03-26-2010, 10:26 PM | #11 | |
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03-26-2010, 11:58 PM | #12 | |
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Yeah, I rarely rent.. costs are just getting too high. I mean, Donna likes to rent movies we didn't see in theaters (which we rarely go to either..) like chick flicks.. I am on the PC during those.. and that vampire diaries crap. Last time I was at the theater, they wanted $4.00 for a bloody bottle of water. I felt like throwing it and saying something I'd regret. I know its their companies fault, not the part time workers. $4 for 12 ounces of water. That's why I stop at the clean gas station (petrol station for Euro members ) and buy a $1.00 Mountain dew and some Trolli sour brite crawlers (worms).. hehe.. save like $8. You just gotta stuff the drink down your pants. (it gets COLD down there.. dayam!) lol. Or I have Donna put our drinks in her purse. hehe... hey, I save money where ever possible these days. I need Zantac, but the bottle is like $22.00 for 50 pills. At Target, you can get 80 pills generic (same exact ingredient) for $4.00. WOW. Many generics are actually made by the same companies that make the brand named versions that cost more. Donna has allergies, so she takes Zyrtec. The second their patent ran out, generics came out, and instead of $30 for 60, its $7-10 for 120!
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03-27-2010, 06:53 AM | #13 |
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Wait till the bandwidth availability gets really large. What happened to music will happen to the movie industry,,,widespread piracy that will be virtually unstoppable. The movie industry is really pushing 3D now, not just because it is cool, but because it will make the DLs bigger, thus a little harder to pirate.
Rant ON: And what really sux is that our government TALKS about Intellectual Property Rights, but certainly doesn't seem to be doing much about it. It seems that in order to get a handle on widespread digital piracy, we may have to let "Net Neutrality" die. RANT OFF! BTW, have IW's heard about a possible Google private internet? That might be worth checking out, depending on the subscription fees.
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03-27-2010, 08:21 AM | #14 |
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This 3D stuff is just a gimmick. A fad. I saw Avatar in 3D, and it was OK, but the glasses are annoying..
And 3D TVs at home? Who is going to want to wear glasses at home? Some company said they are trying to make a 3D TV with no glasses... IMO, it's just a fad. (just like it was in the 80's) Holographic/Hologram TV Imaging is the next thing... but that's MANY years away.... http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science...ion/index.html http://www.sonyinsider.com/2008/10/0...appen-by-2020/
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03-28-2010, 01:47 PM | #15 |
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I much prefer 2D with good quality color and no annoying third dimension. It is a nice gimmick, a kinda curious novelty that was big in the 80's (my god how horrible those 80's 3D movies looked) but I find it makes it hard to watch a movie and throughly enjoy it in this way. It's like fitting a special lens onto a photograph that distorts the image and really takes away from it in the end. I am happier sitting at home watching it in HD, but with just 2 dimensions.
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03-29-2010, 04:30 PM | #16 |
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I really liked Blockbuster for the last couple of years. You had a 7 day grace period with no late fee, and if this time passed, you would get charged to purchase the DVD.
Great. 9 to 14 total days to get a movie back without late fees? Awesome. What ruined this? As with all things, stupid people. Stupid people who can't read the rules, who got charged for purchasing the movie (and really, if you're 7 days overdue, then $20 for a movie is better than you'd do on late fees). They complained, so BB chocked the system and went back to $5 for 5 days with late charges. I hate stupid people, gah. As for 3D, it's awesome. There was a big leap in the technology. It's no longer gimmicky, it's an effective and useful part of the movie. I hope it's around to stay. Given the number of companies fighting to put 3D movies out and 3D tvs out, I'm thinking it will be around for a while. |
03-29-2010, 04:44 PM | #17 |
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Re: Blockbuster will cease to exist within 3 years
As far as I was concerned, Blockbuster (my wife and I have called them Ballbusters for years) lost it when they turned over their customer accounts to the FBI after 9/11 to let them investigate people on the basis of what movies they rented. I am only too glad to see those neo-fascists go down the tubes. Burn baby BURN.
P.S. Forgot to mention that Blockbuster had done the same thing in 1997 with the movie "The Tin Drum" in Oklahoma -- turned people who rented the movie in to state prosecutors.
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04-02-2010, 06:11 AM | #19 |
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Agreed about the glasses. They are incredibly annoying! There has got to be some other way that we can all watch movies in 3D...
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They are expensive to build but don't need the glasses and have freaking awesome definition. Phillip's have one they are selling to businesses soon: http://gizmodo.com/5057832/philips-3...le-on-the-eyes I can't wait until we can get them.... and you know... win the lottery... |
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