Well we've come a long way since these....I started by going to Hulu and searching just for movies and though I wouldn't use the term extensive in regards to its library, I was pleasantly suprised to find Of Mice and Men. Now when those young adults come looking for the movie for the book they are reading, I can tell them they can watch it online!
I do enjoy foreign films so next I went to The Auteurs and at first glance, I thought it might be promising but first it made me sign up in order to view a video and then after I joined the site I realized I was unable to view any videos I was interested in viewing. I kept getting this message:
"There are no films for Sundance Film Festival 2010 that are viewable in your area"
"There are no films for Festival de Cannes 2009 that are viewable in your area"
"There are no films for Tribeca Film Festival 2010 that are viewable in your area"
Three strikes - you're out...
My kids have used a Redbox a few times but I don't like the whole vending machine idea. I have lost way too much $ trying to purchase things in a vending machine so the last thing I want to do is use my credit card in one.
I do enjoy foreign films so next I went to The Auteurs and at first glance, I thought it might be promising but first it made me sign up in order to view a video and then after I joined the site I realized I was unable to view any videos I was interested in viewing. I kept getting this message:
"There are no films for Sundance Film Festival 2010 that are viewable in your area"
"There are no films for Festival de Cannes 2009 that are viewable in your area"
"There are no films for Tribeca Film Festival 2010 that are viewable in your area"
Three strikes - you're out...
My kids have used a Redbox a few times but I don't like the whole vending machine idea. I have lost way too much $ trying to purchase things in a vending machine so the last thing I want to do is use my credit card in one.
In my opinion the best place to view a full-lenth digital film would be on Overdrive via HCPL.
I recommend Super Size Me, The World's Fastest Indian, As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me and Paper Clips. And of course Of Mice and Men is always available on Overdrive via HCPL too. However for the exercise I went to Hulu and found What's Eating Gilbert Grape so I decided to watch it. Though there were plenty to choose from it wasn't like I was standing in front of Blockbuster's newest releases. I can and have watched entire films on my computer and it's ok when I'm in the mood for that but I still prefer to watch the real TV screen. I can also hook my laptop up to my TV and view it on my TV screen which I've done a few times.
I viewed a few trailers at Apple Trailers and at IMDB but usually when I want to view a trailer I'll go the studio or movie website directly. I use IMDB frequently to help patrons find movies if they don't know the title.
I would not, at this time, sign up for any fee based services as I get almost all the movies I watch from the library for free or we purchase them to keep. I don't like to buy them until I've seen them at least once but the one's my girls want they have usually already seen it in theaters. With a daughter away in college and another soon to be off to college renting movies is not something I'm spending money on right now. In addition, it seems with all everything else, work, genealogy, knitting, scrapbooking, etc... I don't have the time to spend watching movies that would make it a worthwhile purchase for us at this time.
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I'm with you. I will probably never watch a movie on my computer..unless someday I get a laptop and it is far easier and uncomplicated to do. I like the big screen or the tv and I don't want to have to 'fiddle' with anything. Interesting article.
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