I watch movies in any way I can get them. Now that it's summer, I'll be heading to the movie theater more. I love going to the earliest showing to get the best price. But I am also ALL about Netflix (online and through the mail). Hulu is great too, and I'm a slave to whatever TBS or TNT movie appears on my TV over the weekend.
I get most of my movies from Netflix (by mail and online), but I also get some from the library and watch some on Hulu. I see now that Blockbuster is going to offer downloads on demand so I may check that out. Sometimes I go to the theater, but the cost is getting out of hand.
My family uses the library almost exclusively. We don't watch a ton of movies, so there are always a lot of good ones at the library that we haven't seen. And you can't beat the price!
I got laid off by being great at what I did. Sounds weird, but basically I started in an hourly "Coordinator" position, but then took on a lot of added responsibility and basically evolved my role into a management position. Every year, I got the top pay raise and bonuses. Life was good and I figured they'd never get rid of me... until the bottom fell out of the economy.
In the end, they couldn't afford me and they found an outsourcing company that probably gave them a bid that was half my salary.
I thought this article was pretty funny, but I'd be afraid to try half the things (like sleeping at your desk) because you may get fired! Being kind of a jerk isn't bad, but then you have to work extra hard. It will drive your boss nuts because he/she hates you, but can't complain to HR about anything you do wrong.
I just started a Netflix subscription. We used to have one and I got frustrated that my husband never wanted to put anything on the list or watch anything that came from my picks. It was only after I came to the (correct) conclusion that he just doesn't really like watching movies that I made it okay to get Netflix only for me that it made sense. Now it's not a fight - I watch my movie and he does whatever he wants. We stream a movie we'll both enjoy if he's in the mood.
Mostly Netflix. We are becoming more impresed with them as we see their CEO taking more leadership in inovative educational ideas. (sorry, they just announced acquisition of Dreambox today). An occassional theatre for something big like Avatar, of course, downloads are becoming a larger part of our viewing.
I have a family of 5, so going out to the movies is a big treat! We like to save that day for like a big blockbuster!! So we usually wait until the movies come out on DVD. Which doesnt take too long now-a-days. We just get them at the local store because it is cheaper than renting them on Satellite. Two movies for $4.00, rather than $6.99 per movie!
I used to subscribe to Netflix, but I found that the discs would sit on the TV table for a long time. I really like the whole movie theater experience, but being unemployed, movie theater prices aren't in my budget.
Occasionally, the city I live in will do an outdoor movie night at the town pavilion. Lots of fun because it's always some cool old movie. May not be everyone's cup of tea, but I love them - especially the 1950's sci-fi or monster B-flick (like the ones that made MST3K famous). My favorite thing of all time are drive-in movie theaters which are hard to come by. I think it's high time for a revival!
We are also a cable-free house (6 months and counting- much easier to give up than I ever imagined!) We use Netflix watch instantly and Hulu. I also take advantage of the great movies at the library!
I used to watch movies in theaters all the time. I'd buy the discounted $6 tickets from my school or go to the $6 AMC matinees. Recently, however, movies have gotten so expensive and I've had so little time that Netflix has become my main source for movie-watching. I love the instant play even more than the DVDs I get in the mail, which may be indicative of how much time I spend on my computer. I also spend a lot of time on hulu, though I watch more tv shows than movies on it. I still visit the theater once in a while, either because I really want to see the movie or because I'm going with a group of friends.
I do not watch many movies, but when I do I prefer to see them in a theatre with an audience. Otherwise, I usually get it in the mail through Blockbuster or the library.
For movies, Netflix--I love the Watch Instantly feature. I also use Hulu and our local library. A month of Netflix is $40.55 less expensive than tickets for my family of 5 for ONE movie in the theatre (and that's not counting the $11 for popcorn and sodas!). That's an easy savings of $486.60 per year. :)
We are big Netflix fans, be it on DVD or internet. I have yet to spend the money to get the thing that will play the movies on my TV. We do have a cheap theater we also patronize. I took the kids to a movie at the "real" theater over Christmas and was appalled at the cost.
We subscribe to Netflix and also use their instant queue for a lot of our movies. We also like Hulu for movies. Much prefer staying home for movies rather than theatres because of the expense of the movie plus the babysitter.
I have to agree with the above reply. I am a teacher at the elementary level, and every year I spend that supposed two month vacation attending classes, cleaning classrooms, creating lesson plans, creating projects (with my own money). My actual vacation last about two weeks. And the money is far from great. Understand that for 6 years of schools (bachelor and master degrees) the students loans are very high and in other professions we would be earning a great deal more. My husband is not a college graduate and after student loans are taken out of the equation we earn the same amount.
Only in this profession do we have to put up with 32 children, their parents, and administration with caring and compassion and then feel physically and mentally drained after. I have bought breakfast for my underprivilaged students and covered the cost of their field trips, I have paid out money for college couses just to continue certification. And every march I get a pink slip in my box because the state can't manage their money and they don't know how many teachers they can rehire next year, so every summer is spent on a shoe-string budget until I know the status of my teaching job in August. I find the only ones who have a true concept of what really goes into being a teacher are the educators themselves and the loved ones who deal with stress it takes on the family.
I use the NetFlix feature on my XBOX to watch most older movies. The beauty of it is that I can use my technology-challenged mother in law's NetFlix account for the streaming movies. She only rents the DVDs. Sweet combo.
I watch movies in any way I can get them. Now that it's summer, I'll be heading to the movie theater more. I love going to the earliest showing to get the best price. But I am also ALL about Netflix (online and through the mail). Hulu is great too, and I'm a slave to whatever TBS or TNT movie appears on my TV over the weekend.
