Cinemanow.com- Is It Trustworthy?

[hobbes]

I know people will thinks this is spam, but this is an honest question. That is why I did not hotlink the site. Interested people can type it out themselves, if they wish.

So many things on the internet are fraudulant that I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this site.

The point is, I would like to download movies at a set subscription price. This site has a huge number of movies and it seems a lot more convenient to download movies, then to have to go rent them and return them at Blockbuster. Also selection is much greater than you can get at the store.

I put it here because this is NOT about FILESHARING, it is about pay-per-view.

Other than this site, does anyone have a safe, legal, and convenient site from which to download a large selection of movies?

[Proper Bo]

What's so good about paper-viewing?
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~ssm/pix/paper.jpg
:blink:

[Rick Phlegm]

I've got a place that's completely safe and secure, which also gives me my movies instantly!

It's called the video store.

[Proper Bo]

Originally posted by Rick Phlegm@15 August 2004 - 16:05
I've got a place that's completely safe and secure, which also gives me my movies instantly!

It's called the video store.
Did you not read his post? He said they have more choice and they're more convenient ;)

[Rick Phlegm]

Originally posted by Proper Bo, I tell thee+15 August 2004 - 15:06--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Proper Bo, I tell thee @ 15 August 2004 - 15:06)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Rick Phlegm@15 August 2004 - 16:05
I&#39;ve got a place that&#39;s completely safe and secure, which also gives me my movies instantly&#33;

It&#39;s called the video store.
Did you not read his post? He said they have more choice and they&#39;re more convenient ;) [/b][/quote]
Why so he did. Guess my eyes drifted over that bit. :">

Still, It&#39;s a better option than streaming a movie off a dodgy website.

[Keikan]

Originally posted by Proper Bo, I tell thee+15 August 2004 - 08:06--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Proper Bo, I tell thee @ 15 August 2004 - 08:06)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Rick Phlegm@15 August 2004 - 16:05
I&#39;ve got a place that&#39;s completely safe and secure, which also gives me my movies instantly&#33;

It&#39;s called the video store.
Did you not read his post? He said they have more choice and they&#39;re more convenient ;) [/b][/quote]
it&#39;s almost impossible to stay on topic......he paper

[hobbes]

Good stuff guys. Thanks for that great feedback.

The question was - is it dodgy or legit?

I wanted to ellicit peoples experience with this site and similar sites.

This is, after all, the next step in evolution of video rentals. If Blockbuster is given the right to rent DVDs, why would they not just eliminate the physical stores and just have a server that gives one access any movie ever.

Such a place is going to happen, you know it makes sense.

[Guillaume]

Sounds nice...

I&#39;ve checked the site and it looks legit, but I&#39;m naturally reluctant to buy someting on the net (not an issue of "why paying when you can dl for free?", but more of a fear to divulge any bank account or credit card details on the interweb).

I guess I&#39;ll wait that the actual movie companies listed in their links create this type of infrastructure before I start using it.

[hobbes]

Originally posted by Gurahl@15 August 2004 - 13:38
Sounds nice...

I&#39;ve checked the site and it looks legit, but I&#39;m naturally reluctant to buy someting on the net (not an issue of "why paying when you can dl for free?", but more of a fear to divulge any bank account or credit card details on the interweb).

I guess I&#39;ll wait that the actual movie companies listed in their links create this type of infrastructure before I start using it.
I&#39;m with you Gurahl, I am a bit fearful of giving out my creditcard number.

I was just hoping someone would say, "Oh yeah, that place is great", or, "I don&#39;t know about that site but this one works for me".

[Guillaume]

Originally posted by hobbes@15 August 2004 - 17:46
I&#39;m with you Gurahl, I am a bit fearful of giving out my creditcard number.

I was just hoping someone would say, "Oh yeah, that place is great", or, "I don&#39;t know about that site but this one works for me".
Maybe the guys in Movieworld would know more? :unsure:

On a side note:
:fear: I&#39;ve just ordered a book from Amazon, and I&#39;m already waiting for the russian haxxor/mob team to burst in my appartment to force me to empty my bank account&#33; :fear:
(not that they would find anything in it even worth the trip from Russia, anyway&#33; :lol: )

[Robert00000]

This looks like an interesting site, I&#39;ve been looking for something similar to this before.

It must be ligit because microsoft have done some kind of deal with them http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2...CinemaNowPR.asp (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Nov00/CinemaNowPR.asp)


EDIT: It seems to have expiry date on the movies :angry: , defeats the purpose of downloading, when i can get the movie from newsgroups.

[j2k4]

Originally posted by hobbes+15 August 2004 - 10:46--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (hobbes &#064; 15 August 2004 - 10:46)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-Gurahl@15 August 2004 - 13:38
Sounds nice...

I&#39;ve checked the site and it looks legit, but I&#39;m naturally reluctant to buy someting on the net (not an issue of "why paying when you can dl for free?", but more of a fear to divulge any bank account or credit card details on the interweb).

I guess I&#39;ll wait that the actual movie companies listed in their links create this type of infrastructure before I start using it.
I&#39;m with you Gurahl, I am a bit fearful of giving out my creditcard number.

