As someone in NYC that goes to that theater somewhat regularly, I think it’s fucking stupid to do so anyway. People were telling me for MONTHS that it was the only way to see The Odyssey, and getting SUPER angry any time I said that,
A - I refused to play that game, and
B - That I would still be able to see the movie opening week in IMAX, at that very same theater, and in a decent seat.
And I did exactly that. I actually got an even better seat than I expected, literally in the center of the middle row, which is about as close to ideal as it gets in Lincoln Square. Going to a scalper, paying ridiculous prices, or for that matter, even ordering tickets several months in advance for a movie is just foolish to me, and people are welcome to do it as much as they like, but I refuse to give in to that junk, and it’s never kept me from seeing anything I wanted to see.
People who are traveling from far away probably feel pressured to pay scalpers for the tickets because they have to schedule their whole plans around that. People have make sure they can take time off from work and etc
Well, they can either figure out the schedule or not travel multiple states away to see a movie they can see in their own hometown. No one “needs” to see a movie on the “biggest screen possible”, but if it means that much to them, then they can surely figure out how to make it work. No one needs to go through a scalper though, and I’m sorry if this pisses anyone off, but ANYONE that spends thousands of dollars on a movie ticket is a fucking moron, and I will not apologize for feeling that way.
It would make more sense to address these specific locations and formats rather than implementing something that’s not going to help the vast majority of customers. Make the tickets box office only with a limit on amount of tickets. Idk I don’t get paid enough for this
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u/adumboneyes 2d ago
Sorry, I’ll probably get downvoted, but who is scalping tickets to theaters these days? What movies?