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Dec. 1st, 2008

  • 11:45 AM
candle
You know how you have those movies that you will always watch whenever they're on TV? Maybe they're not your favorite movies; maybe they're not even particularly good movies, but if you're flipping through the channels and one of these movies is on, you will stop and watch it. There should be a special name for these movies; feel free to submit suggestions.

Today I have made a potentially dangerous discovery. At least one of my I-will-watch-this-anytime movies in available on Hulu. Eek! So I have been watching The Fifth Element on my work computer all morning. And now I'm looking at what other movies are on there, and OMG you guys they're got Ghostbusters! And the 1967 Casino Royale!

The mix of movies on Hulu is super-strange -- they've got The Madness of King George, Liar, Liar, Lawrence of Arabia, Beach Blanket Bingo, Koyaanisqatsi... What the Hulu selection lacks in number of movies, it makes up for in breadth of genres.

I've only really looked at TV shows on Hulu before. This changes everything!

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[info]grahams wrote:
Dec. 1st, 2008 07:25 pm (UTC)
Don't even THINK about looking at the Netflix "Watch Instantly" stuff...
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[info]kylegirl wrote:
Dec. 1st, 2008 08:04 pm (UTC)
Fortunately, I have been unable to set up Watch Instantly on my computer without getting all of [info]kmusky's Netflix information because we are separate logins on the same account, plus I can't use it at work because I can't install any software on my work PC (except portable apps, but don't tell IS).
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[info]starfishchick wrote:
Dec. 1st, 2008 08:19 pm (UTC)
Cool!
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[info]kylegirl wrote:
Dec. 2nd, 2008 04:03 pm (UTC)
I know!
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[info]othemts.wordpress.com wrote:
Dec. 1st, 2008 08:55 pm (UTC)
I watched Ghostbusters on Hulu last month. Parenthood has prevented me from wasting too much more time there or at Netflix, but I'm sorely tempted.
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[info]kylegirl wrote:
Dec. 2nd, 2008 04:04 pm (UTC)
Aren't pediatricians always saying that kids need to spend more time watching old movies on small computer screens? I'm sure I heard that somewhere. You guys can watch together!
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[info]frog_lady wrote:
Dec. 2nd, 2008 12:48 am (UTC)
Funny, this just came up in conversation this evening. The Fifth Element, even, not just Hulu's movie selection. ;)
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[info]kylegirl wrote:
Dec. 2nd, 2008 04:05 pm (UTC)
I think The Fifth Element is one of those kind of movies for a lot of people - it's oddly compelling, somehow.
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