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I've been doing a few services with ads lately because it's so much cheaper and I am much more bothered by the implementation of ads than the act of watching ads in itself. Hulu just plays the same ads over and over 70% is pharma poo poo that just stresses me out. Some of the ads are in spanish for some reason. But more than anything it's just the same loving ads over and over. If there was some variety I probably wouldn't even have a problem with them just like I didn't when I watched over the air TV. The way they just pipe the same ads to you over and over feels pretty dystopian. Also I don't think they are having the desired effect because I just hate every company that advertises with Hulu. Every time I drive by a BMO bank I quietly give it the finger.
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Upsidads posted:https://youtu.be/gUgYOzubRpU?si=hsLrU6AnXckK9eev This one is funny. Its basically just an adaptation of The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward, but since Lovecraft was still extremely obscure at that point they call it an adaptation of an Edgar Allen Poe film. I think the only things that make it Edgar Allen Poe related was the title and a quote from the poem.
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Medullah posted:I thought it was cute and had some enjoyable stuff, and would have been a nice two episode mini-series follow up from Ms. Marvel, but as a full feature it was lacking. Kamala was great, honestly the best casting in the MCU in my opinion since Tony. Yeah, it should have been a Disney+ holiday special. Also, it's very obviously been stripped down to the bones with editing and reshoots. It's a good 30/40 minutes shorter than most Marvel flicks and it doesn't feel like it was concieved as such. I get the sense that it was supposed to have a shaggier hang out vibe where we watch the leads and their supporting casts play off each other at greater length in different combinations*, and at some point** the suits decided that this made it feel even more like a TV special than the end product ultimately does and retooled it into something more propulsive. * I would not be surprised if this call was made after the success of Thor 3 ** Probably after the poor reception of Thor 4 High Warlord Zog fucked around with this message at 07:13 on Feb 11, 2024 |
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IShallRiseAgain posted:This one is funny. Its basically just an adaptation of The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward, but since Lovecraft was still extremely obscure at that point they call it an adaptation of an Edgar Allen Poe film. I think the only things that make it Edgar Allen Poe related was the title and a quote from the poem. As far as I can find it's the first feature length adaptation of any Lovecraft story. Roger Corman was trying to take a break from making Poe adaptations with this movie but his prior Poe movies were very successful so the studio forced him to slap on some Poe stuff in the title and opening credits so they could try and leverage that in the advertising.
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The Descent available on Hulu has the lame-rear end North American ending, can confirm
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Flying Zamboni posted:As far as I can find it's the first feature length adaptation of any Lovecraft story. Roger Corman was trying to take a break from making Poe adaptations with this movie but his prior Poe movies were very successful so the studio forced him to slap on some Poe stuff in the title and opening credits so they could try and leverage that in the advertising. There was one Spanish movie before it called Mark of the Dead Man. Its also an adaptation of The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward.
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Feb 12, 2024 04:08
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anything I should make sure to check out on Paramount+ / Showtime? Signed up for a trial in order to watch the super bowl and am only utilizing it for Star Trek at the moment.
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Glottis posted:anything I should make sure to check out on Paramount+ / Showtime? Signed up for a trial in order to watch the super bowl and am only utilizing it for Star Trek at the moment. Beavis & Butthead movie and new season. Somehow still funny as hell. I think showtime has Yellowjackets which is silly fun.
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If you're a Nathan Fielder, The Curse is Showtime. I loved it but a lot of people didn't
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Ghosts is fun.
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Glottis posted:anything I should make sure to check out on Paramount+ / Showtime? Signed up for a trial in order to watch the super bowl and am only utilizing it for Star Trek at the moment. Seconding both The Curse and the new Beavis and Butthead series and movie.
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I don't *think* I've shilled Dropout here, so I'll say that Game Changer is back and it's still amazing. They do a once-every-two-weeks release schedule, so you may want to hold off to get the most out of a trial or something.
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I just watched Across the Spiderverse on Netflix and holy poo poo they are knocking it out of the park with these movies. The rest of the MCU needs to take notes
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Field Mousepad posted:I just watched Across the Spiderverse on Netflix and holy poo poo they are knocking it out of the park with these movies. The rest of the MCU needs to take notes
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Well that makes sense
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mystes posted:I believe the reason it doesn't suck is that it wasn't made by Marvel just don't read too much about the working conditions it was made under
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smackfu posted:Ghosts is fun. I don’t believe you. The ad during the super bowl was absolutely horrific and I never want to spend another minute in that world
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Try watching the original UK version of Ghosts instead.
