MoviePass Discussion

thediamondage · Oct 31, 2017

blast0rama said:
Hey - how are couples doing at using this?

My wife doesn't like going to the movies as much as I do, so getting her a MoviePass feels like a waste, but I'd like to make sure we sit together (our local theater is reserved seating only). My solution thus far has been to make those the exceptions where I buy tickets, but I wasn't sure if there was a better way.

Additionally - any AMC people know if we can use Stubs alongside this?

Soooo... there is the correct, follow the rules answer and the chaotic evil lawbreaker answer.

The follow the rules answer is as everyone said, buy 1 ticket with MP and another ticket with your own CC.

The "chaotic evil, you will eventually get banned although moviepass has no way to know right now" answer is you go ahead of time (days ahead), check in for a movie that matches the exact price of the real movie you want to see, and buy 1 advance ticket for the "real" movie you want to see. Then the next day come back and do the same thing and hope nobody reserved the seat next to the first one. This IS against MoviePass TOS, but right now they only see from most movie theater chains (AMC, Regal) that you paid $x for a movie ticket, they don't get the level 3 metadata of what movie you saw, what date/time, how many tickets, etc. That data COULD be transmitted from theaters to debit networks (moviepass) anytime but afaik the big ones do not. Yes, this is incredibly silly/stupid since you are going to the theater, buying a ticket, and then going back home but if you live 1-2 miles away its not a big deal I guess.

Honestly I just got 2 moviepass cards for me and my wife, if she sees at least ONE movie a month it pays for itself and a lot of times if I go see a movie alone I'll buy a second ticket on her card and ask a buddy or whatever if they want to see it with me. I keep both cards with me. The second card came within 10 days of signing up, so it seems like they are sending them out WAY faster nowadays - took ~4 weeks for my card to arrive back when they announced the change.

Re: AMC stubs, yes it currently works fine with MoviePass especially if you use the automated kiosk machines. The stubs TOS says moviepass cards are not eligible for rewards but they are currently not enforcing it. You really need stubs premiere for stubs to be worth a damn, and you just missed out on October 1-31 where they doubled all purchases. With 2 $12 tickets I was getting $4.80 in reward points every visit with premiere and double points (only $2.40 now after today), I'm saving all those points up for after MoviePass changes and I have to go back to paying for movies.

Carthago Delenda Est · Oct 31, 2017

thediamondage How do you check in on both accounts?

thediamondage · Oct 31, 2017

Carthago Delenda Est said:
thediamondage How do you check in on both accounts?

With a samsung phone you can run a second copy of any app and it has its own login data, its the secure folder stuff. Sort of like chrome incognito mode I guess. You can also simply just log in and out of the moviepass app.

DrBo42 · Oct 31, 2017

You can't watch the same movie again?

SeanM · Oct 31, 2017

thediamondage said:
Re: AMC stubs, yes it currently works fine with MoviePass especially if you use the automated kiosk machines. The stubs TOS says moviepass cards are not eligible for rewards but they are currently not enforcing it. You really need stubs premiere for stubs to be worth a damn, and you just missed out on October 1-31 where they doubled all purchases. With 2 $12 tickets I was getting $4.80 in reward points every visit with premiere and double points (only $2.40 now after today), I'm saving all those points up for after MoviePass changes and I have to go back to paying for movies.

Also, definitely subscribe to AMC's email newsletter and/or text messages because they often have extra bonus promos there (which you must manually activate). This past weekend for example you could've earned an extra 1,500 Stubs points by seeing Jigsaw during opening weekend. They do stuff like that frequently and you can quickly rack up even more Stubs points.

NullUserException · Oct 31, 2017

thediamondage said:
The new TOS are there simply so MoviePass can cut out people who are clearly using their service "too much", and they can decide what too much is whenever they need to kick someone specific out.

I'm going to stop you right there because that verbiage was already in the old version of the ToS

27.3 Capped Plans - MoviePass may make changes to any products or services offered on the Site, or to the applicable prices for any such products or services, at any time, without prior notice. MoviePass reserves the right to change the rules of movie-going attendance and ticket availability to members at anytime. MoviePass reserves the right to change from time to time the number of eligible movies a member can see per month. MoviePass reserves the right to offer members a new price option if they exceed watching a certain amount of movies per month. You will be notified of any changes made to the terms of service prior to your next billing cycle, at which point you would have 14 days to opt-out of the service. MoviePass will not make any changes to your plan mid-cycle, all changes will be in affect at the start of your next billing cycle. MoviePass is not responsible for theater programming, cancellations, or rescheduled performances.

https://web.archive.org/web/20170911214352/https://www.moviepass.com/content/terms

NullUserException · Oct 31, 2017

DrBo42 said:
You can't watch the same movie again?

