Netflix.com

[mellowT]

FWIW, we watch on my iMac and the images are outstanding.

You must have the Intel-based iMac. Lucky dog!

My antiquated, not-even-4-yr-old 20" iMac ain't cuttin' it no more, at least not by Netflix standards.

[Use3D]

FWIW, we watch on my iMac and the images are outstanding.

You must have the Intel-based iMac. Lucky dog!

Hardly. The RISC/Power based Macs will always be the real deal to me.

[Soulstation1]

I signed up for 2 at a time for $14 a month

Also got the 2 week free trial

Next 2 on my list

Richard Pryor Live and Smoking

Flintstones Seson One~ Disc 1

[PHILLYQ]

I have the 3 at a time for $18 a month. Their selection is huge and the service is excellent. I've gotten a few defective discs and they send a replacement immediately when you report it. I've been interested in foreign films and they have a great selection. I usually wind up watching about 10-12 movies a month, so it costs me $1.50-$1.80 a rental with no late fees. I have a Cecil Taylor coming up on my queue, so when I watch it I'll report back.

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

If an amendment was quietly attached to a spending bill at 2 a.m. with Netflix effectively taking over the USPS plus administering the VA health care sys, I could probably support it.

[Chuck Nessa]

if

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

if

.... I were a rich man,

Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.

All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.

If I were a wealthy man

Oy!!!!!!

[Soulstation1]

IMO

if i can rent 14+ dvds a month it is a great deal

[Michael Weiss]

"The Friends of Eddie Coyle" has finally been released on DVD. Great combination of gritty 1972 on-location Boston + Robert Mitchum +Grusin elec. bass lines and wah-wah guitar.

Edited September 11, 2009 by Michael Weiss

[Jazzmoose]

Well, you've all convinced me to give it a try. Mind you, I don't expect to get as much out of it as most, as I not only don't own a DVD player any more, but don't even own a TV. So the worth of the service over the two week trial period rests solely on what I can stream on my computer. I must admit, so far I'm impressed. They have a good variety of classics; I just finished watching The Bridge on the River Kwai. Maybe I'm finally adapting to modern life, but this is a lot more convenient than actually having a bunch of DVDs taking up space, not to mention the expense of rebuilding my DVD library at this point. We'll see. Naturally, the service sounds great if you can make use of the DVDs, but we'll see. Two weeks isn't much of a trial; I doubt I'll make my final decision at that point, but if it starts to get hard to find something to watch in a few months, I can always cancel I suppose. For now I'll just enjoy the movies they do have. One things for sure; as long as I'm finding things to watch, the price ($8.95; obviously I could care less about how many DVDs I can have at once!) beats the heck out of renting at Blockbuster.

[Soulstation1]

Just Received

Baaad Asssss Cinema

Next 2 movies

Dial M For Murder

True Romance

Edited September 16, 2009 by Soulstation1

[medjuck]

If an amendment was quietly attached to a spending bill at 2 a.m. with Netflix effectively taking over the USPS plus administering the VA health care sys, I could probably support it.

Actually I think Netflix works so well because the USPS works well. Take it from someone who lived in a country where the mails really don't work (Canada). In fact I've found USPS more reliable the UPS or Fedex and obviously much cheaper.

[Jazzmoose]

No kidding. I really don't understand criticism of the post office. It's cheap, effective and reliable. What more do you want?

[jazzbo]

Though not necessarily cheaper for packages, I agree, I use the Post Office whenever possible.

[BruceH]

"The Friends of Eddie Coyle" has finally been released on DVD. Great combination of gritty 1972 on-location Boston + Robert Mitchum +Grusin elec. bass lines and wah-wah guitar.

:tup

I bought it the day it was released by Criterion. It was unavailable for far too long.

[Soulstation1]

Added The Friends of Eddie Coyle to my list

[Soulstation1]

last 2

the apple dumpling gang

four rooms

next 2

the friends of eddie coyle

1979 NCAA Basketball Championship

[Soulstation1]

Last two

Jimi Hendrix - Live At The Fillmore East

Tyson

Next two

Anatomy Of A Murder

Iron Maiden - Flight 666

Edited October 14, 2009 by Soulstation1

[carnivore]

Added The Friends of Eddie Coyle to my list

I've just sent it back to Netflix - Peter Yates' direction still holds up very well - Mitchum does a great weary job and Peter Boyle is terrific.

[BruceH]

Added The Friends of Eddie Coyle to my list

I've just sent it back to Netflix - Peter Yates' direction still holds up very well - Mitchum does a great weary job and Peter Boyle is terrific.

I actually bought the Criterion. Probably my favorite Yates film, and one of my favorite Mitchum performances. Arguably the best of his later career.

[paul secor]

We watched Rare Birds earlier this evening. Story line was a bit far fetched, but William Hurt, Molly Parker, and Andy Jones were well worth watching, and my wife enjoyed seeing Newfoundland where it was filmed. Her mother and father

were born there and she remembered seeing scenery like that in the film when she visited Newfoundland as a child.

[MartyJazz]

I've been a Netflix subscriber for close to 5 years now (3 at a time, around $18/month) and really love the service. I don't know what their deal is with the USPS but it's kind of amazing. I'll return a film by putting it in my mailbox for the postman to pick up when he delivers the mail which sometimes isn't until around 5 PM that day, and yet early the next morning around 6 AM I'll get an e-mail from Netflix that they've already received it and are sending me the next DVD on my queue.

My tastes are pretty eclectic so I love the fact that if a film has been issued on DVD anywhere, NF has it in stock. Occasionally there's a wait, usually short, if a hot domestic film has just been released on DVD, but a wait never happens, at least in my experience, on foreign films or any less recent domestic releases.

Last four I've seen and enjoyed:

"State of Play" (2009, USA thriller)

"Raise the Red Lantern" (1991, China, drama)

"Baran" (2001, Iran, drama)

"Adventureland" (2009 USA drama-comedy)

[mellowT]

I've been a Netflix subscriber for close to 5 years now (3 at a time, around $18/month) and really love the service. I don't know what their deal is with the USPS but it's kind of amazing. I'll return a film by putting it in my mailbox for the postman to pick up when he delivers the mail which sometimes isn't until around 5 PM that day, and yet early the next morning around 6 AM I'll get an e-mail from Netflix that they've already received it and are sending me the next DVD on my queue.

What I can't explain is that I dropped off a disc on Monday morning (Columbus Day) at a standard neighborhood mailbox and it still arrived at 5AM the next morning. Federal holidays be damned!

[Soulstation1]

Anyone have a blu-ray with wi-fi?

It has my interest......

[medjuck]

Anyone have a blu-ray with wi-fi?

It has my interest......

I do. The machine's advertising seemed to imply that it was plug and play but actually I had to buy something for it to work with the WiFi. It's pretty good. Not quite as good as having a DVD playing but it is instant gratification. You also seem to be able to watch an unlimited number of films one after another.