Odeon launching Unlimited Card

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Got an email from Odeon this morning about their new 'Limitless' card.
It allows unlimited visits to Odeon for a set monthly fee on 12 month contract for those unfamiliar with Cineworld's offering.

They are launching it on 5th of March. No price details yet, only a pre registration option.
Hopefully they will price it similar to Cineworld.

e_e

There's rumbles of a new cinema being built less than a kilometer from my house. If it's an Odeon this is a no-brainer for me. It'll definitely beat bus fare and buying food while I'm in town too.

johnny_ultimate

Given my nearest Odeon cinema has by some considerable margin the lowest quality projection standards and screen layout of any cinema within easy travelling distance, this is a definite 'no thanks'. Although not sure I could tolerate 'limitless' amounts of their voice announcer anyway :pac:

Nervous Wreck

Hmm... Anyone know what Odeon Point Village is like these days? Have had a Cineworld Unlimited card for the last few years but the place is horrible on a Friday/Saturday evening with the amount of people who talk and/or text during films. Would consider switching for this...

If Movies@ did this, that would be a no-brainer.

Hande hoche!

Quite like the point village. Staff are friendly and place usually isn't too packed. Audience tends to be slightly older and quiet. Although in fairness, that could be just the type of films I go to.

MilesMorales1

Any link to that pre registration thing? Quite handy for me, there's odeon 10 minutes on the bus from me, whereas cineworld is quite a bit further.

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MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Any link to that pre registration thing? Quite handy for me, there's odeon 10 minutes on the bus from me, whereas cineworld is quite a bit further.

https://r1.dotmailer-surveys.com/c61mdf4d-8b1nd85f

dunworth1

MilesMorales1 wrote:

Any link to that pre registration thing? Quite handy for me, there's odeon 10 minutes on the bus from me, whereas cineworld is quite a bit further.

I'm pretty sure that it's linked to /checked against your odeon account

MilesMorales1

dunworth1 wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that it's linked to /checked against your odeon account

Well I have a my odeon account anyway, so I linked that email address.

Hope its less than cineworld.

MilesMorales1

errlloyd

Guts of 300e if it's just a pure conversion.

Which cinemas are odeons?

Stillorgan
Point
Charlestown
Swords

Loughc

errlloyd wrote: »

Guts of 300e if it's just a pure conversion.

Which cinemas are odeons?

Stillorgan
Point
Charlestown

All them and

Coolock,
Blanch,
Cavan,
Limerick,
Naas,
Newbridge,
Portlaoise,
Waterford

MilesMorales1

Swords isn't odeon, its @movies.

dunworth1

errlloyd wrote:

Guts of 300e if it's just a pure conversion.

I'm hoping for 15 - 20 a month

Straight Edge Punk

If it's anything like any other product they bring over then we are going to be fleeced, I'm expecting €400 at least and €30 for the monthly pass.

MilesMorales1

Not really. Cineworld's card is £17 something in the UK, but only 21.40 over here. They'd be mad to overprice it.

Straight Edge Punk

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Not really. Cineworld's card is £17 something in the UK, but only 21.40 over here. They'd be mad to overprice it.

I hope they don't because it is something I have wanted for years and will definitely be availing of if the price is right.

Loughc

Straight Edge Punk wrote: »

If it's anything like any other product they bring over then we are going to be fleeced, I'm expecting €400 at least and €30 for the monthly pass.

I heard a monthly price of €21.99 and annual approx €250.

dunworth1

Loughc wrote:

I heard a monthly price of €21.99 and annual approx €250.

I'd pay 22 a month no problem if you went to the cinema three times a month it'd be good value

Loughc

dunworth1 wrote: »

I'd pay 22 a month no problem if you went to the cinema three times a month it'd be good value

Some months I go 4 times a month so it's a bargain in my eyes. So glad they're doing it, was always jealous of cineworld's one but it was so far away from me.

MilesMorales1

1. It's a 12-month contract, with the monthly payment being 17.99/19.99. There's no way to only get a month of limitless film watching and stuff, and there's no way to cancel it once you've subscribed.

2. It won't work as a form of ID. Any 15 Year old butts would need to bring regular forms of ID to watch Deadpool and stuff.

3. When you get your tickets, you need your limitless card on you at all times, or we won't accept any tickets.

4. You can only prebook 2 films at a time, to ensure people don't prebook for an whole weekend when they're unsure which day to go, leading to empty seats everywhere.

5. All films work with it. Theatre/Sports/Music performances wont work at all. There's a separate upgrade of around £2 for 3D films or premium seating.

