So, it’s official. Netflix has started notifying users that they want another $1 for the priviledge of renting BluRay disc. Because they’re more expensive than regular DVDs. For something like CLash of the Titans, perhaps. What’s that run, $5.99? What about Pirates of the Carribean 3: Johnny Depp Strikes Back (or whatever the fuck that movie was called)? Last time I checked, Fry’s wanted $25 for the standard disc, $26 for the Blu Ray. That’s not vastly more expensive. It’s a dollar extra. And I could own it. But an extra dollar for renting it? Retarded. The last 2 BD discs that graced our house in the familiar red envelope was Spiderwick Chronicles (very pretty) and Postal. Motherfucking Postal. That is NOT worth a goddamn dollar extra.
This makes me grumpy. Yes, it’s only a dollar, but it’s MY damn dollar. And TV tells me that a dollar is a Double Stack from Wendy’s and therefore, valued quite highly. I think it’s all a scheme to get their money back for trying to support both BD and HD-DVD. I’m already paying for backing a losing horse, I don’t need to pay for your mistakes, too.