EXACTLY!
I'm on the yearly subscription so surge pricing does not apply to me, but this is a farce. One person reported that she was charged $8 additional for Surge Pricing. THAT is ridiculous and their method for determining this is unverifiable.
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MoviePass Will Increase Price of Standard Plan to $14.95/Month in August
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I'm on the yearly subscription so surge pricing does not apply to me, but this is a farce. One person reported that she was charged $8 additional for Surge Pricing. THAT is ridiculous and their method for determining this is unverifiable.
Consumers with that mentality are so funny. The service is still WILDLY underpriced and cannot possibly ever turn a profit at such a low price.
If an extra $5 makes you cancel, there is no chance you were even using the service often enough to make it worth it anyway.
But it’s not just an extra $5 per month
If I can’t get tickets to popular movies for two weeks, I need to pay $15 for a standard ticket. That’s a lot more than 5 bucks. Who knows if I will save money in the long run. And moviepass has been so inconsistent with their business model, I don’t know what stunts they’re going to pull next.
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I think it's more the "Straw that broke the camels back" and not the measly 5 bucks that does it for some.
It’s not about the extra $5. It’s that the service will still suck because you won’t be able to actually watch the movies you want to see. I’m not a charity for independent films. I want to watch what I want to see.
This service is one giant dumpster fire. Too good to be true. Twitter snark on their part against AMC Stubs was the first sign.
This service is one giant dumpster fire. Too good to be true. Twitter snark on their part against AMC Stubs was the first sign.
I think, even with all the new changes, MoviePass remains a super convenient service for people like me. I love going to the movies, go about once a week, and go to see most of the movies that are out, no matter if it's the opening weekend or later on cause I'm catching on. I don't know about other parts of the country but in LA, $14 doesn't even get me 1 ticket, so I'll happily keep using MoviePass and wait a couple weeks for new movies.
Don’t sign up. I was one of their greatest supporters and evangelists (there’s a thread on MP in the Community section and /r/MoviePassclub is also quite good), but I canceled today.
$15, no imax or 3D, no repeat movies, plus two-weeks wait, plus reduction in theatres, plus surge pricing (it’s not going away). I was fine with all the hassle to get a ticket (quite cumbersome at time), but this is too much especially considering that AMC A-List offers 3 movies a week, including IMAX and 3D, with repeat movies, possibility to reserve in advance, discounts on the insane stuff they sell, no surge pricing, discounted tickets for friends etc goes at only $19/mo...
The press release reiterates that "First Run Movies opening on 1,000+ Screens to be limited in their availability during the first two weeks." So it sounds like $14.95 will be the same as existing $9.95 plan, just more expensive.
Not sure. Last weekend I wanted to go watch a movie, any movie. ALL movies in my area were surge priced at $5.75. Check the reddit sub, everyone is quite angry about this.
$14.95 is roughly mid point between two subscriptions plans from cinemas in my area, Cinemark's $8.99/month 1-movie-per-month plan (with unlimited rollover) and AMC's $19.95/month 3 movies per week plan (which includes premium format).
With 2-week restriction on new movies, $14.95/month no longer feels all that competitive.
That’s probably because you never used it. $5 extra + surge + limit + no repeat + hassle is what breaks the service.
I almost signed up for a whole year a couple months ago. Glad I didn't. I think I'll continue paying full price on the one or two movies I see per month.
I signed up about three months ago, went to watch one movie, it was not available, so I ended up watching a movie I'd seen already. I canceled the subscription shortly after.
Then AMC released their A-List. I can check movie times, available [reserved lounge] seating, arrive 10-15 minutes after the movie starts to avoid the commercials. I don't care that I can only see three movies a week. I only see one movie a week if I'm lucky. I get to watch 3D and IMAX; I was able to see the movie I wanted to release weekend without paying anything extra. I am happy.
People talk about MoviePass like it's the gym membership model. No AMC A-List is the gym membership model. MoviePass has their own model where they don't own the theaters, movie studio, distribution, or even a substantial subscriber base. I think they overestimated the value of the user data.
I think $5 increase isn't going to help much. It'll help in that it increase funding in from their subscribers, but I think they'll lose subscribers too which will negate this increase.
Then AMC released their A-List. I can check movie times, available [reserved lounge] seating, arrive 10-15 minutes after the movie starts to avoid the commercials. I don't care that I can only see three movies a week. I only see one movie a week if I'm lucky. I get to watch 3D and IMAX; I was able to see the movie I wanted to release weekend without paying anything extra. I am happy.
People talk about MoviePass like it's the gym membership model. No AMC A-List is the gym membership model. MoviePass has their own model where they don't own the theaters, movie studio, distribution, or even a substantial subscriber base. I think they overestimated the value of the user data.
I think $5 increase isn't going to help much. It'll help in that it increase funding in from their subscribers, but I think they'll lose subscribers too which will negate this increase.
We closed the three passes we have for our family yesterday. We have a small 4 screen theatre, and couldn't see a single movie all week without extra fees. Their new policies made it almost impossible to see movies for our subscription anymore. Now they are upping the price 50% all while continuing to limit what you can do with it. It was super fun while it lasted, I'll go back to not watching 99% of movies in the theatre and watching at home 6-9 months later.
Too bad, before the downturn, we were about to purchase 4 more for our kids, glad we didn't.
Too bad, before the downturn, we were about to purchase 4 more for our kids, glad we didn't.
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Come to think of it, i wonder if the rumor ipad with no headphone jack can be compared with moviepass concept. What i mean, with certain features “going away,” people would complain regardless. I hate if the jack is gone...but if they defend the jackless and complain about this.....just unsubscribe
I'm out! Most of the movies I see have been matinee for $6. I see at least two movies a month. Not worth it when there's surge pricing, family wants to see a movie I already saw, and waiting two weeks for a big release like Harry Potter, Avengers or Star Wars when you're surrounded by the potential of spoilers. Sucks for them when they change their policy again that's too good to be true and I can't get back in because their rule is 9 months wait to get back in.
Here we’re not talking about “certain features going away”. We’re talking about a total overhaul of the concept, an awful customer service, always changing TOS, and surge in pricing (both base price and “peak” charge).
Totally Apple to Orange comparison.
When Apple removed optical disk drive and upgradable RAM and storage from MacBook Pro, in exchange for improved portability, longer battery life, and retina display, some folks complained.
When Apple removed headphones jack from iPhone, it did so in exchange for improved water resistance, static home button, and better and stereo speakers.
In both cases, some customers valued lost features more than new features and/or improvements. And it's perfectly natural to feel that way.
But for MoviePass, customers are not getting anything NEW in exchange for higher subscription pricing.
To all the people in the forums who are writing things like “I’ll wait to sign up until things stabilize”: are you nuts??? Things are likely never going to stabilize. If you haven’t been using MoviePass yet, now is the time to jump in and get whatever you can out of it. Waiting just means you’ll miss out entirely.
The minute they created a plan for $6.99 a month I dove in and have never looked back. As of today I’ve seen 34 movies this year for almost nothing. If they go under tomorrow I’ll still be way ahead in this deal.
He who hesitates is lost...
The minute they created a plan for $6.99 a month I dove in and have never looked back. As of today I’ve seen 34 movies this year for almost nothing. If they go under tomorrow I’ll still be way ahead in this deal.
He who hesitates is lost...
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Pay more, get less. It's like watching an animal die slowly. Too bad, I liked this concept for it's value. Moving forward, I think movie-goers would gladly pay $20/mo if the restrictions were taken away. 2¢
Yes, and that’s what I have done by jumping ship to AMC A-List.