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Once again, MoviePass pulls a slickie . . .

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Billy Wonka

I just got a flag on my phone informing me that in-demand movies may incur an extra surcharge of up to $2 a ticket. This will probably start this weekend and I will be a test case to see if EVERY new release is an in-demand movie no matter the time slot.

Even at $9.95 a month +$2.00 a ticket isn't a bad proposition. It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out over the next month. New subscribers are being charged $29.95 for three month with a limit of four tickets per month. That is still a good deal for a major market. AMC is launching their new movie service now to combat MoviePass.

If it seems to good to be true . . . (That's why we are $20T in debt. Don't let Mitch Lowe near Munchkin.)

Have mercy, Mitch, I buy senior tickets!
https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/21/moviepass-introduces-surge (Open in New Window)

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MoviePass - mkuller 20:48:39 07/29/18 (3)
...latest news.
- Future in doubt (Open in New Window)
- Yup, heard it before: "If you like your Movie Pass, you can keep your Movie Pass . . . - Billy Wonka 19:53:12 07/30/18 (2)
  That Peak Pricing and service outage is the death knell. How could this ever work? Did they work for the government?
  - Simple - they didn't charge enough...(nt) - mkuller 20:49:47 07/30/18 (1)
    (nt)
    - My first MP experience was $29.95 for all you can see . . . - Billy Wonka 13:04:08 07/31/18 (0)
      I was fired with a bunch of other movie freaks (most likely retired). They were toying with much higher prices and I would have entertained $50/month but they were thinking $100/month. Then, Mitch restarted with $9.95 hoping for ten million subscribers. They only have 3M right now. Reminds me of the online music retailer that lost money on every sale but planned on making it up with volume?
      
      It was fun while it lasted.
Mitch Lowe draws first blood . . . - Billy Wonka 17:33:19 07/27/18 (0)
Today, all showings of Mission Impossible were blacked out for purchase. I groused about it at concessions and one of the kids said others were grousing as well. Damnedest thing is that some movies two weeks old were carrying $4.20 premiums. In my market, that's really cutting into the value of having MP. Kind of like losing my SNAP card.
I'd like to see Comcast... - mkuller 20:55:53 07/19/18 (0)
...come out with a flat monthly rate to watch streamed movies at home.

I watch many more there than at the multiplex.

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