Zach@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agoAnother reason to sail the high seassh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square245fedilinkarrow-up1993arrow-down136file-text
arrow-up1957arrow-down1imageAnother reason to sail the high seassh.itjust.worksZach@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square245fedilinkfile-text
$25 to rent the movie, one watch within max 24 hours after you start watching it… Or $5 more to own it. Scammers.
minus-squaretfw_no_toiletpaper@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 year agoRenting a DvD / Blueray was like 7$, going to the movies is 10-15$, why TF is this platform so expensive??
minus-squarejoemo@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoBarbie was released on July 21, 2023. It’s still showing in theaters. It should get cheaper on the “normal” timeline for these things, which would be what 9 months? A year? From release.
minus-squarePM_ME_FEET_PICS@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoRenting a DVD or video game was like $3 at its peak here. There was a video store that had older movies that they would let you rent 5 movies for 5 nights for 5 dollars.
minus-squareUpsidedownturtle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIt’s pre release. You can often get streaming copies prior to the street date, but it’s generally quite expensive.
minus-squareConyak@lemmy.tflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIt’s not the platform. The movie is that much on them all. In a few months it will drop to $6 - 7 for rental.
Renting a DvD / Blueray was like 7$, going to the movies is 10-15$, why TF is this platform so expensive??
Barbie was released on July 21, 2023. It’s still showing in theaters.
It should get cheaper on the “normal” timeline for these things, which would be what 9 months? A year? From release.
Renting a DVD or video game was like $3 at its peak here. There was a video store that had older movies that they would let you rent 5 movies for 5 nights for 5 dollars.
It’s pre release. You can often get streaming copies prior to the street date, but it’s generally quite expensive.
It’s not the platform. The movie is that much on them all. In a few months it will drop to $6 - 7 for rental.
corporate greed.