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Originally Posted by TealPavelski I don't believe C&A is in 3D

You're correct, it's definitely going to be 2D, here's Jon Favreau (the director) talking about considering 3D, but ultimately deciding to do 2D at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, If anyone's that impatient the part I'm talking about is 45 seconds into the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zSCOfWJV1M

Hey this is a nice thread but can I request you add something to the OP? The expiration dates are MUCH sooner than printed. For instance, the priest ticket at the end of the month is 7/31. However, if you try to use it now it will not go through because it is no longer showing at theatres. The actual expirations for all these 'free tickets' are not the printed dates but whenever they stop showing the movie. I printed one of the priest ones and went to the ticket counter and the guy told me since they are not showing priest any more they can not take the ticket. Sucks but it is what it is.

Originally Posted by mr_burnzz Hey this is a nice thread but can I request you add something to the OP? The expiration dates are MUCH sooner than printed. For instance, the priest ticket at the end of the month is 7/31. However, if you try to use it now it will not go through because it is no longer showing at theatres. The actual expirations for all these 'free tickets' are not the printed dates but whenever they stop showing the movie. I printed one of the priest ones and went to the ticket counter and the guy told me since they are not showing priest any more they can not take the ticket. Sucks but it is what it is.

It's too bad they won't take it anyways as they would be re-reimbursed...however how would the studio know if they are not playing the movie any more? I can totally understand if it was used 3 months after the movie came out...but sometimes either people don't have time to see it during the first two weeks or it's completely gone within 2 weeks if it's a bad movie/non profitable movie.. Lost my free passes to source code because of this :(

Originally Posted by mr_burnzz Hey this is a nice thread but can I request you add something to the OP? The expiration dates are MUCH sooner than printed. For instance, the priest ticket at the end of the month is 7/31. However, if you try to use it now it will not go through because it is no longer showing at theatres. The actual expirations for all these 'free tickets' are not the printed dates but whenever they stop showing the movie. I printed one of the priest ones and went to the ticket counter and the guy told me since they are not showing priest any more they can not take the ticket. Sucks but it is what it is.

Lol I hate to say this, but DUH.

Is there another theater around you that is showing the film?

Originally Posted by mr_burnzz Hey this is a nice thread but can I request you add something to the OP? The expiration dates are MUCH sooner than printed. For instance, the priest ticket at the end of the month is 7/31. However, if you try to use it now it will not go through because it is no longer showing at theatres. The actual expirations for all these 'free tickets' are not the printed dates but whenever they stop showing the movie. I printed one of the priest ones and went to the ticket counter and the guy told me since they are not showing priest any more they can not take the ticket. Sucks but it is what it is.

Unfortunately it's impossible to predict when a movie will be leaving your local theaters, as it's usually based on demand. Priest is gone here too, well before the movie cash has run out, but it may well still be playing in other theaters elsewhere. At the same time, the Hangover 2 movie cash just passed its expiration date and that movie is still playing on two screens at the theater that I usually go to.

Basically, you do have to use some common sense with it -- if the movie isn't doing particularly well, or if there are a ton of other newer, hotter movies coming out (I mean, how do you even expect Priest to compete with X-Men, Pirates, etc.?), then it's not going to be around as long. Even more so if you live in a smaller area with less theaters. It should also be common sense (even if you didn't bother to read the ticket, where it's clearly stated) that once the movie in question is gone, the movie cash for it will no longer be valid either (technically, the theater isn't supposed to be accepting it for other movies, even if they will do so).

Basically, when you get movie cash, you shouldn't just sit on it indefinitely. If a movie is doing well, you're probably ok waiting a little while, but if there are signs that the movie is dying off, you should make sure to use it while you still can.

Originally Posted by mr_burnzz Hey this is a nice thread but can I request you add something to the OP? The expiration dates are MUCH sooner than printed. For instance, the priest ticket at the end of the month is 7/31. However, if you try to use it now it will not go through because it is no longer showing at theatres. The actual expirations for all these 'free tickets' are not the printed dates but whenever they stop showing the movie. I printed one of the priest ones and went to the ticket counter and the guy told me since they are not showing priest any more they can not take the ticket. Sucks but it is what it is.

so let me get this straight, you tried to uses passes for priest on a non priest movie? why would you think this would work? also, they state right on the passes, till x date or until movie is not in theaters, whicheve happens first.

