OT: MoviePass

[CrookedLetta4Eva]

I’ve had MoviePass since September and I love it. 10 bucks a month, one movie per day in any theater.

They just changed their TOS, you can’t see the same movie more than once. They also rolled out a new plan for new subscribers, you get 4 movies per month and unlimited iHeartRadio access. Seems like the unlimited plan is gone for good.

Will say the Pack? Will MoviePass survive these changes?
For me, I would continue to pay the 10 bucks, even if they swapped me to the 4 movie per month plan.

 

[JoMo MoJo]

My wife got it months ago and I can’t understand how the thing makes money.

 

[The Fatboy]

Movie Pass must be buying tickets from theatre chains for pennies on the dollar and them reselling them as package subscriptions. Its the only way they can be making money.

 

[Xenomorph]

I've had it since November. Two weeks ago I stuck with it after having to upload a photo of my ticket stub. Then this morning I had to update the app to continue AFTER a ticket purchase... Can't update the app because I need to free up some storage on my phone because their new and improved app doesn't support my old iOS.. so now I'm in violation of the new TOS because I can't upload a photo.

Got a threatening email at lunch saying if I use the service again without uploading a photo I would receive a lifetime ban.

An hour later I read on Reddit about the new one-time-per-movie BS.

I canceled my subscription about 3pm.

It was good while it lasted.

 

[johnson86-1]

I’ve had MoviePass since September and I love it. 10 bucks a month, one movie per day in any theater.

They just changed their TOS, you can’t see the same movie more than once. They also rolled out a new plan for new subscribers, you get 4 movies per month and unlimited iHeartRadio access. Seems like the unlimited plan is gone for good.

Will say the Pack? Will MoviePass survive these changes?
For me, I would continue to pay the 10 bucks, even if they swapped me to the 4 movie per month plan.

Still seems like a good deal if you like movies. I'm not sure I'd want to see more than 4 movies a month anyway. If I didn't have kids, I could probably do a movie night each week and feel like for $2.50 a movie, that would be a solid deal.

 

[JoMo MoJo]

Hollywood has only made about 4 movies in the last 5 years that are worth watching. I can’t see how she enjoys freezing to death for 2 hours once a week to watch the garbage that should have gone straight to DVD.

 

[Xenomorph]

What are the names of those 4?

 

[LTblows]

Movies just aren’t your thing then. You probably didn’t need to respond to this thread.

 

[LTblows]

No, they pay the full price of the ticket. They make money offf selling the user data.

 

[JoMo MoJo]

Last Jedi
The Force Awakens
Zero Dark Thirty
Inglorious Bastards

 

[LawDawg97]

2 of those were more than 5 years ago

Last Jedi
The Force Awakens
Zero Dark Thirty
Inglorious Bastards

And I’m a Star Wars fan but TFA and TLJ are not even in the top 10 in the last 5 years. Rogue One was better than both.

Check out Sicario, Hell or High Water or Wind River. Those are damn good movies.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

Last Jedi
The Force Awakens
Zero Dark Thirty
Inglorious Bastards

You forgot Rogue One and the Lego Movie

 

[CrookedLetta4Eva]

I've had it since November. Two weeks ago I stuck with it after having to upload a photo of my ticket stub. Then this morning I had to update the app to continue AFTER a ticket purchase... Can't update the app because I need to free up some storage on my phone because their new and improved app doesn't support my old iOS.. so now I'm in violation of the new TOS because I can't upload a photo.

Got a threatening email at lunch saying if I use the service again without uploading a photo I would receive a lifetime ban.

An hour later I read on Reddit about the new one-time-per-movie BS.

I canceled my subscription about 3pm.

It was good while it lasted.

Even through all of that, I will stick with it. I think there needs to be limits to be profitable. The full buffet model was too good to sustain.

 

[DAWG61]

I’ve had MoviePass since September and I love it. 10 bucks a month, one movie per day in any theater.

