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Event Cinemas - Movie for $5 + $1.10 Booking Fee
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Chivalry on 31/03/2011 - 17:27 eventcinemas.com.au (10972 clicks)
Last edited 03/04/2011 - 23:00
april

Just in time for the weekends! - or book future tickets!

When you select your movie and enter promotional code "april" - it allows you to select any number of $5 tickets and you don't actually need to select a full price ticket. So you end up buying however many tickets you need for $6.10 each. I think there are sur-charges ($3/$6) for VMAX / 3D respectively.

I booked 4 tickets to limitless - $24.40. non-vmax

*Edit: tried booking Thor 3D opening night 21/4 - 4 tickets for $40.40 (3D Vmax + glasses)

It seems Event Cinemas has fixed it so that you can no longer do advance screening - so for those you can still book using FAM as the code - and then checking out with Paypal… it will be 90 cents more per ticket compared to April. =)

*Edit - looks like they've fixed the checking out with paypal option too… so no more ideas for advance screening. =)

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  • shouchan on 31/03/2011 - 17:29

    dunno if im doing anything wrong but i see $8 a ticket but $1.10, still a good deal though

    • Chivalry on 31/03/2011 - 17:31
      +2

      maybe you're booking a Vmax or 3D session

      • shouchan on 31/03/2011 - 17:40
        +1

        Indeed I was…. didn't check properly…. very good deal in that case!

        • phobaphobic on 31/03/2011 - 20:45
          +1

          VMax doesn't offer any alternatives for (very) new movies… and then they wonder why everyone downloads.

  • isdnman on 31/03/2011 - 17:32

    Coupon works will bring price down to $5 plus $1.1 booking fee
    Too bad they only have one cinema in VIC which is in CBD.

  • h4lcyon on 31/03/2011 - 17:43
    +2

    Limitless was a decent movie :)

    • Chivalry on 31/03/2011 - 17:44

      I chose that over red riding hood, hall pass, and the mechanic - so I hope its decent! =D

      • ChadHominem on 31/03/2011 - 17:54
        +1

        had some pretty awesome visuals!
        story was likeable

        • theguyrules on 31/03/2011 - 19:16

          Yeah Limitless is good.
          Red Riding Hood looks boring.

      • h4lcyon on 31/03/2011 - 20:45

        Mechanic is not bad also :) - I would have gone to the movies to see it, had come out earlier in AU.

    • cameldownunder on 01/04/2011 - 10:38

      I agree. Not too many or too long "dead" spots. Not too unbelievable. But I still prefer the red pill.

    • sonicentropy on 03/04/2011 - 22:53

      I loved it, I liked the lincon lawyer more

  • melmac77 on 31/03/2011 - 17:55
    +2

    I posted this on Whirlpool on Monday but I wasn't sure it would work glad to see it does, I'm pretty sure this will end on April 6th like the rest of their promos, earlier if they realise the webiste glitch ;)
    What you can try if your interested is to pre-purchase your tickets to Fast & Furious 5 its is out 20th APril and advanced tickets are available on the site for purchasing now

    • Chivalry on 31/03/2011 - 18:03

      just tried booking for Thor - 21st April, it works! =D

      • updated post
      • melmac77 on 31/03/2011 - 18:06

        Yep me to for FF5 on the 20th $6.10 can't go wrong, even $9.10 for Vmax is pretty good the Vmax at innaloo is really nice

    • melmac77 on 31/03/2011 - 18:07
      +1

      One thing to be aware of is that Easter is on the 22nd so if your going away you may want to avoid the weekend

    • rmk on 31/03/2011 - 18:36
      +1

      It works! Brought a ticket for that movie :0)

      • Milkywayss on 31/03/2011 - 23:41

        'Bring' me one too? :P

  • Allan on 31/03/2011 - 18:54

    Thanks just purchased 2 tickets for me and the missus!

  • theguyrules on 31/03/2011 - 19:19

    This is awesome, BUT I still have one of those $7 Hoyts movie tickets (expires Monday :S ), and I won a double pass to Sucker Punch… after that I can't really say when I'll be free to watch movies.

