Sunday21 Posted July 25, 2016 Report Posted July 25, 2016 Whoever recommemded Vidangel, big Thank you! Watched a movie I had really wanted to watch, it was awful (seven Psychopaths, if every 2nd word is bleeped out, it is because they can't come up with a script. Remember that section from Huck Finn where the con men have a traveling entertainment show that women and children cannot watch?), but still I was able to watch it! NeedleinA, NeuroTypical and tesuji 3 Quote
tesuji Posted July 25, 2016 Report Posted July 25, 2016 (edited) I love Vidangel. It's great for cleaning up movies that are almost acceptable. For example, it turned Jurassic World into a movie my kids can see. Also great for making unwatchable movies watchable. I don't watch many R movies so, I've been surprised how awful some of them are. Some are irredeemable no matter what you delete. But some are truly great if you just remove some things. All for one dollar. Edited July 25, 2016 by tesuji Sunday21 1 Quote
theSQUIDSTER Posted July 25, 2016 Report Posted July 25, 2016 We're big fans of Vidangel. I hope they get their lawsuits (with Disney, Lucas Films, etc.) settled and that it doesn't break their business model. I'm so sick of the Goliath movie/cable TV industry and their antiquated business models, monopolies and back-room deals to try to inflate the prices of their products as much as possible and bend consumers to their will without really being in touch or caring what large segments of their customer base really want. Really, if they cared about what their customers want, they should have been the ones who thought of and pioneered movie streaming as a customized experience based on what viewers do and don't want to see and hear. The rating system that they impose with an all-or-nothing attitude is silly and way out of date. We really do have the technology to make things much more available as well as giving the consumer a greater variety of choices in how they want to experience movies and TV. For all their talk about artistic integrity, keeping the movie as the director envisioned it, etc... it's just all so much hot air. It's really about making as much money as possible by whatever manipulative or compulsory means they can. You only get the movie/TV episodes on OUR terms or not at all. If they had their way, they'd charge you for every viewing just like the old movie theater days before TV. Well technology has moved on... they haven't and don't want to... not for reasons of intellectual property, artistic integrity or whatever else... but for Cha-ching. Anddenex 1 Quote
NeuroTypical Posted July 25, 2016 Report Posted July 25, 2016 Yep, go Vidangel! I kicked on half the filters and watched Mad Max Fury Road, and Deadpool. I haven't seen the non-filtered versions, so I'm not sure here, but both movies made total sense and flowed just fine without the nudity, sexual banter, and gore. Gee - it's almost like that crap gets added in for reasons other than because they are necessary... Sunday21 and Anddenex 2 Quote
anatess2 Posted July 25, 2016 Report Posted July 25, 2016 For the ladies... watch Hello, My Name Is Doris on Vidangel. Sunday21 1 Quote
Anddenex Posted July 25, 2016 Report Posted July 25, 2016 48 minutes ago, NeuroTypical said: Yep, go Vidangel! I kicked on half the filters and watched Mad Max Fury Road, and Deadpool. I haven't seen the non-filtered versions, so I'm not sure here, but both movies made total sense and flowed just fine without the nudity, sexual banter, and gore. Gee - it's almost like that crap gets added in for reasons other than because they are necessary... I might now watch Deadpool, I wasn't sure how much of the movie would be lost. Quote
Mattkaz Posted August 5, 2017 Report Posted August 5, 2017 I just gave Saferflix a try. Free beta is going on now. Great service. Quote
pam Posted August 5, 2017 Report Posted August 5, 2017 26 minutes ago, Mattkaz said: I just gave Saferflix a try. Free beta is going on now. Great service. Is that like an equivalent to vidangel? Quote
Sunday21 Posted August 25, 2017 Author Report Posted August 25, 2017 https://www.forbes.com/sites/legalentertainment/2017/08/24/vidangel-loses-appeal-content-filtering-service-sees-trouble-ahead/ Quote
NeuroTypical Posted October 19, 2017 Report Posted October 19, 2017 Well, something I didn't exactly expect to happen - I got an email from VidAngel talking about how they remember I'm a shareholder. They've filed Chapter 11 restructuring (not chapter 7 bankruptcy). Their high points: VidAngel is: * Pausing the California lawsuit * Up, running, and making millions * Exploding (over 16 million minutes viewed in last 7 days) * Working to make a return for our investors * Taking the same path as Marvel and Delta They're still hopeful and planning, and operating, and making money. We'll see what sort of return I get on my (small) investment. Vort 1 Quote
Guest Posted October 19, 2017 Report Posted October 19, 2017 I hope VidAngel makes it. I have always wanted to watch "I'm Not There" (the one about Bob Dylan) . . . and maybe Easy Rider, too . . . Quote
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