Scams suck—but remember that time we went to the movies five times a week? MoviePass was responsible for one of the best periods of my life. They sent you a card, and for $10 a month, you could watch as many movies as you could handle. It was absolutely bonkers. I wasn't alone in this venture. Millions of people across America were cashing in and going to the movies. Because of the unlimited nature of the beast, I wound up using my pass to park at movie theaters, use their bathrooms, and see almost five movies a week. How did MoviePass work? Here's how MoviePass worked. You could buy a ticket in the lobby of the theater, and you'd use a special debit card to pay. In a perfect world, the card would work, and you'd then go see your movie. What was going on behind the scenes is that MoviePass was reimbursing the theater the full price of the ticket. So you were paying $10 a month for a deeply discounted access to a ton of movies. It seemed way too good to be true. Then everyone realized it was both a very poorly run company and a scam. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 10 June, 2021