You can watch the same movie as many times as you want

DrBo42 · Oct 31, 2017

NullUserException said:
You can watch the same movie as many times as you want

Thanks Null, people going back and forth on this is super confusing.

NullUserException · Oct 31, 2017

DrBo42 said:
Thanks Null, people going back and forth on this is super confusing.

It's because it used to a rule and it was in the original terms of service. They sent out an updated ToS yesterday but didn't remove the rule, causing confusion among those who only read the updated version.

It's all been cleared up now since they fixed the ToS and now it doesn't have the restriction

Skywalker · Nov 1, 2017

NullUserException said:
It's because it used to a rule and it was in the original terms of service. They sent out an updated ToS yesterday but didn't remove the rule, causing confusion among those who only read the updated version.

It's all been cleared up now since they fixed the ToS and now it doesn't have the restriction

hey thanks for all your clarifications

BlkSquirtle · Nov 1, 2017

Posting to sub.
Glad to see the moviepass discussion made it over to ERA

Human · Nov 1, 2017

Killthem said:
Posting to sub.
Glad to see the moviepass discussion made it over to ERA

There a 'Watch Thread' button above the first post in the right corner on every page you can click to subscribe without posting.

BlkSquirtle · Nov 2, 2017

Human said:
There a 'Watch Thread' button above the first post in the right corner on every page you can click to subscribe without posting.

Holy shit I didnt see that. Thanks

spam flakes · Nov 2, 2017

Finally got my card! Going to use it soon!

Penguin · Nov 2, 2017

Now this may be weird, but is there anything preventing you from pre-ordering tickets with MoviePass?

Like does it only work on purchases day of or specifically for the movie you request?

Masquerade Overture · Nov 2, 2017

Penguin said:
Now this may be weird, but is there anything preventing you from pre-ordering tickets with MoviePass?

Like does it only work on purchases day of or specifically for the movie you request?

You have 30 minutes from the time you click the showtime to check-in at the theater to purchase your ticket.

Penguin · Nov 2, 2017

Masquerade Overture said:
You have 30 minutes from the time you click the showtime to check-in at the theater to purchase your ticket.

No I get that

I guess what asking
What's to stop me from like "checking in" a ticket for... Jigsaw today and going and pre-ordering a ticket for Orient Express instead?

Bii · Nov 2, 2017

Penguin said:
No I get that

I guess what asking
What's to stop me from like "checking in" a ticket for... Jigsaw today and going and pre-ordering a ticket for Orient Express instead?

Nothing is stopping you. The transaction will go through.

It is against the TOS, though. Use at your own risk.

CelestialAtom · Nov 2, 2017

Penguin said:
No I get that

I guess what asking
What's to stop me from like "checking in" a ticket for... Jigsaw today and going and pre-ordering a ticket for Orient Express instead?

I did it for TLK. Worked flawlessly.

splash wave · Nov 2, 2017

So, are there any major pratfalls to signing up for this thing, or should I be good to go if it sounds like something I'd use?

How is everyone finding the movie selections so far?

Armadilo · Nov 2, 2017

So I can't watch the movies on opening day anymore ?

Deleted member 42 · Nov 2, 2017

Penguin said:
No I get that

I guess what asking
What's to stop me from like "checking in" a ticket for... Jigsaw today and going and pre-ordering a ticket for Orient Express instead?

Me snitchin' on u

Penguin · Nov 2, 2017

Bii said:
Nothing is stopping you. The transaction will go through.

It is against the TOS, though. Use at your own risk.

ShadowKingpin said:
I did it for TLK. Worked flawlessly.

BronsonLee said:
Me snitchin' on u

Ha not saying I'm doing it, but was just a thought I had since work next to a theater

Could probably pre-order TLJ or Justice League tickets and not worry about being sold out opening night

just_myles · Nov 2, 2017

That's funny. Will they really enforce the number of times you can see a movie? That's dumb. What if I really liked Blade runner 2049 and I wanted to watch it twice(I did)? Oh well, it's still 9.99 a month. I would even pay 15.99 a month. I made my money back in spades. I spent so much more on concession too.

