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"Bootstrap Bill" <> wrote in message
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> Has there been any talk about a possible broadband service where you can
> watch all the movies you want online for one price?
>
>
www.cinemanow.com

is program along those lines

"Biz" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Bootstrap Bill" <> wrote in message
> news:O1Otc.5694$...
> > Has there been any talk about a possible broadband service where you can
> > watch all the movies you want online for one price?
> >
> >
> www.cinemanow.com
>
> is program along those lines

It looks like Pay Per View, not an "all you can eat" service.

>Try Hollywood Video; they have similiar program going. 19.95 for 2
>movies and 24.95 for 3 movies... great deal. Besides, Hollywood Video
>has about 5x more selections than the shitty BB store.

not really. both chains are aimed at people that want to get movies everyone's
heard of.

In article <>,
Vlvetmorning98 <> wrote:

> >Try Hollywood Video; they have similiar program going. 19.95 for 2
> >movies and 24.95 for 3 movies... great deal. Besides, Hollywood Video
> >has about 5x more selections than the shitty BB store.
>
> not really. both chains are aimed at people that want to get movies everyone's
> heard of.

And those they may not of. The BB next to work has been getting in
quite a few Japanese and HK films, which while I know they're now
"cool" is a fun change. And, like US films, only a few of these imports
are good

--
Chris Mack "Refugee, total ****. That's how I've always seen us.
'Invid Fan' Not a help, you'll admit, to agreement between us."
-'Deal/No Deal', CHESS

On 29 May 2004 19:10:27 GMT, (Vlvetmorning9
wrote:

>>Try Hollywood Video; they have similiar program going. 19.95 for 2
>>movies and 24.95 for 3 movies... great deal. Besides, Hollywood Video
>>has about 5x more selections than the shitty BB store.
>
>not really. both chains are aimed at people that want to get movies everyone's
>heard of.

Well, for that matter, so does Netflix. The fact remains, however,
that Hollywood Video has a much larger selection of titles than
Blockbuster. At least in my neck of the woods, anyway.

I am here in Oakland, CA. I bought the Hollywood Video pass for about
1 month and that was in February, and I asked the people who work
there and they said this pass program is a permanent program. I will
be back to them in about a couple of month.

> You must be in a test maket. I just called Hollywood Video and they have no
> such program in Las Vegas... wish they did. With Blockbuster Movie Pass in
> effect here as of this week, I'd expect Hollywood Video to follow suit soon,
> or suffer loss of maket share.
>
> >
> > "Todd Copeland" <> wrote in message
> news:<37wtc.13960$ link.net>...
> > > I just got it today. I thought about it vs Netflix and I agree that
> Netflix
> > > has about 5 times the movies that BB does but as you mentioned, BB is
> mch
> > > quicker. I rented two movies this morning, returned them and got two
> more
> > > just now. Netflix does not have that kind of turn around. I plan on
> keeping
> > > the service just for 1 month and renting all the movies I want to see in
> > > their stock. I will then cancel it as there just are not enough new
> movies
> > > coming out that I want to see. I'm sure there are many families that
> rent
> > > more then 7-8 movies a week and for them it's a great deal.
> > >
> > > I must say... it was also pretty fun taking two movies up to the
> counter,
> > > having $8 show up on the register and not having to pay a cent
> > >
> > > "Bootstrap Bill" <> wrote in message
> > > newsuvtc.20653$...
> > > > Blockbuster has a new service that is similar to Netflix. $24.95 gets
> you
> > > > two movies at a time, $29.95 gets you three. A few bucks more than
> Netflix,
> > > > but for that you get the movies the same day, no three or four day
> turn
> > > > around for mail.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone in this group have any experience with Movie Pass?

On 28 May 2004 11:12:30 -0700, (ky) wrote:
>Try Hollywood Video; they have similiar program going. 19.95 for 2
>movies and 24.95 for 3 movies... great deal. Besides, Hollywood Video
>has about 5x more selections than the shitty BB store.

Where is this Hollywood Video? I called 2 near me and they said they
have no such plans for a DVD movies pass and don't know of any coming
down the road. However, they had a plan for games which doesn't help
me because I don't have PS2 or Xbox.

Blockbusters in my area have the monthly rental pass, but as others
have said their selection is limited to the most popular new releases.
With so many people with the rental pass, the few old catalog titles
they have are usually checked out and eventually get worn out and
destroyed. BB does not seem to replace destroyed catalog titles, so
after a couple years any place that has the monthly pass will
typically only have the crappiest catalog titles left. Sometimes I
joke there should be a sign at BB saying "If it was released more than
a year ago, as far as we're concerned it doesn't exist". Obviously
that's an exaggeration, but it seems closer to the truth than it
should be.