Going to the movie theaters was always such luxury as a kid. I would see all the movie trailers on TV, but that would be the end of it. The only movies I ever watched (over and over again) as a kid were Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, A Bug’s Life, and Toy Story – because we had it on VHS tape. It’s no wonder I was so excited when I heard about MoviePass a few years back – for only $89.99/12 months ($7.50/month), I could watch a movie a day for a year (there was a Costco deal)! There are lots of people who are afraid of being seen at the movie theater alone, but with MoviePass, I didn’t mind it at all.
My friend and I both got a MoviePass subscription together and even started a spreadsheet to track all the movies we’ve seen – and how much each movie came out to be. The final cost? $4.09/movie. I didn’t end up watching as many movies as I would’ve liked (it does take up quite some time when you’re just sitting in the theater for two hours!), but I was pretty satisfied with the nice deal. Here are the 22 movies I watched:
- Coco
- The Greatest Showman
- Jumanji
- The Shape of Water
- Phantom Thread
- The Post
- Paddington 2
- Peter Rabbit
- Black Panther
- Red Sparrow
- Game Night
- Death Wish
- A Wrinkle in Time
- Love, Simon
- Pacific Rim Uprising
- Rampage
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Ocean’s 8
- Incredibles 2
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout
- Small Foot
With movie theaters opening back up, it would be nice to finally set foot into a movie theater again after over a year, but would I be better off subscribing to one of the streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, The Criterion Channel, and Disney+? I would only have to pay a set monthly fee, similar to MoviePass, instead of paying almost $15 for a single movie ticket! Movie enthusiasts like The Perfect Boredom can easily watch a few movies a day in the comfort of their own home on those platforms, so invites to the movie theater are probably a hard pass for them.
Are streaming services the new luxury for me now?