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Post by mizzaphoenix on Mar 22, 2017 22:00:04 GMT
The films they have that were made pre-70s is really limited.
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Post by Dougie Jones on Mar 22, 2017 22:30:20 GMT
yeah and you would kind of think there would be a lot of pretty good stuff that they could get the rights to at a fairly decent price
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Post by taranofprydain on Mar 22, 2017 22:35:59 GMT
That it is. i don't know if it is possible but I have heard that they have software so you can get into US only sites, and if you can do that take a look at Filmstruck and Warner Archive instant. They are US only (supposedly) but their selections are excellent.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 0:42:45 GMT
I overheard someone say this once: "Netflix doesn't have a lot of old crap, it's mostly new stuff so people don't get turned off and cancel their subscription."  |
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Post by pendragon on Mar 23, 2017 0:57:51 GMT
They use to, but I think they spent so much on original content, that they're library is becoming barren.
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Post by parapluie on Mar 23, 2017 16:51:23 GMT
You should take a look at Netflix Germany  . I would kill to have the content Netflix USA or Canada have. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 19:23:57 GMT
I overheard someone say this once: "Netflix doesn't have a lot of old crap, it's mostly new stuff so people don't get turned off and cancel their subscription." Unfortunately probably true. Or they just don't want to spend money on movies that not many people will watch. |
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Post by taranofprydain on Mar 23, 2017 23:53:24 GMT
I overheard someone say this once: "Netflix doesn't have a lot of old crap, it's mostly new stuff so people don't get turned off and cancel their subscription." Ew. What a revolting thing to hear. Classic films are wonderful (most of the time) |
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Post by cheesecake on Mar 24, 2017 2:34:11 GMT
You should take a look at Netflix Germany . I would kill to have the content Netflix USA or Canada have. Canadian Netflix is lackluster too, but I'm not sure how bad yours is. =) |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2017 13:21:01 GMT
Canadian Netflix does have Harvey and Roman Holiday, two classics I've been meaning to see
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Post by speeders on Mar 27, 2017 20:01:15 GMT
You should take a look at Netflix Germany . I would kill to have the content Netflix USA or Canada have. You should take a look at Netflix Iceland. 180 TV Shows and 777 films. Yay... We only have 15% of the content the US have. |
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Post by cornnetto on Mar 27, 2017 20:08:03 GMT
yeah and you would kind of think there would be a lot of pretty good stuff that they could get the rights to at a fairly decent price No doubt, but Netflix margin are so thin (186.68 in net income in 2016, on annual revenue of over 8.5 billion) at the moment that a decent library of old stuff would probably put them in the red and would need to keep/bring new enough users to justify it. |
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Mar 30, 2017 8:58:52 GMT
I overheard someone say this once: "Netflix doesn't have a lot of old crap, it's mostly new stuff so people don't get turned off and cancel their subscription." Hey, I'm entitled to my opinion just like everyone else. |
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Mar 30, 2017 9:00:24 GMT
Agreed, although I'm talking from the perspective of the Ireland/UK version. I flick through on occasion to see if any of the older best picture winners I haven't seen are available and I almost never see one.
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Post by getclutch on Apr 5, 2017 18:00:19 GMT
Their lack of content is very frustrating.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Apr 5, 2017 19:10:56 GMT
I can't even find black n white films on their instant queue these days. It's very frustrating.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Apr 6, 2017 3:32:41 GMT
I constantly see Classics when I log on to browse. I'd say it's quite the opposite, I wish they had more quality recent releases available... I swear most every 2016/17 release is straight-to-dvd quality.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2017 13:03:01 GMT
TCM or someone should start a all-classics streaming service, there appears to be an opportunity to fill that void in the market.
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Post by mizzaphoenix on Apr 8, 2017 19:33:15 GMT
TCM or someone should start a all-classics streaming service, there appears to be an opportunity to fill that void in the market. I think there's definitely a gap in the market for something like this. |
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Post by jamesh5 on Apr 17, 2017 17:57:47 GMT
Canadian Netflix does have Harvey and Roman Holiday, two classics I've been meaning to see Watch Harvey asap (love it, in my all-time top 20) |
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Post by taranofprydain on Apr 17, 2017 22:42:07 GMT
TCM or someone should start a all-classics streaming service, there appears to be an opportunity to fill that void in the market. That would be a good idea. For the time being, Warner Archive has a nice, eclectic, underrated variety of films, bnut an all-classics service would be great. |
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