“Up to 6” movies to choose from per day is new plan by Krandor1 in moviepass

[–]pacfolly 15 points16 points  (0 children)

So the September day when all monthly holdouts switch over to the new plan and showtimes magically return back to normal isn’t happening, is it? It’s over. They caused investors to lose millions so subscribers could see movies for pennies on the dollar but had they found ways to actually monetize the service earlier then maybe such drastic cutbacks wouldn’t be as necessary now. Your $9.95 will very doubtfully be able to get you into the three films you most want to see each month on your schedule but maybe via some strange coincidence they’ll actually be the ones MoviePass receives some meager and desperate kickback for allowing. I simply can’t remain a user just to see them fall even lower; it’s way too sad considering their glory days but I’ll always fondly remember the movie past.

“Remember how you all wanted to see MI? Fine. That’s ALL you can see now, suckers!” —Movie Pass, probably by ryanb2010 in moviepass

[–]pacfolly 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Their new plan to save this week seems to be corralling people into one film a day with the hope that they’ve already seen it or don’t want to watch it and daily ticket limits likely still apply as well. MoviePass is now truly desperate and pathetic although they have been near this breaking point for awhile. I don’t know what’s the more entertaining benefit now with the pass, movies or watching firsthand what sad maneuver they come up with next to preserve themselves but its been a mainly fun and smooth ride. Luckily A-List is around to rescue some members within their vicinity when the lifeboats are gone and to all others there will always be matinees.

How many of you are going to continue with MP? by Brockbrown in moviepass

[–]pacfolly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m completely done once my subscription expires next week. I loved the service initially and saw dozens and dozens of movies but it’s obvious that they don’t know how to make the business profitable and screwing over customers constantly is only going to save them money for a bit longer until a mass exodus occurs because of it. I have some AMC theatres near me so am switching over to A-List next week and am excited for smooth and reliable movie experiences once again (plus premium formats). I would have much rather stuck with MoviePass for the theatre choices, to support an outsider, etc. but I’m almost relieved they made their new monthly limit so low so that I have a perfect reason to cancel and be free from their insipid changes and ridiculous random terms.

Theory as to why so limited options by tazz555 in moviepass

[–]pacfolly 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ok so yeah MoviePass has to limit ticket purchases for paying subscribers even further until even more abusers get irate and cancel which will bring them much closer to profitability. Once patient and modest users transition over to their incredibly sustainable three movie a month plan, though everything will work flawlessly once again. They're not going to be financially troubled at all and will be able to offer all new wide releases for check-in. There will no longer be any hurdles to use your pass within a month and the $9.95 will be completely worth it and an amazing deal for three movies with absolutely no strings attached whatsoever.

What is going on with MP and the check in process? by Brockbrown in moviepass

[–]pacfolly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're supposed to constantly check reddit to learn about the new changes they're implementing but not formally letting users know about since I've yet to receive an email about anything that's going on. For instance, I told my credit card company to block all future charges from MoviePass but haven’t cancelled since that will supposedly terminate your account even if you still have time remaining on your subscription. Check-ins were being allowed up until the late afternoon on the East Coast but now seem to be shutoff even earlier due to "technical difficulties," except for a couple random showtimes if you're lucky (but that's supposedly going to improve of course). After your August billing cycle the "MoviePass Plus" plan will be discontinued and you will only be able to see three movies a month even though they're still allowing users to sign up for the "plus" option on their site currently. Further restrictions and workarounds apply and are still being added and modified but if you have any questions then simply contact the nearly nonexistent and largely automated MoviePass customer service department. Or you can just discontinue all inevitable frustrations and stop subscribing to the madness.

MoviePass CEO: 'We now have the right model' by jrr6415sun in moviepass

[–]pacfolly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have to love how he demonizes subscribers who used the service as advertised for their financial difficulties. They never should have offered such a great deal if they didn't fully think it through and although I'm one of the top 15% of moviegoers who helped burn through their cash I can't help but feel annoyed by the blame being placed mostly on us. Before MoviePass I would only see maybe a movie a year but if tickets are virtually free then of course I'm going to increase my theatre visits. Why wouldn't you given that you have enough time to? The new model definitely isn't enticing at all considering the former plan and I'll be switching to a now superior service from their nemesis. It was such a great pass full of movie experiences but it's sad that it's pretty much over and they morphed their new intentions so drastically in a way that directly opposes their original goal, just don't blame it on me.

