• @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    61 month ago

    PVOD is pretty good, actually, IMHO better than streaming. Renting isn’t perfect, but I’d rather pay $5 to watch something one night than subscribe to something for $12/mo so I can watch the same thing with ads.

    $25 ain’t bad if it’s an indefinite rental, but paying so much for 48 hour access is insane! It’s not like you’re getting a premium experience in a theater or something, in which case I get it.

    • @anakin78z
      link
      English
      31 month ago

      I disagree. Paying $25 for a family of 4 and having the added bonus of not putting up with theater bullshit (e.g. ridiculous candy prices and asshole people) seems like a damn good deal.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        English
        11 month ago

        Nobody’s making you buy candy. And people at the theaters actually aren’t that bad.

        If PVOD rentals were still in theaters you’d have a point, and that applies for the movies mentioned in the articles. But most movies on PVOD are out of the theaters.

        • @fishos
          link
          English
          11 month ago

          Way to miss the point. Name a place where a family of 4 can get 4 tickets to a current movie for $25. It’s not happening. They’re saying that for them, $25 is a fucking steal compared to the theatre experience just on price alone, BEFORE you even consider snacks and other people.

          • @[email protected]
            link
            fedilink
            English
            01 month ago

            Why are you comparing PVOD to theaters lol it’s more similar to physical media and streaming services

            • @fishos
              link
              English
              -1
              edit-2
              1 month ago

              I dunno, my 65 inch TV and 5.1 surround sound system, along with adjustable lighting, begs to differ. Just cus your system sucks doesn’t mean everyone’s does.

              Also “more similar to physical media”. So here we have exhibit A: the guy who thinks license rentals are the same as ownership. I’m just gonna be honest, if you misunderstood that, I’m not expecting you to understand anything else in this discussion.