arstechnica.com— Reports are surfacing that Blockbuster is close to deal to buy Movielink. Will such a deal give the rental chain a leg up on Netflix?
Mar 1, 2007View in Crawl 4
I hate to say it but BB Total Access is pretty nice. As long as you don't have to drive a long ways you can double the number of movies you get in a month.Netflix still has a way better web interface and recommendation system.
Whoa...everyone's saying Blockbuster is playing catch-up to Netflix. Unless I'm not up to date with my news, Netflix has been talking about a movie download service for over two years, and is yet to launch anything even though it has over a $300 million annual postal bill.So, by purchasing Movielink and being able to offer movie downloads today, Blockbuster is leapfrogging (not playing catch-up to) Netflix.The future of home movie rentals is clearly downloading and not physical DVDs. Netflix still has time to get its downloading service together though, so this future is still a couple years away (until mass adoption takes place).
I love my BB TotalAccess too. How do you get 2 coupons/month? I thought I only got one?[Edit] Ah, one per 30 days so you can actually get 2 per calendar month.
I just started using Netflix's streaming movie thing, and quite honestly, it seems to work a whole lot better than Movielink ever did.I actually used to use Movielink, but the studios yanked all the movies I really wanted to watch, so I stopped. The Netflix service, on the other hand, is just part of my standard bill, so I don't get the per movie fee. I'd like Netflix even more if they'd let me watch a movie in Firefox...but you can't argue the price.
All movie download services will fail until the movie studios actually start supporting them. I've tried to support these services including Movielink but they all suck. The problem is you just can't find the movies you want to buy/rent. Also, the resolution is piss poor.
I won't use any service that forces me to use Windows or IE (movielink)I have the blockbuster total access and it is rad; there are three blockbuster stores right by the crib, so I can usually get whatever new release is out; on top of that, you get one free video game rental a month, which comes in handy for testing out the new games for the Wii.Only problem I see is the weight problem that afflicts the women who work at the stores.
I once visited Blockbuster back in the summer of 2006 whilst attempting to rent Thumbtanic on DVD. Upon entering the the bustling store, I noticed a particular smell, sort of like a rotten, burnt egg. I inspected the shelves of movies for the offending odor but was unable to locate the source of the smell. I paid this no heed and proceeded to rent Steven Seagal's latest blockbuster as another fortunate soul was at home enjoying Thumbtanic.My colon got the best of me so I headed towards the men's room to relieve myself. I proceeded to the nearest stall and opened the door when I was struck by a sudden hunger, yes a hunger for a ham sandwich with provolone cheese on slightly toasted wheat bread, but I digress. Upon opening the stall door I was blasted by a wave of vomit-inducing stench the likes I have never known. I swear I could actually feel the heat from the stench on my face. My eyes began to water and my throat became constricted. What was the source of this foul stench?! My mind was racing, my eyes darting to and fro within the darkened stall. Horrified, my eyes fell upon a solitary item resting peacefully on top of the toilet seat. An egg, standing perfectly upright, with a shell as dark as pitch. I found it impossible that such a demonic stench could emanate from such a small object. Tap....tap....tap. Could my ears deceive me? Alas, the shell of the blackened egg began to crack ever so slightly. My eyes were as wide as saucers and my body was paralyzed with fear, the trickle of cold sweat on the underside of my scrotum the only evidence that I still remained in this mortal coil. Tap...tap.....crack!My mind was screaming to my unresponsive body to run, run to the hills! Alas, before I could move a muscle, two miniature red eyes were staring back at me from amongst the scattered remains of the blackened shell. Quite literately, Hellfire burned within those eyes. My mind exploded with primal terror.Mesmerized by the flaming eyes, I then took notice that I was indeed staring at a chicken spawned from the bowels of Hell itself. The blackened beak parted almost imperceptibly.....=Puckaaaaaw!= My next sensation was that of my flesh melting off my bones as bluish flames leapt from the beak of Satan's chicken. My eyes burst like ripe grapes in their sockets. My teeth cracked and burned within my wasted skull. The cold sweat on the underside of my scrotum was vaporized instantly. The foul fowl's incinerating cone of Hellfire continued to decimate my nearly charred remains. My last fleeting though was..........But I digress.A nice ham sandwich with provolone cheese on slightly toasted wheat bread would really hit the spot right now.