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Glottis posted:anything I should make sure to check out on Paramount+ / Showtime? Signed up for a trial in order to watch the super bowl and am only utilizing it for Star Trek at the moment. I picked up Detroiters and I’m loving it
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mystes posted:I believe the reason it doesn't suck is that it wasn't made by Marvel counterpoint rest of sonys solo marvel endeavors
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a sexual elk posted:I picked up Detroiters and I’m loving it It's so good
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Two 30 for 30s (one about the Buffalo Bills of the early '90s, one about Ric Flair) just showed up on Netflix.
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Glottis posted:anything I should make sure to check out on Paramount+ / Showtime? Signed up for a trial in order to watch the super bowl and am only utilizing it for Star Trek at the moment. Twin Peaks: The Return (though the streaming quality isn't 100% consistent and it kinda shows). And I think they've got the original up there too.
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Medullah posted:If you're a Nathan Fielder, The Curse is Showtime. I loved it but a lot of people didn't I’m more of a Nathan catcher if I’m being honest
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DeimosRising posted:I’m more of a Nathan catcher if I’m being honest 
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Nice, in addition to the ads Amazon has gimped streaming quality if you don't pay them more.
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tetrapyloctomy posted:Nice, in addition to the ads Amazon has gimped streaming quality if you don't pay them more. Which service is actually worth anything? I'm mooching Hulu and prime, but if I paid for one it would probably be Apple
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They jacked CD prices up to 17.99 and limewire/kazzaa/napster happened. Most people had dial up. Now we've all got VPNs riding our fiber lines. Crazy they are trying to push it again.
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magiccarpet posted:They jacked CD prices up to 17.99 and limewire/kazzaa/napster happened. Most people had dial up. Now we've all got VPNs riding our fiber lines. Crazy they are trying to push it again. It’s so dumb. I’ve been happily paying for Amazon video for years and stuff like this will not only keep me from paying more, but also push me towards canceling the service outright.
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Inspector Hound posted:Which service is actually worth anything? I'm mooching Hulu and prime, but if I paid for one it would probably be Apple I hopped on Apple a couple months ago and it's pretty decent. Their catalog is pretty shallow, but it does have a fair amount of good stuff in there. At this rate I'll probably have exhausted it in another month or so and will be cancelling then, but for the price I can't complain. Perestroika fucked around with this message at 19:05 on Feb 13, 2024 |
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None of them have enough content to be worth paying for long term imo, so it only makes sense to keep subs to them if you don't like piracy
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Inspector Hound posted:Which service is actually worth anything? I'm mooching Hulu and prime, but if I paid for one it would probably be Apple So far the ad-tier Amazon is acceptable -- a brief ad at the beginning of Mr a Mrs Smith -- since I'm paying for Prime anyway. Nothing about their catalog would make me pay for their shows right now.
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Can someone explain Tubi to me? It’s like a plethora of original programming but it’s all filmed with the quality of sharknado and it makes it impossible to watch.
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I think people who praise Tubi are picking movies from the catalog, not watching the faux TV stations packed with horrendous Asylum films garbage
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Tubi did a Terror Train remake. i didn't see it, but they did it.
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Pillowpants posted:Can someone explain Tubi to me? It’s like a plethora of original programming but it’s all filmed with the quality of sharknado and it makes it impossible to watch. Tubi, owned by Fox Corporation, is a FAST featuring content that the content's owners feel is worth more without a subscription. It's like Amazon's Freevee.
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Tiny Timbs posted:I think people who praise Tubi are picking movies from the catalog, not watching the faux TV stations packed with horrendous Asylum films garbage Yeah the tubi catalogue scratches the "it's Saturday let's watch a lovely action movie on some obscure broadcast channel" itch that I get. Lots of more obscure movies that I'm not gonna pay money for but I would like to watch
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Tubi has a great bunch of straight to video 90s flicks. Just watched Never Talk To Strangers with Rebecca Demornay and Antonio Banderas and was blown away how awesome it was.
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