I get most of my movies from Netflix (by mail and online), but I also get some from the library and watch some on Hulu. I see now that Blockbuster is going to offer downloads on demand so I may check that out. Sometimes I go to the theater, but the cost is getting out of hand.
My family uses the library almost exclusively. We don't watch a ton of movies, so there are always a lot of good ones at the library that we haven't seen. And you can't beat the price!
I get some movies from NetFlix. Lately, we've been watching NetFlix through our Wii. I also occasionally get stuff from iTunes.
I watch Netflix online and will be getting Netflix for Wii
Redbox is most common. For the older movies we often use iTunes.
Hulu and other online free sites or Redbox. If the movie industry is depending on me, it is in very big trouble.
netflix
The exact same thing - Amsterdam.
I got laid off by being great at what I did. Sounds weird, but basically I started in an hourly "Coordinator" position, but then took on a lot of added responsibility and basically evolved my role into a management position. Every year, I got the top pay raise and bonuses. Life was good and I figured they'd never get rid of me... until the bottom fell out of the economy.
In the end, they couldn't afford me and they found an outsourcing company that probably gave them a bid that was half my salary.
I thought this article was pretty funny, but I'd be afraid to try half the things (like sleeping at your desk) because you may get fired! Being kind of a jerk isn't bad, but then you have to work extra hard. It will drive your boss nuts because he/she hates you, but can't complain to HR about anything you do wrong.
I just started a Netflix subscription. We used to have one and I got frustrated that my husband never wanted to put anything on the list or watch anything that came from my picks. It was only after I came to the (correct) conclusion that he just doesn't really like watching movies that I made it okay to get Netflix only for me that it made sense. Now it's not a fight - I watch my movie and he does whatever he wants. We stream a movie we'll both enjoy if he's in the mood.
Mostly Netflix. We are becoming more impresed with them as we see their CEO taking more leadership in inovative educational ideas. (sorry, they just announced acquisition of Dreambox today). An occassional theatre for something big like Avatar, of course, downloads are becoming a larger part of our viewing.
I have a family of 5, so going out to the movies is a big treat! We like to save that day for like a big blockbuster!! So we usually wait until the movies come out on DVD. Which doesnt take too long now-a-days. We just get them at the local store because it is cheaper than renting them on Satellite. Two movies for $4.00, rather than $6.99 per movie!
I used to subscribe to Netflix, but I found that the discs would sit on the TV table for a long time. I really like the whole movie theater experience, but being unemployed, movie theater prices aren't in my budget.
Occasionally, the city I live in will do an outdoor movie night at the town pavilion. Lots of fun because it's always some cool old movie. May not be everyone's cup of tea, but I love them - especially the 1950's sci-fi or monster B-flick (like the ones that made MST3K famous). My favorite thing of all time are drive-in movie theaters which are hard to come by. I think it's high time for a revival!
We are also a cable-free house (6 months and counting- much easier to give up than I ever imagined!) We use Netflix watch instantly and Hulu. I also take advantage of the great movies at the library!
The only tv we watch is in the form of Hulu.com. But for movies, we use the following, in order of frequency:
Redbox (pick them up when we do the grocery shopping on the weekends)
Hastings (non-new releases at $1/week)
Movie Theater (very rare)
I used to watch movies in theaters all the time. I'd buy the discounted $6 tickets from my school or go to the $6 AMC matinees. Recently, however, movies have gotten so expensive and I've had so little time that Netflix has become my main source for movie-watching. I love the instant play even more than the DVDs I get in the mail, which may be indicative of how much time I spend on my computer. I also spend a lot of time on hulu, though I watch more tv shows than movies on it. I still visit the theater once in a while, either because I really want to see the movie or because I'm going with a group of friends.
I do not watch many movies, but when I do I prefer to see them in a theatre with an audience. Otherwise, I usually get it in the mail through Blockbuster or the library.
For movies, Netflix--I love the Watch Instantly feature. I also use Hulu and our local library. A month of Netflix is $40.55 less expensive than tickets for my family of 5 for ONE movie in the theatre (and that's not counting the $11 for popcorn and sodas!). That's an easy savings of $486.60 per year. :)
Comcast onDemand, or Netflix. I'm more of a TV person though
We are big Netflix fans, be it on DVD or internet. I have yet to spend the money to get the thing that will play the movies on my TV. We do have a cheap theater we also patronize. I took the kids to a movie at the "real" theater over Christmas and was appalled at the cost.
We subscribe to Netflix and also use their instant queue for a lot of our movies. We also like Hulu for movies. Much prefer staying home for movies rather than theatres because of the expense of the movie plus the babysitter.
I have to agree with the above reply. I am a teacher at the elementary level, and every year I spend that supposed two month vacation attending classes, cleaning classrooms, creating lesson plans, creating projects (with my own money). My actual vacation last about two weeks. And the money is far from great. Understand that for 6 years of schools (bachelor and master degrees) the students loans are very high and in other professions we would be earning a great deal more. My husband is not a college graduate and after student loans are taken out of the equation we earn the same amount.
Only in this profession do we have to put up with 32 children, their parents, and administration with caring and compassion and then feel physically and mentally drained after. I have bought breakfast for my underprivilaged students and covered the cost of their field trips, I have paid out money for college couses just to continue certification. And every march I get a pink slip in my box because the state can't manage their money and they don't know how many teachers they can rehire next year, so every summer is spent on a shoe-string budget until I know the status of my teaching job in August. I find the only ones who have a true concept of what really goes into being a teacher are the educators themselves and the loved ones who deal with stress it takes on the family.
library, we have one of the top three in the country.
I use the NetFlix feature on my XBOX to watch most older movies. The beauty of it is that I can use my technology-challenged mother in law's NetFlix account for the streaming movies. She only rents the DVDs. Sweet combo.