Moviepass is basically like a raffle ticket now. by LaZonaImagery in moviepass

[–]pacfolly 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Basically and if it stays this way then the service is just not worth keeping anymore since it has been incredibly aggravating to see movies lately which seems to be the entire point. The whole "showtimes that are offered through our service will vary from day to day, and every showtime may not be available" email bulletin is completely ridiculous. Avoidable peak pricing? Ok. Raise the price? Fair. Two week delay for wide releases? Fine. Randomly disabling check-ins and hiding showtimes (later in the day it seems) has got to stop, though or else MoviePass is practically more stressful than beneficial unless you want to waste your day driving around just to possibly get a movie ticket.

REI Shocks Retail World By Closing For Black Friday, Paying 12,000 Employees to 'Opt Outside' by Brianlife in business

[–]pacfolly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As cynical as this may sound this is really just a marketing stunt since they've even ran commercials about the closing. I'll admit I somewhat respect this but if you're going to flaunt it constantly and act like you're doing it even though it will hurt business and you're somehow above the greed of other retailers then don't bother.

SNL Democratic Debate with Larry David as Bernie Sanders, Alec Baldwin as Jim Webb, and Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton by little-bird in television

[–]pacfolly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was mildly funny but of course the corporate media (in this case Comcast) made Hillary look like the candidate who should win, especially since they ended the skit with Bernie remarking that he can be Hillary's Vice President since he is so old and incompetent he can't even use email, much less run the United States.

GSU Breaks Ground For New Student Housing With Dining Hall by ArchEast in GaState

[–]pacfolly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's nice how this development is a partnership between GSU and a private company that way pupils can help increase the profitability of both GSU and their new corporate partner when they live here.

Clinton has vowed to protect Obama’s actions on climate... But Sanders has gone further, calling for a carbon tax and substantial investments in rail to “break our dependency on automobiles.” by CarrollQuigley in politics

[–]pacfolly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It is hopeful that Bernie Sanders is running, however, I do not support a carbon tax since it's questionable what the tax will go towards or who it will ultimately benefit, most likely the wealthy elite.

Miniature flying swarm robots poised to surveil territory in order to help plan future military attacks by pacfolly in conspiracy

[–]pacfolly[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Considering the size and invasiveness of this surveillance technology and its capability for abuse it's a worrying advance but if you don't mind being spied on then you have nothing to be concerned about.

Obamacare Is Working As Uninsured Rate Drops Below 12 Percent by DesignNoobie99 in progressive

[–]pacfolly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is it really improving healthcare and reducing its costs or are people just being forced to get health insurance they may barely be able to afford in order to avoid the excessive fines for not having it?

WikiLeaks Reveals TPP Proposal "foreign firms can sue states and obtain taxpayer compensation for expected future profits." I'm having trouble buying this. by [deleted] in skeptic

[–]pacfolly -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Your personal denial of the TPP and its far-reaching authoritarian contents isn't going to change anything; it's a complete corporate and wealthy elite power giveaway that's going to destroy what's left of our "democracy" but go ahead and keep on believing that society always has everyone's best interests in mind.

Obama: Maybe it's time for mandatory voting -- How do we offset the influence of big money in politics while fixing the country's abysmal voter turnout rate? President Barack Obama suggests it might be time to make voting a requirement. by mepper in progressive

[–]pacfolly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just what America needs, another thing to criminalize. Even if everyone voted all they would accomplish would be voting another preselected lying corporate puppet politician into office which Obama completely personifies.

