Leper Residue posted:There's a few things it has that Netflix doesn't, but a whole lot of overlap. It's good for the HBO stuff, and the few other poo poo like Veronica Mars or whatever, other than that I'd say take a free month or two or three and then eh gently caress it. Seconding this. If you want to watch some of HBOs older shows it's good for that but if you're not enjoying Amazon Prime for the non-video reasons and have Netflix and/or HBO Go it's probably not worth it.
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JediTalentAgent posted:On the subject of Amazon Prime from someone who buys like 2 things a year from them: Is there a significant difference between the amount of movie and TV content on Netflix to make it worth having both, or is there so much overlap that it's not worth it? The other nice thing is that Amazon has rentable streaming movies as well, so if you cancel Netflix you can put that $8/month toward on-demand first run stuff or back catalog movies. The back catalog of older films on Amazon is pretty excellent.
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Apr 14, 2015 14:12
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The price to rent a movie on Amazon is freaking ridiculous.
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JediTalentAgent posted:On the subject of Amazon Prime from someone who buys like 2 things a year from them: Is there a significant difference between the amount of movie and TV content on Netflix to make it worth having both, or is there so much overlap that it's not worth it? You can subscribe to the video streaming and not get Amazon prime. I think it's like £6 a month here in the UK. hemale in pain fucked around with this message at 14:22 on Apr 14, 2015 |
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Apr 14, 2015 14:20
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Alterian posted:The price to rent a movie on Amazon is freaking ridiculous. What, it's cheaper than the old BlockBuster DVD rental prices. Kids these days 
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Turambar posted:Comedy chat: I love Better of Ted. It's a terribly funny workplace comedy. Too smart for it's own good, so it was cancelled after about 20 episodes. My fiance and I absolutely love this show. Season 2 episode 5, 'the great repression', is probably the funniest 20 minutes of television I have ever seen. The entire episode is absolute gold.
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Apr 14, 2015 15:52
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I pretty much just have Amazon for Vikings, I will no doubt cancel it when the current series finishes. But yeah it's not as good as Netflix, in terms of selection, and also the interface.
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Apr 14, 2015 15:56
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LogisticEarth posted:What, it's cheaper than the old BlockBuster DVD rental prices. Kids these days New releases are pretty pricey, but most older movies are like $3-4 so who gives a crap.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Yeah, it's great. Awesome, thanks for the recommend.
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mysterious frankie posted:Awesome, thanks for the recommend. A movie you might know from the million gifs that already exist of it.
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Apr 14, 2015 17:56
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Is The Winds of War worth watching? I'm intimidated by the first "episode" being 148 minutes. I have vague memories of seeing parts of the sequel mini-series War and Remembrance (which is not on Netflix) but it's been too long for me to remember if it would have held up.
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Apr 15, 2015 03:56
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For horror stuff (at least) Amazon has a much bigger selection than Netflix but a whole ton of it is pretty bad. There's the occasional decent thing but it's really hit or miss. And as someone briefly mentioned, the interface is almost actively fighting against you trying to do anything.
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Apr 15, 2015 16:44
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What the hell is "Scrotal Recall" and why did Netflix just email me to suggest it?
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Apr 15, 2015 20:43
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Brocktoon posted:What the hell is "Scrotal Recall" and why did Netflix just email me to suggest it? It's a British comedy about a man who has to get in touch with previous sexual partners to tell them he's got a sex disease. Channel four made it I think. I didn't watch it. Obviously.
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Apr 15, 2015 20:59
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e: Never mind Wish that was a reality show. I'd watch that.
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Apr 15, 2015 21:15
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No it's definitely a sitcom, and I think it had decent reviews when it aired here, but the premise made it sound awful so I never bothered with it.
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JediTalentAgent posted:On the subject of Amazon Prime from someone who buys like 2 things a year from them: Is there a significant difference between the amount of movie and TV content on Netflix to make it worth having both, or is there so much overlap that it's not worth it? They have for example, all seasons of: Dead Like Me, NYPD Blue, Veronica Mars, The Sopranos, The Wire, The Shield, Justified, Deadwood, Boardwalk Empire, Rome, Six Feet Under, Workaholics, Inside Amy Schumer, and more. It's enough unique TV that you could watch for a year and never log in to Netflix. There's a lot of crossover but the real individuality is the TV selection, and a lot of it is multiple season TV that you can't get on Netflix. I have both and I use both a lot. I also buy all my poo poo from Amazon so I use the free shipping a lot. Lately I've been using their "Ship in 5 days instead of 2 and we'll give you MP3 credits" more and more. If you don't need your stuff in a hurry it's like a dollar or two refund on shipping. It's worth it to me personally, because I don't have cable. So it's like $9 a month for Netflix and $8 for Amazon and still way loving cheaper than cable. I just have to wait a year to watch everything. I just watched Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing and it was pretty good for Shakespeare. Starring Whedon's all stars, actors from Firefly, Buffy, Avengers, Cabin in the Woods, etc etc etc. LloydDobler fucked around with this message at 21:47 on Apr 15, 2015 |
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Apr 15, 2015 21:41
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The Babadook got added to Netflix. I didn't really like it but I rented it earlier. Probably worth a free watch.
