Gothamist: Paying $10.25 to See Crap

smoothie

Mon, 08 Mar 2004 23:35:07 -0500

my company does not sell discount movie passes? where can I get some?

Jay Smooth

Tue, 30 Dec 2003 02:50:47 -0500

"Why pay ten bucks for both a piece of crap that cost $10 million to make as well as for a $120 million blockbuster?" The only problem with this idea is that a $120 million movie is *more* likely to be a piece of crap than a $10 million one.

Jo

Mon, 29 Dec 2003 17:41:01 -0500

I'm with ABJ, 2 for 1 nights at Cobble Hill (Tue & Thu). Same deal with BH Pavillion (only 2 screens). Except I just spent $20.50 last Friday on Cold Mountain.....such a suckah.

chaoskitty

Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:50:10 -0500

Here's and idea: when taking a date to the movies - pay with two $20 bills. If you go alone - one $20 bill. This will force all $10.25 charging theatres to carry an obscene amount of money for change.

Jen

Mon, 29 Dec 2003 10:49:59 -0500

What if, like me, you have serious problems with instant gratification (as in, you need to see it on opening day or very very near it), so the discounted movie tickets don't suffice? Is there a 12 step program for this?

dahl

Mon, 29 Dec 2003 09:17:11 -0500

i'm with jimbo - discount movie passes are the way to go.

Coolfer

Mon, 29 Dec 2003 03:52:00 -0500

Since some movies cost more to make than others, and since demand varies from movie to movie, I hope the film industry someday adopts different price levels for films. Why pay ten bucks for both a piece of crap that cost $10 million to make as well as for a $120 million blockbuster? But, knowing the research-intensive film industry, they'll probably done their homework and found they can make more money with the current pricing method.

Jimbo

Mon, 29 Dec 2003 00:12:27 -0500

My co. sells us $7 Loews passes, so our bargain just got 25 cents better. Don't pay retail! It's such a good feeling to see a bad movie and know that it sucked $3 less than it did for the guy next to me.

ABJ

Mon, 29 Dec 2003 00:12:11 -0500

With the exception of great spectacles (e.g., Return of the King) and first-run movies shown at the Cobble Hill Theater for $5 (Go Brooklyn!), I've been slowly weaning myself off movies in the theater in favor of Netflix nights, when I invite friends over to see a movie that was just in the theaters a month ago and costs a whole lot less. It's a rare movie that's worth anything more than $8.

neil

Sun, 28 Dec 2003 20:39:42 -0500

remember the days of half price matinees before 6pm? ah, those days are so long gone in the city...

Alan

Sun, 28 Dec 2003 16:28:01 -0500

Tickets at Loews 34th Street are (currently) $8.99, probably because they need more traffic.

Mal

Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:52:46 -0500

Whoa, $10.25 to see a movie? That almost makes me glad to live out in the Pennsylvania 'burbs where movies cost $7.75 tops.