MoviePass

[Mr.F]

I watched Love, Simon 3 times, Phantom Thread and Call Me by Your Name 2 times each, and I loved those experiences and have zero problem with the one-time limit because I still have the option to watch up to 15 film releases a month for $10. Even of there's only 2 movies a month that interest me, it'll still be worth it.

[filmbuffTX]

I saw Rampage tonight and had to do the photo verification for the first time this evening after I got the email about it earlier today. It worked flawlessly for me. About 30 minutes ago I got a notification from the app saying, "We've made a few updates to the MoviePass app; please make sure to update before you head to the theater!"

I don't understand all the people here threatening they'll cancel because of the changes. It's only $9.95 a month at worst. So if you see ONE movie in a month it has already paid for itself. I've paid $69.65 since joining in October and have seen 27 movies with it. So I've paid $2.58 per movie. I'm sure others have seen a lot more. That's a great deal in my book.

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by Mr.F

I watched Love, Simon 3 times, Phantom Thread and Call Me by Your Name 2 times each, and I loved those experiences and have zero problem with the one-time limit because I still have the option to watch up to 15 film releases a month for $10. Even of there's only 2 movies a month that interest me, it'll still be worth it.

Didn't even know they were limiting to 15/month. Still way more than I'd ever use though.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Didn't even know they were limiting to 15/month. Still way more than I'd ever use though.

The only limit is for new subscribers: 4 a month.

Existing subs get a movie a day but that could be 10 to 20 a month due to the one viewing only restriction.

[RodChester]

Updated my app on iOS and keep getting a “Failed to retrieve subscription status” error when I try to log in. I hope this is fixed by tomorrow night. I plan on seeing something then.

[Groot]

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20...n-profit.shtml

This is from 2012, but NO REPEAT VIEWINGS, was a thing until apparently last year when they allowed it and have just stopped it. It was never part of their original offerings. So newcomers may be upset but anyone who knew about the service or had it prior to their big push last year never got repeat viewings.

[filmbuffTX]

Today my closest AMC has 24 different films playing. So it's still possible to see a new movie everyday in a month with different movies being added weekly. But, I realize that's not the case for everyone in every market.

[Mr.F]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Didn't even know they were limiting to 15/month. Still way more than I'd ever use though.

That's the about the average of movies that get released a moth. So it follows that if you can only see movies once, you'll only be able to go 15 times. Unless you live in NY and LA or have a rep theater in your city.

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by RodChester

Updated my app on iOS and keep getting a “Failed to retrieve subscription status” error when I try to log in. I hope this is fixed by tomorrow night. I plan on seeing something then.

App worked for me right now.

[Faint]

If only this thing worked at Alamo Drafthouse's. Oh well.

[atomicreplicant]

Originally Posted by Faint

If only this thing worked at Alamo Drafthouse's. Oh well.

It works at all the Alamos in my area (and ones I've been around when traveling)

[Noahishere]

I swear...if MoviePass were a wrestler right now, they’d be the biggest heel of all time. Reading the crazed hate on Twitter is incredibly entertaining! They’re getting reamed constantly. I don’t think this’ll end well...

[BigPudge]

Originally Posted by ninfan81

I know I'm in the minority but the level of entitlement that runs rampant over this app is crazy. In my neck of the woods the average primetime 2D ticket is $12 to $14. If I see one movie at night I'm breaking even for a month. The level of crying over not being able to see Truth or Dare 51 times is beyond me. I'm thrilled this thing is still up and running and cries of "Bullsh*t" from the very people who bury the service are a bit tone deaf. This is literally why we can't have nice things. Rant Over, sorry.

Im gonna try an analogy here that may bomb horrifically, so stick with me here:

This argument to me is like when people talk about Tom Brady and Deflate Gate... some people say that people who claim he cheated are dumb because the 2nd half of the game vs the colts where the balls were properly inflated, Brady played better than he did in the 1st half when they were under inflated. They use that argument to say that what he did was no big deal... but that argument was always such BS to me, because regardless of how he played in the 2nd half, the fact remains he CHEATED... and to top it off, he was a DUMB cheater, because he didnt need to cheat.

How that plays in here is: yes the service is still fine in the grand scheme of things BUT how they got ppl to sign up for it in the first place was by presenting something that after only a few short months is no longer what is being offered. So yeah, the service is still not bad, but it is NOT the service i signed up for... the hoops i have to jump through now would have been something i would not have signed up for.. they deceived the public for publicity and now they change it all up willy nilly and the average consumer, not internet message board geeks like us (myself included) will be the ones that get hosed because 1 day they use the service as they signed up for it, the next it is completely different.

So yeah, Brady is still a good QB who would have won the game most likely (although he is nowhere near as good as Joe Montana, who is the TRUE GOAT!) but that isnt the point the point is that he cheated in the first place! (Movie pass is still a fine service (for now) but what they are doing isnt right, and as a consumer of their product, i am not happy about it... and i have never abused the service, only seen the same movie twice maybe once or twice... but this is a slippery slope, how long til the service i enjoy for now is no longer worth it??)

[Noahishere]

Originally Posted by RodChester

Updated my app on iOS and keep getting a “Failed to retrieve subscription status” error when I try to log in. I hope this is fixed by tomorrow night. I plan on seeing something then.

Same thing just happened to me...signed me out automatically and now I’m screwed. Really hope to get in by tomorrow afternoon! I’m taking my daughter to see Isle of Dogs and it’ll suck if the app’s still being wack.

[cinemaphile]

Originally Posted by filmbuffTX

Today my closest AMC has 24 different films playing. So it's still possible to see a new movie everyday in a month with different movies being added weekly. But, I realize that's not the case for everyone in every market.

Must be nice my AMCs both have the same 11 movies, all but 2 of which I have already seen, and no interest in those remaining ones.

[MrSmearkase]

How much are tickets in your area?

[Faint]

Originally Posted by atomicreplicant

It works at all the Alamos in my area (and ones I've been around when traveling)

I meant like being able to buy tickets on the app. I want to pick my seats so I don’t have to buy them at the theater, so I can reserve them and show up 10 minutes before the showing. MoviePass forces you to get to the theater to reserve the seats. So, if you’re seeing a movie that’s super popular (Avengers for example) you have to go there to get tickets like days in an advance, as opposed to simply saving a trip and doing it on the Alamo App.

[filmbuffTX]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

Must be nice my AMCs both have the same 11 movies, all but 2 of which I have already seen, and no interest in those remaining ones.

Ah, well five of them are foreign language films (Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog) that I most likely wouldn't consider seeing until I had seen all of the more mainstream English language releases. Then a few smaller independent films.

Avengers: Infinity War
A Quiet Place
I Feel Pretty
Rampage
Super Troopers 2
Truth or Dare
Blockers
Ready Player One
Black Panther
Traffik
Isle of Dogs
Chappaquiddick
Tyler Perry's Acrimony
Kings
Pacific Rim Uprising
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero
DOTGA: Da One That Ghost Away
October
The Escape Of Prisoner 614
Backstabbing for Beginners
Blackmail
Cake
Baaghi 2

[Goldensuitcase]

So wait.....i can only see 4 movies a month now? Or is that just for new subscribers?

[filmbuffTX]

Originally Posted by Goldensuitcase

So wait.....i can only see 4 movies a month now? Or is that just for new subscribers?

New subscribers