Poll: How do you get your movies?

mamie329

I'm so starved for discussion on this board that I'm using fluff news as a jumping off point.

Per this article, DVD kiosks are expected to comprise 30% of the DVD rental biz.  

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3id7aa74bd2d86729b86967e4f45396df1 

[Poll]

luckycooky

We generally just purchase movies that we want to see. 
We've cut back quite a bit lately but have a ton of older (2+ years) movies at home.

hawkilady

We just cancelled our Blockbuster Online membership this month - we've been using that for over a year but they recently changed the rules on how many movies we could have out so it became more of a pain and it seemed like everytime we wanted to watch a movie, we didnt have one.  We didnt watch enough movies anymore to justify the $13 a month, so now we're using Redbox (or whatever the other one is called that's blue).

kaleyandjason

We usually just got to Blockbuster or Movie Gallery. We have been thinking about trying that box at Wal-Mart, but it seems like more of a hassel than renting from a store. We don't watch many movies though so we don't even rent that often.

mamie329

hawkilady:

We didnt watch enough movies anymore to justify the $13 a month, so now we're using Redbox (or whatever the other one is called that's blue).

 Blue Box? Hehe. 

cruella013

We use netflix and are really happy.  We get two movies at a time, and we each have our own separate lists (so there is always one of his and one of mine here).  We watch about 2 movies a week, so it works out for us.  The only thing that sucks is the Chicago postal office - they take forever to get here these days.

hopscotch.

We typically rent from Movie Gallery, but I'm trying to convince H to do a Netflix or Blockbuster mailing service thing.  After numerous late fees (and buying 2 movies because they were a couple of months late), we'd be much better off doing a mail service.

The past couple we've watched, we've done through Comcast On Demand...at least that way we eliminate late fees.

kaleyandjason

I didn't think of it but we also use Suddenlink On Demand. It is very simple and we like it because we can do it spur of the moment.

chrissyvcm

We don't watch a ton of movies, but when we do we usually rent from Blockbuster. Our grocery store just got a Redbox though and I'm considering making the switch. At $1 a day, it's not a bad way to save a few bucks. Even with the late fees that I always incur, it's still cheaper than Blockbuster

Does anyone know if those boxes ever do Blu-Ray movies? If not, we'll continue paying Blockbuster prices for better quality movies.

hawkilady

Chrissy I'm pretty sure you can get Blu-Ray from the movie boxes... DH prefers them and I think the last one we rented was - I think the selection just isnt as good.

jenvalet

I have a Netflix account and DH has a Blockbuster account.  We seldom like to watch the same things.

But I also have an account with SwapaDVD.com, where you swap DVD's and just pay shipping.  What you receive is yours to keep, or swap again. 

http://www.swapadvd.com/index.php?n=5&r_by=jenvalet

SBS0628

"Other" should've been my answer...

I either go to the theatre or buy them. I don't watch enough to rent, and if I care enough to rent it, I'll usually end up buying it anyway, so I just cut to the chase.

We also download rentals direct to our PS3 from the Sony Store.

mamie329

I used to buy a lot - especially when Blockbuster would run good promos, but since since OnDemand and DVR, I usually have no shortage of viewing. Lately I've been DVRing HBO movies. 

Kellybeth124

We rent through Blockbuster only because we use our Coke Rewards points and get free rentals.

.:Lucy:.

We usually order them on demand on Comcast.

hopeblue9

I used to have a blockbuster account but canceled it to cut costs for the wedding.  Plus I wasn't watching that many movies anymore.  Now I just use redbox when I want to rent.

anniegirl1

I put them on hold at our library and then pick them up when they are ready.  They always have the latest releases and you get to keep them for 7 days.  It saves us so much money!

gmk1784

We use the Red box rentals since they closed all the movie rental stores around us. I actually really like the red box and they're only $1 a day so I don't feel like I wasted a ton of money if the movie sucks. I like to go on their website and reserve the movie ahead of time, it makes it so easy to pick them up if you do that. 

CTbride320

We used to have Blockbuster Online but we switched to Netflix because it's cheaper and they have lots of streaming movies and TV shows online.

clarisa_b

We have netflix and like it. Lately we have been recording movies on HBO and those type of channels too.