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Best movies of 2007
To be fair I used the release schedule and matched it with all 4 and 5 star ratings that I gave on Netflix.
BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD
TAARE ZAMEEN PAR
ZODIAC
GRINDHOUSE
VACANCY
ONCE
BUG
SICKO
RATATOUILLE
NO END IN SIGHT
SUPERBAD
IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH
LUST, CAUTION
WE OWN THE NIGHT
GONE BABY GONE
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
SWEENEY TODD
WALK HARD
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
EXILED
Commented Jan 2, 2008 on Your Favorite Movies of 2007 at Hacking NetFlix
Your Favorite Movies of 2007
One of the reasons I started HackingNetflix is that I love movies (if you're reading this blog, you probably do, too). I didn't want to post yet another top 10 list of movies for 2007, but I'd like to hear about the movies you loved (and hated) last year. What movies did you love and/or hate in 2...
I agree that the "red box" idea is bad. People will tamper with them on purpose b/c they'll know that valuable DVDs are inside.
Commented Dec 7, 2007 on USPS Audit Wants 17 Cents for Netflix DVDs; Netflix Says They Save USPS $100 Million a Year at Hacking NetFlix
USPS Audit Wants 17 Cents for Netflix DVDs; Netflix Says They Save USPS $100 Million a Year
Update 2: The NY Times on the story: Post Office Drawback Cited in Dark Forecast for Netflix. Update: Netflix spokesperson Steve Swasey responded that Netflix actually saves the U.S. Postal Service more than $100 million a year: "Netflix pays first class postage for both the outbound and the retu...
Off topic, is anyone else having queue trouble with ratings not showing up and not being able to update the queue, etc?
Commented Oct 1, 2007 on New Releases for October 3rd, 2007 at Hacking NetFlix
New Releases for October 3rd, 2007
Click here for the full list of new releases this week (85). Interesting movies include Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, 1408: Theatrical Version, 1408: Unrated Version, Entourage: Season 3: Part 2, Jindabyne, Day Night Day Night, Jericho: Season 1, How I Met Your Mother: Season 2, The ...
Friends feature is almost working. Now they just have to make sure that recent ratings are listed.
Commented Jun 26, 2007 on New Releases for June 26th, 2007 at Hacking NetFlix
New Releases for June 26th, 2007
Click here for a full list of new releases this week (157). Interesting movies this week include Shooter, Black Snake Moan, Peaceful Warrior, Pride, Darwin's Nightmare, Climates, Psych: Season 1, High School Musical: The Concert, La Jetee / Sans Soleil, The Bow, Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, Wild C...
Have fun! Off topic, the Friends thing is acting up again...
Commented Jun 20, 2007 on HackingNetflix Vacation at Hacking NetFlix
HackingNetflix Vacation
I'm taking a few days off to spend some time with my family. In January I started a new consulting job for a graphics software company, and the job involves travel and is keeping me very busy. I really need to unplug for a few days and recharge. Here are some great sites to read while I'm at the ...
Totally off topic here, but is anyone having Friends feature problems? Like "End of List" is listed for all friends with no titles shown?
Commented Jun 13, 2007 on New Releases for June 11th, 2007 at Hacking NetFlix
New Releases for June 11th, 2007
Interesting movies this week include Ghost Rider, Breach, Daddy's Little Girls, Ralph Nader: An Unreasonable Man, Deadwood: Season 3 (I've been waiting for this), Days of Glory, The Practice: Vol. 1, The Bridge, and Dr. Andrew Weil: Guide to Eating Well. Continue reading for the full list of new ...
Still waiting for an update on Bollywood movies...it's been months since there's been a major Bwood update.
Commented May 23, 2007 on Reed Hastings Q&A in Fortune at Hacking NetFlix
Reed Hastings Q&A in Fortune
The May 28th print edition of Fortune has a Q&A with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings (page 30). If you could change a key strategic decision you made early on in the life of Netflix, what would it be and why?-- Fermin Rodriguez, Daytona Beach, Florida I would say going public later than we did. We wen...
Also looking for "Woh Lamhe"
Commented Apr 24, 2007 on Problems with International DVDs? at Hacking NetFlix
Problems with International DVDs?
Satya writes, "I rent some Indian DVDs from Netflix, and often they don't play on my hardware DVD player. I pop the DVD in, it spins up like normal, and I get a black screen. This has to be cleared by power-cycling the player. This seems to only happen on Indian DVDs. I have not seen a correlatio...
Absolutely. I regularly send Netflix emails for the latest titles. They should go to www.indiaweekly.com to see what the latest releases are and buy accordingly. I'm still waiting to rent "Nishabd," "Baabul," "Black Friday," "Just Married (the Indian version)," and "Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd" among others. I also have a bunch of Bwood titles at the top of my queue with Very Long Wait.
Commented Apr 24, 2007 on Problems with International DVDs? at Hacking NetFlix
Problems with International DVDs?
Satya writes, "I rent some Indian DVDs from Netflix, and often they don't play on my hardware DVD player. I pop the DVD in, it spins up like normal, and I get a black screen. This has to be cleared by power-cycling the player. This seems to only happen on Indian DVDs. I have not seen a correlatio...
I agree with McDaniel's comments. I rent a lot of Indian discs as well and some have loading issues, b/c of authoring not because of region or other issues. The quality has gotten better though over time, but alas there's always room for improvement.
Commented Apr 20, 2007 on Problems with International DVDs? at Hacking NetFlix
Problems with International DVDs?
Satya writes, "I rent some Indian DVDs from Netflix, and often they don't play on my hardware DVD player. I pop the DVD in, it spins up like normal, and I get a black screen. This has to be cleared by power-cycling the player. This seems to only happen on Indian DVDs. I have not seen a correlatio...
Unknown is released by The Weinstein Company so Netflix only has limited copies....that could be the cause of the Very Long Wait. For now though, it's all about "Escape From Sobibor"! Let's see how many rentals they get from this talkback! Thanks Meg!
Commented Mar 1, 2007 on How Long is "Long Wait?" at Hacking NetFlix
How Long is "Long Wait?"
Stephen writes, "Seems like an interesting barometer of customer service would be to set up a survey to poll your members on exactly how long is “Short wait” “long wait” “very long wait.”" From the Netflix Help system: Q: What do Short Wait, Long Wait and Very Long Wait mean? A: From time to tim...
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