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jbloggs · 10-18-2016, 06:15 PM

Watch selected free titles on Vudu with ADs...

http://www.vudu.com/movies/#uiPage/232

Dellamorte13 · 10-26-2016, 02:47 AM

It's a lot like Crackle (as far as the ads go) but with better movies.

strumdogg · 10-26-2016, 03:09 AM

Yeah, a Walmart employee actually told me about it last week. I was chatting him up about the Blu-ray "reset", and he (out of the blue) started promoting it...

Quote:

"Do you use VUDU?"

"Yeah"

"Well, now you can get a LOT of movies on VUDU for free...you just have to watch a few commercials. Like, 2 or 3 per movie, so it's not bad."

"Great! I'll check it out."

"Oh, and..."

"Sorry, I have to go."

I have yet to try streaming any movie I don't already own, but it sounds like a good trade-off.

DaBargainHunta · 10-26-2016, 03:25 AM

Is it really only 2-3 commercials per movie? That would place it miles ahead of the other free services (Crackle, Tubi TV, etc.).

strumdogg · 10-26-2016, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

Is it really only 2-3 commercials per movie? That would place it miles ahead of the other free services (Crackle, Tubi TV, etc.).

I'm sure he was "puffing" it up. As I said, I haven't tried, but I definitely will...

Even if it's 1 commercial for every 15-20 minutes of a movie (doubling what the guy told me on average), that's OK by me for free...

I think he said something like 500-600 movies were eligible right now!...Lookling at the "genres" they offer, it's not easy to tell if titles are cross-listed...but there are A LOT!

bigjim25 · 10-26-2016, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

Is it really only 2-3 commercials per movie? That would place it miles ahead of the other free services (Crackle, Tubi TV, etc.).

It's actually a little more than 2-3. I tested True Grit and it was like 2-3 every 18 minutes or so.

but free is free

DaBargainHunta · 10-26-2016, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by strumdogg

I'm sure he was "puffing" it up. As I said, I haven't tried, but I definitely will...

Even if it's 1 commercial for every 15-20 minutes of a movie (doubling what the guy told me on average), that's OK by me for free...

I think he said something like 500-600 movies were eligible right now!

Yeah, there's a nice selection of free movies.

Some quick recommendations:

- Jeff, Who Lives at Home
- A Walk to Remember (own this on DVD)
- The Beaver
- D.A.R.Y.L. (own this on DVD)
- Out of Time (own this on DVD)
- The Fighting Temptations (own this on DVD - recent Goodwill find)
- 100 Girls (own this on DVD)
- Pete's Christmas (own this on Blu-ray, DVD, and UV/VUDU)
- Hunk (childhood favorite, so no idea how it holds up - own it in one of those budget sets)
- Klown (shockingly raunchy foreign flick)

As always, check Netflix, Hulu, etc. - whatever other commercial-free streaming services you might subscribe to - before watching anything on VUDU.

I might try The Monitor soon, which isn't on any of the aforementioned ad-free services but is on other freebie services with commercials like Tubi. I've been meaning to watch it for a while.

strumdogg · 10-26-2016, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

Yeah, there's a nice selection of free movies.

Some quick recommendations

- Jeff, Who Lives at Home - Seen it!
- A Walk to Remember - Seen it!
- The Beaver - Seen it!
- D.A.R.Y.L. - Seen it! (but Oh God I want this on Blu-ray)
- Out of Time - Seen it!
- The Fighting Temptations - Seen it!
- 100 Girls - ???
- Pete's Christmas - Seen it! (Dollar Tree)
- Hunk - ???

Annotations added.

DaBargainHunta · 10-26-2016, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by strumdogg

Annotations added.

I added annotations of my own.

I remember 100 Girls being fantastic, but I was ten years younger when I saw it. Worth a shot for free.

Hunk is about a schlub who sells his soul to the devil to become - you guessed it - a hunk. As a kid, I thought Gene Wilder played the schlub - don't ask me why. It never entered my mind to question why he'd be slumming it in something like this. Even back then, I noticed the plot holes you could drive a truck through. But everyone my age saw and loved the movie. It's good, goofy fun. Whether I'd still like it, who knows.

Another recommendation:

- Klown (shockingly raunchy foreign flick)

strumdogg · 10-26-2016, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

I added annotations of my own.

D.A.R.Y.L. is such a fun movie...

Just another on the list of favorites from the era (e.g. Flight of the Navigator, Explorers...) that need a US BD release!

PS: Ew...I'll look at Klown another time. I'm in a certain, non-Klown mode.

DaBargainHunta · 10-26-2016, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by strumdogg

D.A.R.Y.L. is such a fun movie...

Just another favorite from the era (e.g. Flight of the Navigator, Explorers...) that needs a US BD release!

I watched D.A.R.Y.L. and Cloak & Dagger on DVD a month or so ago. Great '80s fun.

Explorers and Flight of the Navigator are also great. You'd think at least Mill Creek would put some of them out.

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Originally Posted by strumdogg

PS: Ew...I'll look at Klown another time. I'm in a certain, non-Klown mode.

Definitely not something that would ever be made in the USA.

strumdogg · 10-26-2016, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

Cloak & Dagger

That one too!

So weird, I was having a conversation with another friend about this movie, and then it started popping up on HBO!

In fact (for those that have it), it's playing in a few hours on the HBO Family (East) channel at 4:05 a.m.

Set your DVRs!

mike568 · 10-26-2016, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by strumdogg

That one too!

So weird, I was having a conversation with another friend about this movie, and then it started popping up on HBO!

In fact (for those that have it), it's playing in a few hours on the HBO Family (East) channel at 4:05 a.m.

Set your DVRs!

You don't have to DVR HBO. You can use HBO GO and not waste your DVR space. 99.999% of programs, tv shows, and movies that air on live HBO channels are on HBO Go. I have unlimited data and 135MBs down and 6MBs up with Charter so I have the bandwidth.

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strumdogg · 10-26-2016, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by mike568

You don't have to DVR HBO...

Figure of speech.

I guess even that is outdated these days.

mike568 · 10-26-2016, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by strumdogg

Figure of speech.

I guess even that is outdated these days.

I didn't want you wasting your DVR space.

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strumdogg · 10-26-2016, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mike568

I didn't want you wasting your DVR space.

1 TB, and I keep it nice & tidy, so I'm OK.

StankYouSmellyMuch · 10-26-2016, 04:16 PM

I was trying to find this section using the app on Xbox One but couldn't find it. I'll try again later.

10-18-2016, 06:15 PM	#1
jbloggs Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2014 Digital collection:10 Trading Score:1035 Timezone GMT: -5	Watch selected free titles on Vudu with ADs Watch selected free titles on Vudu with ADs... http://www.vudu.com/movies/#uiPage/232

10-26-2016, 02:47 AM	#2
Dellamorte13 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Location:CA 4K collection:383 Blu-ray collection:1249 DVD collection:150 MA collection:3 Digital collection:426 Trading Score:15 Timezone GMT: -8	It's a lot like Crackle (as far as the ads go) but with better movies.

10-26-2016, 03:25 AM	#4
DaBargainHunta Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:May 2011 Location:Parts Unknown - because I blabbed about Mars! Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:30 Timezone GMT: -5	Is it really only 2-3 commercials per movie? That would place it miles ahead of the other free services (Crackle, Tubi TV, etc.).

10-26-2016, 04:16 PM	#17
StankYouSmellyMuch Special Member Member since:Feb 2013 Timezone GMT: -8	I was trying to find this section using the app on Xbox One but couldn't find it. I'll try again later.

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