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hmm....Netflix not restocking titles?

posted 16 years ago by Sandoz
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About a year and a half ago, I checked out the uncensored version of this film from Netflix, who at the time had both the unrated and R-rated versions in their inventory.

Tonight I was considering taking a look at the R-rated version and checked their site...and it's not even listed anymore. Not only that, but the unrated version is showing up as Not Available.

Ya know, this has been occurring somewhat more frequently on Netflix, that certain titles they used to carry are not being replaced in their inventory, and what's frustrating about this is that many of these films are not out-of-print, either. It just seems like they're dropping the ball a bit since they know they're kicking Blockbuster's ass six ways to sundays, but...

The main reason a lot of cine-savvy people have chosen Netflix over Blocksucker is because they carried movies exactly like this one, and Blockhead didn't!

If someone reads this 3 or 6 months from now, take a check at Netflix and see if they have it in stock by then--it would be interesting (and reassuring) to note if they restock inventory from time to time.

I really hate it when post-apocalyptic films leave out the whimsy...

[–] movie_nazi 16 years ago

You are absolutely right in your reasoning as to why I went to Netflix. The foreign film section @ BB f'n sucks! If Netflix starts slacking on their foreign films I'll drop 'em like a bad habit.

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[–] CalvinJarrett 16 years ago

Do you guys think Netflix is getting les cutting edge and more conservative? I guess one test would be to see if you can still rent the unrated version of Caligula with the penetration shots and ejaculation scenes intact. I know they used to stock copies of that one.

[–] movie_nazi 16 years ago

I don't know. I got this film {Thriller - en grym film] from netflix and it was the hardcore one. That was only a couple of months ago.

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[–] Falconeer 15 years ago

Again, another title that people rent and keep, because they are rare cult films. it is sad, but i can;t blame Netflix for not restocking expensive titles that people will just steal. That becomes very expensive for them. Also look at the new commercials for Netflix! They are nauseating, and are designed to appeal to mainstream American families. They are probably becoming more mainstream because that is where the money is at.

[–] Falconeer 15 years ago

The reason is that people tend to steal titles like this from Netflix. They are rare, sometimes out of print and worth alot of money. "Thriller" is out of print, so they won't restock. But I think they are catching on that these are the kinds of films people steal, and they are not so quick to restock titles that have a high rate of being stolen; Face it; nobody is gonna steal "The Blind Side." There are a billion copies floating around and next week you will be able to purchase these big Hollywood titles for 1 cent.

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[–] Falconeer 15 years ago

Interesting.. So i guess that claim that "Thriller" was a limited release of 25,000 copies was just a marketing scam. shame on you, synapse!

[–] MsTenebre 15 years ago

I actually got this from Blockbuster online (after months of it being in a very long wait), but it was the cut version, unfortunately. Sucks it's not available on Netflix.

[–] CalvinJarrett 14 years ago

I saw the uncut version on Netflix. Foolishly I returned it like a good Netflix customer. had I known I wouldn't be able to re-rent this version with the hardcore scenes, I would have kept it before these other thieves got their hands on it.

[–] CalvinJarrett 14 years ago

Happy to report that a kind soul posted all of the hardcore inserts to www.xhampster.com. Just type keyword "Thriller" and it will pop up. So if you favor the hardcore inserts and don't want to watch the rest of the movie that surrounds them, you can now go to xhampster and watch all 6 minutes. Of course it culminates with the notorious anal cumshot. So there's everything.

[–] magnuspetersson72 13 years ago

Does Americans only watch movies on Netflix?! Here in Europe we dont have Netflix, and we buy our dvds for the most, or download them illegally(in my country Sweden, it has been prooved that over 50% of the population downloads illegaly every day, and yes that includes me, but i also buy alot of dvds), i dont think that something like Netflix would even work in Europe, it would just end up with alot of people not returning the discs.

[–] CalvinJarrett 13 years ago

Then all of those people would continue paying the monthly fee with no hope of getting to see any more movies. They would not get any more movies (to keep for themselves) beyond the 2-3 their subscription allows at one time that they never return. Even if they canceled their membership, my guess would be that the $16.95 they paid would exceed the cost of the lost DVD's to Netflix. Netflix isn't sending DVD's they purchased for $29.99 at Barnes and Noble. They buy one probably for 10 cents and burn it hundreds of times for 1 cent.

[–] Sandoz 13 years ago

Netflix isn't sending DVD's they purchased for $29.99 at Barnes and Noble. They buy one probably for 10 cents and burn it hundreds of times for 1 cent.

Uh, I don't think that's really true. It's just as illegal for Netflix to burn copies of films as it is for the average home consumer, probably even more so in their case since they're a commercial operation.

They do, however, I believe cut deals for certain films with the distributor of it to make their own copies, but it's pre-arranged and above board. If you ever see the Netflix logo on a rental from them these are the ones I'm referring to. Blockbuster used to do this all the time, too, for their store copies. The main objection I have with this practice is that I've noticed some of these copies are just the film only and omit any special features and extras that came with the commercial disc release; you have to know what you should be getting in order to complain, and I'm sure many customers don't, so they'll undoubtedly keep doing it.

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[–] CalvinJarrett 13 years ago

They do, however, I believe cut deals for certain films with the distributor of it to make their own copies, but it's pre-arranged and above board.

Well, of course, Sandoz. Perhaps the 10 cent purchase / 1 cent burn isn't the deal, but you catch my drift. I wasn't insinuating that Netflix was doing anything that wasn't "above board." I'm merely saying it doesn't cost them anywhere near as much as it would an ordinary consumer to get copies of these films. They get them early, they get them cheaply, and they get multiple copies. Then if you lose one, it costs you $20.00. I assure you, they're not paying $20.00 for even five, ten copies of that film. They're probably out $0.75.