FireSafetyBear · Nov 2, 2017

So I don't know if it was just a glitch

But the other night me and my mom have a card

I was signed into my phone and I checked in and bought a ticket. I signed out and into hers, but it showed she had already bought a ticket.

Do they not allow more than one device/sign ins?

Might try again to see if it was just an anomaly.

Mairu · Nov 2, 2017

Penguin said:
Now this may be weird, but is there anything preventing you from pre-ordering tickets with MoviePass?

Like does it only work on purchases day of or specifically for the movie you request?

I do this regularly since I work near an AMC. It'll work assuming you can pay for the ticket at the theater.

NullUserException · Nov 2, 2017

just_myles said:
That's funny. Will they really enforce the number of times you can see a movie? That's dumb. What if I really liked Blade runner 2049 and I wanted to watch it twice(I did)? Oh well, it's still 9.99 a month. I would even pay 15.99 a month. I made my money back in spades. I spent so much more on concession too.

How many times does this myth have to be debunked? You can watch a movie as many times as you want.

Armadilo said:
So I can't watch the movies on opening day anymore ?

Where did that come from? I already bought my ticket for Thor tonight. It worked flawlessly

Armadilo · Nov 2, 2017

For me all the Thor screens for me are unlickable, in central California

Skywalker · Nov 2, 2017

Armadilo said:
For me all the Thor screens for me are unlickable, in central California

Bii · Nov 2, 2017

Armadilo said:
For me all the Thor screens for me are unlickable, in central California

I'm in central California and all 2D showings for Thor are available. The 3D showings pop up too but those are greyed out.

Armadilo · Nov 2, 2017

Never mind , I updated

Bii · Nov 2, 2017

Armadilo said:
Shows up like this in all th theaters

That's a 3D showing, it's supposed to be greyed out.

Armadilo · Nov 2, 2017

Bii said:
That's a 3D showing, it's supposed to be greyed out.

Luckily, I guess I'll watch it in a bit

shintoki · Nov 2, 2017

Penguin said:
No I get that

I guess what asking
What's to stop me from like "checking in" a ticket for... Jigsaw today and going and pre-ordering a ticket for Orient Express instead?

Nothing really. To see Close Encounters, I just bought a ticket for something else.

dhlt25 · Nov 3, 2017

so the theater that I usually go to now show empty screening. How do I fix this? I want to see thor tonight

NullUserException · Nov 3, 2017

dhlt25 said:
so the theater that I usually go to now show empty screening. How do I fix this? I want to see thor tonight

I think you can check in to the Empty Screenings "movie" and get a ticket

In the meantime contact support to get this fixed

Thisman · Nov 4, 2017

Why are all the Thor showtimes showing as unavailable even though they are not
Sold out in the theater ?!!!

FireSafetyBear · Nov 4, 2017

Also if you have Regal Crown Club, don't forget the good promotions.

See these movies and get the digital codes/extra credits/popcorn.

You might be a bit late now but good idea to keep an eye on them every once and a while.

Paramount https://www.regmovies.com/promotions/paramount-movie-bonus

Lionsgate https://www.regmovies.com/promotions/lionsgate-movie-bonus

JHoNNy1OoO · Nov 4, 2017

RonMexico said:
So I don't know if it was just a glitch

But the other night me and my mom have a card

I was signed into my phone and I checked in and bought a ticket. I signed out and into hers, but it showed she had already bought a ticket.

Do they not allow more than one device/sign ins?

Might try again to see if it was just an anomaly.

I haven't used my pass in about a week but I had no issues doing this for a month+ since I got the card. My friend and I both purchased a card and I just buy both of our tickets individually when we are at the theater. Never ran into an issue like you just described but they could have changed things recently. I'll be going tomorrow wither her to see Thor so I'll let ya know if I have a similar issue or not.

Seesaw15 · Nov 4, 2017

Thisman said:
Why are all the Thor showtimes showing as unavailable even though they are not
Sold out in the theater ?!!!

Moviepass doesn't allow you to see 3D screenings. Everything that isn't 2D is grayed out on the app.

TheKeipatzy · Nov 4, 2017

Thisman said:
Why are all the Thor showtimes showing as unavailable even though they are not
Sold out in the theater ?!!!

