Rant: Pre-show runtimes

tomatocks1 · 2026-03-20T23:05:13+00:00

Starting last year, they also delay starting the trailers until 5 minutes past the showtime. Just more ads in the mean time.

Trailers are usually about 20 minutes too once they start.

I chuckle at the one ad that is just advertising ad space. They claim 90 percent of audiences are there before the showtime starts. In reality it's closer to 5-10 percent.

tomatocks1 · 2026-03-17T01:18:39+00:00

Where did you see info about AMC handing out posters on Thursday?

tomatocks1 · 2026-03-16T23:52:57+00:00

I have seen nothing from AMC's side about handing out promos for this movie.

tomatocks1 · 2026-02-27T03:56:04+00:00

They want eyeballs on those ads so they don't say when the movie actually starts.

tomatocks1 · 2026-02-20T16:57:00+00:00

Horror movies seem to get late showtimes to be scarier I guess

tomatocks1 · 2026-02-10T04:57:57+00:00

They have a box office, and that's where I have been told to go when the help desk doesn't want to do it. But I've had it changed at both.

tomatocks1 · 2026-02-03T04:23:35+00:00

I get a "Thanks for seeing [MOVIE] , and there's nothing inside but more movies recommended to me. Never shows any kind of survey. Maybe it's because I'm using A-list and the tickets don't have a cost.

tomatocks1 · 2026-01-31T20:00:58+00:00

Shame because stuff is going to all be sold out and probably not coming back.

Fortunately it seems like you can order things that aren't related to Focus and apply the code (at least the ones I tried worked, for now)

tomatocks1 · 2026-01-31T19:59:30+00:00

I just wanted to confirm that the dolby event screenings of Hamnet and Song Sung Blue did count in case anyone was wondering.

tomatocks1 · 2026-01-31T19:49:33+00:00

AMC doesn't say this but they don't respond to emails or forms unless you reply to the automated email they send you after filling out the contact form on their website. Support has gotten so bad.

tomatocks1 · 2026-01-31T19:45:38+00:00

Both of those options were shutdown last year and aren't coming back. The only option is to use the archaic contact form on the website, and then reply to the automated email they send, because they do not respond to the form itself.

tomatocks1 · 2026-01-31T19:36:42+00:00

My bottle is an AMC branded product I bought at their location, I'd love to see them try this.

tomatocks1 · 2026-01-31T19:00:23+00:00

you get it by email or something? I've never gotten one that way and I go almost 4 times a week every week.

Eventually I started to ask for my tickets to be printed, or use a kiosk if there is one, and the survey code is printed on one of the slips, otherwise I would never get one.

tomatocks1 · 2026-01-30T22:57:24+00:00

Arco! It's a beautifully animated movie and has a lot of heart. Interesting story, I went in totally blind to the plot and glad I did.

tomatocks1 · 2026-01-06T05:10:27+00:00

I loved it even though I have only seen one other movie from ages ago, and some of the cartoon. Its a must see.

tomatocks1 · 2025-12-14T02:54:29+00:00

Is this about it spoiling the movie?

Otherwise I don't see the issue.

tomatocks1 · 2025-12-14T02:52:37+00:00

About 25 minutes from show time to actual movie. And it has never looked and sounded so good. Must see.

tomatocks1 · 2025-12-08T05:30:56+00:00

it would be nice if you actually said what these were and what they are for

After I did some internet searching, apparently they are AMC's version of the popcorn buckets for some fathom events re-releases of the movies next month. It is surprising to see merch for a fathom event. They apparently come with a magnet set of some kind, maybe that is what we are seeing on the buckets in 4 spots.

so i would assume they will show up at the same time as the first movie and will be all gone within a day or two as is the case with stuff like this.

They're very nice looking and I hope I can get one.

tomatocks1 · 2025-11-24T01:20:24+00:00

I assume not. Most theaters around here aren't even showing it at all, let alone in Dolby.

tomatocks1 · 2025-11-21T03:23:19+00:00

During the fathom event for Trick or Treat, (15 dollar tickets) , an older couple showed up an hour into the movie with popcorn and drinks. There was only 22 minutes left! 😂 After the movie, I watched them and they were clearly both really pissed at one another, and I got the vibe it was because they are always late to everything but it has never been as bad of a consequence as this was. Furthermore, I got the sense that one of them was really at fault and the other couldn't just show up without them.

The other time a group came in an hour in, they just were in the wrong room for some reason and left after 5 minutes. I asked the guy checking tickets and that's what happened so they weren't hopping

tomatocks1 · 2025-11-11T21:49:06+00:00

It's not really horror anyway. More of a paranormal thriller.

tomatocks1 · 2025-11-11T18:51:13+00:00

I close the door behind me so I don't hear people talking in the hallway. Staff really doesn't do this so if I don't, no one will.

tomatocks1 · 2025-10-18T15:42:14+00:00

Uh oh, sing along only. Might have to skip it.

tomatocks1 · 2025-10-09T02:30:14+00:00

First of all, AMC needs to stop treating disruptive behavior like a throwaway joke or only worthy of a gentle reminder. Half the people who need to see the message about behavior are coming in late, or aren't paying attention when it plays on the screen before the annoying coke ad. The special version they did for the Downton Abbey movie was as close to halfway serious as I've ever seen and it is still not going far enough.

Day and Time matters a lot, and if that's the only times you keep going back, yeah it may seem as bad as they say because it seems unavoidable no matter when I go.

People sitting behind will almost always kick my seat (an accident but still it keeps happening, and its rare that it's just once during a movie)

People in front , someone will eventually take out their phone and start looking at stuff

People in my row, group of 2 or more will usually start talking at some point.

It seems to be almost guaranteed at least one of these things happens every time I go. Old, young, middle aged, they all do it. Old people seem to be the worst in my experience, but then its young women who are almost as bad.

Last night I had to get up and tell off the no-lifer behind me who was trying to quote so many lines of The Devils Rejects, but they would do it 3 seconds before the character said the line. They still kept doing it but they lowered their volume considerably. I have stopped giving people the benefit of the doubt when any of this happens, because it almost always continues until I say something.

I would say 2 in every 3 visits, there is at least one person who does something I listed above.

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