LeeshaJoy
04-28-2005, 04:26 PM
Maybe this is too mild to be a real Pit thread, but I just have to vent.
As you probably already know, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy opens in theaters tomorrow. Being a long-time DNA geek, I would like to go see it. There are two malls on opposite ends of town, each with its own small theater complex. These are the ONLY theaters in town, unless you want to see an overpriced indie flick or a second-run mainstream film on campus.
One of these two malls also has a Kinko's. I need to go to Kinko's tomorrow, and I figured I could go see HHGttG while they worked on my order...assuming, of course, that it was playing in that theater.
In the last half hour, I have discovered that there is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY to find out what the upcoming movies are for this theater!
I checked fandango.com--it only tells me what's playing today.
Yahoo! Movies--same thing.
Hollywood.com--ditto.
Finally, I found the theater's phone number and gave them a call (which I probably should have done in the first place). I got a prerecorded message...telling me what movies are playing today. There was no way of talking to a real person or even leaving a message.
To the people in charge of this theater: Your theater is located in the "other" mall, the one that is inconvenient for all but a handful of residents. I would like to patronize your establishment, but only if you're playing movies that I'm interested in--and I'm not going to ride the bus across town just to look at your "Coming Soon" posters. Get with the program already!
As you probably already know, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy opens in theaters tomorrow. Being a long-time DNA geek, I would like to go see it. There are two malls on opposite ends of town, each with its own small theater complex. These are the ONLY theaters in town, unless you want to see an overpriced indie flick or a second-run mainstream film on campus.
One of these two malls also has a Kinko's. I need to go to Kinko's tomorrow, and I figured I could go see HHGttG while they worked on my order...assuming, of course, that it was playing in that theater.
In the last half hour, I have discovered that there is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY to find out what the upcoming movies are for this theater!
I checked fandango.com--it only tells me what's playing today.
Yahoo! Movies--same thing.
Hollywood.com--ditto.
Finally, I found the theater's phone number and gave them a call (which I probably should have done in the first place). I got a prerecorded message...telling me what movies are playing today. There was no way of talking to a real person or even leaving a message.
To the people in charge of this theater: Your theater is located in the "other" mall, the one that is inconvenient for all but a handful of residents. I would like to patronize your establishment, but only if you're playing movies that I'm interested in--and I'm not going to ride the bus across town just to look at your "Coming Soon" posters. Get with the program already!