The Criterion Collection

[Clare2904]

Originally Posted by HyperRealist

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Anyone know how to watch Hulu outside of the US? I know how to get Netflix but I believe for Hulu you need to enter credit card details ???

[natureboy]

Originally Posted by Clare2904

Anyone know how to watch Hulu outside of the US? I know how to get Netflix but I believe for Hulu you need to enter credit card details ???

Yeah, someone post their credit card details here for Clare.

[Clare2904]

Originally Posted by natureboy

Yeah, someone post their credit card details here for Clare.

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by Clare2904

Anyone know how to watch Hulu outside of the US? I know how to get Netflix but I believe for Hulu you need to enter credit card details ???

You can use one of those Vanilla Mastercard or Visa gift cards, just make sure it is one of those you can add an address or a zip code, to use one from US, i think there is some website with more info, but it worked for me

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by Clare2904

Here's what you do:

First step, buy a vanilla mastercard from 7-11. When you get home you have to register it online, go to their website first then go into your internets "advanced settings" and find the cookies for all the sites you've visited and look for the mastercard one specifically. I know there's a way to do that for Google chrome but of course don't know if that's what you're using.

Then you clear the cookies and go back to the mastercard website and hit "refresh" which will prompt it to bring up a screen that will ask you what country you are registering it for to which you will hit United states.

Last step is to go onto google maps or pretty much anywhere that lists an American zip code and register it to the card.

And bam! American credit card ready for Hulu!

[Blu-Velvet]

Nice night to celebrate Mardi Gras, as my Criterion flash-sale order arrived today at the same time as my Fox Connect half-price sale order! What to watch first... ?

CRITERION:
Zatoichi box set
- - (leaning towards checking out the first three tonight with some well-warmed sake!)
Throne of Blood
Rififi
Thief
La Vie de Boheme
King of the Hill
Foreign Correspondent
Tess
Jules and Jim

FOX:
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The 300 Spartans
Romeo + Juliet (2013)
Garden State
Jennifer's Body / Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Don Jon

[Scottie]

I just finished watching Foreign Correspondent and it's easily one of my least favorite films in the entire collection and one of my least favorite Hitchcock films of all time. I was really hoping to like it, as I have seen the majority of Hitchcock's catalogue and have generally enjoyed the majority of them; however, this one was way off the mark for me.

The story was very uninteresting and far-fetched, in my opinion. I am not the biggest political thriller fan, though I am fine with them as long as they are engaging and compelling. This one seemed to lack both of those ingredients for me. As I sit here and think about it, the entire film seemed like it could have been done in a shorter fashion. A lot of it seemed very fillerish to me, especially with some of the dialogue and the ending. One of the things that bothered me the most was that the main star seemed incredibly naïve and clueless to the world around him. I understand he was in unfamiliar territory, but after people try to kill you x amount of times, one would assume he would not be so trusting. Not to mention, the whole romance thing with him and Fisher's daughter seemed even more phony than a James Bond romance.

I don't really like the fact that I'm going on and on about this as I have enormous respect for Hitchcock, but I'm just really let down considering several of his films are in my (nonexistent) favorite films of all time list and I saw one of his best films, Lifeboat, a few weeks ago and I was immediately blown away.

Oh well - you win some, you lose some.

[mattrobin90]

Yeah I'm not a huge fan of Foreign Correspondent for many of the reasons you mentioned. I wished that Criterion would have considered a different Hitchcock film to release, but it's better than no Hitchcock I guess.

[ParticleDan]

Originally Posted by JoeBuck

Here's what you do:

First step, buy a vanilla mastercard from 7-11. When you get home you have to register it online, go to their website first then go into your internets "advanced settings" and find the cookies for all the sites you've visited and look for the mastercard one specifically. I know there's a way to do that for Google chrome but of course don't know if that's what you're using.

Then you clear the cookies and go back to the mastercard website and hit "refresh" which will prompt it to bring up a screen that will ask you what country you are registering it for to which you will hit United states.

Last step is to go onto google maps or pretty much anywhere that lists an American zip code and register it to the card.

And bam! American credit card ready for Hulu!

