Most MoviePass Subscribers Have Gone To a Movie They Normally Would've Ignored (exstreamist.com) 45
Extremist surveyed 1,311 current self-reporting MoviePass subscribers and found that 82% of subscribers have gone to a movie they normally would have ignored. 13% of respondents said "No," while 5% were "Not Sure." From the report: While theaters are only reporting a slight uptick in foot traffic since MoviePass got popular, there is no denying that there are now more butts in seats of movies that otherwise might not get as much foot traffic. Perhaps the real winner in a world with MoviePass is the box office rake for "bad" movies. If you are a MoviePass subscriber, have you noticed yourself attending movies you otherwise wouldn't pay directly to see?
When you get your whores at 5 for a dollar (Score:1)
you don't get too choosy.
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[When you get your whores at 5 for a dollar] you don't get too choosy.
I avoid them because they're diseased (MPAA).
Stop spreading MPAA-gonorrhea. This strain is antibiotic resistant and virulent. It even causes gangrene of US copyright law and brain-syphilis among US lawmakers. It's spreading across the planet via US trade policies and treaties and causing societies the world over to rot like week-old fish.
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Jokes aside, this is revealing. It indicates that the price of a ticket is keeping the majority of people away from the theatre for all but the truly "must see" movies.
Re: When you get your whores at 5 for a dollar (Score:2)
Multiple MoviePass accounts for family (Score:1)
In my family's case, this is completely accurate. We are definitely going to movies that we would have otherwise passed over. I can also confirm this is the case for the five other friends that I know who use MoviePass.
Enjoy the almost free ride while it lasts (Score:1)
It's almost over. Businesses are like any other entity, their input must at least equal their output or they will cease to exist.
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So true, the stock has gone from $38.00 to $0.40 per share. Apparently they are losing $22 million a month, and down to $43 million in the bank.
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There are other factors too. Movies prices for good movies are the same price for bad ones. There are a lot of movies I would say wait for it to get released on DVD and I’ll rent it on Redbox or when it gets to Netflix. I may want to see the movie but not at the ticket prices. So for a wait to see movie may be more appealing if you have a subscription service to watch it.
Re: Well Duh (Score:2)
Not really. The sunken cost fallacy states that you should ignore past cost paid when making decisions. I.e. it would only apply here if you went to a movie with movie pass you normally would not have gone to EVEN if it was free. The even part is important.
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Not really. The sunken cost fallacy states that you should ignore past cost paid when making decisions. I.e. it would only apply here if you went to a movie with movie pass you normally would not have gone to EVEN if it was free. The even part is important.
It can be both. If you pay for an all-you-can-eat buffet, you eat as long as there's a marginal benefit to eating. If you go past that and over-eat to improve or justify your decision to order all-you-can-eat then it's the sunken cost fallacy. Humans are quite prone to do that so it's quite possible that some would use their MoviePass to watch movies they didn't really care for or didn't really have time for in order to maximize their "value". Life is short and there's an opportunity cost to everything, eve
I'm jealous (Score:2)
I'd love MoviePass in the UK. At university our cinema society had 70mm projects and put on films almost every night. I'd nip upstairs from the computer lab, take money at the door then go in and act as the door guard during the showing.
Meant I got far more leg room, sitting by the aisle, rarely got interrupted and got to see a lot of films - many of which I'd never had paid to see.
If you love cinema it's a no brainer. Sure, there are a lot of films that just aren't that good, but there are plenty that are
Not Just Bad Films (Score:3)
These people aren't necessarily going to 'bad' movies (whatever that means). Friends get together and want to do something. Hey, why not see this movie, at no additional cost since you all have MoviePass? Or, SO wants to see this RomCom which you have NO interest in but decide to go if it's free and you get brownie points with the SO. Or, you're totally unsure about some film that's polarizing or only for a certain kind of person (Oscar bait, genre-busting films etc.) and you figure for the low cost of free it's worth maybe checking out. Or you were normally just gonna wait for the home video release, and figure it's actually cheaper to see it in the theater.
The issue's moot since they're likely to run out of cash in the next month unless someone invests in them/buys them out for some crazy reason. The MPAA might have enough sway to resurrect the concept in exchange for negotiating vastly-reduced ticket prices, otherwise I don't see it being profitable. And that's unlikely to happen until movies stop breaking sales records every single year. Unless Marvel manages to Guitar Hero itself, I don't see that happening in the near future.
Everyone's a (MoviePass) Critic (Score:3, Interesting)
My brother has it and definitely goes to movies he wouldn't have before. "Just because I can," he says. More interestingly though, he says he doesn't watch movies the same way anymore, whether he would have gone or not. The wider exposure has started him thinking about the quality of aspects of movies too, plot, character development, etc., not just the entertainment of it. He's a much more informed movie goer and critic or describer of the movies. It's not just good or bad anymore, but nuanced and informed about what's good and bad in each movie. Plus he usually buys a beer or two at them, which he definitely would not have done in the past.
What they are missing... (Score:2, Interesting)
is that I would buy more concessions if I had a movie pass. Now I pay admission and think twice about buying popcorn. If I went with a pass, I would more often buy popcorn and a soda, or beer being as I am in Germany!
Usually I go every two months to the cinemas. I would like to go more, but at between 10 and 14 Euro a ticket, I mostly decide to watch something on streaming or rent it from the library for free instead. If I could pay say 100 Euro a year and go as often as I liked, I would probably go twice a
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Never used MoviePass (Score:2)
I did however use a Virgin cinemas pass when I still lived in Dublin. They sold a 4 or 8 week pass, with which you could see as many movies as you wanted. Can't remember the price, but it was worth it.
I saw a good few movies that I wouldn't otherwise have paid for, many of which I really enjoyed. It was about then I learned to ignore what the critics say.
I think I used a similar thing in uni in London - I remember seeing a good few independent films.
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I saw a good few movies that I wouldn't otherwise have paid for, many of which I really enjoyed. It was about then I learned to ignore what the critics say.
You don't ignore them, you use them like a newspaper. You take their biases into account, and decide what you will think of the movie based on how your tastes differ. That requires becoming familiar with a movie reviewer, but as long as they watch everything you're interested in, you only need to know one. Siskel & Ebert used to provide probably the best show for this purposes since they had different tastes, and they would point out each other's biases for you.
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If you give me a free movie ticket, I might go to a movie
I wouldn't, necessarily. If I was bored and needed to kill 2 hours perhaps. But bothering with a theater at any cost is an unpleasant experience. This seems like something you might use for something you "kinda want to see", but you know is probably mediocre at best, or outright bad. Something best watched on some cheap DVD service, or borrowed from someone.
I Haven't (Score:3)
Why? Because I saw almost everything anyway. My movie admission cost for January was about $85, when a lot of movies came out. Somewhat less in February, around $65 if I remember right. Moviepass is saving me a ton of money, but I don't expect it to last. I've got my annual $105.35 paid back already, and the rest is just gravy. I expect them to go belly-up in a few more months, the whole concept being impossible from the get-go. But I'll enjoy it while it last.
Well duh? (Score:2)