tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post4544759372079838984..comments2023-06-29T12:50:11.658+01:00Comments on Unfit For Print: LoveFilm? Then Don’t Rent DVDsChip Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703857102434828100noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-48986936331793827792009-02-12T21:39:00.000+00:002009-02-12T21:39:00.000+00:00Ooooh, yes please! Shall we do swapsies for season...Ooooh, yes please! Shall we do swapsies for season 1 of The Wire? I'll drop you a line...Chip Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703857102434828100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-69563565777388107332009-02-11T22:47:00.000+00:002009-02-11T22:47:00.000+00:00I got the Dexter series 2 box set (region free) fo...I got the Dexter series 2 box set (region free) for Christmas.<BR/><BR/>Would you like to borrow it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-42086855868501464852009-02-10T16:16:00.000+00:002009-02-10T16:16:00.000+00:00I used to get a perverse pleasure out of seeing wh...I used to get a perverse pleasure out of seeing what random titles LoveFilm would manage to send - would it be Funny Games, or that episode of Murder She Wrote where Angela Lansbury goes off the rails with an unintentional Irish accent? Fun and laughter for the whole family ;-)Chip Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703857102434828100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-77221192373247861352009-02-10T16:07:00.000+00:002009-02-10T16:07:00.000+00:00Hell yes I do! Girl breaks my heart with every wo...Hell yes I do! Girl breaks my heart with every word.<BR/><BR/>Bring on the Lovefilm random selector.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623033872316769185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-80036931329867485212009-02-10T15:29:00.000+00:002009-02-10T15:29:00.000+00:00Jonathan: I suspect my experience is not typical, ...Jonathan: I suspect my experience is not typical, so don't fret!<BR/><BR/>That said, if you like movies adapted from Barbara Taylor-Bradford books (and let's face it, who doesn't?), you'll be in luck!Chip Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703857102434828100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-66701213600032415852009-02-10T15:06:00.000+00:002009-02-10T15:06:00.000+00:00Oh dear. After cancelling my blockbuster subscrip...Oh dear. After cancelling my blockbuster subscription after 18 months in a blaze of anger and frustration, I thought Lovefilm was the place to head for. <BR/><BR/>Blockbuster (I should've known) really do just have one copy of everything for the whole country.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623033872316769185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-45045306660011484642009-02-10T14:03:00.000+00:002009-02-10T14:03:00.000+00:00Rob: as David says, if you steer clear of mainstre...Rob: as David says, if you steer clear of mainstream fluff, you should be OK I guess - which is a problem for me, as that's a good part of my filmic diet...<BR/><BR/>DOne: weirdly enough I had set all my High and Low Priority choices, but still got stuff randomly sent through (and where that Taylor- Bradford came thing is anyone's guess). Incessant cleaning of DVDs just seems to make things worseChip Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703857102434828100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-22232390400535614592009-02-10T13:45:00.000+00:002009-02-10T13:45:00.000+00:00I have recently cancelled my LoveFilm subscription...I have recently cancelled my LoveFilm subscription but that was because it wasn't being used. I have had problems with some discs being sent through which were questionable but for the most part, a quick clean sorted them all out. (With a DVD savvy toddler in the house, DVD cleaning material is always to hand). <BR/><BR/>The website can be a bit weighty but generally you can specify that you DraconianOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01568395940552236401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-62482822509570800172009-02-10T13:27:00.000+00:002009-02-10T13:27:00.000+00:00They probably did you a favour. As 'I am Legend' b...They probably did you a favour. As 'I am Legend' begins it's surprisingly tolerable, but as the running time advances it becomes less so. Will Smith is good, but he's no Charlton Heston.<BR/><BR/>Liked the dog though.<BR/><BR/>I've been using Love Film for a few months now with no complaints so far.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526513814843569586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-71892877975548934502009-02-10T09:57:00.000+00:002009-02-10T09:57:00.000+00:00Mark: It all started well with LoveFilm, but recen...Mark: It all started well with LoveFilm, but recently I've been driven demented by shonky DVDs - they either stop working altogether or freeze so totally that I can't get them out of the machine! Which is why I've resorted to buying everything brand new (as a rule, if it's shrink wrapped, I can't go wrong). <BR/><BR/>David: cancelling LF is dead easy. You simply ring the 0800 number and speak to Chip Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703857102434828100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-5960256028920940922009-02-10T09:52:00.000+00:002009-02-10T09:52:00.000+00:00I'm going to have to re-try the Kafka nightmare th...I'm going to have to re-try the Kafka nightmare that is cancelling my LoveFilm account. Nothing to do with them, it's me. In the past god knows how many months, I've had two DVDs from them, that I then forget about and, when I do remember them, don't have time to watch so they get returned unwatched. It would be cheaper to go and buy the poxy things or just throw money into the bin...David Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441901025708304781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088772136794609539.post-76603855341491037122009-02-10T09:48:00.000+00:002009-02-10T09:48:00.000+00:00I've heard other people get increasingly cheesed o...I've heard other people get increasingly cheesed off with LoveFilm, but so far - I've been renting for a few months now - my experience has been pretty good. There have been one of two glitches but nothing I haven't managed to iron out - I tend to stay away from the well-fingered blockbusters anyway.<BR/><BR/>Also, as a writer, I find the opportunity to stare for hours at the website, thinking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com