One thing that you also got to look out for is some of these free tickets say DISCOVER on them. Some theaters don't accept Discover. What is weird is that the other day when me and my gf went and used 2 XM:FC tickets, we were told they could not be used because they don't take discover cards. Manager came in and tried the transaction. On one attempt it wouldn't take them, so he tried again. Second attempt 1 ticket was valid for the full 12 and the second ticket only 6. Third attempt at this for some reason it didn't want to go at all for both of them. Frustrated, he ripped up the tickets and threw them away and said come with me.... he then said go ahead and enjoy the movie on me! That was weird.

So call ahead of time before you go to the theater to see if they accept discover if the ticket said discover on it or else you might run into technical difficulties.

As long as you go to a theater that's on the list on the offer website, you shouldn't have a problem. Pretty much all of these deals make you specifically select the theater you'll be going to precisely to avoid problems with people trying to use the certificates in theaters that can't or won't accept them.

Originally Posted by arcane93 As long as you go to a theater that's on the list on the offer website, you shouldn't have a problem. Pretty much all of these deals make you specifically select the theater you'll be going to precisely to avoid problems with people trying to use the certificates in theaters that can't or won't accept them.

Well that's funny because the theater we went to was listed as one of the theaters that accepted them. Heck I originally was going to see Hangover 2 in one theater but at the last minute we decided to go to the closer one and it went thru no problem.

Originally Posted by ITDEFX Well that's funny because the theater we went to was listed as one of the theaters that accepted them. Heck I originally was going to see Hangover 2 in one theater but at the last minute we decided to go to the closer one and it went thru no problem.

My suspicion would be that the guy just didn't know what he was doing, and he messed it up. It's not a coupon where they enter the number and it tells them what it's worth, it's essentially a credit card number which they enter to pay for the transaction -- therefore, there shouldn't have been any way that it would have come up as only $6 unless he entered it as only $6. Also, it's not a surprise that neither one worked when he tried them again -- at that point, they had already been redeemed, and the numbers are single-use.

Not sure how it is where you are, but around here at least, the people behind the ticket counter are far from the best and the brightest. I've learned to always allow an extra 15 minutes at the theater that we go to when we have movie cash, because it takes the woman that we usually get there that long to complete the transaction on two tickets. She always gets it right in the end, but she's never quick about it.

Yea I don't know what was going on with his screen but I could tell he was getting frustrated after several attempts so he pretty much said it and gave it to us for free. I was even willing to pay the 6 dollar difference. He did say however that they don't have enough staff to watch everyone coming in and out...............hmmmm..... not a good idea to tell customers that. As for the passes themselves, my guess is that because he did not complete the transaction, it did not send the information out and therefore the passes were still good when he ripped them up and let us in for free.

Originally Posted by arcane93 My suspicion would be that the guy just didn't know what he was doing, and he messed it up. It's not a coupon where they enter the number and it tells them what it's worth, it's essentially a credit card number which they enter to pay for the transaction -- therefore, there shouldn't have been any way that it would have come up as only $6 unless he entered it as only $6. Also, it's not a surprise that neither one worked when he tried them again -- at that point, they had already been redeemed, and the numbers are single-use. Not sure how it is where you are, but around here at least, the people behind the ticket counter are far from the best and the brightest. I've learned to always allow an extra 15 minutes at the theater that we go to when we have movie cash, because it takes the woman that we usually get there that long to complete the transaction on two tickets. She always gets it right in the end, but she's never quick about it.

Originally Posted by mr_burnzz hey this is a nice thread but can i request you add something to the op? The expiration dates are much sooner than printed. For instance, the priest ticket at the end of the month is 7/31. However, if you try to use it now it will not go through because it is no longer showing at theatres. The actual expirations for all these 'free tickets' are not the printed dates but whenever they stop showing the movie. I printed one of the priest ones and went to the ticket counter and the guy told me since they are not showing priest any more they can not take the ticket. Sucks but it is what it is.

booo-urns

Well I didn't read all of the fine print but the expiration date clearly states 7/31 so I printed the 'ticket' and went to watch xmen without checking if priest was still playing. Well it wasn't so I had to pay for it. It seems like most of you guys are so smart to figure this all out but I bought the 3 blu rays with the priest tickets with the intention of using it until 7/31. Seemed logical to me. They should have said the expiration is whenever the movie stops showing at the theatre. But that would mean the expiration is sooner making the blu rays less desirable. If I had known this initally, I would've just bought 2 instead of 3. Just putting it out there for anyone else that plans on holding the tickets for a while. Use them shits up!

Note before spending $$$ on movies just to get Green Lantern movie cash:

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...splay.php?f=12

Reviews of the film are not just awful... they're rotten!

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/green_lantern/

29% at Rotten Tomatoes rotten.

