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ChemGal said:
Any thoughts on how this will play out?
http://torrentfreak.com/netflix-cracks-down-on-vpn-and-proxy-pirates-150103/
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Bad publicity for NF but will cut down on people bypassing location restrictions (e.g. Canadian accessing NF US to get content not available on NF Canada).

I'm sure someone will always find a way around it but the workarounds will likely get more complex, meaning fewer people will have the skills to implement them.

It will also likely drive some people who have been getting their content legitimately (or semi-legitimately at least) via NF (and Hulu which also cracking down on proxy and VPN) back to downloading which is exactly what the movie studios who have forced NF to do this don't want. IOW, they are once again screwing themselves instead of fixing the problem. Making more content available through legit online sources like NF and Hulu is ultimately in their best interests if they want to defeat the torrenters.
 
Interesting read. One of these services I am familiar with. It will be a wait and see......
 
I can't say I have seen any of these.

As great as Netflix is, finding good movies you haven't yet seen can be a chore. You may have even started believing that you've already seen them all. Rest assured, there is very little chance you have.

A Good Movie to Watch suggests movies you haven’t seen, but you should. To do this, we only recommend movies that have received at least a 6.7 rating on IMDB and a 60% Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. This means that these movies have been appreciated by both critics and viewers, so you can trust that they’re awesome. We also try to specialize in movies that didn’t make a huge splash at the box office or which didn’t get the attention they deserved, so there is little chance you have already seen them.

Below we count down our most favorite movies among those available to stream on Netflix Instant USA.
http://agoodmovietowatch.com/netflix/best-movies-have-not-seen/
 
Great suggestion, Jobam. I will be posting this on my Facebook page. The way I read your post, it looks as though you are involved with the work they do - have I read that correctly or have I misinterpreted your post?
 
HI Motheroffive - the Good Movie to Watch is a cut and paste from their website - I don't work for them etc....my partner is a movie buff - thus we are always looking for movies to watch. We are addicted to Netflix - more for binge watching of series. We do watch occasional movies we have missed. There is a huge difference in the movies that are listed in the US Netflix than Canadian site - for reasons that have been stated in this thread.
 
It will be interesting to see if netflix is successful. I am guessing that unblockus will just find another way. The one thing that I have learned in my years is that those that want to hack or break policies will do it.

I struggle with using unblocku. It is definitely a cheat.
 
My bf and I were using unblocku for a few months until we realised that most of what we wanted to watch had been added to the Canadian version. The Canadian version has definitely improved since it was started but at the beginning there wasn't much I wanted to see on it. I agree with Mendella though, if they want people to stop streaming and jumping around blocks, improve your own product.
 
We don't use a vpn service. So far, there is enough we want to see on the Canadian side.

I am loving Archer right now. I'm up to season 4 already.
 
Pinga said:
It will be interesting to see if netflix is successful. I am guessing that unblockus will just find another way. The one thing that I have learned in my years is that those that want to hack or break policies will do it.

I struggle with using unblocku. It is definitely a cheat.
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well, the 'g_ds' have done a g_od job at taking more choices away from us...and 'endangering' us without accountability...

now we live in a world where even bug reports can be breaking the law

and some of these 'g_ds' are being quite immoral with their copyright notice and notice system in Canada...

cory doctorow has a 'fun' story aboot the whole schpiel called "Huxleyed Into the Full Orwell"

human burgeoning vs. control -- the dance of humanity

(remember the old days of all those different methods to try to copy protect software? all those book # refs etc...i remember there was an Ultima game where you would have to use a disk to create a character and when that character died...you couldn't use the disk again...gahhh...)
 
chansen said:
We don't use a vpn service. So far, there is enough we want to see on the Canadian side.
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Ditto.

chansen said:
I am loving Archer right now. I'm up to season 4 already.
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Watched the first couple seasons. Very good. Will get back to it someday.

I just watched the animated adaptation of the Frank Millar classic graphic novel Batman : Year One, part of a new batch of content NF got from Warner. Excellent adaptation of my all-time favorite version of the Batman origin story. Basically, has Bruce Wayne's first exploits as Batman paralleling James Gordon's (Commissioner Gordon in later stories) first year on the Gotham police force, with Bruce battling crime and corruption on the streets while Gordon copes with a highly corrupt police force. Both score small victories in their battles by the end but there's a long way to go... Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins nicked parts of the story but Millar's version is much more grounded, focussed on the brutality of a city ruled by corruption with no freakshow villains, though he slips in a Catwoman origin story on the side (which eventually dovetails into Batman's story).
 