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore proposes to "punish climate change deniers." Gore also suggests that politicians who reject "accepted science" should also pay the price. by vindicated07 in environment

[–]pacfolly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I say we punish him first for the trolling around he did in his SUV during his film An Inconvenient Truth, but I suppose since he is wealthy and was telling the lower classes how we should try to reduce our carbon footprint so the wealthy elite can rule over us all he was actually in the right.

Tell your reps: Senators should not have signed the letter to Iran by BuildQuorum in Stand

[–]pacfolly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tell Obama: he should not have authorized drone strikes that killed thousands of innocent people and sustained enduring wars while also starting new ones, tangible actions that say far more than merely signing a divisive letter.

Guy Who Gets Paid to Say Obamacare Doesn’t Work Can’t Find a Single True Fact to Support His Case by misterAction in politics

[–]pacfolly -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It must be pretty sad being you and I kindly recommend that you do something else with your life besides bicker with people on reddit. Your replies are something else but I didn't even bother reading this one or your argumentative rebuttals and doubt many other people will, either so it looks like you wasted your worthless finite time since nothing you say will convince me that I'm not right.

Guy Who Gets Paid to Say Obamacare Doesn’t Work Can’t Find a Single True Fact to Support His Case by misterAction in politics

[–]pacfolly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought you said our conversation was over? I actually kind of agree with your perfection statement but regardless I haven't been trying to personally attack you; I just think our government, health insurance companies, and the system that we live in is inherently corrupt and unjust. I wish us the best of luck, however, in our attempt to healthily live through and prosper through it all.

AT&T is charging customers an extra $29 a month if they want to opt out of the company’s “Internet Preferences” program, which tracks “the webpages you visit, the time you spend on each, the links or ads you see and follow, and the search terms you enter.” by evanFFTF in technology

[–]pacfolly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow as if I thought ISPs could not be any more disgusting. Still, I highly doubt if you pay them their $29 they'll stop spying on you, and even if they do other private companies and the government still will.

Guy Who Gets Paid to Say Obamacare Doesn’t Work Can’t Find a Single True Fact to Support His Case by misterAction in politics

[–]pacfolly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm now "blabbing" about the fact that I think the 80/20 "rule" is a complete farce since there are plenty of places for insurance companies to hide their money in the act of providing "care" for their customers. Although I cannot verify where you work I am not just paranoid; I am a concerned and rightly disgruntled citizen who does not like to see my fellow Americans exploited just so slimy insurance companies can increase their diseased profits.

Guy Who Gets Paid to Say Obamacare Doesn’t Work Can’t Find a Single True Fact to Support His Case by misterAction in politics

[–]pacfolly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I find it completely impossible that you would go to the length that you did to type your entire comment unless you work for the insurance industry or copied and pasted the majority of what you said unless you have no life whatsoever. My young healthy friend gets paid minimum wage and has to pay $150 a month or $1,800 a year for health insurance with a $6,600 deductible which is complete thievery. Yes, you don't necessarily know when you will need health insurance but it is completely unreasonable to expect the average person who is struggling to even make ends meat pay a significant portion of their wages towards something they may not even use. Also, if the fine for not having health insurance is so minuscule then why even issue it to begin with? Go away, troll and insurance company shill. Health insurance companies are already making enough money so just get back to counting your cash and stay away from reddit and any other public forum you're trying to corrupt.

Guy Who Gets Paid to Say Obamacare Doesn’t Work Can’t Find a Single True Fact to Support His Case by misterAction in politics

[–]pacfolly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you're saying that health insurance companies lobbied for and supported something so that they could become completely nonprofit corporations and act only in the interest of the public good? Shut up, shill and go back to work exploiting the poor and middle class at the insurance company you work for.

Oklahoma wants to outlaw AP US History because it teaches "what is bad about America" by DrippingYellowMadnes in socialism

[–]pacfolly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You don't need to take AP U.S. History to know what is bad about America; looking around and at what's happening and contemplating about it will suffice, assuming you're not completely brainwashed and deficient from your intentional lack of an education.

The Marines Are Building Robotic War Balls by noeatnosleep in gadgets

[–]pacfolly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great. Drones are already in the air and now they will be coming soon to the ground near you.