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The article quotes AMC about why they're complaining: they worry that if MoviePass fails, people will sour even more on theaters and that could be their death k
by schizoidboy 9y ago
The article quotes AMC about why they're complaining: they worry that if MoviePass fails, people will sour even more on theaters and that could be their death knell (btw, love the use of harrumphed!):
> The largest theater chain in the US instead described MoviePass as as an existential threat. “That price level is unsustainable and only sets up consumers for ultimate disappointment down the road if or when the product can no longer be fulfilled,” the company harrumphed.
(emphasis added)
- throwaway287391 9y agoI did read that and understand the potential downside for them in the long term. I still think publicly complaining about free money is a really bad look and just exposes them as the curmudgeonly dinosaurs they are.
- schizoidboy 9y agoIt's amazing how curmudgeony they've been. Their comment that MoviePass is an "existential threat" is fascinating as a window into the minds of people just trying to survive rather than thrive.