A vacant store front is never good news and when stores go out of business it really makes me upset – usually because the aisles that were once filled with people will be left empty, collecting dust bunnies. Last month the Hollywood Video store on Western Ave announced it was closing due to the fact that the corporation filled for bankruptcy.
Now I will proclaim to be a hypocrite and say that Sam and I joined the Netflix bandwagon, (which is obviously what put Hollywood Video out of business).
I’m not sure why we didn’t order Netflix before because apparently you can watch as many movies as you want for around $18 (3 movies out at a time), and you never have to leave the house in your pajamas to get a movie because you’re bored on a Saturday night.
A Few in Our Movie Queue (I think we have 34 total so far):
Funny Face starring Audrey Hepburn
White Squall starring Jeff Bridges
Iron Man starring Robert Down Junior
The Last King of Scotland starring Forest Whitaker
New York, I love you starring Bradley Cooper & Natalie Portman
Atonement starring Keira Knightly & James McAvoy
Eastern Promises starring Viggo Mortensen
The Jane Austen Book Club starring Amy Brennanman
Dean Man Walking starring Sean Penn
The Children’s Hour starring Audrey Hepburn
We’re on a two week trial run. Our first movies arrive tomorrow, and we will most likely keep this service. Netflix recommennds movies to you based on ratings that you give other movies, and some of their recommendations we probably would never have found buried in the aisles at Hollywood Video.
I think I will cancel my Cable and still never leave my couch.
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March 10th, 2010 at 8:49 pm
You can actually link to friends on Netflix and see what they are watching too. I’m friends with Susan and Anna and can look at their queues for fresh ideas.
April 3rd, 2010 at 11:24 pm
And…
as a Netflix member you can stream high quality video of movies and television shows over your computer for free. No commercials. It’s awesome. Sure, there are some things that aren’t available for streaming, but that is where the discs come in.
Between Netflix and Hulu, I canceled cable a long time ago. Thankfully since I watch on my laptop, I can get up off the couch and watch in the kitchen, on the porch, and even in some coffee shops (if using headphones).
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