Count me as one of the continuing users of this service. And it basically boils down to the fact that almost anything I want to see is available on disc, which is not the case for any legal streaming service. And the turnaround on the mailers tends to be pretty quick.
And yet when I wanted to rent Doctor Strange from Google Play the other day (see, I know how to use the new-fangled gizmos too!) but it was only available for purchase. That’s a new release from the biggest studio in the world!
I found this part funny, since Doctor Strange is available via Netflix streaming right now.
Suprisingly good movie, I skipped it in theaters because the ad campaign was just heavy cgi Inception ripoff scenes and no real plot. Glad it came to Netflix, totally worth seeing.
Fantastic movie with some really imaginative CG, the whole 'fractal'-like effect had me fascinated every time it was shown and was pretty much the entire reason I watched it to begin with. The fact that it was a decent movie was a nice bonus too.
I'm tempted to try this. Netflix in the UK is laughable when it comes to movies. The only reason we keep it is because of the exclusives (I guess that explains why they do them). We have about 6 streaming services and I have to use JustWatch every time we want to watch something as I have no idea which service something is on :-D This is very solidly a "first world problem" but still a bizarre one given it's all software.
I'm a fan of the DVD service. The large library is great since I like all kinds of odd stuff. But since I don't actually watch a lot of video, I have something like 300+ DVDs backlog in my netflix queue. So there is always a new disc showing up to watch and no need for streaming. Hopefully 2 years ago me made good choices.
We use our local library for watching DVDs, they have a great collection of both new and old releases and it is free.
They don't carry BluRays, though. I know, choosing beggar and all that.
The only thing that can make it better: Drone pick-up and delivery.
Unfortunately by then even 4k Blu-rays will be on the way out.