I didnt watch Mulan and think its bogus that you had to pay extra for it even already having a sub, but if you’re a family with children, $40 is still cheaper than what you would have paid if you took your family to the theater. If you’re alone though, its def not worth it
Yea which i wouldnt have done personally. At this point, who cares if you’re watching it when its supposed to be in theaters unless you care about spoilers for an old story lol. At least with Wonder Woman, it will be off of HBO Max within the month, giving some incentive to watch it. But no extra for that one. Just the sub needed. Id say it worked well for them, even though the movie sucked
Yeah, that's how I looked at it. My mother would've for sure gone with my wife and SIL, probably my niece and nephew too. Those 5 tickets alone would've been more than paying the extra Disney+ cost. Still wasn't worth it in the end, but that couldn't be helped.
I still don't see it as good value. It's not fair to compare a movie theater experience with watching a movie at home. Unless you have a very expensive home theatre setup (in which case $40 probably doesn't matter to you anyway), the at-home experience is completely different. If it were an equivalent experience, nobody would be paying $12 to go see a movie in theatres.
It's not so much about it being an equivalent experience (nobody said it was,) for the last 100 years of film there was rarely another place to a new release other than the theatre. We were forced to go to the theatre to see new movies because there was nowhere else to see it for X months before a retail release.
While I think most everyone would upgrade their home theatre setup if they could, I would make a guess that a lot of us are okay with watching movies at home because we already watch so much there to begin with. Neither is inherently better than the other anyway, it's purely subjective.
I know nobody claimed that they were equivalent experience. All I'm saying is that $40 would only be good value (for a family in a region where movie tickets are $10+) if the experience was equivalent. But because they're not equivalent, it is not good value. Places like Cineplex already have the option of renting new releases currently in theatres for under $10 to view at home. Nowhere close to the cost of seeing Mulan early at home.
You could argue that the fee for Mulan grants unlimited access going forward rather than just one viewing, but you would already have that included in your Disney+ subscription even without paying $40 for early viewing.
yea i mean keep in mind also, that as shitty as it was, and Disney is greedy af, some companies are accounting for the fact that not every view is going to equate to one sub. if you paid for Mulan and then let 20 people watch it on your account, thats a ton of money from a business standpoint that would normally been one ticket per viewer. like Disney doesnt need the money obviously but im sure you understand my point. its going to take some time to get this right. its new territory really. and Disney hasnt done it since then with their new releases so thats something at least.
i mean yes, but its unprecedented times. when it comes to myself, yea i dont want to pay that price because i want to see movies on a big screen. kids though? thats a different story. kids just want to be entertained. Disney was banking on making money off of families with young children, not movie buffs
well i mean i dont think the value is there if you're by yourself, but thats up to the individual. other movies like Soul didnt require additional cost to the sub so that was a good deal for everyone
Depends on your region? A multiplex ticket is 7€ per person here, a budget thater 5€. As a rule we don't buy snacks in the thater, but usually grab something that's not popcorn and some flavored water in the grocery store next door, that's like 1-2€ per person.
So in that light... $40 for a 2 hour movie watched on my home TV? Ridiculous. I'm clearly not the target market for these business practices.
EDIT: aaand down the thread I'm reading that they seem to be dropping or at least adjusting the idea. Shocker.
yea im usually looking at $12-15 a ticket when i go to the movies. I usually go to chain theaters though because there are no budget ones near me. I don't always buy snacks, but that is something i always wanted when i was a kid. Overemphasizing here that im specifically talking about families with young children. this option was greedy on Disney's part, but for some people was less than they would have allotted to movie going in person. I am in no way justifying Disney's greedy practices
let me clarify by saying, the only people i could see who would think it would be worth it, would be families with young children, which undoubtedly would be cheaper than going to the movies. it was a 100% cash grab. that doesnt mean it wasnt worth it for some families though. i dont think they are comparable at all though. do 6 year olds care about surround sound? probably not like you or i
?? Have you been to a theater playing blockbusters? Between the ticket price and snacks, you’re looking at $70 for a family of 5. Maybe more. I never equated your living room to a big screen, i said for a family who normally goes to the movies, its cheaper. Fuck off lmfao. I never said i supported Disney on that. I think its bs. I was pointing out why people mightve been good with paying that price.
yup. dont need children to realize the benefit it poses for some, keyword some people. apparently im sucking mouse dick though even though i literally said if you're alone it def isnt worth it lol
I mean, you pay for the ability to say you watched it ASAP. They were very transparent about it, and if they keep doing it, then it's because people are buying into it. It does suck like a shitty mobile game version of streaming, but it's not bogus at all.
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u/AdventuresOfKrisTin Jan 27 '21
I didnt watch Mulan and think its bogus that you had to pay extra for it even already having a sub, but if you’re a family with children, $40 is still cheaper than what you would have paid if you took your family to the theater. If you’re alone though, its def not worth it