I love to see and hear John's passion in defending the theatrical experience.

@ParisofNowhere

2 жыл бұрын

John's a very populist guy when it comes to this stuff. You'll never hear him more passionately than when it comes to defending the workers and consumers of this industry.

@andrewbristow2817

2 жыл бұрын

@@ParisofNowhere I agree.

@ItsJustJess269

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but we're probably like that to right? Some of us here live for the theaters and every week when we go it's our life 🙏🙏

@Kevdog1920

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@ItsJustJess269

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ishai1 I feels you oh, well now that the pandemic is still at it's lowering level hopefully more people go to the theaters because you're right some of us we just look for it every week 👊

I fucking love those Campea rants!

AMC near me is horrible to go to now. The concession stands prioritize VIP members now - which may sound fine, unless you're stuck in the regular line and it doesn't; move for 10-15 minutes (not getting to the front of the line but staying in one spot). I was "next" forever but VIP's kept showing up and they get cut privileges I guess. It's weird that a dozen people can just step in front of you and everyone's supposed to be fine with it.

I totally agree with Rob. Everything we do in our lives, especially our leisure activities, is being looked at like a financial investment. Ex Disney parks, going to the movies. We go to these things to escape the world. To learn things. To be moved emotionally. Capitalism and insane profit driven companies are killing all fun things that make life worth living.

Also AMC furloughed all the staff. They knew for nearly a month and didn’t tell us until a few days before. It literally leaked on twitter before other theater GMs/SMs had to come clean

There needs to be a John Campea rant compilation. I would use it as a playlist to workout too. 😂

Adam Aron was one of the executives in charge of the 76ers during the "Process" years. That was when the team intentionally tanked for 4--5 years. They put a garbage team on the court and still charged full price to season ticket holders. He almost killed Sixers basketball in Philly.

$25 - should be for MOVIE, POPCORN & Drink ... $10 - $15 should be max for a ticket.

I can't tell what I love more: John roasting Chapek or John roasting the AMC CEO

Well, there you have it! The first Campea Rant of 2022!!

@scriptedZombie

2 жыл бұрын

We all waited patiently, and he delivered 😂

I think this “clip” of John talking about the theatrical experience describes everything I love about this show. Takes divisive and difficult topics like Adam Aaron’s handling of AMC theaters and explores and commentates on every aspect of it through genuine passion and humor with a group of people who not only enjoy talking about the movies, but just enjoy being together, celebrating what they love and how we can get to a place where we can enjoy what we love again when people like Adam Aaron threaten to upend things for us. Could watch this show forever, but I know life doesn’t work that way, so I’ll watch every one I can and appreciate it while it’s available to me- kind of like life itself.

I love how Robert gets all philosophical at 19:23 lol EDIT: Not just philosophical, but 100 percent right. Wow. There is not one word I would change in what Rob said.

I’m a family of four. It’s way over $150 for the theatre experience. I wait the three month but the Blu ray and digital for under $30 and watch as required. Life goes on!!

I just visit my local independent owned two screens theatre that has tickets for $5 any time. I actually prefer to visit local independent owned theatres over an AMC Theater.

It’s ridiculous that amc is changing $20 a ticket in my area for the Batman tickets. I’m just taking my money to another theater this price gouging is ridiculous.

I miss the convenient show times. I LOVED going to see a movie at 10am. The early morning theater experience always made my day better.

Now I can pay even more to spend 2+ hours in a busted,uncomfortable seat watching AMC commercials in an AMC theater 🤣

Time to support your local theaters folks

I went to a Matinee showing of The Godfather at my local AMC for the 50th anniversary with a friend who had never seen it before. Two of us at 12:30 in the afternoon cost THIRTY BUCKS! And that was with online fees waved and a 25% off discount for the early viewing. I think I will check out another cinema a little out of the way in order to save a few bucks. Because this decision seems like a slam dunk way to lose loyal customers.

