Posted by dgates on 08/14/07 04:22

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:03:30 GMT, "Sandoz" <blumphf@verizon.net>
wrote:

>
>"dgates" <dgates@somedomain.com> wrote in message
>news:dmiub3pfgsifq8tt8lptq4fdt2o8u2nb5g@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:00:05 GMT, "Sandoz" <blumphf@verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I joined Intelliflix about 6 weeks ago because they had about a dozen
>>>titles
>>>listed as "available" that Netflix didn't carry. In my first 3 weeks,
>>>they've sent me two of the titles, and none since then. To be fair, all
>>>of
>>>these were listed as "long wait" when I put them in my cue, but I haven't
>>>been thrilled with how long the shipping and return process takes with
>>>them--with Netflix I can receive a film, ship it back, and get the next
>>>one
>>>all in a total of 3 or 4 days maximum--Intelliflix takes over a week (more
>>>if you include weekend days because I don't think they work Sundays AND
>>>Saturdays).
>>>
>>>I'm going to keep my subscription to Netflix and change my account at
>>>Intelliflix to "pay by the rental" and just use them for the very few
>>>titles
>>>Netflix sometimes doesn't have in their stock. I wouldn't be surprised if
>>>their service goes belly-up soon...
>>
>>
>> Just out of curiosity, what titles? I sense that they must be some
>> particular sub-genre, or something like that?
>
>Mostly cult, foreign, and genre films (such as: Invasion Of The Bee Girls,
>Spirits Of The Dead, The Candy Snatchers, Beat Girl), but some of the titles
>were a surprise that Netflix didn't have them in their stock because they're
>readily available for purchase (like the original The Vanishing, Farewell My
>Lovely, and Demon Lover).

Nice! I bought a "Bee Girls," even though the DVD was labeled with
some other title ("Graveyard Tramps," IIRC). And I really liked the
Terence Stamp third of Spirits of the Dead. I may look into those
other two.

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