le nubian told me, when the something similar was happening to me, that if you are watching and returning the discs quickly, they will put a delay on some of them, so you can't watch as many in a month.
Don't know if this is the case here.
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le nubian told me, when the something similar was happening to me, that if you are watching and returning the discs quickly, they will put a delay on some of them, so you can't watch as many in a month.
Don't know if this is the case here.
It might be the individual distribution center too. I live less than 15 miles from a Netflix hub and I'm stunned by the rapid turnaround time. Of course, in the years that I've had the subscription, a few bad things have happened but, on the whole, this center does a great job.
However, I'm totally in the *society* crankage. It seems like at least two out of three discs that land in my mailbox have schmootz of some sort smeared all over them...or gashes I don't notice until the ingenue is about to let free her heaving bosom or the baddie is about to get his.
Fus-ter-ating.
I'm pretty sure that not every distribution center has every DVD on-hand. So if you're getting more obscure items, that's probably why there's a delay.
when Harvey Weinstein was charged with handling the US release of Princess Mononoke, Miyazaki sent him a samurai sword in the post. Attached to the blade was a stark message: "No cuts."
The director chortles. "Actually, my producer did that. Although I did go to New York to meet this man, this Harvey Weinstein, and I was bombarded with this aggressive attack, all these demands for cuts." He smiles. "I defeated him."
Serial Experiments: Lain gives me quite the mindfuck, but I believe that's intentional for viewers of all nationalities. I have had no issues with Ghost in the Shell, Akira, any Miyazaki movies, or Evangelion.
I'm not really into anime, but Lain looked really interesting, and I want to see it. Also some of the classics like Ghost in the Shell and Akira.
Lain was fun, if rather mind-bendy. My current favorite, however, is Fullmetal Alchemist. In a lot of ways, it feels as if Joss and Tim were involved in its creation. Funny as hell in parts, but also heartbreaking and with more than its fair share of HSQ.
Whee! I only have to wait until 9/30 to see Mirrormask. The question is, which do I see first: that, or Serenity?
My current favorite, however, is Fullmetal Alchemist. In a lot of ways, it feels as if Joss and Tim were involved in its creation. Funny as hell in parts, but also heartbreaking and with more than its fair share of HSQ.
Hell, it comes right out of the gate with the HSQ -- the Elrics trying to raise their mother, where we get teeny flashes of *something* trying to take form -- remind me of zombie!Joyce.
See Serenity first to get you all pumped up, and then Mirrormask to give you psychedelic dreams that night.
Serenity's great fun, but it's an in-the-moment kind of movie. I suspect you're going to want to think and reflect a lot after the other.
Good point, Matt. Besides, my dad (who only saw Firefly on DVD), is getting all giddy about going to see Serenity on opening day, so I may not have a choice in the matter.