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| Stacey Webb |
 Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:30 am
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I'm tired of driving to the movie store. I want to sign up for a delivery service, but don't know which one is better. Any thoughts? Does anyone use either of these services?
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KYAngel Joined: 07 Sep 2005 Total posts: 2556 Location: Walton, KY Age: 37 Gender: Female |
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:38 am
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I don't use either service, but I did see on one of the Blockbuster commercials the other day, that unlike Netflix, when you get done with a movie, you can have the option of returning the movie via the store instead of having to waste postage and mail it back to wait again for another movie to come in the mail.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:43 am
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I don't use either we just buy movies. But I know with NetFlix the postage is already paid. When they send you your movies they also send you a prepaid envelope. And they have many distribution center all over the place so it may only take 1-2 days to get a new movie. Also I know with NetFlix (don't know about BlockBuster) you could occasionally "lose" a DVD and they would not charge you for the lost DVD.
I looked into NEtFlix once. Also type NetFlix and Reviews into your search engine and you can read all good and bad reviews about them. Personally I stay as far away from BlockBuster as I can.
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| murphycat |
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:55 am
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I'd go with Netflix since we have a ban on Blockbuster here.
They edit movies based on what they think is 'proper' content.
Hello censorship??
I can't believe they have the nerve to cut a fimlmaker's work of art based on what their sick little minds define as dirty.
Whew. Sorry for the rant. I don't care for Blockbuster  |
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| Stacey Webb |
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:06 am
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They edit movies?? Can they do that?? 
Wow. I can see not carrying certain movies, but actually editing them??
Hmmm.... Movie Gallery is looking better and better! 
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| kristina |
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:13 am
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i voted netflix.
we have it- like it. I always got stuck with a latefee with blockbuster (driving there, not ordering over the net) so then i got that deal where you get unlimited movies or whever for no latefee. then they raised the price to $25 or something, I wasnt going there enough to get my moneys worth.
So we decided to do the netflix thing. I think i pay like $12 a mo and i get 2 movies at a time, no late fee, no due date, unlimited amount of movies per month. I love it! Plus, the movies get here w/in 2 days of ordering. No movie has ever been scratched or anything either ( which always happebned going to blockbuster)
everytime i see a preview of a movie i like, i just add it to the list- that way i dont forget to order movies i want to see. you can add them to your list before they are even rentable. |
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| murphycat |
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:23 am
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| Stacey Webb wrote: | They edit movies?? Can they do that??
Wow. I can see not carrying certain movies, but actually editing them??
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This is from wikipedia, and there's lots more in-depth info on the web about boycotts and their editing practices.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_(movie_rental_store)
Claiming to serve a "family" audience, Blockbuster has always banned pornography, though carrying R-rated and unrated films, including a large number of "soft porn" titles (including Red Shoe Diaries which was distributed exclusively by Blockbuster in a now expired agreement with Showtime). Blockbuster requires employees to check ID and does not allow rental of titles with a rating over PG-13 to children under 17 unless their parents have specifically allowed it through a family account.
On September 27, 1990, the MPAA introduced the NC-17 rating in order to distinguish nonpornographic adult material from pornographic 'X-rated' materials. Subsequently, under pressure from the Christian organization the American Family Association, headed by Rev. Donald Wildmon, Blockbuster at that time decided not to stock NC-17 titles and also to ban certain "unrated" titles from its store shelves, regardless of whether or not these titles constituted "pornography". Originally, the AFA also convinced Blockbuster to ban certain contentious films such as The Last Temptation of Christ, although Blockbuster's online service and many of its stores currently carry that and other controversial films,[citation needed] as well as older NC-17-rated films such as Henry and June and Showgirls.
Critics of the chain, including Naomi Klein in her anti-globalization book No Logo (1999), allege that Blockbuster is involved in "censorship," because it not only bans certain titles, but has allegedly edited videos for release beyond the standard retail cut, or allegedly used its significant market share to influence studios to do so. Blockbuster's critics claim this alleged editing to secure more "family-friendly" ratings is a necessity for studios if they want their products to reach a wider video market.
Some award-winning movies such as Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream (2000), Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher (2000) and Pedro Almodovar's Bad Education (2004) have been subject to such editing [citation needed], and were at one time unavailable for rental in their original form in most Blockbuster locations. Since being spun off from Viacom in 2004, Blockbuster's policies toward these films have become relaxed and these films are now widely available in their original versions.
