Reserved seats at the cinema. Who else hates it?

[Anonymous]

AMC Tyson's has plenty of leg room, been there enough times to know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AMC Tyson's has plenty of leg room, been there enough times to know.

So then how did PP get kicked?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not a fan of them mostly because it means I'm paying yet another fee to buy in advance on top of the stupid crazy ticket price, Why does it cost $28 for one adult, one child for a matinee for a non-3D movie? And then when we got there the reclining function was broken on my kid's seat and the only open seats were way down on the front corner, not near each other.

There is not an extra fee for reclining seats except for the iPic chain.

There is the "convenience charge" for buying online, reserved seat or not. If they have reserved seats, you have to get them ahead of time and pay the fee. If the seating is open, I can get there a little bit ahead, buy at the theater and sit where I want. My kid likes the previews.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AMC Tyson's has plenty of leg room, been there enough times to know.

So then how did PP get kicked?

I don't know. I didn't turn around to look. While there is plenty of legroom, as pp pointed out, I am able to stick my legs out and touch the seat in front of me in that theatre. I'm 5'4". The kicking didn't annoy me too much, but I was using it to point out another reason why I dislike reserved seats. With open seating I am able to change seats when something like this happens, but with reserved I have to deal with it or confront the seat kicker and ask them to stop. For all I know, it was an accident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not a fan of them mostly because it means I'm paying yet another fee to buy in advance on top of the stupid crazy ticket price, Why does it cost $28 for one adult, one child for a matinee for a non-3D movie? And then when we got there the reclining function was broken on my kid's seat and the only open seats were way down on the front corner, not near each other.

There is not an extra fee for reclining seats except for the iPic chain.

There is the "convenience charge" for buying online, reserved seat or not. If they have reserved seats, you have to get them ahead of time and pay the fee. If the seating is open, I can get there a little bit ahead, buy at the theater and sit where I want. My kid likes the previews.

Piece of advice, get the theaters frequent buyer card, and you avoid convenience fees (at least with AMC).

Or, look up the showtimes days in advance, go by the theater, and buy the tickets in advance then. That will avoid the fees.

[Anonymous]

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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.

So your theater sucks because there are fat people who smuggle food in. And you weren't smart enough to book in advance. What does any of that have to do with reserved seating?

Duh, her reserved seat was next to two seat fat tuna drooling guy.

Next time, people, reserve all the seats around you in a big circle. Put coats on all of your reserved seats they you paid for.
Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

To answer the original question, Fairfax Corner does not have recliners or reserved seating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AMC Tyson's has plenty of leg room, been there enough times to know.

So then how did PP get kicked?

I don't know. I didn't turn around to look. While there is plenty of legroom, as pp pointed out, I am able to stick my legs out and touch the seat in front of me in that theatre. I'm 5'4". The kicking didn't annoy me too much, but I was using it to point out another reason why I dislike reserved seats. With open seating I am able to change seats when something like this happens, but with reserved I have to deal with it or confront the seat kicker and ask them to stop. For all I know, it was an accident.

If you are 5'4" and can kick the seat ahead of you that doesn't sound like a lot of legroom??

Do the recliner theaters and you will have plenty of space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

So your theater sucks because there are fat people who smuggle food in. And you weren't smart enough to book in advance. What does any of that have to do with reserved seating?

Duh, her reserved seat was next to two seat fat tuna drooling guy.

Next time, people, reserve all the seats around you in a big circle. Put coats on all of your reserved seats they you paid for.
Problem solved.

Get the recliners and you will have plenty of space. Maybe you won't get food smugglers at the nicer theaters too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AMC Tyson's has plenty of leg room, been there enough times to know.

So then how did PP get kicked?

I don't know. I didn't turn around to look. While there is plenty of legroom, as pp pointed out, I am able to stick my legs out and touch the seat in front of me in that theatre. I'm 5'4". The kicking didn't annoy me too much, but I was using it to point out another reason why I dislike reserved seats. With open seating I am able to change seats when something like this happens, but with reserved I have to deal with it or confront the seat kicker and ask them to stop. For all I know, it was an accident.

So why didn't you ask the person to stop kicking your seat? The first time you mentioned it you made it seem like your seat was getting kicked over and over again, but now you make it sound like it was once ("for all I know, it was an accident"). Which is it? It's hard to feel bad for you if you don't stand up for yourself, and standing up for yourself doesn't mean you have to be rude or yell or get into a massive confrontation. It means being an adult and saying "excuse me, can you please be careful and not kick my seat, because I can feel it. Thanks."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AMC Tyson's has plenty of leg room, been there enough times to know.

