28 January 2008

iTunes Movie Rentals

Thoughts after my first foray into the world of iTunes Movie Rentals:

  • It works really well.
  • Limited selection (but then, that kind of sums up my feelings about the list of movies I haven’t ever seen - especially when it comes to recent releases. There’s just not a whole lot of great stuff that I haven’t had the pleasure of watching. Disagree? I’d love a list of flicks to prove me wrong!).
  • Decent price. Cheap enough to cause me not to really think before clicking “Rent.” Good or bad thing? Depends how deep your checking account is.
  • It is very convenient.
  • I wish Netflix let me download the movies rather than stream, because it could be cheaper, but I don’t particularly love subscription models (this explains why I left EMusic after about 6 months), so maybe I would still prefer iTunes.
  • There ought to be a Rent-to-Own service - pay the difference and get the movie for keeps.
  • Superbad is better than I gave it credit for when I watched some bootleg copy streaming on some stupid site a few months ago. Still pretty stupid. But better.

2 comments:

Gerry Gomez Pearlberg said...

just saw--and loved--Into Great Silence. Also: Live-in Maid.

Kevin M. Keating said...

Added to my list. Thanks! :)