Poll: How do you most often rent movies? / LJWorld.com

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Response		Percent	Votes
By mail.		25%	203
I don’t rent movies.		24%	198
Video store.		20%	164
Video kiosk.		13%	109
On demand.		12%	98
Download off the Internet.		4%	34
Total	806

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vertigo 3 years, 9 months ago

Download off the Internet - 0%

In a college town?

Liar liar pants on fire... lol

of course you're not actually renting it if you download it for free via a file sharing program.

davidsmom 3 years, 9 months ago

I could not enjoy a movie sitting in front of a computer screen. I would never do that. I already spend too many hours a day sitting in front of the computer.

Boeing 3 years, 9 months ago

The most popular answer right now is "I don't rent movies"...really? Who doesn't rent movies? I'm curious behind the reasons...are movies evil? Is every movie ever made horrible?

labmonkey 3 years, 9 months ago

I usually just buy the movie. You can usually buy a DVD for $10-15 and get to keep it whereas renting it a Blockbuster costs $4-5 and you only keep it for 2-5 days. I imagine the number of rentals will go up when more expensive BlueRays start to replace DVD's.

consumer1 3 years, 9 months ago

I rent a movie from a kiosk, for a buck, if I like it I go out and buy it.

Hey Justbegintowrite, have you ever thought about writing an article on our generations travel from black and white fuzzy televisions to 54 in. flat digital screens television? Plus many of the other technological wonders that have happened in our lifetimes? Con 1

jonas_opines 3 years, 9 months ago

labmonkey: The problem with your theory is how few movies are worth keeping more than a couple days, or watching more than once or twice.

jayhawks71 3 years, 9 months ago

And how many movies are worth actually watching once?

Leslie Swearingen 3 years, 9 months ago

The fact that I do not rent movies does not prove I hate movies. I watch a lot of them. Most of the movies out lately seem to be sequels or remakes of old movies. Few original ones.

Cappy 3 years, 9 months ago

Here's a plug: Miracle Video. Nice quirky selection. I only buy a video if I know I will watch it on a regular basis. Most movies I see are one-offs.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 3 years, 9 months ago

Cappy, one-offs ≈ porn?

Cappy 3 years, 9 months ago

one-offs: any item which is used (viewed) once and no more. Head out off gutter please, although , for those 1st amendment proponents, Miracle Video does have an extensive adult selection.

Curtis Lange 3 years, 9 months ago

I pay the $9/month to Netflix to watch however many movies I wish per month. In reality, it's maxed at about 15 DVDs/per month with the one day delay of shipping. However, there are multiple movies you can also stream from their website.

I've got an entire collection of DVDs that just sit here collecting dust. Paid the $10-$15 in the past to watch it once. Paying $9/month to watch multiple movies just makes more sense, especially when the one DVD I purchased for more than $9 will most likely not be watched again.

jonas_opines 3 years, 9 months ago

"Perhaps it is the decline of the quality of the movie going experience."

If you see movies at Hollywood Theater, it surely could be.

StirrrThePot 3 years, 9 months ago

"The most popular answer right now is “I don't rent movies”…really? Who doesn't rent movies? I'm curious behind the reasons…are movies evil? Is every movie ever made horrible?"

Not horrible or evil at all. My main reasons for choosing that option are:

I have 75+ DVDs I rarely watch. I just don't have the time. Sometimes it is so bad that I'll watch the films when they are on TV more than I do the DVD I paid for. Very sad, I know.
I hate going to the video store because I can never hit the return date on time. I end up owing more fees so I just stopped. I know I should do netflix and probably will one day but right now I just don't watch enough to make the cost worthwhile.

Romans832 3 years, 9 months ago

Why I don't rent movies? (1) Because I don't have a DVD player, or even a VHS player. (2) Because I don't have a television. Deprived? I don't feel like I am. I am not home often enough to watch the boob tube--that's one reason I gave it up. Maybe someday I'll replace it, but I'm afraid it could take up time I should/could be using for other things.

tangential_reasoners_anonymous 3 years, 9 months ago

When I can find 'em, I buys 'em. Sometimes, that means VHS. Just today, a copy of "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" arrived... on the redhead's recommendation.

Ah, Merry Christmas... Lawrence.

( Well, it IS August. )

Gootsie 3 years, 9 months ago

We love our netflix. Not only do we rent movies, but we also rent tv shows, some from the oldie goldie days. It's a blast!

Ronda Miller 3 years, 9 months ago

Thanks for the blog idea, consumer. I think it is a good one and I always appreciate suggestions. Seems to beat my current one! ;)

tange, get your set warmed up......it is a terrific movie and a great evening to be inside watching yet another Christmas film. This one has a twist though.

I personally watch movies at other people's houses and eat their popcorn. Please supply malted malt balls or some other form of chocolate. I don't drink, but a cold glass of water is nice to chase the chocolate and popcorn with!

George_Braziller 3 years, 9 months ago

Well, I for one don't rent movies. I don't even go to movies in the theater. It just isn't my thing. What's the big deal?

Boeing (Anonymous) says… The most popular answer right now is “I don't rent movies”…really? Who doesn't rent movies? I'm curious behind the reasons…are movies evil? Is every movie ever made horrible?

gsxr600 3 years, 9 months ago

I would be more inclined to rent a movie online if I didn't have a bandwidth cap hanging over my head.

grammaddy 3 years, 9 months ago

Yay, netflix!! we can watch all the movies we want and even get the new ones on the day they come out on DVD. No late fees and I can keep a movie as long as I like. Genius, pure genius.

snap_pop_no_crackle 3 years, 9 months ago

Since I got the lemurs interested in theater, I've been watching live drama in the backyard every day. You've not lived until you've seen the balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet staged by lemurs.

srj 3 years, 9 months ago

I don't get the people bragging about the "no late fees" thing. They are still paying $9+ a month. Granted they have a large selection.

I love redbox, especially renting the movie online.

labmonkey 3 years, 9 months ago

Redbox usually doesn't have a good selection, and I buy movies because most of the time even the Blockbusters of the world have a poor selection. Usually I will discover an older movie on AMC, but tire of the 10 min of movie time/5 min commercials that I will go to Borders and buy it. I have many Charles Bronson/James Coburn movies on DVD because of this. I also have about 10-15 movies that I have to see at least once a year.