Netflix is constantly improving their service, listening to their customers and responding. The complaints I posted a couple of months ago might still be on the Web, but Netflix has since made them obsolete. One example of this is a post I did in July, slamming Netflix for not carrying alternate versions of films, when available. Now I find that Netflix has the original theatrical cut of Alexander (2004) as well as the new director's cut. Do a search for director's cut and see what you find.
They are also doing the same thing with widescreen and fullscreen editions.
Exaxtly how do they respond to the demand?
ReplyDeleteI am having a heart attack of their handling of widescreen vs. pan&scan editions - it seems to me like one big mess.
In general, I choose not to watch a movie if it's in pan&scan and I know there is a WS edition available.
Latest heart attack I got with Windtalkers - on their movie info it says it is both Pan&Scan and WideScreen. Naturally, since you cannot queue up specifically any of those editions, I assume it would be a two side disc with both versions.
Only problem is, it is not. They shipped me the Pan&scan version. I reported it as an issue. Then they shipped another copy of the darn movie - pan&scan again. [crying!]
Even Blockbuster Online hadles this issue much more professional!!!
Many of the Criterion titles are limited editions which go out of print very quickly.
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