RSS FeedDowntown DC’s Netflix Queues
Ever since Olsson’s Bookstore closed, we’ve had to be a little more proactive about finding movie rentals. It was very handy to be able to impulsively pop down the street on any given night and pick up a movie for the evening at the 7th Street location. The day of the movie rental store seems to be fading like the sunset’s dim light so we’ve resorted to other means like Redbox, Hulu, whatever is showing on cable (this usually means FX or Spike) and the venerable Netflix. We’ve always wondered what people rent on Netflix so this story in the New York Times caught our eye as the accompanying interactive graphic lists the most popular movies rented in 2009 by any zip code in a number of major cities including Washington DC. What was popular in our area? Check after the break to see if it matches your Netflix rental list.
20004 zip code
1. Milk
2. Burn After Reading
3. Rachel Getting Married
4. Twilight
5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
20001 zip code
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2. Burn After Reading
3. Milk
4. Rachel Getting Married
5. Doubt
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I don’t always review it, but I do love that feature on Netflix (“see what people in DC are watching”). Sadly my repeated viewing of Die Hard haven’t pushed that movie up to the top five, however.
I was on Capitol Hill on 8th Street SE and walked by the Blockbuster rental store. I did a double take as I had not seen one in a while. DSL broadband streaming is certainly getting better and better to the point where it is watchable, at least on a small screen.
I’ve found the quality of the Netflix on demand offerings to be very high, close to DVD video. We use our PS3 to stream netflix to the tv via an hdmi cable, and it looks fantastic.
I don’t like that closed captioning isn’t available (except for non-english language films where captions are always on) as I usually turn them on for movies at home. Still it is an excellent service overall.
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Seen all of the ones mentioned above. Unfortunately since it’s harder to pick up rental movies (in the area), I’ve resorted to Netflix as well. Watching movies instantly is a nice feature. As for movies, it’s always fun to watch movies shot here in DC (like Breach) to see what is accurate and what is not (i.e. the Federal Triangle/Archives metro relabeling).