#sorrynotsorry
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I wish two accounts could use the same card. That would be super convenient.
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MoviePass (Unlimited Films in Theaters) Drops to $9.95 a Month
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No e-ticketing pretty much means I would never use this for a movie i want to see day 1 or very close to the release, unless I want to have the worst seats in the theater. It's pretty good for those "eh, I'll watch it eventually" movies since by then you could get decent seats when just showing up at the theater.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
I underestimated the amount of overlap but it's still closer to 300.
I've gone over 100 most years of my life, sometimes by a lot.
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The Autumn Wind
Only if the theater uses e-ticketing.
For me, this isn't an issue. I live literally across the street from the theater I usually go to, so it's no inconvenience for me to stop by earlier in the day to buy my ticket ahead of time.
BoogieWoogie
Banned
So first time using MoviePass today, had no idea it also covered IMAX (though I had to still pay $4) but considering it's a $20 ticket, already paid for itself and then some
Wow it works for IMax?
BoogieWoogie
Banned
Apparently. Did this at a Regal theater.
Ehhhh... Not exactly.
In the app, some IMAX show times will be available because they weren't properly flagged. So you can check in. But when you go to pay, you'll have to use your own debit or credit card to pay the difference between whatever is loaded onto the MP card (likely the price of a normal ticket) and the IMAX price.
So... it works... but it's not always...
Dandy Crocodile
Member
Technically yes but since they don't require ticket checking anymore I don't think they have a way to know. Just do it at your own risk.
Dreamwriter
Member
It works the same as going to see a movie with any credit card - you choose your seat either at the kiosk or the ticket booth when you buy the ticket.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
yea but you realize you are in the minority.
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The Autumn Wind
Of course. I would have been much more hesitant about it if my situation was like most others'. This isn't a good subscription to see brand new movies on opening weekend. Especially at theaters with reserved seating.
Astral/H3X
Member
Hang in there! I'm with ya!Officially hit 1 month since my wife and I ordered movie pass cards and still no cards
I wasn't going to movies on opening night before this anyway, so nothing changed for me. That said, I can still get decent seats on opening night if I wanted (not that I expected mother! to be sold out), except probably for the big marketing event movies.
The major drawback is planning for group viewings. You can't have one person book the tickets for now.
The value is still just too good to pass up.
BoogieWoogie
Banned
I did it without knowing it was an IMAX movie at all, as it didn't mention it on the app.
I've seen almost every movie at my theater with this thing. Plus, with rewards, every time my wife wants to come along, her ticket is usually free.
I will be flabbergasted if this lasts a full year. In terms of the data they are collecting for their main source of profit, won't it be inherently skewed anyway because having the pass is going to change the user's usual movie-going habits? Like, I bought a ticket to Leap while I was walking by the theater just to get some reward points. I would never watch a movie like that on my own initiative.
I will be flabbergasted if this lasts a full year. In terms of the data they are collecting for their main source of profit, won't it be inherently skewed anyway because having the pass is going to change the user's usual movie-going habits? Like, I bought a ticket to Leap while I was walking by the theater just to get some reward points. I would never watch a movie like that on my own initiative.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
I'm sure they're prepared to lose a ton of money with the goal of building up a high enough subscription base that they'll have the power to negotiate with theaters to cut their costs in exchange theaters getting more people in.
Living the Dream
Member
It's been almost a month and still no card. What do I do?
Wait. Did they already charge you $10? If so then send an email or something
Living the Dream
Member
No charge
Just went to AMC and bought a ticket via the kiosk and got my print out about my pending points. The guy behind the counter was not being cool about it.
dickroach
Member
lol gaming the system hard
Wait.
Dr. Zombutler
Member
Signed up on the 16th of August and have still received no card. Two people I live with who signed up after me both have theirs. I've emailed them 8 times and received no response. Genuinely don't know what to do.
Dreamwriter
Member
Disagree, back when it was $35 a month I subscribed, I saw every big movie opening weekend without issue. Note: I rarely ever see a movie at night, I generally prefer the first showing in the morning when the theater is the least crowded. Now, if you want to see a midnight launch of a huge movie, then of course you probably can't use the MoviePass card. But I've even seen some new movies at 7pm with the service, just show up like a half hour before it starts and you'll be fine. And if not, oh well, fork over the money, you're only paying $10 a month for this
mugurumakensei
Member
Not really? There's not many movies that are truly packed on opening weekend. Maybe if all you see is comic book movies and Star Wars, that would be true.
I just signed up again with a second email address. It's been over a month and I'm still without my card, and I honestly expect the second card to arrive first. I wouldn't be so upset if it weren't for my girlfriend having her card for weeks now despite ordering hers days after me. She can go whenever she wants, but I can't.
Why couldn't they just give me the option to reactivate my card from February?
Why couldn't they just give me the option to reactivate my card from February?
sleepnaught
Member
So, it doesn't really matter what theater or movie you see as long as you load the card near a theater and swipe within 30 minutes.