They just changed their TOS, you can’t see the same movie more than once. They also rolled out a new plan for new subscribers, you get 4 movies per month and unlimited iHeartRadio access. Seems like the unlimited plan is gone for good.

Will say the Pack? Will MoviePass survive these changes?
For me, I would continue to pay the 10 bucks, even if they swapped me to the 4 movie per month plan.

I was gifted a MoviePass as a Christmas present and have been loving it but ran into a new problem today. It forced me to update the app and when I went to log in it said it can't find my subscription. I still have 3 months left maybe 2 from the prepaid subscription I was gifted. I have been reading over their twitter comments and it sounds like I am about to get 17ed outta the last 2-3 months because apparently their customer service is basically non-existent. I have a feeling they will switch my prepaid plan from the 1 movie a day deal to this new ******** of only 4 a month. They are also going to force me to take a picture of my ticket stub every time to verify and they have taken away the option to see the same movie more than once apparently. They are getting raked over the coals for switching everyone's TOS. MoviePass went from being totally awesome a couple days ago to being seriously shady overnight it appears which sucks. Hopefully they will fix pissing off everyone. Maybe they want to piss off everyone because they got way too popular too fast idk. I don't think they can legally sell the user data without the user's knowledge. I haven't figured out how they are making money yet but I think they get paid by the movie studios for some of the movies they feature through promotions/emails. Maybe Coke is also paying them to get people in the theaters so they will buy soft drinks. Somebody is paying them to get bodies into the theaters and it might be that way too many people are using it so they need to piss off some people for a bit to get it to calm down.

 

[PBRME]

What they were expecting was this to turn into a gym membership. You go at first. Then you stop going, and continue paying for it.

 

[The Peeper]

Yep they prey upon users like me, the last time I went into a movie theater was 2007.

 

[Walter White.sixpack]

I can’t see how she enjoys freezing to death for 2 hours once a week to watch the garbage that should have gone straight to DVD.

With your bright, sunny attitude I can't see why she doesn't want to spend more time at home with you.**

 

[Joe Schmedlap]

It freaking sucks that they can change the rules after someone has already purchased a year’s subscription. Change the rules for new customers but don’t screw the existing ones. I won’t renew.

 

[VegasDawg13]

No, they pay the full price of the ticket. They make money offf selling the user data.

My understanding is that they don't make money. They've been burning through VC money since they started.

 

[HumpDawgy]

I can't think of more than 2 movies released this year that I would want to go to the theatre to see.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

This might be my own fault for not doing proper research, but the last 4-5 times I paid to watch a movie in the theater was an absolute waste of time and money. The only good movies that come out anymore are Sci-Fi and animated series type movies. I'm not a big fan of either of those so you won't see me in theaters too often.

I prefer Netflix or Amazon Prime series on my couch. In my opinion, less and less good movies come out every year.

 

[Cary Hudson's little bro]

Check out Sicario, Hell or High Water or Wind River. Those are damn good movies.

Wind River was shockingly great. I don't remember it being at the theater, but watched it on netflix recently. Thought about it for days afterward.

 

[Hump4Hoops]

As someone who loves sci-fi and comic books, I'm living in a golden age.

I go to the movies way more than I ever did before Marvel took over the box office.

 

[AusTexDawg]

Even through all of that, I will stick with it. I think there needs to be limits to be profitable. The full buffet model was too good to sustain.

I think their idea was that they would sell user data to make up for what they were paying movie theaters and eventually partner with theaters and/or studios to steer users toward certain movies; however, they tend to approach people with strong-arm tactics up front. They tried strong-arming some theater chains into sharing concession and/or ticket revenue with them for their customers and I don't think it worked out for them. When I heard about MoviePass, I was an earlier adopter than I otherwise would've been because it seemed unsustainable. I go to the movies at least twice a month, so it's worked out for me.

 

[thf24]

The 4 movie/iHeartRadio thing was a limited time thing. It's back to the 9.95 unlimited plan now.

 

[CrookedLetta4Eva]

Apparently MoviePass turned a profit the last quarter. Hard to believe