Good movies,,, well there are a few.......

[Grumpycat]

Many streaming services are so deep one must dig for the good stuff.

“Outlander” originates on Starz but first 7 seasons is on Netflix. Very good but often too intense. Too much *** and violence.

“Foundation” is on Apple, based on Isaac Asimov’s works. Not perfect adaption but excellent.

“The Wheel of Time” on Amazon based on Robert Jordan’s books is also excellent.

 

[Alan46]

We just saw the new John Candy Doc. If you are a JC fan it’s a must watch! It’s on Amazon prime, we signed up for the prime 30 day freebie!!!

 

[WinterDeere]

...we signed up for the prime 30 day freebie!!!

I've been a Prime member since the service first started about 20 years ago, before they had streaming. Their streaming service got pretty good for awhile, but anymore it just seems to be a paid service that allows you to see previews of other paid services. Damn near every show or movie I want to watch on Prime anymore requires me to sign up for Paramount, Peacock, or one of a dozen other services. Useless.

 

[Jstpssng]

I've been a Prime member since the service first started about 20 years ago, before they had streaming. Their streaming service got pretty good for awhile, but anymore it just seems to be a paid service that allows you to see previews of other paid services. Damn near every show or movie I want to watch on Prime anymore requires me to sign up for Paramount, Peacock, or one of a dozen other services. Useless.

I just canceled my free trial of Prime. (Again)
Aside from the free shipping- which I can generally get anyways- it seems like any advantage has gone away. The order I placed last Monday is estimated to get here next week; 14 days minimum.

 

[WinterDeere]

I keep it for the shipping, but we use it a LOT, and I often want my items same-day or next-day. But I consider the video service to be a throw-away, at this point. It's really terrible, I wouldn't recommend anyone get Prime if their goal is streaming video.

 

[gstrom99]

I keep it for the shipping, but we use it a LOT, and I often want my items same-day or next-day. But I consider the video service to be a throw-away, at this point. It's really terrible, I wouldn't recommend anyone get Prime if their goal is streaming video.

Same here. Rarely is a full movie I want to watch included free. I'll sign up for Prime, if it's free or saves me $ on shipping, then cancel before renewal hits. I almost always remember, but it really annoys me that we have to dig down deep in their site, find and click a little box to have them send an email reminder before the renewal $...

 

[Alan46]

I asked my bride to cancel my free 30 day subscription,
She knows how to maneuver around the Amazon site!!!

I asked the mailman if we had a lot of packages compared to other people, he said NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!

 

[JeepHead]

We pay for so many different streaming services that we probably rival the full cable TV rates. I rarely watch TV but she does and the 14 year old twins do constantly. I do enjoy my Amazon Music and Spotify accounts though as I always have good tunes going in the shop.

 

[tradosaurus]

How about Papillon? I still love that movie!!! Seen it maybe 4 times, we haven’t watched it for 20 plus years, I think it’s time for another viewing

Ugh. My wife couldn't stand that movie and I thought it depressing.
The movie has Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman and was based on the 1969 autobiography by the French convict Henri Charrière.
I didn't believe most of the movie happened the way Henri Charriere recounted.

 

[tradosaurus]

I just canceled my free trial of Prime. (Again)
Aside from the free shipping- which I can generally get anyways- it seems like any advantage has gone away. The order I placed last Monday is estimated to get here next week; 14 days minimum.

I got rid of Prime years ago after the many price increases. There was absolutely no advantages for me to pay $150 / yr for a service that rarely gets my packages to me any quicker or cheaper.