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Daedra posted:The Babadook got added to Netflix. I didn't really like it but I rented it earlier. Probably worth a free watch. It's very good. Ive watched three episodes of the daredevil show and I'm liking it quite a lot so far.
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LloydDobler posted:I just watched Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing and it was pretty good for Shakespeare. Starring Whedon's all stars, actors from Firefly, Buffy, Avengers, Cabin in the Woods, etc etc etc. I really disliked Whedon's Much Ado. It's a bland movie that doesn't try anything with its source material. It was shot in only a couple weeks, and it definitely shows, because very little thought went into camera placement, editing, framing, etc. It's just kind of a void of a film that has no reason to exist.
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Daedra posted:The Babadook got added to Netflix. I didn't really like it but I rented it earlier. Probably worth a free watch. I think. OH and hey - Danger 5 looks like a live-action Archer type show; heavy 70's swagger.
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Apr 15, 2015 22:56
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if the Babadook isn't a full-on horror movie i don't know what is
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Apr 15, 2015 22:57
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If babadook isn't horror I don't know what horror is. Edit: haha holy poo poo
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Apr 15, 2015 22:58
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that movie is terrifying. i finally got around to finishing it and really liked the ending
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Then hells yes thank you. I can't wait. Soon as the brats are asleep.
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Is it a good movie to scare the poo poo out of my wife with? She can stand a good horror movie but whenever there's weird rape type poo poo she won't watch it.
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Rough Lobster posted:Is it a good movie to scare the poo poo out of my wife with? She can stand a good horror movie but whenever there's weird rape type poo poo she won't watch it. I use imdb so I can watch movies at work http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2321549/parentalguide?ref_=tt_ql_7
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Rough Lobster posted:Is it a good movie to scare the poo poo out of my wife with? She can stand a good horror movie but whenever there's weird rape type poo poo she won't watch it. Yes It will scare her. No rape scenes.
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stickyfngrdboy posted:It's very good. I've been slowly going through it and just watched episode 8 which has to easily be the best episode. Not sure how they can beat that.
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Brocktoon posted:What the hell is "Scrotal Recall" and why did Netflix just email me to suggest it? The first half of your question has been answered several times, but the second half is because you've configured your email preferences incorrectly. At the very least you'll want to turn off "Now on Netflix" and "Netflix Offers".
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X-Ray Pecs posted:I really disliked Whedon's Much Ado. It's a bland movie that doesn't try anything with its source material. It was shot in only a couple weeks, and it definitely shows, because very little thought went into camera placement, editing, framing, etc. It's just kind of a void of a film that has no reason to exist. Acker and Denisof are reason enough for me. They're great (and this is from someone who thinks Emma Thompson in Branagh's Much Ado is one of the great film performances.)
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Check out Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? if you want to hear Michel Gondry talk over and misunderstand Noam Chomsky.
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Anonymous Robot posted:Check out Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? if you want to hear Michel Gondry talk over and misunderstand Noam Chomsky. jesus
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Anonymous Robot posted:Check out Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? if you want to hear Michel Gondry talk over and misunderstand Noam Chomsky. I'm tall and I am not happy. Now no one has to bother watching this.
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Anonymous Robot posted:Check out Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? if you want to hear Michel Gondry talk over and misunderstand Noam Chomsky. I watched it and got the impression that Chomsky had more trouble trying to understand the Gondry's weak English.
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Anyone seen Scrotal Recall? I saw the title and immediately thought that there was some bug putting April Fool's titles on my queue two weeks late. It sounds like it could be a funny little Joe Swanberg-meets-Peep Show sort of deal, but I'm too afraid that it's going to be awful to even give an episode a chance.
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Are there any good documentaries on Amazon or Netflix on creativity and/or creative people. I'm trying to stay productive with my own pursuits, and watching documentaries about others really helps fuel my work ethic. A few examples: Beauty is Embarrassing The Devil & Daniel Johnston Jiro Dreams of Sushi Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats Gonzo Bukowski: Born Into This The Scream Factory The American Scream Birth of the Living Dead Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns Greenwich Village: Music that Defined a Generation No Direction Home Exit Through The Gift Shop I'd prefer a concentration on an individual, and their medium doesn't have to be specific, just something about creativity and the act of creating.
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Cutie and the Boxer.
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Franchescanado posted:Are there any good documentaries on Amazon or Netflix on creativity and/or creative people. I'm trying to stay productive with my own pursuits, and watching documentaries about others really helps fuel my work ethic. Knuckle and Senna both focus heavily on artists and how they practice their craft. Edit Whaddya know, they finally took both of those down.
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