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Disney Tells Movie Theaters It's Over - Mulan Going to Disney+ For $30 in the US
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Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
It's like if you got The Irishman off Netflix for $30.
RCU005
Member
But by the time Mulan is released on Disney + with your subscription, that purchase gets invalidated.
Malakhov
Banned
Reformat that, it doesn't make any sense.
Once you 'rent' the movie, you have access to it anytime your Disney+ subscription is active.
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Sakura Doritos
Member
Surely that is 30 Canadian?
Malakhov
Banned
I wish
They just decided to lose a hundred million is what they did. It’s going to prove (again) that straight to home is a financial disaster.
Been going to movie theaters for 30 years and comments like these always crack me up. Probably had like 5 bad experiences out of a thousand times. There are great theaters out there and I have a extremely high end home theater, still no replacement for a legit movie theater experience.
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Stiflers Mom
Banned
I wouldn't want to watch this if they paid me 60 bucks.
cryptoadam
Banned
Consider that its a Disney family movie which means the target audience is probably paying for 2 kids and 1 or 2 adults its not a bad deal.
Of course if your just gonna watch it alone its expensive.
Of course if your just gonna watch it alone its expensive.
BigAssBoy
Member
I have a Regal Unlimited subscription so I would 100% see it in theaters, but will download it on the High Seas instead
Halo is Back
Member
$30? Get the fuck out of here with that shit lol
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slugbahr
Unconfirmed Member
"But I have an awesome home theatre - it's even better than going to the cinema"
1. Why the rush to see it ASAP at home for a premium? There are a million other movies to watch whole you wait for the price to drop, or buy physical etc
2. Pay x amount to go to a live sporting event, concert, etc around a huge number of people - who help to create the experience? or pay nearly the same amount to watch it at home while sitting on the couch? Or wait a bit and watch a replay for free?
Hmmmm, let me think.
1. Why the rush to see it ASAP at home for a premium? There are a million other movies to watch whole you wait for the price to drop, or buy physical etc
2. Pay x amount to go to a live sporting event, concert, etc around a huge number of people - who help to create the experience? or pay nearly the same amount to watch it at home while sitting on the couch? Or wait a bit and watch a replay for free?
Hmmmm, let me think.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Let multiplexes stay open for Hollywood blockbusters and let smaller cinemas that want to operate out of passion do so and show whatever they like.
There's no reason I need to physically go to a cinema just to see some new drama or thriller movie and have people chewing and rustling shit in my ears the whole time, I'd much rather pay £15 or whatever and watch it at home. Been waiting for this to happen for a long time.
There's no reason I need to physically go to a cinema just to see some new drama or thriller movie and have people chewing and rustling shit in my ears the whole time, I'd much rather pay £15 or whatever and watch it at home. Been waiting for this to happen for a long time.
Falcs
Banned
Does this mean pirating it is justified?
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Also "they just told movie theatres to go home and die" is a bit of an overreaction. They're also showing it in some theatres where it's allowed, and it doesn't mean they're going to do this forever either. It's just that at this time, it's simply not worth only releasing in theatres.
BaneIsPain
Member
They never put Mushu so I have no interest to watch this in the first place.
Dacon
Banned
Didn't they nix Shang and all the music too?
Malakhov
Banned
Been going to movie theaters for 40 years and comments like these always crack me up.
Our hometowns don't all have great theaters, like i said earlier, I went to a theater in Florida and it was night and day compared to what I have here, and cheaper to.
Plus Hollywood is a business, but I think most posters here don’t know what running a business involves.
farmerboy
Member
Big difference in the experience between renting the movie and going out to the cinemas to watch one.
lock2k
Banned
They will remake High School Musical and Camp Rock in CGI
SurprisedPikachu
Member
Arrrr where be me eye patch. I see we be settin sail for Asian waters soon. I ain’t but a humble man of the sea, arrrrr. I just know it won’t be fine booty, arrrrrr!
ManaByte
Rage Bait Youtuber
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Is that just to stream? $30? If so that is ridiculous. I could go (when they were open) to the theater on Tuesday and get two $5 seats for a new movie. I wouldn't watch this crap anyway but still!
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
That costs more than a bluray lol
nush
Gold Member
IfuckinghateReddit
Banned
Two of the actors in Mulan support the HK police and the CCP.
Don't give money to this movie if you care at all about human rights.
Boycott Mulan, Free Hong Kong.
Don't give money to this movie if you care at all about human rights.
Boycott Mulan, Free Hong Kong.
RCU005
Member
What I meant was that when you 'rent' Mulan for $30 you'll get access to the movie, but other subscribers won't unless they pay for it. However, after a few months, the movie will be available for every single member of Disney + without having to pay those $30 (it will be included with the subscription). At that time, that $30 purchase will be invalidated, because everyone will have access.
So, that you get to keep it as long as your subscription is active, doesn't really work, because in a few months, everyone will have the movie as long as they have an active subscription.
Quasicat
Gold Member
This doesn’t scare me about the future of movies. What would scare me is if they announced that there will be no physical release of the movie and it goes straight to streaming. Basically Disney+ Originals that get a theatrical release.
Once Disney does that, I’m betting most other companies would follow quickly.
Once Disney does that, I’m betting most other companies would follow quickly.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
No free streaming option with the sub. And no $5 rental stream either.
If you want to watch it, you have to pay $30 like you're buying it at the store.
And you don't keep it forever. Only keep it if you keep subbing to Disney.
nush
Gold Member
For sure. Then everyone who never wanted to pirate will have to pirate and Disney et al don't get any of that money.
Mattyp
Gold Member
And having a dedicated home theatre room I would be more than completely okay with this.
Yo HO yo HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Quasicat
Gold Member
I wouldn’t know how to pirate even if I wanted to, and I guess that’s on purpose. My state just updated their teacher ethics and if I ever got caught doing that, it would mean the end of my license and career.
DESTROYA
Member
Yeah everyone has a 85” TV!
Dude, you are paying a 10 dollar premium, along with a forced month subscription just for a logo.
There is no reason for Disney to price gouge like this, other than they know they have a slightly sycophantic audience.
There are plenty of things kids could do as they wait for that to fall in price....assuming it ever will. It's not like Disney has an incentive to compete.
TriSuit666
Banned
They're just enabling piracy with this stupid retrograde money grabbing decision.
Tesseract
Banned
Grinchy
Banned
There are people who would definitely pay $30 to watch a movie at home that's currently in theaters. Get some friends together, pay the $30, watch the new Avengers at home, smoking weed and eating wings.
But if theaters completely die, that allure of being in Day 1 loses some luster. It's no longer the idea that you are getting something unique that other people have to go to a theater for. It's just a low bitrate streamed Neflix situation at what feels like an extremely high price.
But if theaters completely die, that allure of being in Day 1 loses some luster. It's no longer the idea that you are getting something unique that other people have to go to a theater for. It's just a low bitrate streamed Neflix situation at what feels like an extremely high price.
Dacon
Banned
You literally have to keep paying them to keep access to it.
How is that not a rental? If your ownership of a thing is contingent on paying for it monthly, it's not yours.
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ManaByte
Rage Bait Youtuber
Not a rental as it's not the same as what Universal was doing with Trolls which was $20 for 48 hours.