Basically same as cineworld.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

I'd have to do some maths on this one.

My local cinema is an Odeon, it's very close too, so no travel costs but I usually avail of their €5 Wednesday offer so even going once a week for a full year that's only €260.

Zaph

My local cinema is Odeon, but as I'm a 3 customer I can get two tickets for €10 any time Sunday to Thursday. If they ever scrapped that I'd consider getting the card, but at the moment I'm unlikely to go to the cinema 3 or 4 times a month to make the card worthwhile.

dunworth1

Zaph wrote: »

My local cinema is Odeon, but as I'm a 3 customer I can get two tickets for €10 any time Sunday to Thursday. If they ever scrapped that I'd consider getting the card, but at the moment I'm unlikely to go to the cinema 3 or 4 times a month to make the card worthwhile.

the way i would look at it that i would probably end up going to see films that i wouldn't normally have gone to see. and if it was crap i could just walk out and not feel bad about it

Loughc

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I'd have to do some maths on this one.

My local cinema is an Odeon, it's very close too, so no travel costs but I usually avail of their €5 Wednesday offer so even going once a week for a full year that's only €260.

But you're limited to only going to cinema on Wednesday's when it tends to be busier especially when there are decent new releases.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Loughc wrote: »

But you're limited to only going to cinema on Wednesday's when it tends to be busier especially when there are decent new releases.

I go in the afternoon, it's never busy. Quite a few oldies depending on the film but generally very quiet.

What I'm saying though is that currently I can go once a week for €260 so I'd have to think would having the card make me go more often? Would it be worth the potential extra cost? This time of year there's enough new releases I probably would go more than once a week, other times though there might not be.

Loughc

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I go in the afternoon, it's never busy. Quite a few oldies depending on the film but generally very quiet.

What I'm saying though is that currently I can go once a week for €260 so I'd have to think would having the card make me go more often? Would it be worth the potential extra cost? This time of year there's enough new releases I probably would go more than once a week, other times though there might not be.

Yea I know what you mean. Currently I prob go 3-4 times a month, but I avoid Wednesday's as I work during the day and the night time is a nightmare in my local Odeon, it's always so busy. So even with using the 3 codes a flat monthly fee should/hopefully mean a saving for me.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

I assume you can only buy one ticket on these cards? You can't pay for your friend's ticket, for example?

MilesMorales1

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I assume you can only buy one ticket on these cards? You can't pay for your friend's ticket, for example?

You can't.

dunworth1

Some more info on the odeon site about limitless

http://www.odeoncinemas.ie/search/Limitless/

Skerries

very helpful answer :rolleyes:

Q: What should I do if my Limitless card is damaged, lost or stolen?

A: What should I do if my Limitless card is damaged, lost or stolen?

also not liking this mention of adding "with Dublin" package

Which ODEON cinemas aren't included in a Limitless membership?

Dublin cinemas (Blanchardstown, Charlestown, Coolock, Point Village, Stillorgan) are only included if you select the ‘with Dublin’ package.

Loughc

Yea I heard some where it's €19.99 a month without Dublin Cinemas and €21.99 with Dublin cinemas included as they're a lot of Dublin Cinemas you can choose to use it in.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Loughc wrote: »

Yea I heard some where it's €19.99 a month without Dublin Cinemas and €21.99 with Dublin cinemas included as they're a lot of Dublin Cinemas you can choose to use it in.

I don't know about anyone one else but living in Dublin myself I can't see me using any of the other Odeons besides my local one. The very odd time maybe but chances are I'd be using it in the same cinema 99% of the time but I have to pay extra just because I live in Dublin?

newacc2015

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

I don't know about anyone one else but living in Dublin myself I can't see me using any of the other Odeons besides my local one. The very odd time maybe but chances are I'd be using it in the same cinema 99% of the time but I have to pay extra just because I live in Dublin?

I imagine it has to do with the fact running a business in Dublin is far more expensive than elsewhere in Ireland. Commercial rents are insane in Dublin compared to elsewhere in Ireland. Plus rates are often higher in Dublin than elsewhere in Ireland.

It is like how a pub outside of Dublin is only about €4 versus about €5 for a pint in Dublin

MilesMorales1

There is more cinema's in Dublin, but I'm not gonna go all the way to say blanch or stillorgan when I live 10 minutes from the coolock one.

Whats the coolock odeon like now? I haven't been into it for at least 3 years.

dunworth1

Excellent I won't need the Dublin cinemas 2 euro saving

Loughc

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Whats the coolock odeon like now? I haven't been into it for at least 3 years.