I agree with Erin, if they want us to pay more give us better food choices and freebies for this type of movie.

They make their money on popcorn, pop, and candy. They should not need to charge more for a ticket. It was expensive before they tried to charge more for a ticket. AMC could potentially put their self out of business cause there are other theaters to go to. Besides we can just wait for streaming, bluray, or rent it.

@rockerrockstar

2 жыл бұрын

I checked my local AMC it is only 12.50 for batman here. So about normal price here.

I literally live like 3 minutes from AMC but there are cheaper theaters in my area like Alamo where I can order food in my recliner

Also, this will lead to people seeing the "premium" films just because they're premium. Suddenly smaller films are making even less because AMC has become the decider of what's good and what's not.

12:30: John going HAM.

@ChildishGambeaner

2 жыл бұрын

And he's 100% right about retail saving AMC

20 dollars is just way too high to go see a movie. They almost doubled the price of the ticket.

I really enjoined this RANT episode, I'm glad I now know this about AMC and of course it does not surprise me. I also will say that this channel is my escapism from the real world, a place where a 2 minute trailer can be discussed for 10 minutes. Keep up the great work team.

I remember when I was young during the blockbuster years, my family and I were always at the movies Friday night watching any movie that came out.

Don’t go to AMC. That’s it. Go to another theater.

"Good. Good! Let the hate flow through you John..." (Insert Palpatine maniacally laughing here.)

Thanks for the heads up John. As a disabled American I already find it difficult to afford going to the movies. I've had to pick and choose which films to spend my limited budget on. Thanks to decisions like this it looks like I will be stuck watching everything at home. It's bad for my health to isolate, but worse for my budget to be robbed like this.

Love your passion if employees are getting laid off heads of the company shouldn't be getting bonuses!

Totally agree about the concessions! They never switch that up and the only things I do like (flatbread pizza) they are out of half the time.

This is a good strategy to make people go to another theater.

You guys should start a series called “Campea Rant’s on …” 😂

@TreFKennedy

2 жыл бұрын

That would be fucking legendary 🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

The AMC Dine-In theater right behind my house (which they just close permanently) used to see Crab Rangoon-stuffed potato skins which were INCREDIBLE. And even after they got rid of those years ago, they had a bacon ranch burger that was to die for. Now all you can get is flatbread pizza, nachos, and hot dogs. Meh.

Don't forget that movies are fighting for people's downtime alongside sports, music and phone/video games (to name a few)... you push away your customers hard enough they may just stay with your competitors inside and outside the industry.

I am kind of over AMC. Took my family last week to see Spider-Man: No Way Home there and spent $55 for a family of 4 not including concessions. We have a local theater (where I saw No Way Home the 1st time) on the other side of town that I will be going to from now on. They revamped the theaters with the same leather recliner chairs, $12 for adults, $9 for children and much cheaper concessions.

@synical13

2 жыл бұрын

@@werdle92 You mean like your dad should have?

John: 🤬 Ray: ight…Imma head out 🏃🏻‍♂️

AMC telling people to just stay home and watch the movie on Disney+ & HBOmax or just bootleg it.

Great retort John, it’s artificial inflation not supply limitations causing the inflated prices; very bad for business

Just from the thumbnail alone i knew right away John was gonna rip Adam a new one. And i loved every second of it😂

This is ridiculous, AMC sucks in my area! They are dirty, crappy customer service and the seats are old and breaking. Why would I pay to go there. Let’s not mention the 30 minutes of trailers before the movie!

Every movie should cost the same unless it's an older movie. People are barely going to the theater as is, so why do this? Also this is really sneaky since unless someone keeps up with movie news they won't know they're being charged more money

I am a stubs member and I have my ticket for dolby cinema, Saturday morning at 8am for free. It was included in my 3 movies a week package So it isn't costing extra to see the Batman for Stubs members.

Lol, one of the best rant of John Campea!