I checked in a theater in one town for a movie but found out all the good seats were taken so I went to the local theater when I got home, which is about 30 miles or so away. I went to the kiosk and swiped my card and it worked fine. I'm guessing as long as you check in, it will load your card and you can purchase whatever ticket you want, maybe even 3D if you pay the difference
I checked in a theater in one town for a movie but found out all the good seats were taken so I went to the local theater when I got home, which is about 30 miles or so away. I went to the kiosk and swiped my card and it worked fine. I'm guessing as long as you check in, it will load your card and you can purchase whatever ticket you want, maybe even 3D if you pay the difference
Dreamwriter
Member
The money disappears from the card in 30 minutes if unused, so it'd have to be fairly close. And if MoviePass sees that their credit card was used at a business that's not on their list, they'll of course ban that account (and possibly take legal action), but you should probably be fine switching from one supported theater to another.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
Disagree, back when it was $35 a month I subscribed, I saw every big movie opening weekend without issue. Note: I rarely ever see a movie at night, I generally prefer the first showing in the morning when the theater is the least crowded. Now, if you want to see a midnight launch of a huge movie, then of course you probably can't use the MoviePass card. But I've even seen some new movies at 7pm with the service, just show up like a half hour before it starts and you'll be fine. And if not, oh well, fork over the money, you're only paying $10 a month for this
you preferring a showing of a big movie at a time slot that the majority of people do not is really besides the point.
also,
where do you live? whenever a big movie comes out where I am, you gotta get your tickets ahead for the whole weekend (all late afternoon and evening showtimes) usually or the only seats left are the front rows. you cant just show up 30 minutes before or you will only be able to get the front row seats.
seriously, where do people live that the movie theater isnt packed on opening weekend for big movies?
Zoe
Member
It doesn't matter in the sense it's a debit card that can be used anywhere (not even just theaters), but MoviePass can definitely see where the money is getting spent and tie it back to you.
Noticed a bit of fuckery going on with my AMC Stubs points since I started using MoviePass three days ago.
Hopefully it's just some kind of glitch, but seeing as how AMC has been anti-MoviePass, I'm not so sure, the timing seems a bit too coincidental. Another person direct messaged me shortly afterwards and said he's having the same exact issue and is also a MoviePass user, so it's not just me.
I would recommend that those who are using MoviePass in combination with their AMC Stubs pay close attention to their Stubs points totals before and after just in case.
Here is my ticket stub from yesterday, I had 12,034 total points and 1,149 pending points (so a total of 13,183):
Logged in to check the updated points balance and I noticed that points were actually removed rather than added. Had 899 points missing from the "earned" section and all 1,149 pending points gone too for a total of 2,048 missing points.
Then I contacted AMC and they acknowledged an "error that is removing points" and will look into it further:
Hopefully it's just some kind of glitch, but seeing as how AMC has been anti-MoviePass, I'm not so sure, the timing seems a bit too coincidental. Another person direct messaged me shortly afterwards and said he's having the same exact issue and is also a MoviePass user, so it's not just me.
I would recommend that those who are using MoviePass in combination with their AMC Stubs pay close attention to their Stubs points totals before and after just in case.
xKilltheMx
Member
Just checked my account and yep, it looks like I've lost points too. I'm stubs premier and dropped from 20something thousand to 19,000 and I just saw mother yesterday. Looks like they've caught on.
AMC would just see it as a MasterCard transaction, they can't tell if you're using MoviePass from their end at all, unless they banned all MasterCards. Which would end poorly.
I think chip readers are able to get a bit more info than just MC. I've seen the bank issuing a card on the chip reader display before (i.e. *Bank* Visa). It's possible they can ID it being from moviepass.
Well this is not an outright ban, just preventing from earning points with their loyalty rewards card.
As far as I know every MoviePass card starts with the same first four digits (5336) so it should be fairly easy for AMC to figure out who is using it. Especially if that customer started using that card in the last month or so. (Of course there'd probably be some false positives with non-MoviePass cards that also start with 5336.)
Spine_Ripper
Member
Just saw Mother! Because of the mixed reviews, I'd probably would never have seen it. Thanks to all the online blurbs of pissed off crowds and the critical acclaim, moviepass made it an easy choice. Really enjoyed it, and man am I thankful for this service.
I saw It the first Sunday it was out last week. All I did was go to the theater in the morning, picked an afternoon showing, and I was in good seats. Gonna use all the money I'm saving on The Last Jedi lol.
tearsintherain
Member
Yeah about 7k points disappeared from my AMC stubs too, hopefully its just the double points. Their system is atrocious though, there is no way to see a history of points or where it came from so its hard to tell how anything works.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
I saw a couple movies at a Regal location a little further away and their ticket printer has a dead spot that makes it so one number of the rewards code is always missing.
It's been exactly one week since I activated and my tickets have cost MoviePass $47 so far, lol.
It's been exactly one week since I activated and my tickets have cost MoviePass $47 so far, lol.
karmaforgotme
Member
So you haven't been charged $10? Did you get an email saying you signed up? Funny because I was charged $10 for both of my accounts on the 16th, so something doesn't sound right. That said I never got an email for one of the accounts I signed up for, so who knows what their system did that day.
mugurumakensei
Member
They just can't deny purchase via MC. You can most certainly identify the issuer which you could then deny rewards to.
Dallas. Other than comic book movies and Star Wars movies or similarly huge franchises like the Fast series, you can pretty easily get good seats to films just showing up 20-30 minutes before the show starts on opening week.
From AMC Stubs Terms and Conditions:
Glad I don't bother with AMC at all with how garbage their response has been to MoviePass.
Hoping today is the day after one month and two days of waiting for my card.
edit: Nope.
Glad I don't bother with AMC at all with how garbage their response has been to MoviePass.
Hoping today is the day after one month and two days of waiting for my card.
edit: Nope.
DeadlyVirus
Member
Yesterday I forgot to show my Stubs card at my local theater and emailed them with a scan of my movie ticket. The points are already in my account.
How are they going to stop this method without making Stubs Premiere customer service useless?
xKilltheMx
Member
If they start discriminating at the kiosk I'll just start doing it this way I assume.
Well there it is. Those fuckers. Unfortunately AMC is the only real option in my area, but I won't be renewing my Stubs Premiere card if this continues. No point in paying $15 if I can't earn any points going forward.
Whatever methods they're using to determine MoviePass purchases can also be used to block the CS reps from crediting your account for those tickets. Or they can just be removed from your account afterwards. Even if this method works right now, I don't expect that workaround to last long.