Combat Chuck
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Re: [Rant] When is 12:01AM (Movie Theater Rant)
I'm just saying that, the majority of people who go to the midnight opening day showing are people who REEEEALLLY want to see the movie.
I understand what you're saying, but it is probably an issue with their ticketing system. Anyone who has worked customer contact where a computer is involved knows that niggling little issues like this aren't a priority and the people who can fix them are way way up the chain and possibly at another company.
If you're a small chain the only "fix" may be to go with another vendor who likely has a different set of annoying problems.
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said by r81984  :What theater chain? I have never seen that at Showplace, Sony, and a few others. Franks Cinemas, Cinemark, Carmike Cinemas, and i'm pretty sure AMC, but I haven't been to one in a while. |
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So I'm planning on purchasing tickets to Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince, and the earliest tickets I see are listed as 12:01am on Tuesday, July 14, even though I know the movie comes out on Wednesday the 15th. 
Is the movie really going to be on the 14th, or, as you have experienced, does 12:01am Tuesday really equal 12:01am Wednesday?
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If you want to add confusion to this, here's one.
I have been to a few "midnight" previews myself over the years. Now here it's Wherenberg Theatres.
Now if you go by Ronnie's 20 Cine in South county, when they sell a ticket they sell it for the day of the showing at 12 A.m. and you best show up at that time and that's when it plays.
However, over here in Illinois at the ones in o'fallon and places. THey consider 06/24 to happen at 8:01 A.M. (theatre closed). So when they sell a show they can sell it for 06/23 at 12 A.M. and it would mean 06/24/09 12 A.M.
The only safest way I have found to thwart this problem is to ask the theatre what the day is considered. Is it considered still 06/23/09 till 8 A.M. 06/24/09? or is it 06/24 on 12:01 A.M. like the rest of the world.
And yes, you can thank computers and end of day processing for this one. Ironically Wal-mart shuts down their registers at exactly 12:00 A.M. and starts a new day. However, the gas station I used to work at during college considered 5:15 A.M. = New day.
It's messed up but if you know what or when they consider "new day" that would avoid a lot of these problems. Ironically the person you will probably want to talk to is the person that is there in his office at 8 A.M. (theatre owner) that's doing the final paperwork for the day before, and prepping the theatre for that night's "business".
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said by Combat Chuck :I'm just saying that, the majority of people who go to the midnight opening day showing are people who REEEEALLLY want to see the movie. I understand what you're saying, but it is probably an issue with their ticketing system. Anyone who has worked customer contact where a computer is involved knows that niggling little issues like this aren't a priority and the people who can fix them are way way up the chain and possibly at another company. If you're a small chain the only "fix" may be to go with another vendor who likely has a different set of annoying problems. bet it becomes a priority the second some one gets the balls to sue over it. |
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said by Combat Chuck :To be fair, how many people buy a ticket to a 12:01 release day showing of a movie that don't know when the movie actually comes out? To be fair, what kind of moron thinks that 12:01 AM on one day could ever actually mean 12:01AM the next day, for any reason?
There is no freaking excuse, they're retarded.
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| This is from fandango from a random movie at Cinemark. Look how they try to justify their stupidity. Any reasonable person would see Thursday 12:01am and go then, but I think the theater really means Friday 12:01am. Someone needs to be fired at that theater.
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| Its the :01 thats retarded. It is there to remopve all doubt as to the time of the showing. I agree, any Judge would kick their ass. Just how do you prove any damages?
It should be listed as 11:59 PM.
Also 12 AM and 12 PM have no meaning.
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| said by avd706 :Just how do you prove any damages? Paying for a babysitter for no reason. Gas to get to the show.
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| said by r81984 :said by avd706 :Just how do you prove any damages? Paying for a babysitter for no reason. Gas to get to the show. There you go!!! I smell class action!
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| said by avd706 :said by r81984 :said by avd706 :Just how do you prove any damages? Paying for a babysitter for no reason. Gas to get to the show. There you go!!! I smell class action! Do whatever you got to do.
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said by r81984 :This is from fandango from a random movie at Cinemark. Look how they try to justify their stupidity. Any reasonable person would see Thursday 12:01am and go then, but I think the theater really means Friday 12:01am. Someone needs to be fired at that theater. Better go after most of the theater industry then..like I said, that's how i've always seen it. |
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said by Athena :So I'm planning on purchasing tickets to Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince, and the earliest tickets I see are listed as 12:01am on Tuesday, July 14, even though I know the movie comes out on Wednesday the 15th. Is the movie really going to be on the 14th, or, as you have experienced, does 12:01am Tuesday really equal 12:01am Wednesday? If the movie releases on the 15th then you're going at 12:01am on the 15th, meaning, Tuesday evening.
If you really want to know, ask when you call them. |
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said by Jahntassa :said by r81984 :This is from fandango from a random movie at Cinemark. Look how they try to justify their stupidity. Any reasonable person would see Thursday 12:01am and go then, but I think the theater really means Friday 12:01am. Someone needs to be fired at that theater. Better go after most of the theater industry then..like I said, that's how i've always seen it. I have never seen that at any theater I go to. They always had the correct date on the tickets.
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Conway, SC | I can upload my Midnight showing ticket from Transformers from last night that says 6/23 if you want. |
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Combat Chuck
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said by james :To be fair, what kind of moron thinks that 12:01 AM on one day could ever actually mean 12:01AM the next day, for any reason? There is no freaking excuse, they're retarded. The kind that really wants to see the movie and knows the opening day because they've been waiting for it forever.
I told you why it happens, and why it will never get fixed. You can bitch all you want but the simple solution is to ask the theater if you're seeing anything after midnight.
This happens in other industries too, it's not like it's some theater trying to screw you thing.
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| said by Combat Chuck :This happens in other industries too No it doesn't.
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said by Combat Chuck :This happens in other industries too, it's not like it's some theater trying to screw you thing. please, name one. |
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Combat Chuck
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| said by thedragonmas :please, name one. The already mentioned gas station, pizza places that deliver late; basically any business open past midnight is likely to run into the issue of when the previous day ends; the only difference is it's not something you as the consumer are likely to notice.
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| said by Combat Chuck :said by thedragonmas :please, name one. The already mentioned gas station, pizza places that deliver late; basically any business open past midnight is likely to run into the issue of when the previous day ends; the only difference is it's not something you as the consumer are likely to notice. exactly, the fact the gas stations day may start at 6am has no bearing on me the consumer in any way. this however does. if the gas station say raised their rate from say $2.00 to $2.10 at 6am while im in the middle of pumping gas you bet id have a problem with it.
im no lawyer but as far as i can fathom that ticket is a binding contract to show the movie at 12:01am on the date published on the ticket. its just no one has had the patience to sue over it. |
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