My local Regal has RPX which has a bigger screen and better sound (not imax quality) and those tickets are more. When the theater experience is improved is the only time ticket prices should increase not because of the movie

Well I was able to get ticket for The Batman this opening weekend at AMC. I don't mind paying a little more for for a popular high demand release that would otherwise be sold out everywhere. Although I understand why people would also get upset over this

That’s fine because I hate AMC to the point I rather not go then go to one of their theaters. Terrible seating, expensive food, expensive ticket prices and so on.

We gotta make John CEO of AMC

I always go to small theaters because the tickets are sheap and I can support local owners instead of big companies who charge a ton for the tickets and plus add the overpriced food.

Screw AMC. Overpriced movie going experience for your average family with kids. This is why my family either stays home to watch and stream movies or we sneak in as much food as possible into the theaters. I’ll bring in canned soda, microwave popcorn, hotdogs in tin foil and candy from Dollar Tree. Take that AMC!

@thedon897

2 жыл бұрын

Dollar tree……………

I plan on going to see The Batman Friday and luckily for me there is a small theater chain near me that still sells tickets at reasonable price.

I mean at the same time they offer the best deal in movies which is AMC A-List…for $20 a month you can see 3 movies EVERY WEEK, that’s 12 movies for $20, any format, so even if you did The Batman in Dolby Cinema at $19.49 a ticket that’s a $233 value for just $20, I’ve been using it for years and I’ll stick with them it’s the best theatre experience so 🤷🏻‍♂️

@josephsauer5238

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but that's only worthwhile if you are someone who goes to the movies regularly. Someone who only goes to the movie theaters once every few months paying $20 a month wether or not you go see movies isn't worth it.

Joke's on Adam. I am gonna wait for the batman to hit HBO Max.

John hit a home run here. When I go to the movies with my wife and 2 kids it’s $60 bucks just to walk in the door. Add drinks and snacks and you are getting close to $100. To see a movie. So now we are extremely selective about what we go to the theaters to see. This is why myself and so many others just wait a month or so to watch most movies on our big screen TV. And this is tragic - because going to the Movies used to be my very FAVORITE thing to do in the World. This idea will certainly NOT help - that’s for sure. And Robs brilliant deep take made it all the more sad what’s happening…

@kennethmckinney6274

2 жыл бұрын

AMC is decent. But I really don't understand why a lot of people still go for AMC knowing the charge the most because they are the largest chain. Classic cinemas, Cinemark, and others are far better with prices for both tickets and concession in comparison to AMC. Yet people still choose to go to AMC

@smwhtunknown

2 жыл бұрын

@@kennethmckinney6274 three words. IMAX, Dolby, and A-List. I pay $23 a month to see up to 12 movies a month in ANY format. Why would I go to Cinemark? Or any other theatre? There’s no non-AMC IMAX Laser (the true IMAX) in my region, or Dolby at ANY non-AMC in my region. That along makes the AMC the gold standard.

@kennethmckinney6274

2 жыл бұрын

@@smwhtunknown region would play a huge part, but Cinemark and other chains do offer IMAX for half the price of what AMC offers. For me here in Illinois it's 12:50 for an IMAX at Cinemark versus 20 at AMC

@smwhtunknown

2 жыл бұрын

@@kennethmckinney6274 yes region is a factor. But unless Cinemark has an A-List type value. Then I don’t see the point of paying per ticket. But I’m also aware that not everyone sees movies as often as me on a monthly basis. (6-7 times a month at minimum). I’ve saw No Way Home 4 times in release week and already seen The Batman 3 times since Wednesday IMAX, Dolby, and Dolby. That’s like $50 right here alone from my $23 monthly membership. And a majority of Cinemark has what people call the running joke “LieMAX”. If It’s not a laser IMAX. It’s not worth it lol But yes it’s a region thing. I’m in Dallas. Which has the only Laser IMAX in North Texas, where’s there’s plenty of other theaters that has the old outdated IMAX aka LieMAX lol I use to frequent Cinemark RELIGIOUSLY pre- A-List via AMC. They have the better popcorn, maybe the best of all theatres besides Alamo Drafthouse. But no theatre offers what AMC has to offer for avid movie goers. Plain and simple