I was just hoping someone would say, "Oh yeah, that place is great", or, "I don&#39;t know about that site but this one works for me".[/b][/quote]
Isn&#39;t this odd.

We seem to be hoist on our own petard, insofar as our normal modus operandi has bred in us a paranoia that compels us to question (and rightfully so) a "service" the legitimacy of which, under other circumstances, wouldn&#39;t be given a second thought? :huh:

Funny world we&#39;ve created, eh?

[Guillaume]

Originally posted by j2k4+15 August 2004 - 18:07--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (j2k4 &#064; 15 August 2004 - 18:07)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by hobbes@15 August 2004 - 10:46
<!--QuoteBegin-Gurahl@15 August 2004 - 13:38
Sounds nice...

I&#39;ve checked the site and it looks legit, but I&#39;m naturally reluctant to buy someting on the net (not an issue of "why paying when you can dl for free?", but more of a fear to divulge any bank account or credit card details on the interweb).

I guess I&#39;ll wait that the actual movie companies listed in their links create this type of infrastructure before I start using it.
I&#39;m with you Gurahl, I am a bit fearful of giving out my creditcard number.

I was just hoping someone would say, "Oh yeah, that place is great", or, "I don&#39;t know about that site but this one works for me".
Isn&#39;t this odd.

We seem to be hoist on our own petard, insofar as our normal modus operandi has bred in us a paranoia that compels us to question (and rightfully so) a "service" the legitimacy of which, under other circumstances, wouldn&#39;t be given a second thought? :huh:

Funny world we&#39;ve created, eh? [/b][/quote]
Sometimes I&#39;m glad to have a dictionnary handy...
Otherwise I wouldn&#39;t understand that what you just said was: "our filesharing days have come back and biten us in the a**" :lol:

edit: Didn&#39;t see Robert00000&#39;s (tell me if I&#39;ve forgotten one zero, will you?) post, and if MS gives the thumbs-up, then why not?

[j2k4]

I&#39;d love to learn your methodology, Gurahl, but my motherboard was written in arcane antiquity, and cannot be patched.

The only surviving and properly schooled computor linguists are ensconced on some mountain in Tibet, and are loathe to mix with normal folk.

Well put, and nicely done, sir.

[j2k4]

Hobbes-

I just read a good recommendation in MAXIMUMPC for CinemaNow.

Something like "the cat&#39;s meow" or "the bee&#39;s knees". :huh:

Or maybe "the mole&#39;s toes"; I can&#39;t remember, but I wrote myself this note to tell you it&#39;s good, see?

So there you have it. :)

[Robert00000]

Originally posted by Gurahl@15 August 2004 - 16:13
edit: Didn&#39;t see Robert00000&#39;s (tell me if I&#39;ve forgotten one zero, will you?) post, and if MS gives the thumbs-up, then why not?
You&#39;ve got all the zero&#39;s, well done. :D I have five zero&#39;s instead of 5 stars :lol:

[hobbes]

My experience:

You can get premium plus which is 29.95 per month. You can download all the movies you want.

Problem: Only a fraction of their movies are Premium plus, the rest are "pay-per-view". The Premium movies also are not mainstream winners.

Upside: All the porn is Premium plus, so you can get hundreds of pornos if you wish. Download rate from the site is limited by your computer. I get about 300 kb/sec. And you can watch the movies almost immediately (30 sec).

Overall, I would like to see quality Hollywood movies, not porn.


You can download a much wider selection, but still lacking so many quality movies and still largely shit, if you pay-per-view. This cost can really add up.



Summary: This site seems to get the old and cheap to obtain movies. The blockbusters and classics are missing. This place has a very, very long way to go.

If you want porno, go for it, I&#39;ll pass.

[j2k4]

That&#39;s the definitive word, then. ;)

[Yogi]

Originally posted by hobbes@19 August 2004 - 02:19
My experience:

You can get premium plus which is 29.95 per month. You can download all the movies you want.

Problem: Only a fraction of their movies are Premium plus, the rest are "pay-per-view". The Premium movies also are not mainstream winners.

Upside: All the porn is Premium plus, so you can get hundreds of pornos if you wish. Download rate from the site is limited by your computer. I get about 300 kb/sec. And you can watch the movies almost immediately (30 sec).

Overall, I would like to see quality Hollywood movies, not porn.


You can download a much wider selection, but still lacking so many quality movies and still largely shit, if you pay-per-view. This cost can really add up.



Summary: This site seems to get the old and cheap to obtain movies. The blockbusters and classics are missing. This place has a very, very long way to go.

If you want porno, go for it, I&#39;ll pass.
Thanks for the info , Hobbes. ;)

We keep hoping. :unsure:



YogiMovieFreak

[Tormentor]

Originally posted by hobbes@15 August 2004 - 08:00
I know people will thinks this is spam
Your right about one thing.

[Snee]

I think my ISP runs some kind of trials of a pay-per-view system here, nothing available to me yet tho&#39;.

All it&#39;s about yet is sports tho&#39;.