Originally Posted by Ratchet & CAG Note before spending $$$ on movies just to get Green Lantern movie cash: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...splay.php?f=12 Reviews of the film are not just awful... they're rotten! http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/green_lantern/ 29% at Rotten Tomatoes rotten.

When I see a free movie pass on a movie, I am wondering if it is going to be bad. Some free passes to movies were great don't get me wrong...but I am wondering how much money these studios are losing by doing this.....

Originally Posted by mr_burnzz Well I didn't read all of the fine print but the expiration date clearly states 7/31 so I printed the 'ticket' and went to watch xmen without checking if priest was still playing. Well it wasn't so I had to pay for it. It seems like most of you guys are so smart to figure this all out but I bought the 3 blu rays with the priest tickets with the intention of using it until 7/31. Seemed logical to me. They should have said the expiration is whenever the movie stops showing at the theatre. But that would mean the expiration is sooner making the blu rays less desirable. If I had known this initally, I would've just bought 2 instead of 3. Just putting it out there for anyone else that plans on holding the tickets for a while. Use them shits up!

are you serious? Do you research before going to the movie to see if your theater is still playing it.. if you see a sudden drop to either later showings or only like 3 or 4 showings a day....then it's pretty much about to get the boot by that friday (when the new movie comes out).

Originally Posted by Ratchet & CAG Note before spending $$$ on movies just to get Green Lantern movie cash: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...splay.php?f=12 Reviews of the film are not just awful... they're rotten! http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/green_lantern/ 29% at Rotten Tomatoes rotten.

I had a feeling it was going to be terrible (Reynolds is a terrible actor) but only 14 people have rated it, so I would be a little more cautious while interpreting that rating.

I'm not a fan of Rotten Tomatoes rating. People see a squashed tomato and assume the movie is horrible but those reviews come from critics that movie snobs.

The Hangover Part 2 and On Stranger Tides are at 35% and 33% with critics but 94% and 64% with the audience. Are these movies going to win major awards? No. Are they going to be entertaining to Joe Schmoe? Probably. That being said I don't have high expectations for GL but I'm sure it will be entertaining for a boring summer day.

Originally Posted by MrOlympiaSC I had a feeling it was going to be terrible (Reynolds is a terrible actor) but only 14 people have rated it, so I would be a little more cautious while interpreting that rating.

Well, the reason why only 14 reviews are out so far (unlike Thor who had around 40 a week before the release) was that WB placed an embargo on movie reviews for Green Lantern:

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit.../news/?a=39343 WB trying to place an Embargo on Green Lantern movie reviews until June 16 I bet you've been wondering why we haven't seen a lot of reviews for Warner Bros. and Martin Campbell's upcoming comic book adaptation Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds, Mark Strong and Blake Lively. That's because all reviews are embargoed until June 16. Yes, no reviews until only one day before the film is released. In many cases this is definitely not a good sign and who knows what are the reasons for doing that. This could change, but it won't matter that much since the film is coming out this week

Even IGN big comic book geeks themselves called it a failure:

http://movies.ign.com/articles/117/1175316p1.html DC's latest superhero is a Cosmic Fail Last summer gave us the DC bomb that was Jonah Hex and this summer offers the colossal disappointment that is Green Lantern. The epitome of spectacle over substance, Green Lantern is a cosmic mess and a huge letdown given the source material it had to draw from. Indeed, X-Men: The Last Stand and Wolverine are better than Green Lantern. This was DC and Warner Bros.' best bet yet at establishing a deeper bullpen of big screen superheroes beyond Batman and Superman, but the film is bad enough to possibly kill any hope for ever seeing The Flash or Justice League. ...I can't stress enough what a setback the creative failure of Green Lantern is for DC and Warners' plans for a broader DC cinematic universe akin to Marvel's. Even if the movie makes money (I'm sure it will open strongly and probably do well overseas), it's not a film that DC or Warners can honestly say they're happy with. If DC and Warners had hoped this would be their Star Wars (a comparison the filmmakers have been all too happy to make for months now) then Green Lantern only offers fans the wonder of the creature-filled cantina scene, but none of the thrill of the Death Star run or the emotional resonance of any of its iconic characters. No, this isn't DC's Star Wars. It's not even their Last Starfighter; it's their Flash Gordon, but without the cool tunes or self-aware cheesiness. It's a frustrating, deeply flawed film rife with missed story opportunities and squandered potential. Green Lantern deserved better.

Originally Posted by Ratchet & CAG Well, the reason why only 14 reviews are out so far (unlike Thor who had around 40 a week before the release) was that WB placed an embargo on movie reviews for Green Lantern:

That has nothing to do with the point I was trying to make...