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Lucy (8 KP) rated Netflix in Apps

Jan 22, 2019  
Netflix
Netflix
Entertainment, Lifestyle
9
8.7 (589 Ratings)
App Rating
There are great shows and movies to be watched on Netflix although I feel the shows are normally better than the film's. Great streaming service with regular additions of new things to watch. Netflix originals are my favourites although sometimes it can take ages for you to find something you want to watch.
  
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Carol Avery (1 KP) rated Amazon in Apps

Apr 13, 2018  
Amazon
Amazon
Lifestyle, Shopping
10
8.9 (262 Ratings)
App Rating
The convenience of shopping in my underwear. (3 more)
Great prices and deals.
They have literally everything!!
Quick and easy returns.
Beware false photos! (1 more)
Let’s be honest Amazon streaming service sucks. Owch.
Oh boy it’s Amazon
Amazon the killer of old school retail. Let’s be honest everyone loves shopping in their underwear. I mean does it really get better than that? You pay a small subscription fee which not only gives you free two day shipping. (Which has saved my butt one to many times). It also gives you excess to their streaming subscriptions, prime reading and prime music! What a steal!
  
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PETE (1 KP) rated Netflix in Apps

Jan 15, 2018  
Netflix
Netflix
Entertainment, Lifestyle
9
8.7 (589 Ratings)
App Rating
Binge watching (0 more)
Not as much choice as US version (0 more)
Great streaming service and original content. One of the new homes for indie film. It is exciting to see films that would never get a theatrical release get more exposure. Any real complaint is that the UK version doesn't offer access to enough movies and old tv shows. But still well worth the price.
  
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
2017 | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Funny, well written (0 more)
Surprising good
Honestly I put of watching this and only chose to watch it because it appeared on a streaming service and I wanted to put something on in the background. It was honestly really good and my initial option was wrong. One of the reasons I was putting of watching is because its jumaji and how dare they try to make another jumaji film. If that is one of your reasons the put that reason aside and give it a watch. You won't be disappointed
  
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Katie (868 KP) rated Boomerang in Apps

Jul 1, 2018  
Boomerang
Boomerang
Entertainment
Great content (0 more)
The Boomerang app is great for fans of classic cartoons. Their content includes the entirety of The Flintstones and The Jetsons as well as other Hanna-Barbera classics. They also have plenty of Looney Tunes and WB content. I'm hoping they continue to add to the catalog because no other streaming service carries much of this kind of content. They also stream some modern cartoons which some may be interested in.

I've tried the app on both my Android phone and my Fire Stick. I've had no issue with the streaming and it seems to run very smoothly. I also think the app looks great. The design is clean and colorful. I only have a couple of minor complaints about the app. First, it has a startup screen that has sound that you cannot turn off. This can be somewhat annoying. Second, when selecting a cartoon it automatically starts playing the first episode, or whichever episode you're on rather than taking you to a screen that shows all episodes. If you want to see all of the episodes you have to hit a tiny information button very precisely. I'd rather it just take me to the episode screen immediately.


At only $4.99 a month, I'm really happy with this service. It's pretty inexpensive and I've probably watched more on it than a lot of my other streaming subscriptions (which, as an adult with no children, I probably should be embarrassed by). They also have a 7-day free trial, so I recommend giving it a try!
  
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Peter Brownhill (1 KP) rated Netflix in Apps

Jul 7, 2018  
Netflix
Netflix
Entertainment, Lifestyle
8
8.7 (589 Ratings)
App Rating
the quality of the TV series, especially Netflix own, is very good (0 more)
not a lot of great films (0 more)
Great TV and movie streaming service
I really like Netflix. I had to be converted after only really watching Amazon for a while. I love the variety of TV series available and Netflix own productions are generally well worth the time. The films though aren't that great. Yes, there are some really good movies on there but when you're looking through the categories you can see that a lot of the films are repeated quite often and the rest are pretty rubbish. But to be honest I do watch Netflix a lot more than Amazon now.
  
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Paul (106 KP) rated Swamp Thing in TV

Jun 2, 2019  
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing
2019 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Great actors, great special fx and great use of atmosphere for jump scares. (0 more)
With some involvement with the man behind The Conjuring The Swamp Thing offers an interesting spin on this Horror DC character. Not to give much away but from the opening scene with the people on the Swamp and what happens to them you are being eased into a more adult DC experience, which to me really does fit the source material. It's also nice that they introduce the story before cramming in the Swamp Thing which works better as it builds up the tension.
Its got excellent special effects which was reminiscent of John Carpenters the thing at one point and a great soundtrack. That paired with the quality of the acting and if the rest of the show lives upto the pilot it should be a brilliant addition to the DC universe streaming service.
  
