PJ, we belong to something called Zip.ca. It's great! I think it's $26 a month. You go online and make a big list of what you want from their huge list of movies, and they start by sending you four from your list. You can keep them for as long or as short as you like, and as soon as you send one or more back, they send you another in it's place. We usually send ours back in enough time so that we have four a week. The postage is free.
I don't know what the other services are like, but if they're anything like this, I'd do it!

I have blockbuster online and so far I like it pretty well. I used to get netflix but stopped it once when I was going to be out of town for a couple of months and never started it back up. The biggest benefit to blockbuster over the others is that they give you 2 coupons a month for free rentals in the local store so if it's taking too long to get a flick you can just pick it up instead of waiting for it to come in.

I have NOT been happy with the quality of the DVD's. Out of maybe 20 or so that I have gotten since I signed up about 5 have been defective in some way to the point that I wanted to pull my hair out trying to "get around" the part that kept stopping. The time from mail back to get back seems to be a little longer with blockbuster than it was with netflix (although I could just be remembering wrong - it's been a while).

Edit: Blockbuster is US$14.99/mo for 3 movies and at the time I had it Netflix was $19.99 but I think it might have gone down since I unsubscribed.

I have Blockbuster, and I like it. I live much closer to one of the DVd warehouse thingys, so it only takes about 2-3 days to mail the old movie and get a new one. I haven't had probelms where I had to send one back though...

Thanks for the info - maybe I will try both simultaneously - since they both a 2 week free trial and - which ever one is the fastest shipping and the best condition I will pick. The 2 free in store might be ok since they dont do late fees anymore - I am only in the city every other Fridya it is 35 miles 1 way to nearest Blockbuster - we have a vid store closer but you have to go there and go back to return - (lazy) I just hate to leave my home it is so - farmy - here.

aj - i do netflix, have for about 5 years, and it's awesome. i think in the whole time we've had them, we've only had a handful of damaged ones come to us. they email you when your movie is mailed, when it get's back to them, it's basically like the others. i see you're in oregon, which is why i mention it, they have a warehouse in salem and we live in eugene, we get our DVD's the next day so we can go through them faster.

by the way- watched cursed last night and it is AWEFUL! Like, worst movie I've ever seen awful. seriously. but that's part of why watching it was so fun. if you enjoy just making complete fun of a movie and talking through the whole thing ala Mystery Science Theater - then go ahead and rent it. Otherwise there are a million other things you should do with your time. Wax your bikini area, pluck out every eyelash, clean the catbox... you get the idea.

Lizz, your review of Cursed left me in stitches Needless to say while DH has a thing for Vampire or Werewolf movies..I'll steer him clear of this one!
aj/pj... I think you're thinkin of Christina Ricci..

Thanks Schatzi - you may just have saved me needless hours lying away - LOL

And you can call me PJ since AJ is my Husband - I use the same user ID everywhere so I dont have to remember them - 99 is the year we got hitched.

That way it is like 8th grade when you wrote AJ & PJ 4 Ever all over your pee chees.

LOL

pj - if you say you live in Cottage grove..... i'll croak. then we'd probably be related... as everyone else in that town. *LOL*

schatzi - he may still like it. but, the werewolf looked like a really angry muppet, sort of like fozzy bear in a 'roid rage or something. the acting was terrible too. it's more of an amusement movie than a horror movie.

nope further south than that - but we could still be related - I have dozens and dozens of cousins LOL

Lizz.. actually it sounds like its so bad that its probably funny! At this point I think he needs a new Vampire/Werewolf flick.. The man has watched Queen of the Damned and Underworld countless of times... I just don't get how he can watch the same movie over and over and over.... His last set of redundant movies was Resident Evil and the 5th Element.. Good flicks worthy of repeat viewing, but he borders on the ridiculous ... hmm maybe he got a thing for Mila Jockovich..or whatever her name is!

PJ, yeah wait for War of the Worlds to come out on video... not really worth the tix price....still haven't seen Wonka... but want to see that and Dark water.....
..I agree.. The Grudge was AWFUL!

Lizziness- loved your reveiw of Cursed!

The original version of The Grudge was better as was the original version of The Ring. Asian cinema has some damned creepy movies!

DH wants to see Fantastic Four but I really have no interest.

James Doohan "Scotty" from Star Trek passed away this week at age 85. As an avid fan, I am so sad to see him go.

Startrek.com has lots more info for anyone interested - it is free.

Scotty was the ultimate optimist and a sci-fi Mcgyver. He could fix anything and had a never say die attitude. I especially liked the way he exagerrated how long a project would take to make sure he always got it done faster.

I do that to my boss sometimes

Even if you arent a Trekkie - I think we can learn something from the characture he played - positive, caring, loyal, trustworthy and very helpful.

Here's to ya lad Warp speed.

Hear, hear! To sweet Scotty!
I understand that his ashes will be sent to space on the next shuttle. Lovely to think of Scotty floating around the universe.

Speaking of The Exorcist, the last one is the absolute WORST! The special effects are so bad they're almost funny.