Odeon Limitless | Is It Worth It?

Odeon Limitless is a membership that you can sign up for online which enables you to see as many films as you like, as often as you like for a set monthly fee. Another benefit is that you also receive 10% off food and drink, however when using your Limitless card you can no longer gain points on your Odeon Premiere Club card, although if you wish you can continue to use the Premiere Club card instead of receiving the 10% off. 

The first thing I want to talk about is the price, at the time of writing this Odeon Limitless is currently £17.99 per month (except if you live in central London where it's £19.99 a month). Which I think, if you get enjoyment from watching new film releases and going to the cinema on a regular basis, is a reasonable price. Especially when considering the cost of a single admission ticket, which at my local Odeon is around £11 (for example adult tickets for Fighting With My Family are currently £11.75 each). Which means you only need to see two films a month to make Odeon Limitless more than worth it's price.

I became an Odeon Limitless member on the 16^th July 2018 and since then I have seen some amazing films that have completely blown me away, some that were predictably mediocre and one not so good, boring film. Below is a list of all of the films I've seen so far (march 2019): 

Ant-Man and the Wasp

A Simple Favour

Bohemian Rhapsody

Christopher Robin

Escape Room

The First Purge

Halloween

Happy Death Day 2U

Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation

Incredibles 2

Instant Family

Johnny English Strikes Again

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

The Meg

Night School

The Nun

Ocean's Eight

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Skyscraper

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

The Spy Who Dumped Me

I have seen twenty one films over the last eight months, which is a average of about two or three films a month. Admittedly this isn't as many as I'd have liked to have seen. One of the reasons for this is that I live in quite a small town and some films I've wanted to see either didn't get shown at my local Odeon or don't get shown for long enough. Some examples of where this has been the case is when Crazy Rich Asians, Searching and Second Act were released. However, the beauty of Odeon Limitless is that you don't feel guilty for seeing the films that you wouldn't usually pay money to see. A lot of the films listed above I probably wouldn't have bothered seeing at the cinema if I didn't have my Limitless card but those films turned out to be some of the best films I saw in 2018.

Becoming an Odeon Limitless member has made it easier to see films in places other than my hometown, for example, during a recent trip to Manchester to visit it's Christmas market my boyfriend and I found ourselves having quite a lot of free time that we ended up spending at the cinema. We wouldn't normally have done this due to having already spent money on our hotel, at the Christmas market and on a meal out, however this decision was made easy for us because the cinema tickets were already paid for by having a Limitless membership. 

What I've learnt about myself is that I love the feeling of going to see a film I know barley anything about and coming out having absolutely loved it. This happened to me last month when I saw Instant Family, a film I didn't watch any trailers for and only went to see for 'something to do' and it ended up being a surprisingly enjoyable film that I would definitely watch again. Whether the films have been a solid 10 out of 10 like Bohemian Rhapsody, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Halloween, a 7 out of 10 like Christopher Robin, Johnny English and Escape Room or a below average 4 out of 10 like Ralph Breaks the Internet, Night School or A Simple Favour I have really enjoyed all of my experiences as an Odeon limitless member so far. 

I would recommend Odeon Limitless to anyone who has access to an Odeon in close proximity to where they live, the reason I say this is because I'm lucky enough to live within walking distance to my local Odeon which I think has played a huge role in why I've continued to use my membership regularly. If I had to drive a long distance to the cinema I wouldn't have used the membership enough to justify paying £17.99 a month and I think this is an important factor when considering if it's right for you.

If you're already an Odeon Limitless member let me know what your experiences have been so far and what films you enjoyed last year. Also comment down below with any upcoming films you're excited to see. Some of the films set to release in 2019 that I am looking forward to are Captain Marvel, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Avengers: Endgame, Detective Pikachu, Toy Story 4, Frozen II and Us. I am also going to see 'Fighting With My Family' next week which I am also very much looking forward to!

In case you're wondering what the one 'not so good, boring film' was, it was The Nun, the only film I've truly disliked watching since joining Odeon Limitless.