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TheMaxRebo said:
Story from Bloomberg as well:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...tened-bid-from-disney-dealing-blow-to-comcast


Ups it to $71m - about $10/share more than original bid and apparently has more flexibility than Comcast's offer (The new offer gives Fox shareholders the option to take their payment in the form of cash or stock, up to a 50-50 level). With the debt position Comcast would have already been with their prior offer I just can't see them beating this one

Disney also plans to take on about $13.8 billion of Fox’s net debt. That would lift the total transaction value above about $85 billion.



Just insane amounts of money
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HuskieJohn said:
I too extremely enjoyed the orignal and look forward to this one...but I have hit my limit for the movie theaters since IW, Solo & I2 and will be waiting for this to hit Redbox. Likely wont go to another movie in the theater until the week of Christmas...unless I get a promotion.
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That's what MoviePass is for (if you don't mind skipping IMAX and 3D showings).
 


Faldred said:
That's what MoviePass is for (if you don't mind skipping IMAX and 3D showings).
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Moviepass will most likely be gone before the end of the year. Heck of a deal while it lasted for people, but bankruptcy is inevitable. On the upside, AMC announced a $20 plan that is significantly more sustainable for its theaters. So the concept will probably survive. Just not at the full steal that Moviepass provided.
 
jknezek said:
Moviepass will most likely be gone before the end of the year. Heck of a deal while it lasted for people, but bankruptcy is inevitable. On the upside, AMC announced a $20 plan that is significantly more sustainable for its theaters. So the concept will probably survive. Just not at the full steal that Moviepass provided.
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I am very much considering jumping ship to amc’s service since I pretty much only go to amc theatres with movie pass and the advance reservations and premium format are a huge selling point for me to switch.
 
jknezek said:
Moviepass will most likely be gone before the end of the year. Heck of a deal while it lasted for people, but bankruptcy is inevitable. On the upside, AMC announced a $20 plan that is significantly more sustainable for its theaters. So the concept will probably survive. Just not at the full steal that Moviepass provided.
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Probably. But I'll use the heck out of it until then. Fact is, without it, I may go to the movies twice per year instead of 2-3 times a month. Theaters are losing out on not just the ticket reimbursement, but my concessions purchases. It's in their best interest to find a way to support a subscription model that works - in the end, it's bottoms in the seat that matter, not how much each ticket sells for, because there's a lot more to their revenue than ticket prices (and they don't split concessions with the film distributors).
 
TheMaxRebo said:
The problem for me is baby sitter costs (which MoviePass doesn't cover). That is like $50 right there just to get out of the house
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Thank you for doing the responsible and respectful thing and leaving them at home. I know it's going to suck when I have kids, but if I can't afford to have someone watch them for me, then I just won't get to see the movie I want to in theaters. I can't believe how many people treat a movie theater like it's their personal living room.
 
wareagle57 said:
Thank you for doing the responsible and respectful thing and leaving them at home. I know it's going to suck when I have kids, but if I can't afford to have someone watch them for me, then I just won't get to see the movie I want to in theaters. I can't believe how many people treat a movie theater like it's their personal living room.
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I mean, obviously we would bring them to like Incredibles II (in that specific case we went to the Drive In) but if we don't think the movie is appropriate for them and/or they wont' sit for it we aren't going to bring them


Sometimes we got to a theater near us called the Alamo Draft House which has a rule that no kids are allowed except for certain early showings of family movies (they also don't allow any talking or being on your cell phone - you get one warning and then kicked out with no refund)
 
TheMaxRebo said:
I mean, obviously we would bring them to like Incredibles II (in that specific case we went to the Drive In) but if we don't think the movie is appropriate for them and/or they wont' sit for it we aren't going to bring them


Sometimes we got to a theater near us called the Alamo Draft House which has a rule that no kids are allowed except for certain early showings of family movies (they also don't allow any talking or being on your cell phone - you get one warning and then kicked out with no refund)
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Drafthouse is the best. Though all of the ones I've been to allow kids (Austin/Kansas City/Dallas)
 
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