  • protecon on 31/03/2011 - 19:49
    +8

    What's the $1.10 for? I think they're misunderstanding the purpose of a "booking fee".

    • melmac77 on 31/03/2011 - 19:55
      +11

      The booking fee annoys me but what annoys me even more is that its per person not per booking !!!
      1 ticket or 4 tickets the cost to run it thought their system is the same hmmmm probably a good idea no to get me started on this issue I may end up on a wild rant

      • h4lcyon on 31/03/2011 - 20:44
        +4

        Agreed. They whole online model means they are saving money by not having people at the counter.

        I'm sure there is also a percentage of people who book online but don't make it, that would very rarely happen with over the counter sales.

        It's a rort.

    • johnno07 on 31/03/2011 - 22:37
      +11

      I have never understood why you pay extra to book movie tickets online… If anything shouldn't you pay less?

      • timbo83 on 01/04/2011 - 09:14
        +2

        Agreed - this has got to be one of the biggest scams going around. By booking online it means they require less staff working in each cinema selling tickets, yet we are charged for doing so.

        Makes me avoid Event Cinemas wherever possible - though I might use this due to the price :)

        • Cheap Rich Guy on 06/04/2011 - 17:03

          I agree, but this is Australia and retailers like price gouging us in any way possible.

  • blkcar on 31/03/2011 - 20:14

    It appears to vary in cost from $5 to $8 to $10 depending on the movie.

    • melmac77 on 31/03/2011 - 20:25

      It depends on weather it is a vmax/3d/plain session

  • voteoften on 31/03/2011 - 20:27
    +1

    I have booked seven different sessions for 1 - 3 people in each. Thanks!

  • Flick on 31/03/2011 - 21:28

    Thanks! Just booked 2 tickets to Limitless for $12.20! :D

  • izzy15 on 31/03/2011 - 21:32

    let me try to get this right…the coupon is valid only for the movies available for purchase and those tickets purchased will expire when the movies stop showing in cinema..right?

    but does anyone know when the coupon itself expires?

  • fedex11 on 31/03/2011 - 21:44

    anyone managed to book advance tickets for thor or Fast and Furious 5 for melbourne showing? Seems like there's no option available for melbourne city for those movies…

    • melmac77 on 31/03/2011 - 22:58

      Bummer I just checked VIC & TAS(no event at all) are the only states that dont have it available.
      I've been to that Melbourne Event cinema its quite rundown compared to my local(WA)

  • pauly on 31/03/2011 - 22:38
    +1

    Fantastic deal. Better than the PayPal $8 ticket promo running at the moment.

  • randoom on 31/03/2011 - 22:52

    Brilliant, cheers for the post!

  • DINGUSS on 31/03/2011 - 22:59

    WTF booked thor in Arndale Adelaide and it's $8 each + $1.10 booking.

    Also, booking fee is bs. Computer doesn't have wages/salary to charge $1.10 per booking….

    • melmac77 on 31/03/2011 - 23:17

      They would probably claim the $1.10 covers website developement(Crap!),server hardware and support staff to keep it running and deal with people who dont know how to read a booking form. $8 is because it is either a 3D session or VMAX if it was a plain session it would be $5

    • pauly on 31/03/2011 - 23:55
      +1

      At first glance, I know it doesn't makes sense to charge so much for what's mostly automated. But then I thought about it again, and concluded the following:

      Buying off the counter: Drive to cinema -> get tix from counter -> watch movie

      Buying off the web: Purchase tix over the web -> drive to cinema -> exchange for tix at counter -> watch movie.

      So either way, they need to employ people to be at the counter to print your tickets. I guess the $1.10 fees is for maintaining their system that connects to the interwebs, ability to pick good seats well in advance, and for your convenience of not having to join the normal queue.

      But agreed that they should scrap the $1.10 booking fee and absorb any costs associated to maintaining their online system. They should use this as a marketing tool instead to make the deal sweeter for their customers.

