New update severely impairs functionality?
For years I’ve loved Rotten Tomatoes for checking whether a movie is worth watching, and this app *used to* include a tab to see what's good on Netflix too... but the new update renders the app almost completely useless to me now!
It appears the new update has removed the previous functionality of being able to see/sort all Netflix results, by Tomatometer rating etc? I downloaded the new app on my iPad to make sure it wasn’t just my phone, and sure enough I only see 3 Netflix movie results in both places, no matter how I sort :(
Developers, I’d be happy to change to a 5-star rating if you would you please add the Netflix tab back in the way it was, with being able to use the slider to precisely filter all movies on Netflix by Tomatometer rating range!
It appears the new update has removed the previous functionality of being able to see/sort all Netflix results, by Tomatometer rating etc? I downloaded the new app on my iPad to make sure it wasn’t just my phone, and sure enough I only see 3 Netflix movie results in both places, no matter how I sort :(
Developers, I’d be happy to change to a 5-star rating if you would you please add the Netflix tab back in the way it was, with being able to use the slider to precisely filter all movies on Netflix by Tomatometer rating range!
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I used to like this app—it’s been ruined
The redesign makes this app nearly useless. Rather than showing a list of available movies, it shows a grid with a few large images of movie posters. When you tap a movie, rather than getting a screen full of information about the movie (stars, director, consensus of reviews, local showtimes), you get a nearly empty screen with no movie info and just a few reviews summed up in a sentence or two. And you used to be able to tap on a review summary and link to the full review—no more! A sentence is all you get.
I will delete this app from my phone and tablet. I don’t want to give any ad revenue to the creators until they fix it or give the user back the full functionality I so enjoyed. I would give 0 stars if that were possible.
I will delete this app from my phone and tablet. I don’t want to give any ad revenue to the creators until they fix it or give the user back the full functionality I so enjoyed. I would give 0 stars if that were possible.
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Please bring back the old Flixster the way it was a week ago!
I used to love using Flixster to easily look at a scrolling list of movies via top box office, Tomatometer score level, etc. I also used to search for movies very easily, and I used to screenshot the high definition editions of the posters displayed next to the Tomatometer. But, now I can't do that anymore thanks to this sick update! The poster images are now replaced with new images that I can't save, copy, or paste. The list went from scroll form to being stacked with each row of three and some of the movies I search won't even show up! I appreciate that there are new ticket purchasing features, but it just is not the same! Please, Flixster! Listen to my prayer and bring back your original version as it looked and functioned the week before! You can keep the new ticket purchasing features though.
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Miss the previous version of this app
I used to use Flixster all of the time. I miss on the bottom of the app where it had your personal theaters saved. That feature is now gone. Now if you want to find your theater, you have to completely type it in and then search for a movie. The previous update was so much better because when you clicked on theaters, yours would show up and all you had to do was click on your theater(s) and a list of movies playing along with the scores were available for viewing. This version shows the scores for films playing except it is very difficult for viewing. Please bring back the previous version. Also, I am not somebody who gets on here to blast an app for the dumbest things possible. Please bring back the previous version of this app.
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AVOID
Updated review: the revised app is absolutely horrible. Nothing good about it. The app won't let me log in (I already saw the FAQs and it's been 3 days so well over the "24 hour" wait period). So with no login I can't view my Want to See list or my ratings. I have sent in Help and Feedback and no one has responded. This is one huge issue. Another - you used to be able to view and filter all movies on Netflix and sort using numerous variables. Now you can't even see what's on Netflix. The "At Home" tab is laughable. When you filter for Netflix it includes THREE movies. Apologies if I'm missing something but this is a joke. Yet another major deterrent - this big atrocious update didn't even care to include television reviews which has been a complaint from users for years. Don't waste space on your phone. This app is utterly useless.
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Changes are really bad...
I rarely write reviews, but I had to try to get the message to the developers, the changes in the layout and features of the most recent update are really bad. It's a shame because this was by far the most useful app for finding movie times and seeing what was playing where, but now it's just full of really jarring symbols and very little useful information. I click on the grey circle with a line, and it's not clear what theater that is. It's at the top of the screen? You mean, the half of the title I can see? Or the big "CITY NAME" on the map when looking at theaters, blocking out a third of the view? Yes, I am familiar with the city I am in, thanks. And let's not even get into how big the Ads are now...
Anyway, I used to find this extremely useful, but now it's just annoying, which is a shame.
Anyway, I used to find this extremely useful, but now it's just annoying, which is a shame.
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Gets Worse By The Update
Update: came back to see if there was any progression. Nope. Same situation. Unbearable ad system. Clunky. Blah blah blah. No thanks, I’ll see you again in another year for your yearly checkup. - see previous review (still holds strong)
P.S. can someone get a user expletive guy on staff over at Flixster? Wow!
I used to love this app. I really did. But after every single update it gets worse and worse as they try to stuff more worthless features in.
It's REALLY buggy. When I try to search, I type in a movie title and the cursor highlights the text and deletes it on its own which forces me to retype everything. I also can't AirPlay trailers to my AppleTV. Just sound works, no video.
