[SFSkol]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

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.".

The amount they put in at check-in is more than the price our Village Theaters charges. How would they know the exact amount ahead of time since the Village theaters since there is a discount when you show your ID? After the card is charged for your ticket they remove the unused balance.

[DeanFL]

Just back from a movie (Mr. Rodgers, Be My Neighbor - BTW a VERY good documentary worthy of seeing - he died in '03; and would cringe at the state of our "children's" TV shows and general morality...

Movie Pass worked perfectly thank you. BTW TV theaters have charged us the full $9 and don't care about TV ID...irritates me that they take advantage of MP...

Received email (below) from MP.

1. Stay at $9.95/mo - BUT only 3 movies per mo.
2. Vague re major 1st-run movies
3. Quarterly/annual members are grandfathered until renewal.

- we have the annual/prepaid until Jan '19, so good here. But I would assume with all the bad Press the grow of new members will drop afraid of MP going belly-up.
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Dear MoviePass Member,

On August 15, 2018, we will hit the one-year anniversary of MoviePass’ revolutionary price point of $9.95 a month. We’ve experienced tremendous growth, and we know that at times, the frequent changes to our service have been frustrating to you. But through it all, one thing is clear: we’ve gotten people excited about going to the movies again.

Over the last year, we have tried different things and we’ve discovered what our members love about our service — the low price point and the ability to go to more than 91 percent of theaters nationwide. We’ve also learned what people don’t like about the service — features including Peak Pricing and Ticket Verification.

So now, with almost a full year of learnings under our belt, we’re introducing a new pricing plan that retains the features you love the most and removes the ones you don’t. Most importantly, this new plan will ensure that we can run a sustainable business and continue providing you with an amazing deal to go see movies in theaters.

Here are the details:

Under our new plan, MoviePass members will be able to see up to three standard movies a month for $9.95, and be given up to a $5.00 discount to any additional movie tickets purchased. Today, 85 percent of MoviePass members go to three movies or less per month, so these changes cater to the majority of our movie-going community.

The new plan will include many major studio first-run films, however there will be some exceptions (note that theaters with e-ticketing will include all movies and showtimes with no restrictions).

We will be suspending Peak Pricing and Ticket Verification requirements for all members in the new plan described above.

Over the coming days, MoviePass members with a monthly subscription renewing on or after August 15th will be given the option in the MoviePass app to transition to the new plan. Quarterly and annual subscribers will not be impacted until their renewal date.
The truth is, disruption and innovation require staying flexible and having an open mind. We genuinely strive to offer you a service that is a great deal, and we believe that the new plan we’re introducing will be attractive to the majority of our members.

It’s been an exciting journey so far, and MoviePass is here to stay. Your endless support, understanding and enthusiasm are greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Mitch Lowe

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by SFSkol

The amount they put in at check-in is more than the price our Village Theaters charges. How would they know the exact amount ahead of time since the Village theaters since there is a discount when you show your ID? After the card is charged for your ticket they remove the unused balance.

I have no idea how they determine how much goes on the card but when MP first started some people were using the card balance for outside purchases (obviously they couldn't use more than was put on the card). It was all over the web way back then - so it has to be true. . Also, if you read the MP "terms" now they mention that if the card is used for any other purpose than it was intended for you would be shut down.

I don't know if they give the big Villages Discount with MP (maybe because I don't ask for it?). For some reason I just never ask for those kinds of discounts (senior discount etc). I never could understand why being "old" deserves a discount. Military people yes, old people, meh.

If they did give the Villages discount I assume all that would do would leave a few cents on the card that probably just gets clawed back to MP.