dubledMar 2, 2007
I hate to say it but BB Total Access is pretty nice. As long as you don't have to drive a long ways you can double the number of movies you get in a month.Netflix still has a way better web interface and recommendation system.
lordjezoMar 2, 2007
What fingerprinting thing?
emergejuiceMar 2, 2007
Whoa...everyone's saying Blockbuster is playing catch-up to Netflix. Unless I'm not up to date with my news, Netflix has been talking about a movie download service for over two years, and is yet to launch anything even though it has over a $300 million annual postal bill.So, by purchasing Movielink and being able to offer movie downloads today, Blockbuster is leapfrogging (not playing catch-up to) Netflix.The future of home movie rentals is clearly downloading and not physical DVDs. Netflix still has time to get its downloading service together though, so this future is still a couple years away (until mass adoption takes place).
caffiendMar 2, 2007
I love my BB TotalAccess too. How do you get 2 coupons/month? I thought I only got one?[Edit] Ah, one per 30 days so you can actually get 2 per calendar month.
setarconexMar 2, 2007
I just started using Netflix's streaming movie thing, and quite honestly, it seems to work a whole lot better than Movielink ever did.I actually used to use Movielink, but the studios yanked all the movies I really wanted to watch, so I stopped. The Netflix service, on the other hand, is just part of my standard bill, so I don't get the per movie fee. I'd like Netflix even more if they'd let me watch a movie in Firefox...but you can't argue the price.
magnusdopusMar 2, 2007
All movie download services will fail until the movie studios actually start supporting them. I've tried to support these services including Movielink but they all suck. The problem is you just can't find the movies you want to buy/rent. Also, the resolution is piss poor.
extratwiceMar 2, 2007
I won't use any service that forces me to use Windows or IE (movielink)I have the blockbuster total access and it is rad; there are three blockbuster stores right by the crib, so I can usually get whatever new release is out; on top of that, you get one free video game rental a month, which comes in handy for testing out the new games for the Wii.Only problem I see is the weight problem that afflicts the women who work at the stores.
Closed AccountMar 2, 2007
I once visited Blockbuster back in the summer of 2006 whilst attempting to rent Thumbtanic on DVD. Upon entering the the bustling store, I noticed a particular smell, sort of like a rotten, burnt egg. I inspected the shelves of movies for the offending odor but was unable to locate the source of the smell. I paid this no heed and proceeded to rent Steven Seagal's latest blockbuster as another fortunate soul was at home enjoying Thumbtanic.My colon got the best of me so I headed towards the men's room to relieve myself. I proceeded to the nearest stall and opened the door when I was struck by a sudden hunger, yes a hunger for a ham sandwich with provolone cheese on slightly toasted wheat bread, but I digress. Upon opening the stall door I was blasted by a wave of vomit-inducing stench the likes I have never known. I swear I could actually feel the heat from the stench on my face. My eyes began to water and my throat became constricted. What was the source of this foul stench?! My mind was racing, my eyes darting to and fro within the darkened stall. Horrified, my eyes fell upon a solitary item resting peacefully on top of the toilet seat. An egg, standing perfectly upright, with a shell as dark as pitch. I found it impossible that such a demonic stench could emanate from such a small object. Tap....tap....tap. Could my ears deceive me? Alas, the shell of the blackened egg began to crack ever so slightly. My eyes were as wide as saucers and my body was paralyzed with fear, the trickle of cold sweat on the underside of my scrotum the only evidence that I still remained in this mortal coil. Tap...tap.....crack!My mind was screaming to my unresponsive body to run, run to the hills! Alas, before I could move a muscle, two miniature red eyes were staring back at me from amongst the scattered remains of the blackened shell. Quite literately, Hellfire burned within those eyes. My mind exploded with primal terror.Mesmerized by the flaming eyes, I then took notice that I was indeed staring at a chicken spawned from the bowels of Hell itself. The blackened beak parted almost imperceptibly.....=Puckaaaaaw!= My next sensation was that of my flesh melting off my bones as bluish flames leapt from the beak of Satan's chicken. My eyes burst like ripe grapes in their sockets. My teeth cracked and burned within my wasted skull. The cold sweat on the underside of my scrotum was vaporized instantly. The foul fowl's incinerating cone of Hellfire continued to decimate my nearly charred remains. My last fleeting though was..........But I digress.A nice ham sandwich with provolone cheese on slightly toasted wheat bread would really hit the spot right now.
cjfjcjfjcJan 1, 2009
that sound pretty fake.