Movie Pass...Pass or Plus?

Over the last few years movie ticket prices have skyrocketed as well as concession prices. You almost have to take out a small loan to go see a movie these days. With tickets ranging everywhere from $10 to $15 a ticket and a small drink and popcorn ranging from $4 to $8 a piece...you figure for say a family of four to go see ONE movie, you need the help of ol' Benjamin himself. A $100 dollar movie trip...YIKES! Can't do that very often. Now for a single person, even still...you're looking at the very least $40 for one trip to the movies. Now I know, I could go into the whole reason why ticket prices have skyrocketed...pirating...downloading illegally...yada...yada...yada...but that's a whole nother article in itself.

There is a relatively new service out there called MoviePass. It allows you to see an unlimited amount of movies every month, for a monthly fee. So with the $10 to $15 ticket price in mind, if you see 2 to 3 movies a month, you have paid for the service. A little help at the theater goes a long way. Without paying for that ticket, you save the money for the concession snacks! Now, with any services there are limitations. MoviePass is no exception. They say unlimited, however, after researching and digging for info, I have found that you can see ONE movie within a 24 hour period. I also discovered that you cannot see the same movie twice. I plan to research and find out more, as I have just joined the service and will see what I like or dislike about it. But let's say you go to see The Avengers: Age Of Ultron one day at noon. You cannot see another movie til noon the next day. You can't catch the early matinee, you have to wait til noon. You cannot see the Avengers again with MoviePass. That would come out of your pocket to see it again. Now...I am unsure of whether or not you could see the Avengers the following month with MoviePass. I still have some digging and findings to do. There is a huge downfall...if you terminate your membership early or in  a what they call trial period...they charge you a $75 early termination fee.

The service is $30 a month and they say that is for "unlimited" movies. Yeah, you could go to the movies everyday I suppose, but there are only a certain amount of movies in a theater, you would run out of movies in 18 days or so or less for some theaters. They send you a MoviePass card with a member number, and you MUST have a smartphone to use the app along with the card.
When you arrive at the theater, you login in the app, you check in on the app, choose your movie, and it adds money to your card. You can ONLY see the movie you check in for when you purchase your ticket. You cannot check in to Paul Blart, and then see The Avengers. Very straight forward. The card only works for you. You cannot buy a ticket for a friend etc...etc...unless they have a MoviePass membership too.

If you are a movie buff and you do enjoy movies, or you may be a reviewer, or movie critic, or whatever, this service is perfect for those individuals. If you see one or two movies a month, this service may not be for you. I have suggested to the people at MoviePass to allow to see the same movie more than once, I think it would be very appealing to an avid movie lover to have that knowing, that you are paying $30 a month and can go see as many movies as you want. We will see what happens. Until next time, that's my side of it, and I will see you at the movies!

Movie Pass

Guardians Of The Galaxy (late review)

I never got around to posting a few of my movie reviews...so this is a bit late in the game.
For someone who is not well versed and familar with their story...I had to do my own research and look back at past comics and such. This movie definitely blew all the other Marvel movies out of the water. Even Captain America The Winter Soldier. NOT that the other movies were bad, they just keep getting better and better. The story was solid, special effects were awesome, soundtrack was good, and it was connected to the MCU, but in a distant way. There were no mentions of Stark, Cap, Thor, Loki...etc etc etc. BUT let's flashback to mid-credits scene in the Avengers. Remember that evil looking purple dude Thanos?? Well to my surprise he had a full scene in Guardians of the Galaxy, which was awesome to say the least. Eventually The Avengers as well as Loki will have to deal with Thanos. So that is what we look forward to. Guardians was Marvel's first good shot at a Action/Sci-Fi/Comedy. It had every emotion you could imagine. To me Rocket Raccoon and Groot stole the show. Chris Pratt AKA Star Lord did an amazing job as well as Zoey Zeldana as Gomorrah and Dave Batista as Drax. The characters meshed well and made for an amazing film from Marvel. There is already Guardians of the Galaxy 2 being developed and planned. You really don't have to see any of the other films to see this one. I was expecting a little more connecting but overall the film was great. The only thing I was real disappointed with were the mid and post credits scene. While the mid scene was cute and hilarious, I was hoping for one that would lead into Avengers or another MCU film. The post credits scene was the most disappointing. NOT sure where Marvel was head with that. They say it was just for fun, but why not do one that actually connected it to another upcoming film. Overall though it was awesome and will definitely want to see again. 5 stars from me. And that's my side of it. See you at the movies!

Avengers: Age Of Ultron...a sure fire box office smash1

It's almost like waiting for Christmas. We've seen the television commercials, we've watched the late night shows and we've seen the red carpet premiere. In all of this, our anticipation has heightened and I'm sure some of us have lost sleep in anticipation for this movie. The tickets have been bought, and they are now in a safe place...all that's left is to wait...and wait. Avengers: Age Of Ultron opens nationwide Friday May 1st. The anticipation could not be higher for this long awaited sequel.
Advanced ticket sales are outselling the first Avengers and it is estimated it will track close to if not over $207 million opening weekend.
This fanboy is absolutely beside myself waiting to see this movie! I've bought into all the promotions, and have free tickets waiting to see it more than once or twice. The first Avengers, I probably saw 8 times in the theaters. There's something about Marvel movies, that makes you want to see them again and again. And this new film is no different. I predict it will not only be the number one movie of the year, but will surpass all box office records in just one weekend. The partnership between Disney and Marvel is one not to mess with.
I have not seen the movie, I have only heard critics remarks on the film...and I must say I am disappointed by all of their remarks. The superhero genre of films is such a hot spot right now, the geeks...like myself LOVE these movies and thrive on them! How some critics can take a good movie and tear it to shreds is beyond me. I believe we are in for a fast, action-packed, epic wonder from Joss once again. Here is to the continued excellence and awesomeness of what Marvel brings to their fans!