The Digital Movie Collector

  Previously If my missed my post about Fandango acquiring Vudu, you can read it here . While there may have been some cause for concern, it was not the first time that Vudu has been sold. This was the first time that buyer already had their own streaming site. So the question remained, would they maintain both sites. The final answer is: This make sense as FandangoNow appears to be more limited with its digital collection when compared to Vudu. They are going to keep the one with the larger collection. Perks When Walmart owned Vudu, they allowed you to use Walmart gift card to make purchases. During the negotiations, this feature was lost. Recently, Fandango has brought back gift cards for Vudu that now includes FandangoNow gift cards. Walmart gift cards are still not accepted but at least we can now use FandangoNow gift cards. Looking for the best deals, I currently use Bing Rebates to get a percentage back from Sam's Club. I can purchase a digital FandangoNow gift card from Sam...

  Marvel Female Lead I want to set the record straight. While Black Widow is the most anticipated Marvel movie with a female lead and Captain Marvel was the first MCU female lead movie, the internet is wrong. The first Marvel female lead superhero movie was the 2005 Electra movie with Jennifer Garner. A full 14 years prior to Captain Marvel. If we want to go even further, Supergirl in 1984 was probably the first female lead superhero movie of all time. Makes you wonder why they created a Wonder Woman 1984 movie. Granted neither of these movies are considered blockbuster movies but they do exist. Despite what some think, I thought Electra was a good movie. Review I had my reservations for the movie during the first 10 minutes. Probably due to my expectations being pretty high. Once the movie got moving, it did not disappoint with the story. I found it refreshing to actually just enjoy the movie without fully knowing where the story was going. The cast was great and gave great p...

 Protecting Your Collection In this time of cyber crime, you want to protect your investment of digital movies. I will be focusing this page on the primary retailers that connect with Movies Anywhere. At the time of this post, I am only aware of Google and iTunes are the only two retailers that offer secondary authentication. Technically, Amazon offers a secondary authentication with the use of a pin for digital purchases. I highly recommend you use these security feature provided by Amazon, Google, and iTunes. This provides great protection for your collection and any saved credit card information that you have with the retailer. I would not advise keeping your credit card information with a online retailer but I understand it's convenience. With that said, I will point out that users have the ability to removed their credit card information from Amazon, FandangoNow, Google, iTunes (provided you are not using Family Sharing), and Microsoft. This is convenient when one of the retai...

  Backstories Part of me loves the backstories that Disney has done for their villains to make them more sympathetic. Maleficent has two movies already. Cruella was a logical choice to do a backstory on. We get to meet Cruella, Jasper, Horace, and Anita before 101 Dalmatians. This movie does humanize Cruella to a point and provides some insight to why she is the way she is. Review I will say the casting for these four character is very well done. I especially like Jasper and Horace casting. Not sure many noticed these were characters from 101 Dalmatians. I felt the movie was slow for lack of a better word in the first few minutes but once it got up to speed, you were along for the ride until the end. There were many parts where this helped to explain characters in the original 101 Dalmatians movie. There were some inclusion characters but it was done very well in my opinion. I would not be surprised if we see a Cruella sequel coming out in the next few years. Rating I would give th...

  Mind Games As I sat down to write this review, I started to reflect on the characters go through so many mind games in this movie. If you look at the movie this way, it is pretty messed up movie. I realize the book must have been better as they never made a sequel. With all of this, I still found the movie very good. You have an amazing cast with Hrrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Haiulee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, and Moises Arias to name just a few. Review Since I have not read the book series, I cannot comment on how close to the story the movie was. I can say that the movie did have a ending that could have had a sequel but did not require one. This is refreshing as many movies based on book series tend to not complete the story satisfactorily before the movie franchise is abandoned (see Chronicles of Narnia). The cast was very good. You were given enough character development to care for them. Visual effects were well done. I enjoyed watching this rec...

  Disney+ Not sure who (if anyone) pays for Disney+ then shells out another $30 for premier access to a movie that is showing in theaters especially when it will be free just a few short months later. For that matter, not sure why Disney believes these movies are worth $30 for rental or $30 when they are released for purchase at other retailers. Don't get me wrong, Raya is way better than the trailer lets on especially in these times. I am just saying that if I am paying $30 for a movie, it better include 4K Blue-Ray, regular Blue-Ray, DVD, and 4K digital copy on the same day it is release in theaters. Even then, I would really need to know it was a good movie prior to purchasing. Fortunately, the wait is over and Raya is now on Disney+ for free. A try before buying movie on my list. While it is so much better than I had every thought, it is still $20 for digital 4K copy now. Amazing how the price drops from $30 to $20 the minute the movie is free for Disney+ subscribers. While I a...

  Peter Dinklage I enjoy most everything Peter has been in. He seems to play an out of the box character most times. His portrayal of Phil Betterman is no exception. His character is very entertaining not that the other characters are not. You will have to watch to see how his character pokes fun at today's man. Review I realize it took 7 years for a sequel. Not sure it was worth the wait. We are treated to history on Guy's past that seems irrelevant until later in the movie. The movie has a good story that is different compared to the first movie. At the heart of the story is family and the changes they go through. While this is a good movie, it feels like it is missing a little of the magic from the first movie. I wish I could put my finger on it to give a better reasoning. The movie is relatively self contained where you do not need to watch the first film to understand where you are at. The movie has a conclusion that does not indicate a sequel but I am sure if the movie ma...