ThomasMore
08-08-2003, 11:58 PM
I don't really like going to the theater to see movies anymore. They are expensive, filled with idiots, and frequently the films are disappointing. (I will probably see "Finding Nemo" and I will definitely will see "The Passion" -- Mel Gibson deserves my $8, but that is about it...I'm not even bothering with T3.) I still like good movies, but the theater experience has lost me.
A couple of months ago I signed up for Netflix (http://www.netflix.com), an internet-based DVD delivery service, and so far I like it. They have a good selection of movies, and I always have a movie or two of my choice waiting at home if I want to see something.
My flying job gives me odd schedules and hours (I might be gone for 4 or 5 days at a stretch, or go to work at 3:00 AM, or come home at 1:00 AM) so it is easier than running to Blockbuster, and there are no late fees.
The drawbacks are that you can't get a movie on a whim -- you have to list it and they will mail it to you -- so you might not get it for 4 or 5 days, and they only have DVDs. They don't offer VHS tapes.
They have quite a few DVDs that Blockbuster doesn't carry. A few of the movies I have rented include:
Nosferatu (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0013442)
The Third Man (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0041959)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0043456)
Will Penny (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0063811)
Battleship Potemkin (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0015648)
and
Destination Moon (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0042393).
Most of which Blockbuster would never carry. They do have some gaps in their coverage, though. They don't carry movies like The Bedford Incident (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0058962) (which Desert Fox recently recommended), Algiers (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0029855) or The Great Waldo Pepper (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0073075).
Netflix works on a monthly billing basis of $20/month, which breaks even at about 4-5 Blockbuster rentals without late fees. They send you 3 DVDs in the mail, with postage-paid return mailers. When you return one, they send you another, etc.
Has anyone else tried it here? What do they think?
A couple of months ago I signed up for Netflix (http://www.netflix.com), an internet-based DVD delivery service, and so far I like it. They have a good selection of movies, and I always have a movie or two of my choice waiting at home if I want to see something.
My flying job gives me odd schedules and hours (I might be gone for 4 or 5 days at a stretch, or go to work at 3:00 AM, or come home at 1:00 AM) so it is easier than running to Blockbuster, and there are no late fees.
The drawbacks are that you can't get a movie on a whim -- you have to list it and they will mail it to you -- so you might not get it for 4 or 5 days, and they only have DVDs. They don't offer VHS tapes.
They have quite a few DVDs that Blockbuster doesn't carry. A few of the movies I have rented include:
Nosferatu (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0013442)
The Third Man (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0041959)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0043456)
Will Penny (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0063811)
Battleship Potemkin (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0015648)
and
Destination Moon (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0042393).
Most of which Blockbuster would never carry. They do have some gaps in their coverage, though. They don't carry movies like The Bedford Incident (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0058962) (which Desert Fox recently recommended), Algiers (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0029855) or The Great Waldo Pepper (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0073075).
Netflix works on a monthly billing basis of $20/month, which breaks even at about 4-5 Blockbuster rentals without late fees. They send you 3 DVDs in the mail, with postage-paid return mailers. When you return one, they send you another, etc.
Has anyone else tried it here? What do they think?