Xbox Live Movie Rental Information and reviews

bigmike8119 · 11-22-2006

Paramount

Ask the Dust: HD 000ms - SD 000ms
Plot Outline: In the Robert Towne-directed adaptation of John Fante's Depression Era novel, Hayek will play the fiery Mexican beauty Camilla who hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini (Farrell), a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.

Rat Race: HD 000ms - SD 000ms
Plot Outline: A Las Vegas casino magnate, determined to find a new avenue for wagering, sets up a race for money.

Chinatown: HD 000ms - SD 000ms
Plot Outline: A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water.

Rosemary's Baby: HD 000ms - SD 000ms
Plot Outline: A young couple move into a new apartment, only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins controlling her life.

Congo: HD 000ms - SD 000ms
Plot Outline: An expidition to the African Congo ends in disaster, and a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong. Based on the novel by Michael Crichton.

Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan: HD 000ms - SD 000ms
Plot Outline: Admiral Kirk's midlife crisis is interrupted by the return of an old enemy looking for revenge and a potentially destructive device.

The Core: HD 000ms - SD 000ms

Failure to Launch: HD 000ms - SD 000ms

Sum of all Fears: HD 000ms - SD 000ms

Gallipoli: HD 000ms - SD 000ms

Timeline: HD 000ms - SD 000ms

Patriot Games: HD 000ms - SD 000ms

Untouchables: HD 000ms - SD 000ms
Plot Outline: Federal Agent Elliot Ness sets out to take out Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team.

Pootie Tang: HD 000ms - SD 000ms
Plot Summary: Pootie Tang, the musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto, is chronicled from his early childhood to his battles against the evil Corporate America...
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sex-related material, language and drug content.

We Were Soldiers: HD 000ms - SD 000ms
Plot Outline: The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
MPAA: Rated R for sustained sequences of graphic war violence, and for language.

Please Help me out with filling out this information to help other member of this site. Thanks Mike

Jon · 11-23-2006

whats this all about ? xbox live movie rentals?

BoyEngland · 11-23-2006

You only get them for a certain time period?! What the fudge?!

This idea gets worse and worse every time I think about it.

I will go online right now and edit my post with at least some of the "costs" of the movies.

Be warned though that I can only get the "costs" of the SD ones, I don't have a good (HD) TV.

Also, I will only give you the amounts for the ones you posted.

Edit:

List of movies that cost 240ms (STANDARD DEFINITION)

Rat Race
Chinatown
Rosemary's Baby
Congo
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn
The Core
The Sum of All Fears
Gallipoli
Timeline
Patriot Games
Untouchables
Pootie Tang
We Were Soldiers

List of movies that cost 320ms (STANDARD DEFINITION)

Ask the Dust
Failure to Launch

Once I get the time (Maybe later) I will post each movie's details like Mike started. I will try to fill the list in as best as possible, after that, I can help with the rest of the movies if you want.

DanteTheLegend · 11-23-2006

This stuff is a Rip Off, you rent it for 14 days and then if you play it you only have 24 hours before it expires...

BoyEngland · 11-24-2006

Exactly, I was going to post that but I wasn't sure if it was movie-specific or not.

Basically, you use 240+ms points on a movie that you can keep for up to 14 days, unless you watch it.

Personally, I think this is totally retarded, and what once seemed a good idea, now seems like a scheme to get you to buy those Microsoft Point card thingys.

I doubt I will be getting any points anytime soon, but when I do they definitely wont be blown on this new crap. Its a total scam if you ask me.

Still though, I have no problem with helping with the list for it.

NUN-PUNCHER · 11-24-2006

I'm glad I waited to hear from someone else before I downloaded anything.

WARLOCK · 11-24-2006

240 points for pooty tang???? this is some sort of sick joke right? lol

so far the only 2 movies on the list that are even remotely worth half a damn are failure to launch and we were soldiers, and i own both of those on dvd.

unless the list of tv shows improves and starts to include things like lost, enterouge(sp?) rescue me, and the shield i think i'll be skipping this particular service.

DanteTheLegend · 11-24-2006

TV shows are better to download, because you get to keep those.

bigmike8119 · 11-27-2006

If you do the math. Movie renting is still cheaper then your local blockbuster. I have to drive around 25 plus miles to my local blockbuster so it's even that much more. The only problem I have is that the 24 hour period is to short.

KillerSwat · 11-29-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigmike8119

If you do the math. Movie renting is still cheaper then your local blockbuster. I have to drive around 25 plus miles to my local blockbuster so it's even that much more. The only problem I have is that the 24 hour period is to short.

Plus you could drive that 25miles and the movies not in! Like me and my mom drove through the snow and ice to go rent Viva Pinata and it wastn't in!! dang there phones not working