Reserved seats at the cinema. Who else hates it?

[Anonymous]

Love it!! I think it's the best thing ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Love it!! I think it's the best thing ever.

+1
Still not seeing what's not to love. I can see how the PP's experience in CA would be a big pain, but they definitely don't do it like that here. And I don't believe there's a markup for buying the tickets in advance. Maybe there is, but it's nominal - perhaps a dollar? I don't know, but it's worth it to me to be able to pick exactly where I want to sit, and then not have to think about it during dinner or whatever comes before. We can just show up at the theater five min. before it starts, and go right to our seats, no hassle and no frantic rushing. Love it.

[Anonymous]

Best thing to happen to theaters ever. Hands down. I love not having to rush to get decent seats, much more relaxing. I can't think of one negative thing about it, people that complain probably just didn't reserve their tickets in time.

[Anonymous]

There is no markup here. You pay a small service fee if you book on something like fandango, but you can also buy the tickets in person in advance and avoid the fee ...if a dollar bothers someone that much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here in Frederick, only the IMAX showings have reserved seating, which I love.

Tyson's has made every movie reserved seating, has been that way for over a year. Usually the theaters that do this are the ones with reclining seats (AMC Courthouse, Regal Springfield Towne Center, etc).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love it. We buy our tickets on our phone, show up, and go directly to our seats. No figuring out where to sit, so being stuck in the front.

No one follows it.

The lat two times we did this, some other group took our seats. I wasn't going to argue, but I, in turn, had to take seats from others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love it. We buy our tickets on our phone, show up, and go directly to our seats. No figuring out where to sit, so being stuck in the front.

No one follows it.

The lat two times we did this, some other group took our seats. I wasn't going to argue, but I, in turn, had to take seats from others.

One of the best things you can model for your children is how to be polite but firm when someone is trying to walk over you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love it. We buy our tickets on our phone, show up, and go directly to our seats. No figuring out where to sit, so being stuck in the front.

No one follows it.

The last two times we did this, some other group took our seats. I wasn't going to argue, but I, in turn, had to take seats from others.

You should have made them move, that is how this system works. The same thing applies at concerts and sporting events.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love it. We buy our tickets on our phone, show up, and go directly to our seats. No figuring out where to sit, so being stuck in the front.

No one follows it.

The lat two times we did this, some other group took our seats. I wasn't going to argue, but I, in turn, had to take seats from others.

Virtually everyone follows it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love it. We buy our tickets on our phone, show up, and go directly to our seats. No figuring out where to sit, so being stuck in the front.

No one follows it.

The lat two times we did this, some other group took our seats. I wasn't going to argue, but I, in turn, had to take seats from others.

Virtually everyone follows it.

Agree. And if someone was in my seats I would ask them to move. There's a reason I buy my tickets in advance!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love it. We buy our tickets on our phone, show up, and go directly to our seats. No figuring out where to sit, so being stuck in the front.

No one follows it.

The lat two times we did this, some other group took our seats. I wasn't going to argue, but I, in turn, had to take seats from others.

Virtually everyone follows it.

Agree. And if someone was in my seats I would ask them to move. There's a reason I buy my tickets in advance!

+1

We go to the movies frequently and there was only one time another group was in our seats. A group of black women and kids who did not give a flying f*ck what their seat assignments were. We quickly dropped it and sat elsewhere because there were other open seats, but I guess some people don't feel the need to comply. Anyway, most people do follow it though.

[Anonymous]

1. It never occurred to me that people didn't love reserve seating but I do understand the logic behind the plates.

2. Just curious - does the CA poster have a DC connection or what s/he so upset about reserved seating that this old thread got resurrected based on a general Google search? Just curious about the level animosity people have against reserved seating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in San Francisco and HATE it. So far I only know of one theatre where it's done and won't go back there. Maybe you DC people go to the movies more than SFers, but I've NEVER had a full movie theatre in the last decade of living here.

The one time I had to deal with reserved seats the line to buy tickets through a computer was VERY slow. Then the usher tried to insist he show me to my seat. What, like I'm too stupid to figure it out myself? Like he went to Usher College but I didn't, so can't figure out this Super Complex System of matching numbers?

Then, it turned out my seat was next to an obese man who was spilling out of his seat, reeked of cigarette smoke, and promptly pulled out a tuna sandwich the second I sat down. Hell no!

So I moved. And guess what? NOTHING HAPPENED except everyone happily and comfortably enjoyed the movie. Including me who refused to be stuck smelling all those gross smells.

Is there really more than one poster from CA who comes to DCUM to bitch about reserved seats? ^^^This post was from 07/04/2016 15:21.

[Anonymous]

I've liked it in the past, but this past weekend I had the WEIRDEST situation.

So I went to see a movie that had been out a long time at AMC in Tysons, expecting no one else to be there. I had to kill time while in the area so I got a ticket just for me.

So I look a couple of hours before hand and it's only me and a couple of other people in different areas.

Then, 30 minutes before the show, people had booked seats DIRECTLY next to me on both sides. There was all this empty space, but they reserved the seats directly next to me....

I thought that was so bizarre. The whole point of reserved seating was that you can AVOID sitting next to people.

So I had to hear this older guy munch on popcorn to my left and the guy to my right taking out his soda and taking on and off the cap so he could take a sip.

It was kinda ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've liked it in the past, but this past weekend I had the WEIRDEST situation.

So I went to see a movie that had been out a long time at AMC in Tysons, expecting no one else to be there. I had to kill time while in the area so I got a ticket just for me.

So I look a couple of hours before hand and it's only me and a couple of other people in different areas.

Then, 30 minutes before the show, people had booked seats DIRECTLY next to me on both sides. There was all this empty space, but they reserved the seats directly next to me....

I thought that was so bizarre. The whole point of reserved seating was that you can AVOID sitting next to people.

So I had to hear this older guy munch on popcorn to my left and the guy to my right taking out his soda and taking on and off the cap so he could take a sip.

It was kinda ridiculous.

Actually, the whole point of open (non-reserved) seating is to avoid what you experienced. With open seating you walk in and sit. And if/when an annoying or rude person comes and sits near you, you can change seats!