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In Reply to: A-ha! posted by Victor Khomenko on January 19, 2001 at 11:18:38:

These were the top movies in my queue (I moved those first three up because they were in stock). It's been like this since around Christmas. I don't think I'll be keeping my $20/month subscription for long.
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The Hurricane: Special Edition (1999) In Stock
Take the Money and Run (1969) In Stock
Lone Star (1996) In Stock
A Streetcar Named Desire: Director's Cut (1951) Out of Stock
North by Northwest (1959) In Stock
Ma Vie En Rose (1997) In Stock
The Winslow Boy (1999) In Stock
The Professional (1994) Out of Stock
Beyond the Clouds (1995) Out of Stock
High and Low (1963) Out of Stock
Maborosi (1995) Out of Stock
The Bicycle Thief (1948) Out of Stock
Das Boot: The Director's Cut (1981) Out of Stock
Beethoven: Naxos Musical Journey (2000) In Stock
My Dinner with Andre (1981) Out of Stock
Seven Samurai: Criterion Collection (1954) Out of Stock
The Philadelphia Story (1940) Out of Stock
Tampopo (1986) Out of Stock
The Seventh Seal: Criterion Collection (1957) Out of Stock

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Well, I know they have copies of some of those circulating! jj 16:45:05 01/22/01 (0)
And to put it mildly, we may be to blame for one of those, we're watching it as we speak, I think. (unless it's just gone back).
It's not Tampopo, which we have seen previously. HYSTERICAL, it is.
It's a truckdriver Japanese western.
JJ
Re: Netflix Victor Khomenko 13:08:53 01/19/01 (6)
This is a good list and little wonder that most of them are taken. What do you know about the Maborosi?
- Netflix is a fraud!! seanf 18:09:39 02/22/01 (3)
  Netflix is a big scam.I and several of my friends tried the service from Dec 2000 to Feb 2001,and in this month they are ripping us off by almost $50 to 2 of us.
  1. They first of all never let you have unlimited,as they claim that they have not returned your DVDs,and you can use the delayed in mail option for only one DVD.
  2. Their DVDs often do not arrive on the dates they mention(even though they keep a 4 day-margin!!).Makes you wonder as to when they actually post them.
  3. They claim they never received 4 DVDs and charged the guys for them(at outrageous prices).And despite repeated attempts(e-mails they never answer the question that if the receive a DVD later on do they acknowledge the same or not.
  Believe me you are better off with a local store for renting DVDs.
  - Re: Netflix is a fraud!! Walt D 17:35:29 04/03/01 (2)
    I just started using Netflix.. I received the first DVD 2 days before they said it would be here (and I live in Nevada - NetFlix is in California!). I watched it last night, and dropped it in the mail today. I expect I'll receive another DVD to replace that one, by next Monday.
    Meanwhile, I received two more DVDs today. So, if my calculations are correct, 3 DVDs a week, 4 weeks a month. That's 12 "rentals" for only $19.95 a month. That's certainly cheaper than a video store AND with no late fees!
    I'm happy so far..
    - Re: Netflix is a fraud!! PeteD 09:52:36 04/04/01 (1)
      I've been using Netflix for a almost two years now. Up until about 6 months ago, I was very pleased with their service. When they went to their new plan, the service has gone WAY downhill.
      Right now, all new releases have a status of, "LONG WAIT". It takes several months for the demand of the new releases to die down, before you'll ever get a new release. I have sent COUNTLESS emails to them complaining about this, and I always get the same response. "We are working with the studios in trying to get more titles. We are constantly trying to improve our service to you. Thank you for your enquiry.".
      I wouldn't count on having 4 new movies every week. It often takes them 1 - 1.5 weeks to receive your DVDs once you send them back. Once they receive them, since your top picks will more than likely have a "LONG WAIT" status, they will wait at least 24 hours before sending the next movie. I've waited as long as 4 days for them to send the next movie in my queue. Then you wait another 3-5 days for the movie to arrive. So, quite often, from the time you send a movie in, till the time you get it's replacement, it's often 1.5 - 2 weeks later.
      They have a great idea for a service here, but until they start carrying more copies of each title, it's not worth the money. I can run down the street and get the new releases. They're always in stock, and I don't have to wait 4 months to get them!
      - Re: Netflix is a fraud!! nd 18:21:14 04/19/01 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Netflix is a fraud!! posted by PeteD on April 04, 2001 at 09:52:36:
        
        I concur with PeteD.
        On top of that, they've resorted to another of their stupid
        schemes of late. For multi disc movies, they ship the discs
        SEPARATELY ! Take "Lawrence of Arabia" for example. This is
        a 2 disc set. You have to put each disc individually in the
        queue. Then there is no guarantee that both will ship at the
        same time. Whether you get disc 1 first or disc 2, you're
        stuck.
        Of all the braindead ideas they have so far, this one takes
        the cake.
- Re: Netflix seanf 15:01:49 01/19/01 (1)
  My Japanese girlfiend wants to see it... she says the lead actor is good.
  - The description on imdb is quite good,... Victor Khomenko 17:27:07 01/19/01 (0)
    ...certainly enough to justify looking it up.
    Best of luck with your list - it is unforutnate you have to go that far to get them, I can get them locally for $1 ea. Well, except for the Seventh Seal, and I would LOVE to see that one again.
    And thanks for the new name - I will definitely check it out. Perhaps your girlfriend would settle for "Woman in the Dunes" in the meantime? A trully unforgettably masterpiece. If you have not seen it - run to get it.

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