If it's like my local theater, what they did is ONLY had it showing in premium showings.

The 2D was called a "big screen" though was regular matinee prices. I asked the employee, and they said they did this on purpose.

Just a note: this was a non brand theater. Not an AMC, Cinemark, etc. Those worked fine.

Might be the case?

broncobuster · Nov 4, 2017

I decided to sign up after trying some theaters with pretty good standard seats. Just waiting on the card.

Still probably going with IMAX for the occasional movie. But a good deal for the rest.

wizard · Nov 4, 2017

I signed up a few months ago, ive practically seen every movie. I havent had any fees and Ive been going to a few movies a week.

I was the only one in the theatre for Only the brave, suburbicon and thank you for your service

Oh I live in california and it took a little over a week for my card to arrive.

Supa Necta · Nov 5, 2017

I bought moviepass for my son and he doesn't have a phone. Is there a way to log myself out of the iPhone app and log in as him? I can't find the option to log out.

FireSafetyBear · Nov 5, 2017

Supa Necta said:
I bought moviepass for my son and he doesn't have a phone. Is there a way to log myself out of the iPhone app and log in as him? I can't find the option to log out.

You have to go to the side bar and scroll down a little bit. The log out button is there. Drove me crazy at first

Supa Necta · Nov 5, 2017

Thanks worked!

Arttemis · Nov 5, 2017

My girlfriend and I had MoviePasses for a year and a half back when it was ~$40/month. Despite the restrictions back then, such as the limit to rewatching any movie and a 24-hour time limit between movies instead of a once-per-day restriction, it was still worth it. We canceled when the price went up another $5/month and they added ticket caps for users during peak hours....

BUT, they seem to have stripped out all of those restrictions in this new version! It took 7 weeks for me to get my new MP, but I've used it a dozen times in the last few weeks! It's better than ever, and MUCH cheaper than ever!

The new TOS updates look really shitty, though. I wish they'd just set a god damn limit per month instead of this pseudo-"unlimited" bullshit. Tell us we're limited to 10 movies a month, or whatever, instead of telling us it's unlimited but holding the threat of additional charges over our heads.

EDIT - I also REALLY wish you could link multiple cards. My girlfriend and I each have a MP; why can't we link them to buy two tickets in one card in one transaction so long as it disables the other card for that day?

AnotherDayAnotherDollar · Nov 6, 2017

I just really learned about this.

How does it work? You pay them 10 bucks a month, you get one movie that you can watch every day, rewatches are allowed, and no blackout dates. You can watch something like The Last Jedi on opening night. Presumably moviepass will pay the movie theater the ticket price every time you go watch a movie, which would be anywhere from 5 - 12 bucks or whatever per viewing.

It doesn't seem like a sustainable business model to me. I would probably watch the same movie like 5-6 times or more in one month, if I really enjoyed it. Plus I would go other times just to see movies that are out there, just because. I would probably use the service 20 times a month or more.

Skywalker · Nov 6, 2017

AnotherDayAnotherDollar said:
I just really learned about this.

How does it work? You pay them 10 bucks a month, you get one movie that you can watch every day, rewatches are allowed, and no blackout dates. You can watch something like The Last Jedi on opening night. Presumably moviepass will pay the movie theater the ticket price every time you go watch a movie, which would be anywhere from 5 - 12 bucks or whatever per viewing.

It doesn't seem like a sustainable business model to me. I would probably watch the same movie like 5-6 times or more in one month, if I really enjoyed it. Plus I would go other times just to see movies that are out there, just because. I would probably use the service 20 times a month or more.

Pretty awesome huh

Carthago Delenda Est · Nov 6, 2017

AnotherDayAnotherDollar said:
I just really learned about this.

How does it work? You pay them 10 bucks a month, you get one movie that you can watch every day, rewatches are allowed, and no blackout dates. You can watch something like The Last Jedi on opening night. Presumably moviepass will pay the movie theater the ticket price every time you go watch a movie, which would be anywhere from 5 - 12 bucks or whatever per viewing.

It doesn't seem like a sustainable business model to me. I would probably watch the same movie like 5-6 times or more in one month, if I really enjoyed it. Plus I would go other times just to see movies that are out there, just because. I would probably use the service 20 times a month or more.

You're right. Get in while the getting's good.

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