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Jobam said:
I can't say I have seen any of these.

As great as Netflix is, finding good movies you haven't yet seen can be a chore. You may have even started believing that you've already seen them all. Rest assured, there is very little chance you have.

A Good Movie to Watch suggests movies you haven’t seen, but you should. To do this, we only recommend movies that have received at least a 6.7 rating on IMDB and a 60% Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. This means that these movies have been appreciated by both critics and viewers, so you can trust that they’re awesome. We also try to specialize in movies that didn’t make a huge splash at the box office or which didn’t get the attention they deserved, so there is little chance you have already seen them.

Below we count down our most favorite movies among those available to stream on Netflix Instant USA.
http://agoodmovietowatch.com/netflix/best-movies-have-not-seen/
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That sounds good Jobam. For years now I have made it my policy to only go see movies that rate at least 75% fresh at Rotten Tomatoes. I also prefer to watch PG and G films.
 
Pr. Jae said:
That sounds good Jobam. For years now I have made it my policy to only go see movies that rate at least 75% fresh at Rotten Tomatoes. I also prefer to watch PG and G films.
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That makes it easier, I guess. For me, I like sex, abhor violence, so the letters aren't terribly meaningful. I look for the warning labels: "nudity" gets my nod, if they have to mention "violent" it will be too violent for me.
 
Pr. Jae said:
That sounds good Jobam. For years now I have made it my policy to only go see movies that rate at least 75% fresh at Rotten Tomatoes. I also prefer to watch PG and G films.
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My problem is that I occasionally enjoy movies that the critics did not, so the "fresh" rating (or similar metarating systems) does not always help me. Knowing the plot and why the critic did or did not like the movie tells me more than a simple rating. For instance, using your 75% criterion would eliminate The Adventure of Buckaroo Banzai (72%), which is a classic of weird s-f to some of us. IMDB ratings are similarly problematic because sometimes well-known films win out over equally good but fringe-y films. And, yes, my taste in movies can be weird at times which means mainstream criticism, which meta-sites tend to reflect, isn't helpful to me.
 
I've been watching another Netflix series - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. OITNB it is not, it's more of a 13 going on 30 meets 30 Rock kind thing.
Light and fun, and the episodes are short.
 
I heard about it in a recent article by John Doyle in the Globe. Thanks for the review.

I just finished Richard Linklater's film Waking Life. Much to contemplate there about the intersection of dreams and life. Very odd and probably not for everyone. For one thing, it's nearly plotless, just a young man going from scene to scene as various people talk about life (some are characters played by actors, some are actual philosophers, film directors, etc.) dreams, and so on. Gets plottier as it moves on but, even so, not much story to it. Also, it's animated but not your usual animation. It's a digital version of rotoscoping where you shoot live action, then draw the animation over the live action. The whole thing does have a very dreamlike quality. Staying on my list because I likely need to see it again. Oh, and if you're a Linklater fan, there's apparently Easter eggs galore (the couple from his Before series - Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight - appear, a pinball machine from another of his movies, and so on). I haven't seen enough of his movies to get all of them, but was reading about them in the IMDB entry for the movie.
 
Watched Wentworth -- two seasons - number of episodes -- out of Australia.
Think Orange is the New Black, but not pretty.

Interesting around control and prison changing people.
 
I'm loving all the BBC stuff on Netflix. Currently working through Scott & Bailey (two female Manchester detectives) and really enjoying it.

And just finished Last Tango in Halifax. If you love Derek Jacobi (as I do, ever since I, Claudius), it's a real nice series. Just two seasons; simple plot - two childhood sweethearts meet up in old age, re-fall in love, and get married. But by now, their families are a bit complicated.
 
Someday when our ship comes in, we too will be able to enjoy the luxury of Netflix. Til then, we will just have to content ourselves with watching other things...

...the birds singing in the trees

...the comings and goings of neighbors

...our cat at play

...nature as it changes over the seasons

Not as glamorous as Netflix is, I know.
 
I assume that you do not have cable, either, Jae? I have Netflix because I refuse to pay the ransom to Rogers that they demand so that I can watch Jeopardy twice or thrice a week.
 
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