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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Benjamin Olson" data-source="post: 9059613" data-attributes="member: 6988941">It's a pretty good deal if you actually use it. They do require you subscribe for 3 months at a time though, which means that when I started it in May there was every movie that had been released since March to choose from and it was an amazing deal (I saw Guardians 3, the D&D movie a second and third time, John Wick 4, and the Mario movie in the space of about two and a half weeks), but by June I was down to just recent releases, and there are only barely enough movies released that I feel like seeing to make it worthwhile. Or at least I anticipate that will be the case outside of the blockbuster season.I think it really pays off if you have very broad tastes, or if you're inclined to see the movies you really like more than once. I think it does also put me in a more positive headspace for movies than I would be if I spent money specifically on that movie, rather than a disappointing film just being a waste of time.It requires a phone app, and still charges you 1.50 "service fee" to order tickets in advance through that app (which is almost always pointless, because their theaters seem to be empty these days, just get tickets on the touch screen or counter for free when you arrive unless maybe it is an opening night or something). There are surcharges for Imax, or 3d or whatever. But fortunately it does not count as a "pass" for the "no passes" restriction on most their movies (which I briefly panicked about after making my $65 three month purchase and then seeing that everything said "no passes").The biggest disappointment for me (and the one that ties it back to the thread's principle subject) is that it does not apply at all to Fathom events, which include many special re-releases of classic films and the like (which are not always clearly identified as Fathom events). I got all revved up to go see Raiders of the Lost Ark at the theater during a special limited re-release a few weeks ago only to discover day of that my Unlimited pass not only didn't cover it but didn't give me even a symbolic discount, and the tickets were way too much for the privilege of seeing something I own in three formats and have access to on two streaming services on a bigger screen, especially when I had already dropped a substantial sum on my Unlimited pass.</blockquote>

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