[CivilianZero]

I used MoviePass when it was a little younger and just a warning to any considering it, there are a lot of hidden restrictions. I know some things could have changed since a couple years ago when I was using it but you were unable to see new movies and some movies would be restricted for their entire theater run.

They also presented it as a monthly service that you could cancel when you were done, but it was actually an annual service that you paid for on a monthly basis and trying to leave before the year was up would cost you. A lot.

There was also some weird business about having to send new cards (they sent you a card you had to use in person at the theater to pay for your ticket) without warning and until you got the new one you were unable to use the service you were paying for. In addition to that, sometimes the cards would just not work. This happened to me on at least 3 occasions.

Also take into consideration, there are some movies you'll want to see in 3d (maybe) or IMAX (more likely) and these are completely excluded. And if you're like me and you like to buy tickets ahead of time with fandango so you can skip lines and be sure the movie you're going to see isn't sold out, using this service means giving up that convenience.

Granted, this is all a much better deal now that it's $10 instead of $30.

[martinald]

On the relaunched site today it says the restrictions are:

You can see one movie every day. You can see each movie one time. You can see only standard 2D screenings.

It even points out you can go on opening night and the T+Cs point out there is a month to month plan now, but it's a bit confusing.

I do think it's a good offer for $10/month. Cineworld in the UK offers something similar for about £20/month (~$25), but also has an annual commitment and is restricted to one chain of cinemas, none of which are close to me.

[b3b0p]

Regarding seeing a movie multiple times apparently that rule has changed recently.

Source: https://mobile.twitter.com/MoviePass/status/8974395725268623...

[jon-wood]

Odeon have an equivalent card for about the same cost if there's one of those any closer to you. http://mobi.odeon.co.uk/limitless

[striking]

I wonder if they were able to negotiate a better deal on these things because people don't go to the movies as often anymore..?

[blacksmith_tb]

I think that's likely. The combination of the guaranteed income and the fairly low chance that many subscribers will actually use their pass every day means it isn't a big risk for the theaters.

[gnicholas]

Well, and the likelihood that the subscriber will bring at least one friend who would pay full price for a ticket makes this less risky. Also, popcorn and other concessions are the real profit drivers for theaters, so losing a bit on tickets isn't as big a deal as it might seem.

[Doxin]

So is it just my local theater or would that exclude 90% of all movies?

[rurban]

I used it in the US for $30 for two years with my wife and we were quite happy with it. We went about 4 times a week, not all theatres were supported, and their mandatory webapp sucked big time, esp. their GPS location tracker. I often had to walk around 100m until the app let me get the ticket.

Other than that a good deal. More people should go to the theatres.