Vidor wrote:Watched "Mean Streets" off of TCM. That one scene where the low-level Mafia hoods were brawling in a pool hall while "Please Mr. Postman" plays? The Martin Scorsese formula, right from the beginning.
That scene is hilarious. Great movie, wonder if it's on blu-ray yet. I still need to pick up the new Goodfellas remaster.
Saw The Third Man last night for the first time in years. Felt more intimate than I remembered it, and I'd also forgotten how funny it could be, or how many quotable lines it has, even besides the classic Welles monologues. ("Leave death to the professionals" is probably my favorite.)
I'm kind of ashamed to admit it, but I used a Bit Torrent site to download a couple of movies over the weekend. I downloaded Ted 2, Get Hard, whatever that new Amy Schumer movie is (can't remember the name right now) and I think something else. Basically stupid comedies to watch on longer trips since I now have the larger tablet.
I've only watched Get Hard and it is not great. I laughed at some places and Kevin Hart is funny as always but the movie just didn't really work for me. Didn't hate it. Just didn't love it. I did enjoy watching it on my TV using my Roku and Plex Media Server though. Plex worked great for me but does anybody use any other options? I won't use it much so I just don't know about paying $5/month to stream something I physically have on my network to the TV. I know there are free options, I just haven't tried any of them and was wondering if others have.
The real question is though, does anybody know of a service that allows you to buy/rent movies or shows and download them to a Windows tablet to watch offline? Plenty of services allow this on Android phones and tablets but none of the ones I've used before will allow offline viewing on anything Windows. The part that really ticks me off is that I have paid good money for movies and 'own' them up in the cloud but can't download them to the Windows tab to watch offline like I can on my Android devices (which all have smaller screens). I don't want to pirate movies but if nobody will let me download them to my Windows tab then I don't see that I have much of a choice other than never being able to watch movies outside of home.
Meant to post this earlier and forgot. Someone asked me about Popcorn Time recently because everyone thinks the IT guy knows all about stuff like that. I had never used it, but had heard of it. Anyway - do NOT use it unless you have a VPN or some other way to mask your IP address. Apparently it works off of existing torrent files, and you end up seeding the torrent without realizing it. Particularly with the premium cable channels - HBO/Cinemax and Showtime - being caught seeding will get you a letter from your cable company. Not sure how aggressive the movie studios are about it.
ghostrunner wrote:Meant to post this earlier and forgot. Someone asked me about Popcorn Time recently because everyone thinks the IT guy knows all about stuff like that. I had never used it, but had heard of it. Anyway - do NOT use it unless you have a VPN or some other way to mask your IP address. Apparently it works off of existing torrent files, and you end up seeding the torrent without realizing it. Particularly with the premium cable channels - HBO/Cinemax and Showtime - being caught seeding will get you a letter from your cable company. Not sure how aggressive the movie studios are about it.
I have Popcorn Time installed on my Roku but I'm not sure if I've ever actually watched anything on there. Of course I would assume that my Roku isn't capable of seeding any torrents which would hopefully keep me safe since they seem to be going after the people who share more than anything. Either way, I doubt I'll ever be using Popcorn Time in the future and never on a computer/phone/tablet.
Did stumble across this link in relation to Popcorn Time after reading your comment though.
I'm totally embittered about too many comic book movies. This one, though, I will make an exception for. I have been hoping for a trailer precisely like this one since Reynolds assured everyone of its R-ratedness.
