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MoviePass Can Keep Trying, But They've Lost My Money

I mean, thank God for Netflix, but nothing can compare to the movie-going experience.

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MoviePass Can Keep Trying, But They've Lost My Money

One of my earliest memories of going to the movie theater is watching "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." It might've been because I cried when Harry was running away from the Basilisk, but in any case, that is my first memory.

The movie theater has always been a part of my life. I'm one of those crazy people that needs to get to the movie early enough to sit in the middle seat of the middle row in the theater. Growing up, it was a place to be with family all together and talk about what we watched afterward. It was also a way to escape. And although it was never too far away, I couldn't travel to Hogwarts just yet, so the movie theater gave me another life to live for a couple hours. As ticket prices went up, the times I went to go see a movie went down. I mean, thank God for Netflix, but nothing can compare to the movie-going experience.

So when I went off to college, I didn't stop going to the movies, but ticket prices were obnoxious, so I saved the times I went for extremely important films. And then MoviePass came along. My dreams were coming true. I really could watch any and all movies for the small price of $9.95 a month. It took me a while to hop on the train, but after my friends got their subscriptions, I knew I had to get one. One of the first films I got to use it on was "The Greatest Showman", and from then on I was hooked.

At this point, I've had my subscription for about seven months, and it went from a sweet start to a sucky finish. I went from being able to actually watch a movie a day – any movie I wanted – to using it at least twice a month, and that's being generous. Because it's gone down the toilet, MoviePass isn't even worth it for me anymore. Any movie I've had any interest in seeing isn't even available for me to watch.

I mean sure, I could have stuck it out. Though the unlimited plan has evolved, I will admit that getting three movie tickets for $9.95 a month is still a pretty good deal. I just feel that it might not be a great plan for someone like myself who is obsessed with going to a movie and has experienced MoviePass's glory days. I'm also one who values consistency, and with all the updates made on my subscription, MoviePass has just left a sour taste in my mouth. If I continued my subscription, I can bet that one month will most likely not look the same as the months that follow.

I could list a million reasons why I chose to cancel my subscription, but I think what's influenced the decision the most is the fact they don't have their shit figured out and it affects my movie-watching ability. Which, if you haven't gathered from the beginning, is very important to me, and I'm not gonna let some subscription company mess with that.

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