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(purbeast had a) redbox fail

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purbeast0 said:
3 weeks ago i rented 50 shades of gray (TO WATCH WITH MY WIFE I SWEAR!! oh, and the movie was terrible) from redbox.

cliffs:
- redbox movie flew off car and gone for good
- redbox refunded me $15 out of the $36 (17 day max charge)
- 50 shades of gray was a terrible movie.
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Do you still use Redbox?
Have you seen the newest 50 shades movies (unrated)? Asking for my wife.
 
RossMAN said:
Do you still use Redbox?
Have you seen the newest 50 shades movies (unrated)? Asking for my wife.
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Yep I still use Redbox regularly, but I have not seen another 50 Shades movie since that POS.

I rented The Intruder last night from Redbox and watched it. Was better than I expected.
 
I haven't touched a Redbox in probably 3+ years. Whats the point anymore? Aren't there tons of streaming services where you can just stream it to your home?

Given, I guess for ultra quality people it's not going to be bluray quality.
 
s0me0nesmind1 said:
I haven't touched a Redbox in probably 3+ years. Whats the point anymore? Aren't there tons of streaming services where you can just stream it to your home?

Given, I guess for ultra quality people it's not going to be bluray quality.
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Yeah it's about the quality, sound more so than video for me.
 
s0me0nesmind1 said:
I haven't touched a Redbox in probably 3+ years. Whats the point anymore? Aren't there tons of streaming services where you can just stream it to your home?

Given, I guess for ultra quality people it's not going to be bluray quality.
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Most newer releases won't be on streaming platforms right away I've found. And the cost to rent a movie from Amazon is generally more expensive than redbox, so if it's not totally inconvenient, I'll go to redbox.
 
deadlyapp said:
Most newer releases won't be on streaming platforms right away I've found. And the cost to rent a movie from Amazon is generally more expensive than redbox, so if it's not totally inconvenient, I'll go to redbox.
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Most new releases are streaming on FIOS before Redbox has em. Usually like 3-4 weeks early.
 
deadlyapp said:
Most newer releases won't be on streaming platforms right away I've found. And the cost to rent a movie from Amazon is generally more expensive than redbox, so if it's not totally inconvenient, I'll go to redbox.
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purbeast0 said:
Most new releases are streaming on FIOS before Redbox has em. Usually like 3-4 weeks early.
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Yeah I thought I remembered reading articles that Hollywood lobbying that RedBox actually gets them LATER than other places.... Basically, giving hollywood-based owned streaming platforms a leg up.
 
We haven't had a redbox in my town since some dumbass accidentally pressed the gas instead of the brake and ran right through it and the circle k wall about 3 years ago. It was the only 1 in town so we pretty much stopped renting from them. About a year ago, we got some knock off called dvd xpress i think and we've used it frequently. otherwise, we would still be using RB.
 
purbeast0 said:
Most new releases are streaming on FIOS before Redbox has em. Usually like 3-4 weeks early.
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s0me0nesmind1 said:
Yeah I thought I remembered reading articles that Hollywood lobbying that RedBox actually gets them LATER than other places.... Basically, giving hollywood-based owned streaming platforms a leg up.
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Maybe that's the case - I cut cable years ago though so if they end up on cable movie platforms before other streaming platforms I guess I wouldn't know.
 
s0me0nesmind1 said:
I haven't touched a Redbox in probably 3+ years. Whats the point anymore? Aren't there tons of streaming services where you can just stream it to your home?

Given, I guess for ultra quality people it's not going to be bluray quality.
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Besides quality redbox runs coupon codes all the time. So I usually pay between $0 - $1 to rent something. And our location is pretty convenient so I don't really have to go out of my way. If it wasn't convenient then I wouldn't use it
 
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