Over/Under on MoviePass going bankrupt

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by dj56dt58

Depends on who you sit by..young kids, coughing adults, and idiots on their phones can cause plenty of distractions. At home I can just tell my wife to stfu

I've gotta admit, you have a point.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by dj56dt58

Depends on who you sit by..young kids, coughing adults, and idiots on their phones can cause plenty of distractions. At home I can just tell my wife to stfu

I usually go to movies that kids don't go to except for super heroes movies. Down here I don't see people on their phones during the movie. But, I saw that issue in KC alot.

I have a huge TV, great sound system. I still enjoy physically going to a movie. I don't ever pay $12+ for a ticket unless I go on opening night. Pay no more than $5 for popcorn. I have money. Maybe I'm being a cheapskate or something. But, paying $5 for a movie seems to make me more inclined to go see a movie in the theaters than just waiting to see it at home.

Maybe its like I-Tunes. I have bought over $600+ worth of music legally since its inception. I would bet I'd bought maybe 10 albums. Musicians and the industry gained money from me by allowing me to purchase music ala cart instead of paying full freight for an album when I only wanted the 1 song. I'll go see your movie in a theater but only if its $5.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

I usually go to movies that kids don't go to except for super heroes movies. Down here I don't see people on their phones during the movie. But, I saw that issue in KC alot.

I have a huge TV, great sound system. I still enjoy physically going to a movie. I don't ever pay $12+ for a ticket unless I go on opening night. Pay no more than $5 for popcorn. I have money. Maybe I'm being a cheapskate or something. But, paying $5 for a movie seems to make me more inclined to go see a movie in the theaters than just waiting to see it at home.

Maybe its like I-Tunes. I have bought over $600+ worth of music legally since its inception. I would bet I'd bought maybe 10 albums. Musicians and the industry gained money from me by allowing me to purchase music ala cart instead of paying full freight for an album when I only wanted the 1 song. I'll go see your movie in a theater but only if its $5.

The younger son and I went with the Scuba club to see "The Meg" this weekend and is was just over $12 a seat (recliners), and would have been over $16 if the movie had been showing in the theater where the seats shake for you. That being said, I guess I could find some obscure time to watch a movie and save some money, but that sucks too.

As for the popcorn, if you're paying $5, you have a great theater..

And yes, there were some cell phone that came out, but nothing that bothered me, no "Ohy ohy" or anything, and I never heard one of them ring or ding. Hell, one was mine when the widey texted me. Like the others, mine was on silent, but I was guilty too..

[PmCakes]

I read an article about how MoviePass investors have lost over 99% of their money. There are more failures in the silicon valley then there are successes. Nobody wants to talk about them.

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by PmCakes

I read an article about how MoviePass investors have lost over 99% of their money. There are more failures in the silicon valley then there are successes. Nobody wants to talk about them.

[vailpass]

Going to a theater used to be the only way to see a movie so everyone did it.

Now you can see those same movies in your home after they are in the theatre so going out to see a movie has become a nice way to get out of the house and do something. Now less people are doing it as they choose to watch in their home for a fraction of the cost of a theater trip in a much more comfortable setting.

The current younger generations will consume movies more and more on-demand to watch what, when, where, and with who they want and theaters will go the way of the print newspaper.

[DaFace]

I have actually been to more movies in theaters these past couple years than I have in a long time. My wife and I enjoy it. But a lot of that is because our theater we go to has moved to recliners seats that you can buy and reserve online, so the whole experience of having to get there early to get a good seat is removed.

Couple that with AMC doing $5 tickets and $5 popcorn/drink on Tuesdays, and it's a nice evolution of the movie theater experience.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I have actually been to more movies in theaters these past couple years than I have in a long time. My wife and I enjoy it. But a lot of that is because our theater we go to has moved to recliners seats that you can buy and reserve online, so the whole experience of having to get there early to get a good seat is removed.

Couple that with AMC doing $5 tickets and $5 popcorn/drink on Tuesdays, and it's a nice evolution of the movie theater experience.

same here. $5 recliner seats that we can reserve have motivated us to go to more movies.

[rocknrolla]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

same here. $5 recliner seats that we can reserve have motivated us to go to more movies.

Lowering theater prices is the only way they can save themselves.The Force Awakens was the last time I have been to the theater, gambling $20 on a shit show isn't worth it,

[Spott]

When MoviePass goes under, I’ll probably just go back to waiting for the new movies to come out on Redbox, unless it’s something I can’t wait for like the next Avengers movie.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

I love going to the theater. I often take a long lunch and see one during the week. It's great stress relief.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

I love going to the theater. I often take a long lunch and see one during the week. It's great stress relief.

Nice..