We at Barking Mad About Films love our trips to the cinema, we just don’t think you can beat a trip to the big screen. Sadly, we seem to be looking more and more like we are in the minority. Increased prices of tickets and the concessions stands and the even faster turn around of movies to DVD/BluRay/Streaming or Piracy means more people are happier to wait. Of course, … [Read more...]
From Letterbox with Lovefilm!
On Sunday, in the Barking Mad about Films household, it’s movie night. This is when I, with Pepper and Mrs. BMAF, head for our sofa and watch a film, we all want to watch at the end of a busy week. To aid us in this quest, we have the minimum subscription to Lovefilm from Amazon, as although we are lucky enough to have an Amazon Prime subscription, sometimes you just want … [Read more...]
Would Streaming end Pound Movies?
The other day we wrote a blog about streaming of movies, due to the Mail running an article that claimed the DVD format was facing the end. This was because a DVD rental by post service was putting its prices up! VHS died out previously, but I for one hope that DVD does not follow. I’ve said before that streaming has issues, such as lack of subtitle options, unable to … [Read more...]
Leave Streaming to Ghostbusters, we want a DVD
It has recently been announced that Amazon/Love Film service is to have an overhaul of all its disc by posts services. Link to story from the Daily Mail here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3298269/Amazon-customers-horrified-price-hike-customers-paying-FIVE-TIMES-films-delivered-post.html It saddens me that the Mail have heralded this as the death of DVD, I get the … [Read more...]