The ad experience is a joke. Why do you find it necessary to shove full screen ads in my face as I browse?
The only thing that kept me coming back was the Rotten Tomatoes integration. Sadly for Flixster, I've moved to IMDb and have learned to love their review system much more anyway. Plus the wealth of information they offer. Oh yeah, IMDb's app also isn't a buggy ad-riddled nightmare. AND has Spotlight search integration (Flixster doesn't and honestly, I don't see them ever doing it.)
It pains me to say this but I've deleted Flixster from my phone for the first time in years. I'll check on it in a few months but my predictions are it will be the same mess it is now.
P.S. can someone get a user expletive guy on staff over at Flixster? Wow!
I used to love this app. I really did. But after every single update it gets worse and worse as they try to stuff more worthless features in.
It's REALLY buggy. When I try to search, I type in a movie title and the cursor highlights the text and deletes it on its own which forces me to retype everything. I also can't AirPlay trailers to my AppleTV. Just sound works, no video.
The ad experience is a joke. Why do you find it necessary to shove full screen ads in my face as I browse?
The only thing that kept me coming back was the Rotten Tomatoes integration. Sadly for Flixster, I've moved to IMDb and have learned to love their review system much more anyway. Plus the wealth of information they offer. Oh yeah, IMDb's app also isn't a buggy ad-riddled nightmare. AND has Spotlight search integration (Flixster doesn't and honestly, I don't see them ever doing it.)
It pains me to say this but I've deleted Flixster from my phone for the first time in years. I'll check on it in a few months but my predictions are it will be the same mess it is now.
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Used to be a great. Now a disaster
This has been my go to app for movies for at least ten years. Since they were bought out it has been slowly going down hill. Theaters disappear, other information sometimes wrong. Today we found a movie that looked good. The description was interesting. When the movie started I was a little confused as it wasn’t starting out the way I would have expected. After the movie was over I told my wife that something was wrong. The movie didn’t fit the description. She thought I had looked at the wrong movie. I looked it up while we were still at the theater. The description wasn’t what we saw. I spoke to one of the theater employees. He told me that Flixter gets movie info wrong, times wrong and when they make complaints they are ignored.
My last time using Flixter. Too bad
My last time using Flixter. Too bad
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False IMAX
My experience with this app has been great up until recently. I hope they fix the problem I'm about to address, but I'm likely moving on to a theater specific app and will be keeping a lookout for improvements.
I went with a friend to a showing of Spiderman Homecoming. We had both seen the movie in 2-D and regular 3-D. I noticed on the Flixter app that my local theater was showing it in IMAX & IMAX 3-D. We chose plain IMAX (no 3-D). At least that was our plan. We drive out to the theater and ask for tickets to the IMAX showing. She hands us tickets while telling us there is no IMAX showing at this theater. We asked the manager to explain. It turns out the (company) theater's app only advertised Real-D 3-D and 2-D showings. We were already there and wanted to not waste our time, so we just went with it and saw it in 2-D again. Very frustrating to get excited to see a movie in IMAX only to be let down by a faulty app. Whether it was wrong information retrieved by Flixter from the company the runs the theater, or some other reason, I'm tempted to just dump it altogether. I ask Flixter to get its act together so I don't have to be disappointed like this in the future. Choosing a 3 star rating until I see something is done. I'll check back.
-Signed SG
I went with a friend to a showing of Spiderman Homecoming. We had both seen the movie in 2-D and regular 3-D. I noticed on the Flixter app that my local theater was showing it in IMAX & IMAX 3-D. We chose plain IMAX (no 3-D). At least that was our plan. We drive out to the theater and ask for tickets to the IMAX showing. She hands us tickets while telling us there is no IMAX showing at this theater. We asked the manager to explain. It turns out the (company) theater's app only advertised Real-D 3-D and 2-D showings. We were already there and wanted to not waste our time, so we just went with it and saw it in 2-D again. Very frustrating to get excited to see a movie in IMAX only to be let down by a faulty app. Whether it was wrong information retrieved by Flixter from the company the runs the theater, or some other reason, I'm tempted to just dump it altogether. I ask Flixter to get its act together so I don't have to be disappointed like this in the future. Choosing a 3 star rating until I see something is done. I'll check back.
-Signed SG
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Value is Diminishing
Used to be an awesome, easy way to find a select a movie to attend along with a time and theater. Over time it seems some mainstream popular current movies don't even appear in the Box office. You have to go to the theater and see all the listings for that theater to ensure you are looking at everything that is out for viewing.
The latest is checking movie times. I now have to select purchase Fandango Tickets to see movie times. I have absolutely no interest in paying a middle man for my movie tickets so I want to go back to when the movie times were simply listed with the movie or I click on "Find Movie Times." Even if the functionality behind that is the same, I don't want the high pressure sales job by Fandango.
The latest is checking movie times. I now have to select purchase Fandango Tickets to see movie times. I have absolutely no interest in paying a middle man for my movie tickets so I want to go back to when the movie times were simply listed with the movie or I click on "Find Movie Times." Even if the functionality behind that is the same, I don't want the high pressure sales job by Fandango.
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