For highly commercial films such as Anchorman or the American Pie series, Blockbuster will often carry an "unrated" DVD release instead of or in addition to the theatrical PG-13 or R-rated cut. In this case, the "unrated" version has often been specifically designed to appeal to the larger older teen market available through Blockbuster stores, advertising enhanced sexual or other content that supposedly would have secured it an NC-17, had this version ever been submitted to the MPAA for a rating.
In addition, Blockbuster also uses a "YRV" or "Youth Restricted Viewing" rating system to distinguish these racier, unrated DVDs. Any movie marked as YRV (usually on the same sticker with the barcode) is not recommended for or rented to any renter under the age of 17. YRV does not mean NC-17 rated content. It means this film is not rated by the mpaa however it is not suitable for children.
Blockbuster received criticism from filmmakers for these practices,[citation needed] which allegedly discriminated against films of greater artistic merit. Some also saw the policy as flaunting the chain's claim to be "family friendly." |
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| SB |
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:46 am
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| I use Netflix. I have been happy with the service. Also, very fast shipping. |
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| Unique Beagle Location: Va Beach Age: 25 Gender: Female |
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:07 pm
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| This is pretty funny because I just signed up with Netflix a few days ago. They have blu-ray movies which is something we want to rent, and Hollywood Video doesn't carry it right now. I was getting too lazy to drive back to return our movies and games every week. Sometimes I forget to return a movie and end up paying a few dollars for each extra day we have it. With Netflix, there's no late fees and I can save gas, even though Hollywood Video is only about 5 minutes away from our house. |
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| Jessiann |
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:19 pm
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| I've never tried Netflix, I've had Blockbuster online for quite some time now, and am VERY happy with it. Shipping is included both ways, so there are no shipping costs. I get my movies within a day, because they have a warehouse in Seattle. A DVD has gotten lost in the mail when I returned it (I suspect it may have been stolen out of my mailbox, where I had put it for pick-up) and they didn't charge me for it or anything. There are several different pricing plans available, and now you can turn in/pick up movies in the stores too! I pay less than $9 a month, and it's awesome! So I'll have to submit my vote for Blockbuster. |
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Aussie_Dog3
Joined: 25 Dec 2004 Total posts: 546 Location: Aberta, eh? Age: 25 Gender: Female |
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:37 pm
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We've never tried the Netflix or Blockbuster thing you guys are talking about. Once in a while, we hop in the car and go to the movie store and rent out movies that way. We used to use Movie Gallery but we refuse to go there now after their outrageous late fees (last time we tried to rent movies, we were told we had a fine of $60-something, which is absurd considering how late the movies were [only a couple of weeks, maybe less]). Blockbuster is better is some ways, but sometimes we miss Movie Gallery because, while the selection was getting worse over the years, their children's section is still better than Blockbuster. And by Childrens Section, I mean movies I watched when I was a child, lol (the movies at Blockbuster are more modern, nothing later than 2000 except the classics like Cinderella and Dumbo)
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PupBenedict
Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Total posts: 2270 Location: Hogwarts, in the Gryffindor common room Gender: Female |
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:41 pm
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We have Netflix. We like it. It's a great deal if you watch the movies as soon as you get them. We often let them sit around too long.
Blockbuster might be worth it if you have a blockbuster near you. We don't, so there's no point in paying for being able to exchange DVDs at the store if we can't.
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Nonamia
Location: Northern California Gender: Female |
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:47 pm
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I have had Netflix for about a year and a half now. I think it's great. You can have as many movies as you want without paying extra money.
I have never tried Blockbuster my question is do they have all the selection that Netflix does like t.v. shows. I was able to watch old episodes of the Office, Northern Exposure, etc.
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Koronin
Location: Gallifrey Gender: Female |
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:50 pm
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We don't rent movies, we just buy them when we want one. Basically based on what we think we may like or based on other peoples opinions of the movie. I'm waiting for "We Are Marshall" to come out on DVD so I can buy it.
I know my mom has a rental card with acouple of differant movie rental places and I think she usually prefers getting movies at Giant Eagle than anywhere else, although for a regular movie rental place she usually uses Hollywood Video over the others.
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Nonamia
Location: Northern California Gender: Female |
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:09 pm
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Who said Get off your lazy butt and drive to Movie Gallery!!
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