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Re:SEC filing suggests MoviePass’ time is running out by losvedir on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @01:13PM (#17031620)
I saw Black Panther three times in theaters with my MoviePass because, well, why not? The only theater near me only has 5 screens (I live in a small town), so my wife and I end up with some repeat viewings.

That said, I love MoviePass but know it's not sustainable. I wish they had rolled out these changes earlier. Something like no repeat viewings, 8 movies per month, different price depending on where you live (tickets at my theater are only $9 normally), etc, could have made this thing much more sustainable, and still probably had most of the growth.

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Re:SEC filing suggests MoviePass’ time is running out by emodendroket on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @01:19PM (#17031706)
I can't see the appeal of watching a movie I literally just watched.
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Re:SEC filing suggests MoviePass’ time is running out by CoolAndComposed on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @02:31PM (#17032499)
It's pretty common to notice new details when reviewing things, where you don't need to focus on the same details you did last time.

Foreshadowing is all over in movies, as well as artifacts of cut subplots/scenes. Re: /r/moviedetails

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Re:SEC filing suggests MoviePass’ time is running out by melq on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @01:45PM (#17031980)
I'm not a big movie watcher but I definitely repeatedly consume other media. Music in particular, tv and print as well. If an album comes out that I like a lot, I'll often play it front to back a dozen of times in a week.
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Re:SEC filing suggests MoviePass’ time is running out by exolymph on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @02:42PM (#17032614)
Some people enjoy reveling in the details they missed the first time around. Different strokes for different folks.
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Re:SEC filing suggests MoviePass’ time is running out by Sangermaine on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @03:09PM (#17032881)
Great, that's your preference. Other people do enjoy it. People have different preferences.
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Re:SEC filing suggests MoviePass’ time is running out by AJ007 on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @02:23PM (#17032399)
Sometimes I fall asleep and have to go see the movie again.
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Re:SEC filing suggests MoviePass’ time is running out by emodendroket on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @03:33PM (#17033128)
Not my usual reaction to films that put me to sleep.
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Re:SEC filing suggests MoviePass’ time is running out by cdelsolar on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @01:46PM (#17031984)
because it was awesome?
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Re:SEC filing suggests MoviePass’ time is running out by emodendroket on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @02:27PM (#17032440)
The world is full of awesome movies. Cinema has existed for more than a century.
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Re:SEC filing suggests MoviePass’ time is running out by matte_black on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @02:47PM (#17032659)
What you will understand someday in life is that as we grow older, we have less desire to explore new things, and prefer to revisit familiar things while we still can.
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Re:SEC filing suggests MoviePass’ time is running out by emodendroket on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @02:59PM (#17032782)
Watching the same movie three times in a week (which has just come out and so can hardly be a nostalgic favorite) is taking that to a bit of an extreme, more reminiscent of the viewing habits of a child.
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Re:SEC filing suggests MoviePass’ time is running out by cdelsolar on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @10:12AM (#17082503)
lol
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Re:SEC filing suggests MoviePass’ time is running out by Consultant32452 on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @03:44PM (#17033237)
It seems to me with relatively minor tweaks there should be a sustainable product. Like maybe you can't repeat the same move within a week or something. Because for the vast majority of movies there's a lot of empty seats and empty seats mean no overpriced snack sales.
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