Blu-rays You Recently Rented

[RustyK94]

I have started cutting down on my purchasing and have just started renting Blu's

What Blu-ray's have you rented recently?

[ubertaffy]

Australia was a fun watch but definately not worth purchasing. Eagle Eye was fun and if it was ever on a deep discount i might pick it up. Just rented Slumdog Millionaire. Considered buying it, but its the kind of movie i really wanted to watch one more time (saw it in the theatre) but not likely the kind you re-watch a bunch.

[Lord_Lemon]

Last Blu-Ray I saw that was a rental was Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Pretty damn funny I have to say. Just got Punisher: War Zone in from netflix. Gonna watch that soon.

[s2mikey]

Australia - Worth a watch, wouldnt buy it though
Twilight - We loved it and will buy it
Rachel Getting Married - Solid, but only a rental
Casino Royale - Didnt like it at all
Quo Vadis - Not that good

The moral of the story is that renting is your FRIEND and blind buying just doesnt pan out most of the time. Just in my list, just 1 out of 5 films was worth buying for me. The rest would have been a waste of money.

[FindYourWay]

Recently rented blu:

Elegy
Slumdog Millionaire
Sex Drive
Quarantine
Day Watch

*Note: No comments from me as I am learning that no one gives a shit about peeps opinions. If the film interests you, watch it!

[Steve]

Recently rented 28 Weeks Later and Leatherheads from Netflix. Both were worth a watch, but I won't buy either one.

[Sarge]

I tend to watch movies over again and as such have a tough time with renting. Just seems to be tacking on another $4-6 to the purchase price. This is particularly true with some lower priced tv series that rent by the disk; ie. buy the series for $40 vs renting the 4 disk individually. Also bugs me not to have something tangible. It's one thing to go to the cinema for the experience, as I can't adequately replicate that at home.

Yes, as a result I have been burned by the occasional regreattable blind buy, but these can also be re-sold to offset some of the purchase price. I think the infrequency with when this happens outweights the 'investment' of renting and then subsequently buying. And that also assumes that every rental is returned on time!

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Sarge

I tend to watch movies over again and as such have a tough time with renting. Just seems to be tacking on another $4-6 to the purchase price. This is particularly true with some lower priced tv series that rent by the disk; ie. buy the series for $40 vs renting the 4 disk individually. Also bugs me not to have something tangible. It's one thing to go to the cinema for the experience, as I can't adequately replicate that at home.

Yes, as a result I have been burned by the occasional regreattable blind buy, but these can also be re-sold to offset some of the purchase price. I think the infrequency with when this happens outweights the 'investment' of renting and then subsequently buying. And that also assumes that every rental is returned on time!

You bring up a good point, but for me personally, the number of movies weeded out by renting more than makes up for the rental cost and ends up saving me $$$ in the long run. But I also rent from Netflix and don't spend anywhere near $4-6 per movie.

[robertc88]

95% are rentals. I try to get the new releases as often as possible each week!

[The Guilty Party]

Recent Blu-Rentals

Body of Lies: Decent not great. I'm not a big fan of CIA films so this wasn't in my wheelhouse.

Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist: Slightly above average film with Michael Cera playing the same character he did in Juno and SuperBad.

Madagascar 2: As kids movies go, I thought this was good. Better than the first one.

Synecdoche, New York: A little slow for the first hour and a half but the final half hour is AMAZING. Charlie Kaufman really is an awesome screenwriter.

Punisher War Zone: I think my wife liked this more than me. The action scenes were totally fun (hanging from a chandelier while shooting everything is sight was awesome). The plot itself was a tad weak hence making it a very average film.

Twilight: Wow. I didn't think I'd make it 20 minutes into this but I made it the whole way through and thought it was actually entertaining. Now, I actually want to see the sequel but I'll be damned if I see it in a theater with 200 15 year old screaming girls.

Babylon A.D.: Brutal!

My Name Is Bruce: This movie was a lot of fun to watch but then again, I'm a total fanboy when it comes to Bruce Campbell. If you're not into his movies, you'll probably hate this.

[Stiny-Ray2]

Originally Posted by RustyK94

I have started cutting down on my purchasing and have just started renting Blu's

What Blu-ray's have you rented recently?

I have been rentinf for quite some time now...haven't purchased a Bluray disk in a while. Come to think of it i rented the Dark Knight. I have about 70 Blurays which i purchased all reference quality. I don't buy any Bluray disk just for the sake having them...that includes some of those Horrific looking transers that look just like their DVD counterparts.

[brettallica]

Just rented Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed on Blu from Netflix with Ben Stein. That was a great movie.

We watched Shooter before that.

I'd probably buy Shooter, but I don't think I'd like to re-watch Expelled.

[andyman1970]

I just returned Righteous Kill to Netflix yesterday and will be returning Pineapple Express today. Both were ok movies that are worth seeing once, maybe twice but don't think I'd purchase either of them.

[Teabaggins]

Originally Posted by andyman1970

Both were ok movies that are worth seeing once, maybe twice but don't think I'd purchase either of them.

I feel this way about 99% of the movies I see

[deadhatetheliving]

Last movie I rented and watched was
-Transporter 3
Renting from Blockbuster.com
-C.of N.: Prince Caspian
-Twilight
-Wanted