So then how did PP get kicked?

I don't know. I didn't turn around to look. While there is plenty of legroom, as pp pointed out, I am able to stick my legs out and touch the seat in front of me in that theatre. I'm 5'4". The kicking didn't annoy me too much, but I was using it to point out another reason why I dislike reserved seats. With open seating I am able to change seats when something like this happens, but with reserved I have to deal with it or confront the seat kicker and ask them to stop. For all I know, it was an accident.

So why didn't you ask the person to stop kicking your seat? The first time you mentioned it you made it seem like your seat was getting kicked over and over again, but now you make it sound like it was once ("for all I know, it was an accident"). Which is it? It's hard to feel bad for you if you don't stand up for yourself, and standing up for yourself doesn't mean you have to be rude or yell or get into a massive confrontation. It means being an adult and saying "excuse me, can you please be careful and not kick my seat, because I can feel it. Thanks."

You're way too invested in this. I assumed it was a child kicking my seat. We were at a kids movie. They did kick my seat multiple times during the movie. Probably 10 or more times. For all I know it WAS an accident. It was mildly annoying, and I used it as an example of why I dislike reserved seats. Stop worrying about how I "should have" handled it. I think you are really funny for trying to make all of these assumptions about what kind of person I am all because I dislike reserved seats. The title of my thread is "who else hates reserved seats at the movies" and it's from a year ago. You like reserved seats, most movie theatres have them, you win! Lol

[Anonymous]

LOVE it. Europe had it during our visit in the 90's (and since) - I thought it was genius then, and genius now.

It prevents the last minute people from being rude and expecting to sit together, among other things. D.C. ain't exactly the type of place where there are accommodating customers, and everything gets to be a p*ssing contest, KWIM?

It's just easier this way. If it is not busy, and you need to switch, just switch (provided that seat isn't sold). But if you are in my sold seat, you are going to move. Easy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AMC Tyson's has plenty of leg room, been there enough times to know.

So then how did PP get kicked?

I don't know. I didn't turn around to look. While there is plenty of legroom, as pp pointed out, I am able to stick my legs out and touch the seat in front of me in that theatre. I'm 5'4". The kicking didn't annoy me too much, but I was using it to point out another reason why I dislike reserved seats. With open seating I am able to change seats when something like this happens, but with reserved I have to deal with it or confront the seat kicker and ask them to stop. For all I know, it was an accident.

So why didn't you ask the person to stop kicking your seat? The first time you mentioned it you made it seem like your seat was getting kicked over and over again, but now you make it sound like it was once ("for all I know, it was an accident"). Which is it? It's hard to feel bad for you if you don't stand up for yourself, and standing up for yourself doesn't mean you have to be rude or yell or get into a massive confrontation. It means being an adult and saying "excuse me, can you please be careful and not kick my seat, because I can feel it. Thanks."

You're way too invested in this. I assumed it was a child kicking my seat. We were at a kids movie. They did kick my seat multiple times during the movie. Probably 10 or more times. For all I know it WAS an accident. It was mildly annoying, and I used it as an example of why I dislike reserved seats. Stop worrying about how I "should have" handled it. I think you are really funny for trying to make all of these assumptions about what kind of person I am all because I dislike reserved seats. The title of my thread is "who else hates reserved seats at the movies" and it's from a year ago. You like reserved seats, most movie theatres have them, you win! Lol

Not PP, but...

What does a kid kicking your seat have to do with reserved seats? That could happen with seats at any cramped theater.

[Anonymous]

Not PP, but...

What does a kid kicking your seat have to do with reserved seats? That could happen with seats at any cramped theater.

Yes, but with open seating you can change your seat. With reserved, you're stuck with the seat you picked when you bought your ticket.

[Anonymous]

It's been first come first served, open seating for somthing like 50 or 60 years, so along come the millennials who cant be bothered to get to the theater 10 or 15 minutes early and cant do anything without a smartphone.

Now when we buy our tickets we are put on the spot, pick a set of seats, and when you get in and find theres like 40 or 50 people there all clustered assholes to elbows you cant scope the theater and say "hey id like to sit here because i dont want a group of chatty kathies or annoying teenagers one or two rows behind me.

You used to be able to politely pick your seats based on a quick scan of the people in the theater you would not like to sit next to or around, now that has been taken away.

Some people think that people who dont like reserved seating are acting like like theyre intitled, however the system is only recently being changed for people who cant bother to get to the theater 10 or 15 minutes early, and would rather roll in during the previews disturbing others.