I just did a trial period with Blockbuster, and I didn't like them as much as Netflix, both because of the NC-17 thing (I don't watch that many NC-17 movies, but I have issues with companies deciding such things for me) and because even though the two movies I got from them were mailed out on the same day and had the same expected arrival date, one of them showed up 4 days before the other.
Giles: Stop that, you two. Riley: He started it... Xander: He called me a bad name! I think
it was bad; it might have been Latin.
'Selfless'
Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
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Lee - Sep 24, 2004 11:30:13 am PDT #4089 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Gris - Sep 24, 2004 11:39:12 am PDT #4090 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Hmm. That's weird, because that actually did happen to me with the first DVDs I ordered, though it hasn't happened since. I assumed it was a USPS thing, not a Blockbuster thing.
Now, though, I'm starting to wonder.
Damn. I have four days 'til my trial period actually ends. Should I keep the membership or switch back to Netflix, I wonder?
Hayden - Sep 24, 2004 11:42:35 am PDT #4091 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
And Tim, briefly.
Woo hoo!
Gris - Sep 24, 2004 11:47:25 am PDT #4092 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Okay. I cancelled Blockbuster. Back to Netflix. The clincher? Alias Season 1 had a "Very Long Wait" at BB but is "Available Now" at Netflix.
I guess there is something to say for sticking with what you know.
tommyrot - Sep 24, 2004 1:31:45 pm PDT #4093 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Donnie Darko: Director's Cut has made it to Chicago! I finally get to see the fucking thing! (Have never even seen the original version....)
Polter-Cow - Sep 24, 2004 2:40:20 pm PDT #4094 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Speaking of Shaun of the Dead, look who the "Hot Pick" is on Rotten Tomatoes.
Kate P. - Sep 24, 2004 5:54:19 pm PDT #4095 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Finally, a good zombie movie with some decent fart jokes.
Heh.
tommyrot - Sep 24, 2004 7:37:20 pm PDT #4096 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Isn't "decent fart joke" an oxymoron?
Anyway, I saw The Forgotten. I liked it a lot, but I can't say much about it without spoiling folks. It reminded me of a (probably not spoilery comparison to... something esle) X-Files episode. But a good one.
Lilty Cash - Sep 24, 2004 7:48:53 pm PDT #4097 of 10001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Blinks.
Sweet fancy Moses, Shaun of the Dead is playing in Maine. Score!
Lyra Jane - Sep 25, 2004 2:48:43 am PDT #4098 of 10001
Up with the sun
I want to see both Shaun of the Dead and The Forgotten. Will probably see Shaun first, i think I need a laugh.
Last night I watched Blue Car. My god, is that an annoying movie. It's one of those films where nothing good (or especially interesting) ever happens and no one ever smiles and you're supposed to say, "oooh, how true to life." And they killed the one interesting character for no particular reason halfway through themovie, too.