      • melmac77 on 01/04/2011 - 00:18

        What I don't get is why you need to swap the ticket you printed at home for another printed at the counter why not just show the ticket ripper your online ticket

        • Chivalry on 01/04/2011 - 00:21

          this is so that you dont print multiple copies of your printed online ticket so that more people get in. =D

        • melmac77 on 01/04/2011 - 00:44
          +2

          So what they really need to do is replace the ticket ripper with a barcode scanner then we wouldn't need to go to the counter :)

        • timbo83 on 01/04/2011 - 09:16

          They have a barcode scanner at Cineplex in Brisbane (southbank).

        • dorothi_toto on 02/04/2011 - 00:48
          +1

          i just quote my booking reference number to staff (when getting a ticket stub at the cinema). It works, and it means no wasting paper when you can do it verbally.

  • macharmaine on 31/03/2011 - 23:03

    thanks a lot. wanna watch lincoln lawyer or mechanic this weekend. the bring a friend for $5 offer expires today 31 Mar. so this is perfect timing.

    • rmk on 01/04/2011 - 00:24

      Lincoln lawyer is really good and the Mechanic isn't bad either!

  • leonheart1 on 31/03/2011 - 23:16

    Anyone know if we can use these(or by redeeming points) to book tickets a few days in advance?

    • Chivalry on 31/03/2011 - 23:37
      +1

      yes you can book tickets in advance, some ppl booked Fast and furious 5 tickets, some booked thor and they dont come out til late april

  • nubzy on 31/03/2011 - 23:29
    +1

    what shits me about EVENT is that Vmax used to be free, now they charge extra. prices are already ludicrous in the first place. this is a good deal.

  • tron07 on 01/04/2011 - 08:49

    They just lower the price to trick us/people to think its cheap, then slag us with additional booking fees to earn more again.

  • browser on 01/04/2011 - 12:38

    Cool! It works!

    • melmac77 on 01/04/2011 - 12:44

      Still? Good one thereoy was that it ends on the 31st obviously not :)

      • Chivalry on 01/04/2011 - 13:23

        i think its valid til 6/4 (inclusive).

  • terrywang on 01/04/2011 - 16:15

    Good stuff, just booked 2 for 12.20$. Hope it's not a joke on the Fool's day…

  • MrLeE on 01/04/2011 - 16:26
    +1

    I tried to book two tickets for thor 3d and its still coming up as full price ?

    • vid_ghost on 01/04/2011 - 16:36
      -1

      Same tried to book thor for the 22snd and it comes up as full price… i thik the april code no longer works… please put expired on the title its over guys lucky to those who got in while they could!

      • dats_it on 01/04/2011 - 16:54

        its still works for other movies so it's not expired.
        probably just doesn't work for advance tickets or certain dates or something.

      • melmac77 on 01/04/2011 - 16:56
        +1

        Its stil working on current films for example Limitless/Adjusment bureau its not working anymore for advanced screenings for example Thor/Fast & Furious

        I also notice that it now has a limit of 2 tickets at a time pretty sure it was more than that when I booked last night

        • tellmequick on 01/04/2011 - 17:02

          yeah Thor-3D was $8 yesterday.. but i haven got it urgh ><

      • MattyD on 01/04/2011 - 16:57

        Really? I just bought 2 tix to Limitless (this Sun) 10 mins ago (i.e. right in between MrLeE & vid_ghost's comments).

        $12.20, PayPal, no probs.

        Edit: just saw the comment above.

      • Chivalry on 02/04/2011 - 15:09

        you can book using FAM as the code - and then checking out with Paypal… it will be 90 cents more per ticket compared to April. =)

  • IgnitionS15 on 01/04/2011 - 16:28
    +2

    People above me are gonna watch Justin Bieber movie

    • issh on 03/04/2011 - 12:02
      +2

      never

      • sonicentropy on 03/04/2011 - 22:55

        I would prefer to drink my own spleen…

  • Timski on 01/04/2011 - 16:50

    Melbourne City Cinemas… yeah nah.

    • Roja on 01/04/2011 - 17:37

      Whats it like? Bad seating? Small screen?
      Never even heard of the place before until seeing this

      • melmac77 on 01/04/2011 - 17:48
        +1

        Just old bit dingy needs an update barley a soul there watching stuff

        • Roja on 01/04/2011 - 17:55

          kay then. Thanks for the info

  • Saku-kurata on 01/04/2011 - 18:28

    Fast Five is not working any more in Brisbane Myer Cinema..Anyone have the same problem?

