Anonymous wrote:Best thing to happen to theaters in forever. No more going 40 min early for big releases just to make sure you get a decent seat.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to see a movie today 3 hrs ahead of time, and as AMC has reserved seating, the screen said the AMC movie I wanted was sold out. So, I bought a ticket for the next showing at 4:15pm from a screen that showed only one available seat left. When I arrived, the seat was fine, although I noticed three seats open on the front row, then later after the film had begun I glanced backward to a number of double seats, and a few single seats still open. So why hadn’t these seats come up on the screen when I chose my seat? I do not have an answer, other than the auto seating mechanism chooses to consolidate seating? I felt annoyed. I could have been out of row 2 and higher up all along. I now wonder what seats would have showed if I had chosen for two people instead of one? This seems pretty suspicious to me. But my biggest criticism of this process is that I want to decide whom I sit next to. When coming into a theatre, I and my friend or family member survey our choices and usually choose seats that suit us - quieter seats without teens or children. Reserve seats take this choice away. When I asked an AMC ticket rep what had happened, he brought up the screen which still showed the film sold out. I told him the theatre had not been sold out - people were even placing their coats on a number of seats. He didn’t believe me, instead he believed his insipid screen. And therein lies the problem. Keep your reserved seating AMC, I won’t be back any time soon. I hate it. Serve the sheep.

So...someone probably paid for those seats and just didn't show up. It's not some big conspiracy to ruin YOUR experience, snowflake.

Why did you show up three hours early?

Anonymous wrote:I went to see a movie today 3 hrs ahead of time, and as AMC has reserved seating, the screen said the AMC movie I wanted was sold out. So, I bought a ticket for the next showing at 4:15pm from a screen that showed only one available seat left. When I arrived, the seat was fine, although I noticed three seats open on the front row, then later after the film had begun I glanced backward to a number of double seats, and a few single seats still open. So why hadn’t these seats come up on the screen when I chose my seat? I do not have an answer, other than the auto seating mechanism chooses to consolidate seating? I felt annoyed. I could have been out of row 2 and higher up all along. I now wonder what seats would have showed if I had chosen for two people instead of one? This seems pretty suspicious to me. But my biggest criticism of this process is that I want to decide whom I sit next to. When coming into a theatre, I and my friend or family member survey our choices and usually choose seats that suit us - quieter seats without teens or children. Reserve seats take this choice away. When I asked an AMC ticket rep what had happened, he brought up the screen which still showed the film sold out. I told him the theatre had not been sold out - people were even placing their coats on a number of seats. He didn’t believe me, instead he believed his insipid screen. And therein lies the problem. Keep your reserved seating AMC, I won’t be back any time soon. I hate it. Serve the sheep.

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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.

If there were so many empty seats once the film started, I would have moved to another seat. By then, it's pretty clear that no one else is coming in and you could have moved. No usher is going to come along and hassle anyone who has paid for seat A but who simply moves to unsold, empty seat Z.

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!

Yep, you're right. I'm just shocked that the people didn't have the wherewithal to leave a one seat buffer between them and me when there are ... 100 other seats available. Nope, had to be DIRECTLY next to them.

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

If there were so many empty seats once the film started, I would have moved to another seat. By then, it's pretty clear that no one else is coming in and you could have moved. No usher is going to come along and hassle anyone who has paid for seat A but who simply moves to unsold, empty seat Z.

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!

Yep, you're right. I'm just shocked that the people didn't have the wherewithal to leave a one seat buffer between them and me when there are ... 100 other seats available. Nope, had to be DIRECTLY next to them.

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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!