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They don't have rights to stream any decent movies That seems hyperbolic. Just browsing around (I decided to cap this at 5 minutes): The Interview Forrest Gu

by enjo 11y ago

They don't have rights to stream any decent movies That seems hyperbolic. Just browsing around (I decided to cap this at 5 minutes): The Interview Forrest Gump Major League Pirates of Carribean Hot Fuzz Armageddon Kingpin A League of Their Own Inglorious Basterds Scarface Django Unchained Legally Blonde E.T. Days of Thunder The Princess Bride Crocodile Dundee Clear and Present Danger V for Vendetta Galaxy Quest Running Man Big Trouble in Little China Talladega Nights Kill Bill (1 and 2) Star Trek Movies (including The Wrath of Kahn) Tommy Boy Team America World Police Lilo & Stitch Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back Wayne's World Clerks Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure

brandonmenc 11y ago
That's a great list if you're 12. They don't have The Godfather.
- vogt 11y ago
  Scarface and Django Unchained are movies for twelve year olds?
  - tremon 11y ago
    Yes. In terms of content, most of Hollywood's movies don't reach any more depth than your average comic. The PG rating system is only concerned with maintaining a standard of purity, it doesn't reflect a movie's story depth.
- pmalynin 11y ago
  Bullshit, https://imgur.com/KEi4mkL https://imgur.com/KEi4mkL
  - brandonmenc 11y ago
    You can't stream it.
    - pmalynin 11y ago
      https://imgur.com/yNG8Dab https://imgur.com/yNG8Dab
      - brandonmenc 11y ago
        http://imgur.com/B1q3dIh http://imgur.com/B1q3dIh
copperx 11y ago
I only found 2 decent movies in your list (in fact, I'm not sure if you're trolling, I got a good chuckle when reading your list). We all have different definitions of quality.
- ZoF 11y ago
  Couldn't agree more. What an utter plebeian; it's almost sad we have to associate with this ilk my good man.
vogt 11y ago
This is a common and unfortunate knock against Netflix. People conflate Netflix not having what they like with not providing good content. Most of those movies are massive critical hits and huge cult films.
- awqrre 11y ago
  yet they might disappear from Netflix at any moment... I don't track contracts renewal dates so I don't know exactly when they might or might not stay on Netflix. (Netflix’s US Catalog Has Shrunk by More Than 2,500 Titles in Less Than 2.5 Years, https://www.allflicks.net/netflixs-us-catalog-has-shrunk-by-more-than-2500-titles-in-less-than-2-5-years/ https://www.allflicks.net/netflixs-us-catalog-has-shrunk-by-... )
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karlshea 11y ago
Several of those movies were ones that I did search for closer to when they were out, so they must have acquired the rights in the meantime. But that's another of their problems: why would I look again when it wasn't there before? Contrast this with the DVD/Blu Ray model: if it's available for sale you can rent it from them. There's not a mishmash of rights and availability dates.
ocdtrekkie 11y ago
So this is a list of largely older movies that have been in their collection for years. ...I've had Netflix for years, and I can knock out two movies a night. Rapidly running out of quality content here. They don't acquire at the rate people consume. If you've been watching Netflix for a while, most of what's left to you is Asylum/Sci-Fi Original movies.
- k-mcgrady 11y ago
  >> "I can knock out two movies a night." >> "Rapidly running out of quality content here." >> "They don't acquire at the rate people consume." I think you consume movies at a much higher rate that the average person. The stats I can find estimate on average people watch between 1-3 movies per week.
  - cableshaft 11y ago
    raises hand I usually watch one movie a week, two on a good week. I consume more TV and video games, by far.
  - ocdtrekkie 11y ago
    My point is I "can", not that I "do". Though, in fairness, I might if Netflix still had content worth watching. At the moment I do have some Daredevil episodes queued up, but Netflix doesn't produce original content I watch at a rate worthy of keeping my subscription. Out of laziness or habit, I have my subscription year round, but the smarter thing would be to sub up for a month or two per year to binge watch Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Orange is the New Black.

by enjo 11y ago

brandonmenc 11y ago

That's a great list if you're 12. They don't have The Godfather.

vogt 11y ago
Scarface and Django Unchained are movies for twelve year olds?
- tremon 11y ago
  Yes. In terms of content, most of Hollywood's movies don't reach any more depth than your average comic. The PG rating system is only concerned with maintaining a standard of purity, it doesn't reflect a movie's story depth.
pmalynin 11y ago
Bullshit, https://imgur.com/KEi4mkL https://imgur.com/KEi4mkL
- brandonmenc 11y ago
  You can't stream it.
  - pmalynin 11y ago
    https://imgur.com/yNG8Dab https://imgur.com/yNG8Dab
    - brandonmenc 11y ago
      http://imgur.com/B1q3dIh http://imgur.com/B1q3dIh

copperx 11y ago

I only found 2 decent movies in your list (in fact, I'm not sure if you're trolling, I got a good chuckle when reading your list). We all have different definitions of quality.

ZoF 11y ago
Couldn't agree more. What an utter plebeian; it's almost sad we have to associate with this ilk my good man.

vogt 11y ago

This is a common and unfortunate knock against Netflix. People conflate Netflix not having what they like with not providing good content. Most of those movies are massive critical hits and huge cult films.

awqrre 11y ago
yet they might disappear from Netflix at any moment... I don't track contracts renewal dates so I don't know exactly when they might or might not stay on Netflix. (Netflix’s US Catalog Has Shrunk by More Than 2,500 Titles in Less Than 2.5 Years, https://www.allflicks.net/netflixs-us-catalog-has-shrunk-by-more-than-2500-titles-in-less-than-2-5-years/ https://www.allflicks.net/netflixs-us-catalog-has-shrunk-by-... )

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karlshea 11y ago

Several of those movies were ones that I did search for closer to when they were out, so they must have acquired the rights in the meantime. But that's another of their problems: why would I look again when it wasn't there before? Contrast this with the DVD/Blu Ray model: if it's available for sale you can rent it from them. There's not a mishmash of rights and availability dates.

ocdtrekkie 11y ago

So this is a list of largely older movies that have been in their collection for years. ...I've had Netflix for years, and I can knock out two movies a night. Rapidly running out of quality content here. They don't acquire at the rate people consume. If you've been watching Netflix for a while, most of what's left to you is Asylum/Sci-Fi Original movies.

k-mcgrady 11y ago
>> "I can knock out two movies a night." >> "Rapidly running out of quality content here." >> "They don't acquire at the rate people consume." I think you consume movies at a much higher rate that the average person. The stats I can find estimate on average people watch between 1-3 movies per week.
- cableshaft 11y ago
  raises hand I usually watch one movie a week, two on a good week. I consume more TV and video games, by far.
- ocdtrekkie 11y ago
  My point is I "can", not that I "do". Though, in fairness, I might if Netflix still had content worth watching. At the moment I do have some Daredevil episodes queued up, but Netflix doesn't produce original content I watch at a rate worthy of keeping my subscription. Out of laziness or habit, I have my subscription year round, but the smarter thing would be to sub up for a month or two per year to binge watch Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Orange is the New Black.