@kennethmckinney6274

2 жыл бұрын

@@smwhtunknown brooo Cinemark's popcorn is fire especially with the butter lol. One of the reasons why I like going there lol

19:11- 21:35 This is that monologue they play on the news right before the apocalypse begins 😭 Edit: why are there 666 comments on this video? 😬

I watched this segment 3 times. WoW the passion of John is legend!

Yeah tickets are already too expensive and now they want to charge more for movies that MIGHT entice me to see them in theaters. Who knows if I will go to the movies again if this becomes regular to the moving going experience. I doubt Regal and Cinemark will ignore variable pricing for long.

I definitely understand with Rob. Movie theaters have become my life ever since I was 11 I've been going to the theaters every single weekend with premium format such as IMAX or Dolby. I wonder how this will affect AMC A-list members like us some of us.? I'm so going to go even if they raise the ticket prices because movies are honestly everything that I live for. I hope the CEO gets replaced by someone likes us whose passion and devotion of their life has been to the theaters. 💙💙

John my heart just beats for you. Your spot on criticism and unbridled passion for the movie industry is electrifying.

Not even just the cost of tickets but the cost of the whole thing. 12 dollars for a large soda and 10 dollars for a large popcorn plus 2 tickets...that's an expensive date night for what use to be a cheap date.

In my country we have variable pricing for movie tickets. I have to say first of all that generally the prices are pretty good compared to US pricing. Full price is for shows at typically busy hours. So late afternoon and up. Morning shows will be about 70% of the price. And some special days will be 50% the price. These prices also don't discriminate between the movies. Be it The Batman or Sing 2. Local films are slightly cheaper in general. Special theatres like Imax, Beanie, etc. Those are obviously pricier, however don't vary during the day. I work from home and sometimes I am able to see a movie in the morning, middle of the week. It's cheaper and quieter, and I can just enjoy the movie. And If I want to watch the evening shows with a crowd. Cool. Price is still fair for that too. Variable pricing can work, if it's to the benefit to us the viewer. AMC clearly being greedy here.

I stopped going to AMC when they paid out that $9M bonus and didn’t rehire their employees

The Batman is coming to HBO max in 45 days, so AMC is saying just wait.

@batmanvideogames

2 жыл бұрын

Or go to cinemark or another theater that’s isn’t charging more

@CyborgSodaCollects

2 жыл бұрын

This film should be experienced on the big screen. When you hear the batmobile fire up it's engine in your chest...it'll put a big dumb smile on your face.

Wow rob totally nailed it

For those who are not old enough to remember, especially if you're not from a big city like NY, this is really not new. Back in the day, during the age of the double feature and pre-multiplex; we had these theaters that would only show potential blockbusters and only one movie, so, when Superman debuted, for example, they would show that one movie and a ticket would cost $5 when double features down the street of lesser movies would be $3.50. This kind of makes sense since these big-budget movies cost much more to make, needed to bring in much more from the box office, and probably cost those independent theaters much more to obtain. Now, I don't know how AMC justifies giving so much to the CEO, but I think that's a separate thing from this price model.

Back in the late '90s I saw Alien Resurrection in the Odeon theater in Leicester Square, London UK, and they used tiered seat pricing. I thought it was asinine 2 decades ago. So when American theaters started offering specific seat choice per ticket, I was afraid that tiered pricing would soon follow. All I can say is: vote with your wallet.

About her argument about food at the movie theater, AMC does have Dine in theaters in California, and actually love it

At my local AMC they were selling tickets for the The Batman IMAX DC fan even on Monday for $24. Then at the local State museum IMAX (where I went) where the screen is bigger and the speakers are better it only cost $14.50 for the same night. It's ridiculous that AMC would charge that much more for a lesser experience.

