09-14-2019, 04:39 PM
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/13/moviepas...pt-14.html
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: MoviePass, at this point the Benny Hill of subscription services, has re-re-reintroduced its unlimited plan. The latest iteration sounds a lot like the one that kicked off this tea-cup ride to begin with: For $10 per month—if you prepay for the year—MoviePass Uncapped members can see as many 2D movies as they want, although that comes with a few healthy asterisks. It also marks the company’s seventh plan change in the last year and a half alone.
It’s hard if not impossible to say what kind of deal MoviePass Uncapped represents. Paying for 12 months of a service that seems perpetually on the brink of collapse seems like a risky bet; if you’d rather go month to month, the price ticks up to $15, and after an unspecified “limited time” it’ll go to $20.
Even at its lowest price, the actual selection you’ll wind up with remains unclear. “Your movie choices may be restricted due to excessive individual usage which negatively impacts system-wide capacity,” the company says, before pointing you to its expansive terms of use. The last time MoviePass limited its selection, it created serious headaches for users. It also looks like Uncapped subscribers won’t be able to purchase a ticket more than three hours in advance of a show.
I never used this service (was it even available in the UK?); I simply don't go to the cinema often enough to make it worthwhile.
However, I'm not surprised to see it going under, in all honesty. From what I heard, they never seemed to arrive at a business model that was sustainable in the long run.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: MoviePass, at this point the Benny Hill of subscription services, has re-re-reintroduced its unlimited plan. The latest iteration sounds a lot like the one that kicked off this tea-cup ride to begin with: For $10 per month—if you prepay for the year—MoviePass Uncapped members can see as many 2D movies as they want, although that comes with a few healthy asterisks. It also marks the company’s seventh plan change in the last year and a half alone.
It’s hard if not impossible to say what kind of deal MoviePass Uncapped represents. Paying for 12 months of a service that seems perpetually on the brink of collapse seems like a risky bet; if you’d rather go month to month, the price ticks up to $15, and after an unspecified “limited time” it’ll go to $20.
Even at its lowest price, the actual selection you’ll wind up with remains unclear. “Your movie choices may be restricted due to excessive individual usage which negatively impacts system-wide capacity,” the company says, before pointing you to its expansive terms of use. The last time MoviePass limited its selection, it created serious headaches for users. It also looks like Uncapped subscribers won’t be able to purchase a ticket more than three hours in advance of a show.
I never used this service (was it even available in the UK?); I simply don't go to the cinema often enough to make it worthwhile.
However, I'm not surprised to see it going under, in all honesty. From what I heard, they never seemed to arrive at a business model that was sustainable in the long run.
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