Streaming alert

[molly1216]

i can't find my original thread regarding these notices

Netflix Instant watch loaded actual watchable movies lately, some of them i have never seen available for streaming before

The Accidental Tourist 1988
Alphas: Season 1
Arsenic and Old Lace 1944
Arthur 1981
Auntie Mame 1958
The Avengers 1998
The Bellboy 1960
Big Doll House 1971
Bonnie and Clyde 1967
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV 2002
Class of Nuke 'Em High 1986
Creepshow 1982
The Day of the Jackal 1973
Death at a Funeral 2007
Driving Miss Daisy 1989
Empire Records: Remix! Special Fan Edition 1995
Heaven's Gate 1980
High Noon 1952
The Hunter 2011
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka 1988
Kiss Them for Me 1957
Lady for a Day 1933
Little Shop of Horrors 1986
The Milagro Beanfield War 1988
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life hot 1983
Mr. Mom 1983
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead 2006
Prime Suspect 1991
Prime Suspect 4 1995
Prime Suspect 5 1996
Prime Suspect 6 2004
Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act 2006
Queer as Folk 1999
Queer as Folk: Series 2 2000
Quest for Fire 1981
The Relic 1997
Risky Business 1983
Sabrina 1954
Sgt. Kabukiman, N.Y.P.D. 1996
Silver Bullet 1985
Small Soldiers 1998
Somewhere in Time 1980
Superman II 1980
Surf Nazis Must Die 1987
Tequila Sunrise 1988
The Toxic Avenger 1985
The Toxic Avenger: Part 2 1989
The Toxic Avenger: Part 3 1989
Tromeo & Juliet 1995
Welcome to Collinwood 2002
Platoon 1986
Warehouse 13: Season 3 2011
Cairo Time 2009
Hell on Wheels: Season 1 2011

[molly1216]

and just to be fair and balanced new stuff worth watching which i noticed on Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime Instant Videos

Masterpiece: Downton Abbey Original UK Version Season 2
Goon
Deadliest Catch Season 7
Mission: Impossible #1
Mission: Impossible #3
The Hunter (2011)
Empire of the Sun
The Deep
Ronin
Swordfish
Fort Apache
Superfly
Enter the Dragon
A Fish Called Wanda
Top Gun
Mister Roberts
Purple Rain
Contact
Tin Cup
Eight Men Out
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
The Fugitive
Bullitt
Airplane!
Almost Heroes
Gonzo
Empire of the Sun
Dead Like Me Season 1
Caddyshack
In The Heat Of The Night
Serpico
Young Sherlock Holmes
Centurion
Viva Las Vegas
Four Lions
Deep Impact
The Painted Veil

[molly1216]

and here's what i spied on HULU

John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
Kate & Leopold
Geronimo: An American Legend
Ethan Frome
Gangs of New York
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Sniper
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Like Water For Chocolate
Strictly Ballroom
Trainspotting
Swingers
Sniper 2
La Femme Nikita
Nothing Sacred (1937)

[mavrach]

Hulu Plus has been great for the Criterion Collection. They seem to have about 2/3 of the Criterions, so I've seen a load that way. It's a perfect way to see any that you might be on the fence about. So if you're hesitant to gamble $30-$40 each on a bunch of Criterions, just spend $8 for a month on Hulu Plus to access dozens of them.

That being said, Hulu Plus doesn't have much of anything else. I've barely found anything else interesting, and they haven't added much either since I've joined. I'll probably cancel my membership once I've seen the Criterions on my list.

[Dan Mancini]

Hulu Plus has been great for the Criterion Collection. They seem to have about 2/3 of the Criterions, so I've seen a load that way. It's a perfect way to see any that you might be on the fence about. So if you're hesitant to gamble $30-$40 each on a bunch of Criterions, just spend $8 for a month on Hulu Plus to access dozens of them.

They also have titles that Criterion doesn't plan to release on DVD or Blu at all, so there's that.

That being said, Hulu Plus doesn't have much of anything else. I've barely found anything else interesting, and they haven't added much either since I've joined. I'll probably cancel my membership once I've seen the Criterions on my list.

HuluPlus is a great deal if you cut the cord from cable or satellite. Otherwise, yeah, there's not much point.

[mkiker2089]

Hulu works best with Netflix or Amazon, but not both. For example Downton Abbey 2 is on Hulu but not Netflix. The Criterion collection is an odd fit with them and will take time to get used to for me.

[cdouglas]

Amazon Prime also has Fringe and The West Wing available now.

[molly1216]

Amazon Prime also has Fringe and The West Wing available now.

i dropped my netflix to streaming only because i was using Amazon for the new releases.
you can never get new release discs from Netflix when they are NEW.
Amazon Prime i bought for the shipping discount, the streaming is actually a bonus for me.
i don't watch it enough to buy it JUST for that, since i still end up pay for individual titles ontop of what they stream free.

Honestly i hadn't visited Hulu's site in 8 months.
when there were broadcast shows worth watching i could use them to catch up.
but then the ones i was watching ended or they started cutting back to the last 3 or 5..i stopped visiting the site.

I agree about the Criterions on Hulu..
i'd say catch em while they are there, because we don't know how long they have got the contract to stream them.

[molly1216]

Goldthwait's God Bless America is on Netflix streaming

[J.M. Vargas]

Amazon Prime i bought for the shipping discount, the streaming is actually a bonus for me.

Ditto.

[Paul Kile]

Amazon Prime i bought for the shipping discount, the streaming is actually a bonus for me.

Ditto.

Same here. The selections are still pretty sparse on Prime though. I was scrolling through the TV offerings on my Kindle, and I was jazzed that Foyle's War was there for free. My wife and I had rented the first 4 seasons on Netflix a few years back. To my dismay, I find THE FIRST 4 SEASONS are the ONLY ones available free on Prime! The rest are pay per view. Great wailing and gnashing of teeth ensued.

[mkiker2089]

For those with Acorn TV (available on Roku and web)

James May 20th Century is available and I quite like it. It's more of a documentary than Top Gear so don't go in expecting them to make a laser out of a banana or anything.

They also rotate in shows that aren't on Netflix. They had Poirot first (by a slim margin) and the new Doc Martin. Netflix seems to be losing Doc Martin episodes rather than gaining them so people who fancy English programing but aren't wanting to go full on expat should look into them.