[DeanFL]

Originally Posted by DeanFL

As a test, opened the MP app just now and saw some AM showings for movies at TV theaters. Plan to go into app closer to the showing times and see if they disappear.

Update 9:30am. Checked MP app just now - appears that ALL early afternoon and morning showings (for all 3 TV theaters) are wiped from the app. Only evening showings on app. Except for the "Premium/not supported" movies...which are not avail anyway - so no doubt that MP is wiping avail movies to eliminate/limit $$ costs.

Has anyone had any trouble lately buying a later-day MP ticket and going to an earlier show with that ticket?

Why not...the TV theater is still getting $$full price...

[n8xwb]

Another interesting observation....I just checked movie as availability in Tampa and New York City. In both cases E-ticket theaters had movies available, but no movies available at the surrounding theaters!????? It's 8:00pm on Sunday night.

[tomwed]

Originally Posted by n8xwb

Another interesting observation....I just checked movie as availability in Tampa and New York City. In both cases E-ticket theaters had movies available, but no movies available at the surrounding theaters!????? It's 8:00pm on Sunday night.

E tickets always work according to moviepass. Do we have eticketing in TV?

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by tomwed

E tickets always work according to moviepass. Do we have eticketing in TV?

nope

[tomwed]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

nope

thank-you

[John_W]

There is a big article in this morning's Daily Sun (Monday). They plan within the next 30 days to raise the subscription to $14.99 a month and you will have to wait two weeks before you can see a new release. The author of the article, said yesterday in Brooklyn he could not find any seats available for his MP, he expects them to be out of business very soon. MP was betting that some of their income would come from concession sharing with the theaters. However, no theater chain has come through.

[Dan9871]

Wall Street Journal is reporting that Movie Pass is going to be limiting its' users to 3 movies per month starting Aug 15.

[tomwed]

MoviePass slashes film allowance to three movies a month - MarketWatch
The policy changes come after a tumultuous several weeks during which MoviePass, which says it has more than 3 million subscribers, briefly stopped working in most theaters and Helios had to borrow money at a high interest rate to stay afloat.

MoviePass subscribers pay $9.95 a month to see up to a movie a day. In practice 85% see three or fewer a month, and Mr. Lowe said his company is now focusing on those customers.

“They will not be affected at all by this program, and even better, they’ll stop hearing MoviePass is going out of business,” he said.

[there goes my almost free buffet] [I thought it was now $15/month]

[JerryLBell]

Articles online this morning are saying that, as of 8/15, the program will be:

$9.95/month (not $14.95 as previously reported)
3 movies/month (no longer 1 movie/day)
No "peak pricing" (which was never fully implemented
No more "ticket validation" (taking pictures of the tickets after purchases)

So it's not a bad deal even if it isn't as awesome as it once was. And maybe this will save them from going under.

[tomwed]

Originally Posted by JerryLBell

Articles online this morning are saying that, as of 8/15, the program will be:

$9.95/month (not $14.95 as previously reported)
3 movies/month (no longer 1 movie/day)
No "peak pricing" (which was never fully implemented
No more "ticket validation" (taking pictures of the tickets after purchases)

So it's not a bad deal even if it isn't as awesome as it once was. And maybe this will save them from going under.

My annual plan expires in April.

"The new plan will go into effect on August 15th, and apply for all new and most existing customers. MoviePass says that existing customers will have the “opportunity” to transition to the new plan whenever their monthly subscription comes up for renewal, while people who have paid for an annual subscription will stay on the current (but rather limited) unlimited plan until their annual subscription runs out."

different source
"The new plan goes into effect on August 15th. Monthly subscribers will have the chance to subscribe to the new plan after that date when their current monthly subscription expires, while annual subscribers will be able to keep their existing plan until they’re up for renewal. However, it seems that only subscribers to the new, three-movie-a-month plan will be exempt from MoviePass’ surge pricing and ticket-verification policies.

different source
"Annual subscribers will not be affected by this plan until their renewal dates."

I find it interesting that 85% of moviepass customers use it 3 times a month.

[Dan9871]

Originally Posted by tomwed

What do you think that means? Can I see more then 3 a month until April? I think - YES

I agree with you, yes you will be able to see more than 3 movies a month but you may find that many are blocked or are surge priced or have no tickets available and will have other limitations on them. MP will do everything they can, including banging on your radiator pipes in the middle of the night , to get you to transition to the new plan.

But you won't really know until Aug 15 rolls by and try to go to some movies.

My guess, and this is just a wild guess, is that some theaters may stop accepting movie pass because the are worried they won't get paid by movie pass.

[tomwed]

Originally Posted by Dan9871

I agree with you, yes you will be able to see more than 3 movies a month but you may find that many are blocked or are surge priced or have no tickets available and will have other limitations on them. MP will do everything they can, including banging on your radiator pipes in the middle of the night , to get you to transition to the new plan.

But you won't really know until Aug 15 rolls by and try to go to some movies.

My guess, and this is just a wild guess, is that some theaters may stop accepting movie pass because the are worried they won't get paid by movie pass.

My guess is that there aren't very many annual subscriptions. I can wait 2 weeks to see Mission Impossible and movies with that much appeal. I'll go to the 10 am movies.

[SFSkol]

Originally Posted by Dan9871

I agree with you, yes you will be able to see more than 3 movies a month but you may find that many are blocked or are surge priced or have no tickets available and will have other limitations on them. MP will do everything they can, including banging on your radiator pipes in the middle of the night , to get you to transition to the new plan.

But you won't really know until Aug 15 rolls by and try to go to some movies.

My guess, and this is just a wild guess, is that some theaters may stop accepting movie pass because the are worried they won't get paid by movie pass.

MoviepAss puts the money in right away. Theaters won't care. You'll just get DECLINED if they run out of money.

Also read that after the 3 movie limit, they will pay a max of $5.00 for each additional movie.

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by JerryLBell

No more "ticket validation" (taking pictures of the tickets after purchases)

HUH? What was that part all about? I never read (or noticed) anything about that (and never took pictures of my tickets).

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by SFSkol

MoviepAss puts the money in right away.

Correct, and that money works anywhere MasterCard is accepted and of course they will ban you after doing it once. It's simply a credit card pre-loaded with the amount of the ticket after "checking in.".