| missing movie (x-posted) |
[Jan. 27th, 2007|12:45 pm] |
When I took the mail out of the mailbox yesterday, I received just the red flap of the envelope with my name and address on it -- no movie attached. The other two movies that arrived were okay.
I can't report the movie as missing on Netflix because it hasn't been out for 6 days. However, the movie is indeed missing. How can I go about reporting this? I can't find any other contact info on the website.
Has this happened to anyone else here? |
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| Glengarry Glen Ross |
[Jan. 26th, 2007|12:06 am] |
Tonight ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) attutle and I watched Glengarry Glenn Ross -- a movie of a Mamet play about four salesmen trying to sell vacant "investment" land that they've never seen.
I chose this film because one of the areas of land they're trying to sell is Rio Rancho Estates. And, truly, this is the dirty secret of Rio Rancho's inception -- vacant land sold to people as an investment who never saw it. Interestingly, that land has recently started to have a lot more value.
This film is set on a cold rainy night in Chicago, as three salesmen try to save their jobs. If you want to see desperation on film, this is a great place. If you're very fond the word "fuck", this is the film for you.
I'm glad to have seen it, and I'd definitely recommend it. But I think that's enough now. |
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| Rain |
[Jan. 22nd, 2007|10:59 pm] |
Rain finally arrived from Wocester, MA. If you want to know what it's like to be the teenaged daughter of an alcoholic woman in the '70s, then this is just the film for you.
The pacing is extremely slow, and the New Zealand accents make it a bit hard to follow. The scenery is gorgeous, but the basic storyline is depressing.
I read somewhere recently that you (as a writer) should never put a sword on the wall in act one unless you're going to stab someone with it in act three. Christine Jeffs clearly took that to heart in this film. The metaphoric sword-on-the-wall just hangs there until nearly the end of the film. It's almost a relief when we finally see the "stabbing".
On the other hand, the film is rife with symbolism. So, if you like analysing movies and looking for the secret hidden messages, this one actually has some subtext. |
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| Netflix |
[Jan. 19th, 2007|11:39 am] |
Casanova came last weekend, so we watched it. I'd been wanting to see it for months, but it was fairly anti-climactic. Nothing really wrong with it, but it just couldn't hold a candle to the BBC version (starring the newest Dr. Who). Also, The Libertine was probably a more interesting film.
I'm now waiting for Rain. Apparently the nearest copy is in Wocester, MA. So, it'll take a whole extra week before it arrives. This seems... sub-optimal. In my queue it was listed as available "now", but not where.
Casanova also had some sort of technical difficulties with the disk. It would pause, halt or hesitate several places in the film.
I'm not feeling particularly in love with Netflix at the moment. |
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| I gave in and joined |
[Jan. 12th, 2007|10:40 am] |
Ok, I gave in and joined NetFlix for their two week free trial.
I started off with...
* Cold Comfort Farm -- I saw this movie in the Lobo Theater, back when it was still a theater, and I remembered really enjoying it. I tried to rent it locally, and couldn't find it (thus driving me into NetFlix's welcoming arms). It definitely stands the test of time -- funny British period film. The wealthy young adult orphan goes to visit her country cousins (including Seth and Ruben). I suspect that this film was the first time I ever encountered Rufus Sewell, and I always enjoy him. Highest recommendation (although I found the ending a smidge flat.)
* The Libertine -- Johnny Depp with long curly hair in a Casanova/Don Juan style role. Sadly, I felt no passion with this film. I think I had meant to rent Cassanova -- which is now on my queue.
Next up will be Cassanova, the film I meant to rent, Little Miss Sunshine, and Glen Garry, Glenross (the story of the forming of Rio Rancho). |
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[Dec. 8th, 2006|10:23 pm] |
Hello!
I'm new to Netflix, only been with them for a month. I joined because I wanted to watch the entire series of shows such as Newsradio, Friends, and the X-Files and those are not available in my local video rental stores.
However, it takes 4 days from the time a film is shipped before I recieve it---every single time. So I wrote 2 emails asking about this, and then replying with what the post office told me (I live in Missoula, Montana on the Idaho border and my DVD's are coming from Colorado and New York?!?!?)
THEY FINALLY GAVE ME A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL THEM AT so I am posting it here. I saw recently on the news that even the CEO of Netflix couldn't find the phone number on the website, so please post this whereever you can:
We can be reached by phone at 1-888-638-3549 M-F between the hours of
6:00am and 7:00pm, Sat-Sun between 6:00am and 2:30pm. Pacific Standard
Time.
Anyone have problems like this?
