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$25 to rent the movie, one watch within max 24 hours after you start watching it... Or $5 more to own it. Scammers.

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[-] Ut0p1an_dyst0p1a@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

If you Shell out the 30 bucks, are you at least allowed to download it?

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[-] Metatronz@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Good movie though. I enjoyed it quite a bit since feminism doesn't scare me. Grow up people.

With that said, fuck those prices, and fuck fake ownership.

[-] Gush@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Who the hell pays that much for so little

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[-] jamieWxyzt@kulupu.duckdns.org 10 points 1 year ago

Art, like love, must always be free.

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[-] vox@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

well google play movies was attractive when it was cheap (wjth regional pricing, i could spend as low as 25 cents to "rent" a movie)

[-] uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago
[-] quellik@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

This looks like Google Play/TV or whatever they’re calling it nowadays.

[-] FireTower@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

This post is going to get more interesting once Margot finds it.

[-] MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago
[-] Sygheil@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

How long is your mobile phone, is it foldable?

Never left for media stuff, but for games yeah I will.

[-] Kit 12 points 1 year ago

That's absolutely the Samsung Fold. I'm using one and it fits my front screen perfectly.

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[-] zoostation@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I can understand not being interested in the movie or the price point or digital "ownership", but why does it make them scammers to offer the purchase at a price that heavily amortizes down the cost per viewing?

The rental price is on par with two theater tickets and they're not playing games with pretending like the purchase price should be double because you plan to watch it at least twice.

[-] archomrade@midwest.social 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why am I seeing this capitalist apologia on a pirating forum?

It makes them 'scammers' because:

  • they are calling it a purchase, but its not a purchase. It's a lease.
  • the rental price is arbitrary anyway. It costs them the same to stream the media, if it's $25 or $0.25. Hell, it costs them the same if they stream it as a purchase as it does to stream it as a rental.
  • you don't have any legal option to control your own digital full res copy of any media that you pay for, but they take your money anyway so you can pretend that you do.

I consider that to be a scam.

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[-] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Well shouldn't rental be much less than the price of buying and much less than the price of cinema tickets? That's how it used to work.

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[-] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago
[-] lemann@lemmy.one 8 points 1 year ago

Available for rental? Nice, this means some HD goods must have spilled on the high seas 😁. Prepare for departure crew - anchor and sails up! 🚢🏴‍☠️

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[-] MasterBuilder@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago

You forgotvto mention the serious misandry of that movie. Another double standard. Women do it, it's all good fum. Men do it - canceled.

[-] FireTower@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's not the take away I got from the movie. I felt that it was critical of when both do it. If they wanted it to have a misandrist message the inclusion of Ken's emotional arc was very counter productive to that.

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[-] aceshigh@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

does sailing the high seas only mean dling or does it include streaming?

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