    • melmac77 on 01/04/2011 - 18:31
      +1

      8 Posts above yours, it would be nice if people read at least a little of whats posted.
      It is no longer working on advanced screenings only this weeks movies(now till 6th)

  • bob19 on 01/04/2011 - 23:32

    Doesn't work on Advanced screening :(

    • [Deactivated] on 02/04/2011 - 00:13

      Confirmed. Tried to use it on the advanced screening of Paul but wouldn't accept it. It's only $8 for the AS anyway so I'm not too worried. :)

    • Chivalry on 02/04/2011 - 15:10
      +1

      you can still book using FAM as the code - and then checking out with Paypal… it will be 90 cents more per ticket compared to April. =)

      • furythree on 03/04/2011 - 00:54

        hey can u explain how the FAM code works? i tried checking out with paypal but it says error no token entered when processing my payment

        • rmk on 03/04/2011 - 11:46

          same thing happened to me!

        • Tacosaurus Rex on 04/04/2011 - 13:37
          +1

          I tried, but it took my money and gave me an error, so lodged a dispute. Should be fun! No reply yet.

      • pojomail2002 on 06/04/2011 - 23:04

        same thing happened to me too

  • wowoyu on 02/04/2011 - 00:44

    Sweet! Just watched a movie tonight! Thanks

  • techmate22 on 02/04/2011 - 11:08

    On my way to watch Limitless now :) I bought 3 tickets, simply repeated the process.

  • AntMan76 on 02/04/2011 - 15:27

    I gotta say their movie gift cards are shite. Have a gift card? Yes. Try to redeem it online? Yes. Works? No. Call the cinema and they say to go back to place of purchase as sometimes it doesnt get validated when bought. Ermmmmm it was a gift card noob. Oh ok, so go to post office. Ummmmm thanks for being so helpful, so how do I now use my giftcard to buy tickets online? You cant. Fark me! (and not meant as a request)

    • abzolutely on 03/04/2011 - 10:36

      hey its happened to me before, go to event cinemas they will swap it over with another,

  • techmate22 on 04/04/2011 - 17:43

    Anyone know when this expires? I want to use them for movies sometime next week, but it seems they only list movies for 3-4 days ahead online.

  • pg11 on 04/04/2011 - 21:30
    +1

    Not working now (4-4-11) for any movie I tried :-(

    • melmac77 on 04/04/2011 - 23:41

      Working for me however you can only choose sessions between now and Wednesday(inc.) it expires after that.

      • melmac77 on 04/04/2011 - 23:50
        +1

        Also you can get a free standard ticket for 50 points at the moment this also expires wednesday however it is allowing future bookings with that deal, including the fast & furious advanced screening.

  • xtrmn8a on 07/04/2011 - 10:13

    is this finished? doesn't work for me :(

    • cassiloo on 07/04/2011 - 13:12

      I also just tried and it didn't seem to work. Maybe they only had a limited number of tickets for sale…

  • DEvok on 07/04/2011 - 13:31

    yor sure this even works???? cant find enter promotional code anywhere????

    • melmac77 on 07/04/2011 - 13:39

      $5 tickets finished 6/4/11

  • ScamDetective on 07/04/2011 - 17:56

    I guess they were losing out too much on these tickets. Good while it lasted.

  • Chivalry on 07/04/2011 - 22:23
    +2

    Thanks everyone - especially melmac for answering questions. =D

    the deal as mentioned above has expired 6th of April.

  • [Deactivated] on 10/04/2011 - 10:34
    +1

    Oh that sucks. I took my time, as I assumed a promo code "april" would last for…april.

    • AntMan76 on 10/04/2011 - 10:56
      +1

      I assumed the same thing (as I'm sure a lot of others did too) but perhaps there was an unspecified number of uses.

      • ebru on 17/04/2011 - 21:44

        Dang! thought the same, there goes our cheapo movie tix… plz bring it backe EVENT

  • mxyzptik on 12/04/2011 - 19:51

    Was a great bargain

  • ebru on 17/04/2011 - 21:42

    Ummm is this offer over?

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