a matinee, $9.95/person/month, I'm already ahead.

[Tervuren]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

$240/year, yeah if you don't go to movies. I'm retired, if we go to a movie once a month, I'm ahead. Today's movie was $13 for a matinee, $9.95/person/month, I'm already ahead.

The company is losing money in an attempt to become a bigger player, then negotiate from a position of market share.

It is sort of a get it while you can deal, they may go under.

Movies are just not my thing. I think I've been to four public showings in my life time, and one private showing.

(The Dark Knight, Wall-E, Narnia, Pirates of the Caribbean 3 and not in that order.)

Private showing was Le Mans with Steve McQueen, wouldn't have missed that.

[badcar]

Check out this conversation...interesting that they presently account for 6% of sales....yet may be out of business soon.

https://www.l2inc.com/daily-insights/winners-and-losers/will-moviepass-survive?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=winners-losers&utm_campaign=email

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

$240/year, yeah if you don't go to movies. I'm retired, if we go to a movie once a month, I'm ahead. Today's movie was $13 for a matinee, $9.95/person/month, I'm already ahead.

Geezer voice: Why back in my day we went to the Saturday morning movie and it was 25 cents for entry, and another 25 cents for popcorn and candy and a large Coke. We got a news-reel, cartoon, a serial, previews, and finally a full length movie. We would ride our bikes to the theater and just leave them on the side of the theater, unlocked and they were always there when we were ready to ride home. End Geezer voice.

Yes, really. San Marcos, Texas 1963-1964. Leave it to Beaver was our lifestyle.

[spuggy]

Originally Posted by NotaBRG

How do you get tickets and can it be shared? ie, if i have 2 tickets can 2 kids go one weekend and my wife and I another?

I tried to go to the site and got a big red screen telling me to refresh.

Apply for the card. Takes less than a week, although they quote longer. You need a phone per card, because you can only checkin via the app, and only one card per app.

You need to be <100 yards from the theatre to checkin (some apparently support e-Reservations to book seats, none of the ones local to me do).

Once checked-in to the showing you want, go inside to the self-service line (if applicable), select your seat (if applicable), pay for it with the debit card. Proceed as normal.

A recent restriction is that you can't see the same movie more than once.

Even one movie a week adds up pretty fast - the one with swanky Dolby whizz-bang sound and electric recliner seats here is $14 a pop.

And I pretty much can't get away from the stench of the skanky fake popcorn "butter" fast enough, so no-one is making much from me on sodas/snacks.

[widebody911]

...and it's gone: https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/31/17634508/moviepass-price-increase-limited-first-run-movie-access

Parent company share price goes from a high of $9700+ to .25 https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/hmny

[Tervuren]

The problem is no matter how large of a user base they built; a great deal of that user base would leave if they changed front end costs or front end access.

The fall is brought about sooner in that people have better ways to invest their capital than growing a phantom in hopes it materializes. In times of weak interest rates it is easier to keep raising stupid capital.

[Don Ro]

Just heard this AM that they've jacked their price to $15.

^^^
Ooops , just read.

[john70t]

"First-run movies will only be viewable on a limited basis during the first two weeks of release, unless the company has a promotional deal with a given film. This is in addition to the already-announced plan to implement surge pricing for popular movies, which users have noted in practice has meant virtually all movies, regardless of ticket demand."

Wut?

To find out if a movie qualifies for your Moviepass:
Take the third letter of the title and turn it into alphanumeric, multiple that by pi (don't round off), add fifteen, consider what day of the week that falls under, match up the letter to the internet database run by Chuck not Frank, and if it is divisible by 13 you are okay with watching it as long as you purchase at least $25 concessions per person and its a matinee.

[Steve Carlton]

Recently tried to use them and they wanted $4 instead of nothing. Just pulled up at 6:30 on a Wednesday and zero movies are available through them at a 17 screen theater that I normally go to. There might be much value to this anymore.

[A930Rocket]

I dropped our subscription last Friday when I heard their payment system was down.

We’re not going enough to justify it.

[Steve Carlton]

The last couple of times I tried to use it there wasn't a single movie offered, so I paid for a regular ticket and canceled my subscription in the app while waiting for the movie to start. It went through quickly and easily, and I was informed that I couldn't join again for 9 months. Ha! That company won't be around for 9 days.

Trying https://www.sinemia.com/ now. $14.99 for 3 movies per month. Even with the $19.99 activation, still well worth it in the long run. F MoviePass.

[legion]

I got mine years ago.

[widebody911]

Looks like they're just about done for...

https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/moviepass-subscribers-loss-crater-225000-1203192468/