Comments for Strange Conversation

Comment on Don’t use Love Film for your online DVD rentals by Vince

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:33:58 +0000

I’ve been with ScreenSelect/LoveFilm for several years and I must say they’re fantastic.

I agree with the poster who said that this sort of service is not for the person who just wants new ‘blockbuster’ films. No online service could ever provide that.

My original plan was to join for six months, watch all the films Iactually wanted to watch, then leave. I’m still with then because I keep finding loads of stuff to add to my list.

Again, it’s ridiculous to add DVDs to your list that you don’t want to see. How many titles have they got altogether? 65000 or so? And you can’t find 20 good ones out of that lot?

On top of that: turn a round is always speedy, lost disks always sorted, and, again with the possible exception of videos released in the past week, the priority system works very well.

Comment on Who directed Poltergeist? by Bobby

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:51:31 +0000

It’s no different to Spielberg and Lucas directing Raiders Of The Lost Ark or any of the Star Wars films. The real reason this got started is becuase it’s so differerent to everything else Tobe Hooper directed before it. But as you say Lifeforce is very similar in star/ special effects. Also worth noting is that Frank Marshall said “Tobe directed Poltergeist and Steven produce it. Steven was teh driving force behind the production”. So there’s your answer.

Comment on Who directed Poltergeist? by Adam

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:03:44 +0000

My opinion is it was an amalgym of reasons. If you watch any Tobe Hooper film, you barely know he was even behind it unless you see his name in the credits. Compare Texas Chainsaw Massacre to Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 for example, which felt like a terrible cash in sequel by a completely different director…but no, that was aparantly closer to his vision. Thank God his vision was skewed enough for the first Texas Chainsaw movie to be maybe one of three movies he’s ever directed that were even worth watching. Salem’s Lot and Poltergeist are the only other two good movies he’s done and none of the three share ANYTHING in common style wise. He seems like the kind of guy who probably doesnt know what the Hell he wants and lets others make choices for him. In the case of Poltergeist, I’ll bet Spielberg knew what kind of a director he was, knew he had his own limitations with E.T. going on, wanted a horror directors name behind the project given the subject matter and voila! Solution: Tobe Hooper was a beard and was probably too naeve to even notice.

Comment on Don’t use Love Film for your online DVD rentals by Stefanie

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:38:39 +0000

That is SOOO true — I was hugely disappointed when Love Film took over Amazon’s operation. At least with Amazon you knew when things were low availability, delayed, etc. - so you knew exactly when you were going to get what you ordered.

When I was on LoveFilm last summer, I regularly got ‘low priority’ items (only even *on* the list to make up my quota) sent to me rather than the ‘high priority’ discs I really wanted to see. And when I asked (by phone or e-mail) why that was happening, I never got an answer, just ‘we try to send things in our customers’ preference’, which clearly isn’t true.

I only hope they actually pay attention to comments such as these, and get better — though do they even have any competitors out there these days? If not, why should they bother?

Comment on Don’t use Love Film for your online DVD rentals by Doone

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:49:36 +0000

Lovefilm are nothing less than fraudsters if they do not deliver what the customer requests having been offered it and he or she having paid for it. No ifs, buts or funny handshakes! Avoid this company they are cheats and liers. Now, Amazon - they knew how to do the job.

Comment on Don’t use Love Film for your online DVD rentals by mohammed jahangir

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:07:41 +0000

i have never had a problem with lovefilm
i get a DVD roughly a week,sometime 2 depending on how quick i get through the disks.
Sometimes get latest releases on the week of release eg no country for old men and rambo recently
There is a huge choice of back catalogue stuff and titles you simply cannot get offline such as JEFF MILLS - The Exhibitionist DVD, or for example i would never have gone to blockbusters for an obscure film such as aguire - wrath of god,it was for the latest releases.
A huge thumbs up for me. been with them for over a couple of years.
Tenner a month is simply great value
e nver s

Comment on Don’t use Love Film for your online DVD rentals by Daniel Stephens

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:22:09 +0000

You have to ring up I think.

Comment on Don’t use Love Film for your online DVD rentals by Alice

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:24:03 +0000

I have a problem! please help! I’m trying to cancell my account but I can’t I looked at the help page and they talk about a button that doesn’t exist! anyone know how I can cancel?

Comment on Don’t use Love Film for your online DVD rentals by Muzza

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:56:58 +0000

If you’re struggling to find 20 titles to put on your rental list then it’s clear Love Film ain’t for you.
Similarly, if you only want 2 new release titles a week …. that’s very specific. I would stick to your local Blockbuster.
I’ve never had a problem with Love Film…..very happy with the service.
Of course, having a rental list of 3000 helps ensure I’m never without a film to watch.
Perhaps I need to get a life.

Comment on Don’t use Love Film for your online DVD rentals by liz

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:01:24 +0000

does anyone know the cancelling phone number?