The Digital Movie Collector

Email From Vudu The link ( https://vudu.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/418 ) takes you to the Vudu customer service pages. What Does This Mean Fandango has been in business since 2000 vs Vudu that has been in business since 2004. Walmart purchased Vudu in 2010 so this is not the first time Vudu's owner has changed. All current information states nothing is changing. So, there is no reason to panic about your digital collection. Fandango purchased Flixster back in 2016. Digital libraries from Flixster were merged into FandangoNow. I can see the company determining which platform is more viable and merging your library into one streaming site in the future. Vudu is obviously more advanced that FandangoNow in my opinion as it has disc to digital, Vudu only content, disc to digital, and lists options. Vudu appears to be default on many platforms including gaming systems, Roku, mobile, and other streaming devices. I will still use Vudu as my primary provider for...

More Recent Release To be more current with my reviews (last one was Sean Connery Bond movie from 1960s), I decided to review a more recent movie that I had long had on my wish list. Upgrade is an interesting movie with a plot that has not been used so much that you know the ending just from the trailer. I was fortunate to be able to watch this movie before I almost purchased it. Sometimes it is a good thing to try before you buy. Review The story is almost Robocop in design or possibly Bloodshot (which I have not seen yet). So, the premise has been done to a point. Like Robocop, there is a mystery involved that surprisingly keeps you guessing until the very end (like the last 5-10 minutes). The action and story are decent for the movie. The ending was what took this movie off my wish list. It ranks up with The Mist as a surprise ending that leaves you horrified. In my case, it soured (not ruined) the movie to the point I will probably never watch it again. I am not sure how this...

Blast From The Past I came across a deal at Walmart where they had Sean Connery as James Bond vol 1 and vol 2 for $15 each. Each volume contained the Blu-ray and HD digital copy of the three movies. If you do your math correctly, I spent $30 on six Blu-rays with digital copies or basically $5 per movie. I had seen Sean Connery in many movies and consider him an excellent actor. We will ignore the second Highlander movie that he was in even if he was the best part of the movie. I had long thought he was the best James Bond even though I had not seen one of his movies. Based on the Bond movies I had seen back in the 80s and 90s, I couldn't imagine he could be worse. I was pleasantly surprised to be correct having watched two of the six movies so far. Sean Connery's Bond movies are more spy adventures than cheap gadget gimmick movies. Although they treat women as second-class citizens in the movies, the movies do actually have some good adventure and intrigue. Even thoug...

Double Feature The first part of my double feature on April 4 was Darkest Hour. I have been putting this movie off for a while now but decided it was worth a watch today. Before getting judgmental, this was a free movie from my upherewards.com (Universal Pictures). Many Universal movies come with a digital code for the movie you purchased and an additional code that gives you a credit to a limited number of movies. The list of about five movies rotates every six to eight months. I admit there are some digital movies that I have purchased on sale that I have put off watching. This starts to show more of an addition vs a collection attitude. I don't recommend this type of collecting but there are also worse things to spend you money on. My family benefits from my collection and are the reason I get at least a quarter if not half of my digital movies. Review The story is not what I was expecting but is interesting none the less. The movie is about Winston Churchill becoming ...

Double Feature Decided to watch a double feature today on the home theater. Gary Oldman appeared to be the theme as I watch Darkest Hour and Hunter Killer. Today's review was on the second feature Hunter Killer with Gerard Butler. Review Not often do you have a trailer for a movie project how good or bad the movie actually is. Watching the trailer made me interested in the movies it looked like a good plot and action. I was pleasantly surprised the trailer did the movie justice. The plot was good with some interesting surprises. The movie had a good flow of action for its 122 minute runtime. You had characters that you became invested in. Not since the Hunt for the Red October have a seen a submarine movie this good. Rating I give this a solid HD movie. It is worth picking up for under $10. I picked up my 4K disc with UHD copy from Best Buy for $8 during a Black Friday sale.