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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Totally agree with the op.  Hate reserved seating.  Hate being stuck in a cluster of people instead of being able to scan and drift to least crowded (read: noisy, texty, smelly) seats.  Always made a point of getting to theatre early to get the seat I wanted ... No point now, and the new system means people wander in late and disruptively.

Worst, where I live in CA, the theaters are using this as a way to jack up ticket prices.  If you reserve seats in advance, you pay a ridiculous "service" markup fee.  But if you try to go see a movie spontaneously, the theater won't let you select a decent seat, even if they're still available when you get to the theater.  Instead, they make you choose your seat from crappy second-rate seats ... and you don't even realize the better seats weren't actually already reserved until the movie starts with half the theater still empty.

The other obnoxious thing I've experienced is the reservation map not matching the actual theater layout when you get there for the movie ... so you've paid the markup and STILL aren't sitting where you actually wanted to ... and your only choice is sit down and suck it up or have your drive, time, and has wasted.

There doesn't seem to be much point in arguing between people who love reserved seating and people who hate it.  It's religion ... what works for you isn't necessarily the right choice for someone else.  That doesn't make either of you right or wrong.

I'd like theaters to offer reserved *and* traditional seating showings.  Then I could go to the movie the way I like to and so could the people who prefer reserved seating.  As it is, I'm definitely seeing fewer movies because I hate the new experience.[/quote]

What theater chain is this?  AMC and Regal do not mark up seats because of the reserved seating system when purchased in advance. The theater maps of both theater chains are pretty good.  In addition, what is stopping you from going to the theater a day or two in advance and buying advance tickets that way, and save on the fee?

Not every theater in DC has reserved seating.  [/quote]

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