Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Premium Netflix


So I’ve been a subscriber for Netflix for a few years now, I get my money’s worth as I have both my parents and a couple of friends using my details to watch it when they want. Also having a 4k subscription means I get the sharpest picture. Now recently I read that there was talks about a premium service that could go into effect within the next couple of years, and what this extra service would be is simple. Subscribers would be able to stream the latest movies out in the cinema in their country as soon as it was released in the cinema. Now I used to have a Cineworld card, when I was dating my ex, we went to the movies very often, I also used to go a lot with my brother and friends. But as time when on, and the price increased, then ultimately Cineworld started adding in the like of the super screen and 4dx and charging a premium for these services. It just seemed like I was paying more and more for this card. When I realise that if I went at least twice a month I was saving money. The past year or so, I’ve been going to the cinema less and less. Mainly due to saving money. I cancelled the Cineworld card a good while back due to lack of use. Truthfully, I don’t regret it at all. I feel if Netflix done this premium service I would be upping the price for access to these movies if the pricing was on par to that of a Cineworld card. As I could stream these movies at any time I wanted, watch it as many times as I wanted, all from the comfort of my own home. Granted im inclined to do this mainly due to having a 65” 4k tv to enjoy a miniature cinema experience. Though I remember growing up going to the cinema very infrequently and it made it a special time being treated to it via my older brother, or my parents. And I still have great memories of it, I still go, but now I save it for a movie I know I would regret seeing on the big screen, like the recent Avengers infinity wars. But when I can also catch older movies such as the thing, on a small independent local cinema, I would choose the latter as it is a movie id be dying to see on the big screen since I was a kid. To date I have managed to see Akira twice on the big screen, once with my older brother and once with a pal of mine. Both times I was glued to the screen. Massive child like smile stuck across my face. To me those experiences are defiantly money well spent. But when you get a card that you pay for every month, you start to feel the need to justify going every month. And it becomes more of a chore than anything. I mean I really made my money’s worth at times like when batman vs superman was out in the cinema, seen that 4 times on the big screen, no fucks where given (just by the time I seen it a second time I knew what bits I could sleep through so as not to miss anything amazing). If Netflix done this new service, it would be a massive leap forward for the home entertainment industry. I do have a fear that it might kill the cinema though. Which would break my heart as a movie fan. But it might also encourage more independent cinemas to start popping up and show older movies. There is a lot of pro’s and cons. But ultimately, if I can stream the latest movies in 4k at home on a 65” tv, I really don’t give a fuck!

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