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[Apr. 25th, 2006|12:21 am] |
I got one more broken disk and I lost the other two I'd borrowed so I'm just going to pay for them and cancel the damn account. It's just not worth the hassle anymore!
I still think the mailroom is responsible for cracking the DVDs. |
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[Mar. 29th, 2006|02:36 pm] |
Second time I've gotten a broken disk, third time I've had to file a disk problem at all. So why do *I* feel bad? I'm half convinced it's the fault of the mailroom in my building.
Have you had problems with the disks you've received? |
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| pwning netflix |
[Mar. 7th, 2006|07:21 pm] |
| [ | Mood |
| | I climbed that staircase, mother fuckers! | ] |
| [ | Soundtrack |
| | the theme from Rocky | ] |
Dear people,
In an effort to be topical I have decided to keep a daily blog that will consist of a letter written to Netflix each day concerning this whole throttling business. Make no mistake: I am a big fan of Netflix but I don't like the whole "back of the line" policy they have for people who actually use the service with a good amount of frequency. Hence I have no alternative but to unless a bunch of empty and ridiculous threats. They are meant solely to amuse and so, as such, I am linking the site here along with every other Netflix community I can track down... because, you know, I like being validated for the things I do.
pwningnetflix
Please read and enjoy!
Sincerely,
Pwning Dan |
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| Hello |
[Feb. 25th, 2006|02:14 am] |
I am new here to this community. But not to Netflix. Always looking to add people to my netflix friends list since I'm pretty much open to watching recommended movies. Feel free to add me if you want on there. STPGroth@aol.com is how you can find me. I'm Jillian by the way.
The next film I should be getting is murderball.
Later! |
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| 11:14 |
[Feb. 19th, 2006|11:51 am] |
Watched a movie called 11:14 recently, one of those ensemble-everything-intertwines-somehow movies that I do so love.
Had interesting people in it, that I had forgotten about before I received it, including Colin Hanks, Patrick Swayze and Hillary Swank (among other 'hey it's that guy!' actors).
The basic premise is that something dramatic happens at 11:14 one night in this small town and we get to see how these five groups are tangentially related up to that event and with each other.
I really enjoyed it, though not a 'Great' film by any means, and think others of you might too.
One cool feature of the special features is that you can character jump and everytime two characters interact you can jump to the other and follow them for a while. Not the best way to watch it (you end up with repeated scenes and miss others) but a cool feature to play with afterwards. |
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| Born Into Brothels |
[Dec. 4th, 2005|07:18 pm] |
It's no secret that i like documentaries quite a lot. My ever-slightly-changing Top 5 list of films always includes at least one documentary (and for the last several years, it's been the same documentary).
Tonight, i watched Born Into Brothels, a piece about an American photographer who went to Calcutta to live with and photograph the prostitutes. In the course of her 2+ years there, she got to know the children who live and work in the brothels and began teaching them photography. The documentary follows a class of children to which she gave point-and-click cameras and taught the fundamentals of composition and such. She ends up displaying some of the children's photos in galleries across the world. To be fair, people probably only came to the gallery openings because of the kids' stories, but some of the photos were good enough that i wish i'd taken them.
The more heart-wrenching part of the film details the photographer's efforts to get these kids into boarding schools outside of Calcutta's red light district, and to get one of them a passport to a photo exhibition in Amsterdam that highlights the photography of children from around the world.
It was very good. Not Top 5 good, but at least Top 10 Documentary good and well worth seeing. So, get thee to Netflix. |
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| Settlement Details |
[Nov. 16th, 2005|04:01 pm] |
I had no idea that Netflix was being sued. But, apparently they were. Full article here
The main issue here is that Netflix has been accused of unfair business practices. Without admitting guilt, they've agreed to settle. The settlement involves paying the suing lawyers $2.5 million dollars, and giving Netflix users one free month of 4-at-a-time instead of 3-at-a-time. The downside, is that when that month is over, you won't be automatically downgraded back to 3-at-a-time. You can either do that manually or be billed the additional charges for 3-at-a-time service.
How do you Netflix users feel about this.
(Parenthetically, I'd like to point out that I am clearly trying to snatch away zevhonith's Posty McPosterson title. |
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| {shimmers out of lurking mode} |
[Nov. 9th, 2005|11:57 am] |
So, i've finally rated a decent number of films on Netflix and figured i'd give you all my info. gryfallyn at hotmail dot com is my Netflix email, just like it is on lj. Feel free to add me.
Does anyone else find that the rating system on Netflix seems inadequate? I mean...i find myself torn about whether to rate something two or three stars if my feeling about it was simply "meh." I don't think of that as "no opinion," which is what i'd have only if i hadn't seen the film at all. But rather than only five options, where three of them are positive, i'd like to see perhaps seven options, where the middle choice would be something akin to "didn't particularly like it, but didn't hate it either" and then the positive and negative sides could each have three choices.