Said it before and I will say it again, I have given up going to the theaters because of they high prices and a bunch of other stuff. If the prices were cheaper I could forgive most of the other stuff... but now all I have to do is wait a couple of extra months and buy a 4k disc for cheaper than what it would be to go to the theater and I can enjoy it more. I don't have a great TV but I do have a great speaker system, but at home I don't have to put up with... Not have some idiot get up every 20 minutes to go outside for 5 minutes and then come back in Not worry about idiots with cell phones texting people. Not worry about annoying kids playing with their straws causing it to loudly squeak at the other end of the row with their parents not doing a thing to stop them. Don't have to show up an hour early to get the seat I want (not every place has assigned seating). Other good stuff about watching at home... Eat what ever I want at a reasonable price. Pause it. Watch it more than once. Have friends over to watch it. I loved going to the theater years ago, its a great experience... but not at current prices.

There are 3 movie theaters in our area that we frequent, the closest is a Cinemark, next closest is an AMC and the third is an independent theater where you do a meal and a movie. We usually go to the independent one because you kill two birds with one stone, but if we're just looking to see a movie, we'll go to either of the other two depending on our scheduling needs. As it is, we usually only go to the theaters for the big blockbuster movies, or occasionally we'll go see something else for a date night or movie with friends, but if this is going to be the norm, I have no problem waiting for the big blockbusters to come out on streaming. I have Netflix/Disney+/Prime/HBOMax. One of those typically has the newest movies to come out, or I'll just buy it if it was something I really want to watch. Movies for us is a treat rather than a weekly event. A couple rebuttles: 1) The flute isn't in the string section, it's a wind instrument. 2) I do go to baseball stadium for the game over the experience of the park.

I used to go to at least a movie a week. My local theater was my second home. I go to a few movies a year now. Granted I am now a professional with a family, but tickets are double what they were when I used to frequent the theater and that is a major reason I don't just sneak away every now and again to catch a movie every other week or so.

AMC still has hard ass seats for their IMAX room. I could barely endure the Avengers IW & Endgame for how flat the pads are on the seats. Only the Dolby room has the premium recliner. They need to remodel their locations before I pay the higher tickets! Thank goodness I already have bought The Batman tickets weeks ago.

I left AMC in 2016. I attended the GM conference that year, and it was Aaron’s first conference. He didn’t pay attention and was on his phone consistently. Not very inspiring IMO.

Here in Hawaii we've got Consolodated Theaters. And they've updated their Theaters tremendously here. Certain ones are dine in theaters where you make your order for a Charbroiled Burger, fries, or even an entire plate of food. Tables and recliner type seating. It's always an incredible experience and we'll worth it.

@DeRockMedia

2 жыл бұрын

theres a place here called Movie Grill, same thing, order food from a waiter or waitress during the film, it was really neat.

I'm a huge AMC fan (been an A-List member since its inception), but I'll be seeing the Batman at a Regal theater. I'll also be seeing the new Fantastic Beasts movie at Regal, and any other big movie that's releasing soon.

I feel that AA has taken the supply and demand too literally. It would have been more palatable if he also reduce the ticket price for other shows. Or reduce it after the opening night of high profile movie (I would just wait until the second day to watch)

Totally agree with Rob. That Batmobile scene was FUCKING BADASS!

I love the passion, especially about the 9 million bonus.... it just sucks that this is how all the big businesses act in our country... just like all the financial ceos after the 2008 implosion. The problem is though as well is that alot of places there are not alot of choices of movie theatres... Like where i am in GA its almost entirely AMC

Well, if they start to bring in less customers bc of this then I hope that will deter other theaters from doing the same (and will revert AMC back to their normal prices)

The key for theaters is to improve their subscription services, although I already do quite like AMC A List. Maybe they just need to package a ticket with food and drink in the online order with a small discount, so they can lock in the purchase whether the person gets it or not later.