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Paul (106 KP) Jun 7, 2019

It's been cancelled by DC Streaming unfortunately ?

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Jeremy King (346 KP) rated Netflix in Apps

Jun 3, 2019  
Netflix
Netflix
Entertainment, Lifestyle
5
8.7 (589 Ratings)
App Rating
Netflix had it's time
I know people are going to disagree with a lot of what I say. I have used Netflix on different devices and different counties.
Where to start.
-it would be nice if it looked and acted the same on all devices. I base this on use on PC, Roku, IPad and Samsungs
-to have the same options in all countries. Some things are dubbed in english in the USA but in Canada the same shows are only subtitled in english.
-not all things that are available in the USA are in other parts of the world, like Canada
-when you go in to a show it would be nice if it did not start right away. I like to read what ot is about before choosing to view it.
-instead of playing a clip from a movie when scrolling over it a trailer would be better.
-to make it easier to delete off of you continue to watch list.

There are a couple of good streaming service i use over Netflix and some of them are free like tubi.
  
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Lee (2222 KP) created a post

Jun 24, 2018  
I was wondering how everyone feels about digital copies of movies, in particular the digital redeem code that you get when buying a Blu-ray. Personally, I find the whole system very frustrating.

Over the years, I've built up a nice little collection of these backup copies online using flixster video. I have the app on my iPhone and iPad, and although I've never really made much use of them, it's nice to know they're there if I ever do want to access them. I also used to have the flixster app on my NowTV streaming stick (a Roku based system, produced in conjunction with Sky TV), enabling me to fire up a movie quickly without having to hunt for the Blu-ray and load that up. Nice, I liked where this was all heading.

But then NowTV disallowed the flixster app from their boxes, presumably in favour of their own Sky store system. And then I bought a few Blu-ray's and tried to redeem the digital code, only to find that flixster wasn't supported, only Google Play. Luckily, I have a Google Play account, so I was able to still use it, but the point is I now have my digital movies in multiple locations.

Recently, my daughter wanted to own Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. The Blu-ray wasn't out yet, but it was available to buy and download, and Amazon we're offering it at a reduced price. So, now we also have another location where a purchased movie lives.

All of these companies seem to be so interested in restricting us to using their service, and only their service. To me, that makes life more difficult, when it should be getting easier. Instead, I now find it easier to just pickup a Blu-ray from the shelf, instead of trying to remember where My digital copy is located. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, maybe I'm using the wrong service altogether. Maybe there's a simpler way out there that I don't know about. Or maybe I'm just getting too old for technology these days! I don't know but I'm interested to hear what others think.
     
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Andy K (10821 KP) Jun 24, 2018

Very much agree. If you own the movie, you can do what you want with it, when you want. If you own digital, you are entirely at the whim of the studios which is what they want, but not good for you. What if Disney decides they don't want you to own the digital Beauty and the Beast any more? They can just yank it from you. Now stores like Best Buy are not even carrying DVDs at all their locations. It's a conspiracy!

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Meg Dean (138 KP) Jun 25, 2018

I like them for the same reason I like ebooks...they are easy to store. We live in a small apt. so my massive library needs to have as small a footprint as possible.

Jordskott - Season 1
Jordskott - Season 1
2015 | Drama
If you’re looking for something in the flavor of Grimm and Supernatural, the Swedish drama Jordskott may be right up your alley. Despite being found on horror streaming service Shudder, the series doesn’t have a whole bunch of the horror elements. What it does have, for the first season at least, is a decent storyline.

The characters in Jordskott are rather bland, unfortunately and they are not its strong point. The main character, Eva Thörnblad is an heiress who returns home to where seven years ago, her daughter Josefine disappeared. Much of her role in the series involved losing cars (she went through three in the first season), disobeying orders, brazenly rushing into things, and deflecting an all too beautifully sweet love interest. (I adore Tom Aronsson as a character.) After she’s put on leave from her job in Stockholm dealing with hostage negotiation, she manages to get herself brought onto the Silverhöjd case.

Wass is, perhaps, the strongest of the characters we meet, and certainly does the most actively throughout the first season.

In this world, myth blends into fantasy, bringing several creatures from Scandinavian and Norwegian lore into the story. These creatures are surfacing more and more frequently as the forest, facing certain doom from the company that Eva’s father founded, reacts angrily to human actions. It’s really a reminder that we should consider the natural world around us for what it is: a boon to our lives.

I lost interest in the second season, as it seems to mostly be a rehash of the first, with a slightly altered storyline. Now it’s something big in Stockholm that’s upsetting natural order, versus Silverhöjd. This series is definitely worth a watch of at least the first season.