I live 5 mins away from Coolock. It's good. Staff are friendly and never had any issues with annoying guests. Wednesday's could be busy but grand most other nights.

MilesMorales1

Just got the email from odeon, 21.99 for dublin, 20 for other places.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Does this card only cover tickets or can I get my buttery popcorn on it?

Penny Tration

Loughc wrote: »

I live 5 mins away from Coolock. It's good. Staff are friendly and never had any issues with annoying guests. Wednesday's could be busy but grand most other nights.

I go to the Coolock one at least once a week for the past year. Had issues with arsehole people in the screen twice. Gave out stink to them and they stopped.

In general, it's quiet, clean (except the bathrooms, they're shockingly filthy no matter what time or day), staff are very pleasant and friendly, queues never too big etc

MilesMorales1

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Does this card only cover tickets or can I get my buttery popcorn on it?

Tickets only. Maybe discounts on food, in cineworld anyway.

ronano

Is odeon completely mainstream cinema? Cineworld shows a bit less mainstream cinema every so often.

billyhead

Is the card useable at the Cinema in Swords Pavilions?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

billyhead wrote: »

Is the card useable at the Cinema in Swords Pavilions?

Nope.

The Dublin cinemas are Blanch, Charlestown, Coolock, Point Village and Stillorgan.

Loughc

I see they're on sale in the cinema now. Has anyone got one yet?

dunworth1

Loughc wrote:

I see they're on sale in the cinema now. Has anyone got one yet?

I signed up yesterday on the website

I booked a seat in the midnight showing of batman v Superman no issues

I plan on heading in today to see London has fallen.

They email you a temporary card.

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dunworth1 wrote: »

I signed up yesterday on the website

I booked a seat in the midnight showing of batman v Superman no issues

I plan on heading in today to see London has fallen.

They email you a temporary card.

Would you mind checking how much they charge for 'upgrading' to a 3D viewing?

dunworth1

ffocused wrote: »

Would you mind checking how much they charge for 'upgrading' to a 3D viewing?

tried to check this but there's actually no films showing in 3d at the moment
i tried to book batman v superman in 3d in limerick but for some reason its not adding the extra charge for 3d? if i go all the way it say its free but that not right.

i tried to book batman v superman in Waterford and portlaoise but i get an error
about my card data not found on the cinema server dont know what thats about maybe there's something up will try again tomorrow.

on another note i just my limitless today for the first time i booked and went to the ticket machines and entered my booking reference and it printed the ticket on the ticket it says limitless

i wasn't asked anything by the guy checking the tickets

splashthecash

Hey all,

I was passing the Odeon in Newbridge today and noticed the Unlimited banners - was taking a look at the leaflets and this chap appeared beside me itching to tell me about it. A lot of the info he told me is already called out here but one thing that hasn't been (I think) is this...

He mentioned that there is an additional surcharge for 3D movies which I assumed, however then he mentioned "oh, and also the blockbuster films.."

I asked him what he meant and he said the big films like Star Wars for example (I assume also the likes of BvS, etc.). I asked him who decides what are "blockbuster" films and he said that head office would be determining this.

So, from what he said - it seems like for the bigger films they would be charging a small additional cost. Seems bananas to me, and maybe he got the wrong end of the stick but it would be worth checking out before signing on the dotted line.

dunworth1

splashthecash wrote: »

He mentioned that there is an additional surcharge for 3D movies which I assumed, however then he mentioned "oh, and also the blockbuster films.."

I asked him what he meant and he said the big films like Star Wars for example (I assume also the likes of BvS, etc.). I asked him who decides what are "blockbuster" films and he said that head office would be determining this.

hes wrong as on the site it states
http://www.odeoncinemas.ie/limitless/

What can I watch?
Any standard public 2D film screening with standard seating in a standard auditorium, including Blockbuster pricing, ODEON Kids, ODEON Newbies, ODEON Silver Cinema and ODEON Screen Unseen.

and the excluded ones

Which screenings aren’t included?
ODEON Event Cinema (music, theatre, sport etc.), and special or private screenings such as film festivals and premières.

I had no issue prebooking BvS

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

splashthecash wrote: »

So, from what he said - it seems like for the bigger films they would be charging a small additional cost. Seems bananas to me, and maybe he got the wrong end of the stick but it would be worth checking out before signing on the dotted line.

They used to do this with the 40% off vouchers they'd sometimes give out. There were specific films you couldn't use them on. Spectre was one and the last Hunger Games too.