This is the exact same feeling Disney Park fans have about Chapek.

First of all it was the "wallstreetbets stock incident" in 2021 that kept AMC afloat. Now after the company is safe, the CEO wants to screw the customers over? Well, that's not smart. I'm going to ICON Theaters. Got my tickets, cost me the same price as No Way Home.

I hope other chains won't copy AMC because they know people will come to their cinemas to watch movies because people will see movie tickets price is cheaper at Regal than it is at AMC

AMC's idea on variable pricing is no more than a gamble on price elasticity and futures on movies. Bigger theater franchises may get away with this if they have distribution advantage and better cinema experiences than the average theaters. People aren't going to fuss about a couple dollars extra as people are already willing to spend money on 'movie night' out for a movie they already know its worth watching. On the other hand, Im interested to know if charging less for less anticipated movies will increase audience size instead. Given that less anticipated movies have probably less marketing budget, and the prices should reflect that cost. My theory is that theater releases are inherently inelastic, meaning there won't be a immediate reaction in audience size vs price deltas.

Literally saw 'Death on the Nile' last week for £3 in the UK. The cinema was nearly full for a movie that's been out for weeks.

I’m one of those AMC meme stock investors. This is a turn off. I feel like this. Sony has that A95K QD-OLED coming out. It’s going to be pricey, but it’s apparently not going to break the bank. I also have Dolby Atmos surround sound. Not like what I’ll experience in a theater, but good enough for my apartment. If they keep fucking around, I’ll just wait for the Blu-ray and streaming releases.

Adam Aron is the movie theatre industry version of Disney's CEO Bob Chapek.

Also, a big difference between theatres and sports events/concerts is that you get to see the actual celebrities/athletes live. And you get closer to the performers. Unless I'm getting a live performance by the actors, I don't think it's fair for variable pricing.

Erin’s dog, the shirt the dog wears Matches hers 😯 so cute.

I Love when John rants he's Amazing at it

Lucky for me, the is no AMC theater in the entire state of Mississippi. However, not far from where I live, there are 3 theaters run by regional chains. Southwest Theaters runs two theaters, one in Laurel (4 screens) at the Sawmill Square Mall and the another in Hattiesburg ( 9 screens) at the Turtle Creek Mall. They charge about $9.00 plus tax for matinee ticket and around $12.00 plus tax after matinee hours ticket, anything else like popcorn, drinks, etc. are extra. Also, there is another theater in Hattiesburg called The Grand 18 which has 18 screens and charges $8.75 plus tax for matinee ticket and after 3:30 pm the ticket goes to $10.75 plus tax. They did offer discounts for children, senior citizens, military, and college students when I last went and the theater had been updated to where every screen room had premium recliner seating, there is now a lobby alcohol bar, you could order food and have it delivered to your seat. I believe I will stick to my local theaters.

If I as a customer want to go to the movies in aneheim California I can expect to pay about 10-15$ for my ticket and 20$ for a popcorn drink and maybe candy that is a 30-40$ experience and that’s only for one person for most people they can’t afford to go to the movies every 2 weeks and see whatever the newest release is ans even if they can it’s massively expensive

I have a 1 screen neighborhood theater thankfully. Just saw it there instead. Ticket, big bag of m&m's, medium drink, large popcorn = $19. Not bad.

If I go to a concert is because i know the artist i want to see. When it comes to the movies you going in blind not knowing if the movie good or bad. This is not a good sign 😕

New fan. Subscribed!

God don't you love a Campea rant!

Man, AMC seems to mirrors the MLB smh.

Well AMC now owns the cinema chain that has almost full monopoly in Sweden. They charged 17,4 USD for a ticket for The Batman...

The movies are just too high of a price now. Even for me, when I'm finally more comfortable in my finances, think it's too high.