Anyway, hi all. |
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| Today I found out |
[Nov. 2nd, 2005|02:56 pm] |
Netflix has a bevy of RSS feeds! The most exciting one for me is:
Netflix new releases, at ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif) netflix_newrele
However, you can also get your queue information as well as recommendations as RSS feeds. Check out this netflix page for more info, and this LJ page for info on creating a new RSS feed if you want one of the personalized options. |
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| Campy creepy |
[Oct. 30th, 2005|04:31 pm] |
| [ | Mood |
| |  complacent | ] |
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| | The sound of the hissing wyrm!!! | ] |
The Calvalcade of Halloween Cinema continued last night with the *classic*....
Lair of the White Worm
What is there to say?
It's a truly wonderful awful film. How it ever got made, I have no clue. The producer was prolly high on airplane glue and formaldhyde.
The *dream* sequences are techincolor visions of campy fun. The visuals themselves are purposely baaaaad. The worm itself is the world's worst hand puppet I think. Not very scarrry. But it seems in 1989 it won the Best Special Effects award at the um....prestigious Fantafestival.
The young Hugh Grant plays his part well....the wry play boy landed gentry who turns hero. The other actresses and actors are vaugely familiar....the performances....perfect B-movie over-the-top turns.
Again I have always meant to see this movie. Now I have.
I leave you with this lovely quote:
Kevin: I'm not really into headbanging.
Lady Sylvia Marsh: Are you into any kind of banging? |
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| The best pagan 70's musical EVAR! |
[Oct. 28th, 2005|09:24 am] |
| [ | Mood |
| |  cold | ] |
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| | Bauhaus/Bela Lugosi's Dead | ] |
The Halloween Film Cavalcade continues.
We watched The Wicker Man last night. I have always meant to see it. When I used to got to Flix and Pix back in Eugene I'd see it on the cult classics shelf and said to myself..."Hmm...I should see that".
Oh my.
I first didn't know it was a musical. The little nude, *seduction* secene involving the thumping of walls and ass alternately by the actress....was...um....yeah.
And it immediately played into the Christian vs. pagan conflict in a shoddy and pretty cheap manner. The breadth of druidic and celtic lore in use *seemed* accurate....but sorta not. I couldn't figure out if it was a horror film, a Fellini-esque soft porn or a baaaaaaad mystery/thriller.
Mr. Christopher Lee's performance was all smarmy and creepy. He's like Vincent Price. Potentially brilliant, but not so picky with his scripts. And this one was....oh boy.
So my reccomendation of The Wicker Man is well....invite some people over, have lots of booze and make a drinking game.
One drink when some one runs around naked
two drinks when something *pagan* happens
Have fun, kids. |
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[Oct. 24th, 2005|04:50 pm] |
Ooh, I'm getting the first 3 discs of the second season of the L Word tomorrow.
Interesting thing to note, therefore: things that get released on Tuesday will *arrive* on Tuesday, not be shipped on Tuesday. Yay! |
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| Sleep Inducing Hollow |
[Oct. 23rd, 2005|02:54 pm] |
| [ | Mood |
| |  still sleepy and kinda hollow | ] |
indiecowboy, kidrocksux
and I watched the Hallmark Channel's version of Sleepy Hollow last
night. It was fairly blah. It did show an accurate representation of
life in the upstate New York/Dutch culture, too much so. Like when
gentelmen were addressed as 'mein herr' it was kinda slurred and it
took me a while to figure out that weren't calling each other manuer. It
was really slow but I guess it takes a lot of filler to turn a short
story into a movie that's acceptable for a family friendly network. It
almost could have been on the History Channel with all the attention to
slice of life type details. If only there were Nazis in it.
The first scene pretty much gives you all you need to know - a
quaint pub with old men palying checkers on a stormy night, a
stranger blows in and starts up a conversation to get the old guys
telling stories. Presumably it's Washington Irving but if you have to
set up the set up you're off to a bad start already.
Also this was the first version I'd seen that treated Icabod like a
complete ass and Bram Bones was redeemable. Weird. I don't need for the
geek to get the pretty girl in the end but I am all for jocks and
bullies to get a nasty come-uppance. I can even like it when Icabod
escapes alive somehow but not with Katrina. I loved Tim Burton's
version except for the happy ending. |
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| Cause i'm impatient, dammit. |
[Oct. 20th, 2005|03:57 pm] |
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How long should I wait past the "date expected" date before I report a shipping problem? One day? Two? |
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