Sure – it’s not a dedicated app for your iPhone, but reader Jacob has pointed out that the Greater Union mobile site lets you check movie timetables, order tickets and reserve seating all from your mobile phone. A quick check shows that Hoyts also have a mobile website that you can access through your mobile as well, which lets you book movie tickets and browse cinema times from your handheld.
The fact that they’re just mobile websites means pretty much any phone can access them as well, which should keep all you Winmo/Blackberry/Android fans out there happy. As much as we love our iPhone apps here at Giz, I actually think this is a much better implementation of the service in this particular instance.
Considering the number of great movies that are heading our way this year, it’s well worth bookmarking both cinema sites to your phone as soon as you can.
[Greater Union - Thanks Jacob!]
[Hoyts]
Roman
Monday, April 20, 2009 at 12:25 PMthe days of waiting in lines for hours to see a new release flick are numbered. thankfully!
matt
Monday, April 20, 2009 at 1:42 PMdo they still charge you extra for ordering online (aka doing-their-job-for-them)? if so, no deal.
Jacob
Monday, April 20, 2009 at 6:39 PMYeww i sent this in =P
@Matt yes they do still charge you the $1 online booking fee on the mobile ticket purchasing.. though its a small price to pay to get to choose your own seats and guaranteeing you’ll not wait in the line for hours to not even get a ticket…
Jed
Monday, April 20, 2009 at 11:22 PMThat is BS, why should i pay extra for doing more work??? i am happy to pay the same or less (preferably less) i always get to choose my own seats anyway and the only reason i would really want to book my tix early is i think its going to be a big release and packed. AND when is village going to start doing this?
grant
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 11:38 AMI’ve been doing this from my sidekick for years. why is this so ground breaking?
Graham
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 7:58 AMWhy doesn’t Loganholme show up on the list of cinemas?
Nick
Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 1:33 PMIt’s a great idea. I turned up at the cinema the other day to find a massive que. Stood out the back of it and purchased our tix. If only they could come up with a way to deliver popcorn through the mobile phone! The line at the candy bar was just as big. Pity village are draging their feet on this one. They are my local cinema and the line is always massive.