It doesn't have to be that complicated. I've tried this and it works: http://o.canada.com/technology/perso...lus-in-canada/

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by ParticleDan

It doesn't have to be that complicated. I've tried this and it works: http://o.canada.com/technology/perso...lus-in-canada/

Its really not complicated at all, took me a whole of five minutes, if that.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by mattrobin90

Yeah I'm not a huge fan of Foreign Correspondent for many of the reasons you mentioned. I wished that Criterion would have considered a different Hitchcock film to release, but it's better than no Hitchcock I guess.

Very true. And it also shows that they have not forgotten him.

[ParticleDan]

Originally Posted by JoeBuck

Its really not complicated at all, took me a whole of five minutes, if that.

Must've been a lightning fast trip to 7-11

[jw007]

I just borrowed Z from the library. Haven't seen it yet!

I also just reserved a copy of Blue is the Warmest Color too (there are already 110 other people on the wait list with only 17 copies available...I wonder how long this will take?). A friend of mine today told me that this film was simply amazing and he hadn't seen anything like it before. He also said it goes beyond sex. I can't wait to see if he's right.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by jw007

I just borrowed Z from the library. Haven't seen it yet!

I also just reserved a copy of Blue is the Warmest Color too (there are already 110 other people on the wait list with only 17 copies available...I wonder how long this will take?). A friend of mine today told me that this film was simply amazing and he hadn't seen anything like it before. He also said it goes beyond sex. I can't wait to see if he's right.

Both are excellent films. I don't think you'll be disappointed with either.

[Member-167298]

Originally Posted by jw007

I just borrowed Z from the library. Haven't seen it yet!

I also just reserved a copy of Blue is the Warmest Color too (there are already 110 other people on the wait list with only 17 copies available...I wonder how long this will take?). A friend of mine today told me that this film was simply amazing and he hadn't seen anything like it before. He also said it goes beyond sex. I can't wait to see if he's right.

FYI - Blue is streaming on NetFlix.

[hustlermane]

Hmm, I have a Hulu subscription and I can't remember what I did… I think I just used my regular debit card and put in a BS zip code or something… haven't had any issues

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by ParticleDan

Must've been a lightning fast trip to 7-11

Cause there aren't a million of those in every city while you're doing your daily schedule

[smoss469]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I just finished watching Foreign Correspondent and it's easily one of my least favorite films in the entire collection and one of my least favorite Hitchcock films of all time. I was really hoping to like it, as I have seen the majority of Hitchcock's catalogue and have generally enjoyed the majority of them; however, this one was way off the mark for me.

The story was very uninteresting and far-fetched, in my opinion. I am not the biggest political thriller fan, though I am fine with them as long as they are engaging and compelling. This one seemed to lack both of those ingredients for me. As I sit here and think about it, the entire film seemed like it could have been done in a shorter fashion. A lot of it seemed very fillerish to me, especially with some of the dialogue and the ending. One of the things that bothered me the most was that the main star seemed incredibly naïve and clueless to the world around him. I understand he was in unfamiliar territory, but after people try to kill you x amount of times, one would assume he would not be so trusting. Not to mention, the whole romance thing with him and Fisher's daughter seemed even more phony than a James Bond romance.

I don't really like the fact that I'm going on and on about this as I have enormous respect for Hitchcock, but I'm just really let down considering several of his films are in my (nonexistent) favorite films of all time list and I saw one of his best films, Lifeboat, a few weeks ago and I was immediately blown away.

Oh well - you win some, you lose some.

I really enjoyed it. I'd say it's my 2nd favorite CC Hitchcock release.

(If pressed I'd have to go The Lady Vanishes, Foreign Correspondent, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The 39 Steps)

[zkirkland]

Sweet Smell of Success always makes me smile with delight watching the sleaziness that runs rampant in this particular world. Lancaster just towers over the film and it's just beautiful to watch him and Curtis bounce incredible dialogue off each other like boxers connecting on haymakers.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by smoss469

I really enjoyed it. I'd say it's my 2nd favorite CC Hitchcock release.

(If pressed I'd have to go The Lady Vanishes, Foreign Correspondent, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The 39 Steps)

I enjoyed it. Don't own it but I've seen it numerous times. Love the windmills, umbrellas, and George Sanders who is one of those actors who makes just about everything, he's in, better just because..... I think Quentin Tarantino said something to the effect that there's no one who talks like George Sanders in films anymore.


Off topic: The long national nightmare is almost over!-The part for my tv came in today and the service appointment is tomorrow. Hopefully, all goes well and I can leave this non Blu-ray purgatory I've been sentenced to since early Feb.