couldn't be easier (EasyCinema.com)

Member Name: helican

Product:	EasyCinema.com
Date:	08/06/09 (9 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: cheap films, postal service & no late-return fines

Disadvantages: you never quite know what you'll get or when

easyCinema, from the same stable as easyJet & easyBus etc, is an online DVD rental company.

I've been using it for two or three years now, & I'm thoroughly impressed.

The way it works is you pay up front for a block of 4, 7 or 10 films at a time, & all the films - even new ones - are an impressive £1.99 each. I always use the package whereby I pay £13.93 in advance for seven films, which are sent out two at a time.

Then you compile a list of all the films you're interested in seeing, & you can prioritise them if you like. There's a vast selection to chose from, with films old & new , British & foreign, even documentary DVDs & TV series. I've always found whatever I've been looking for.

Then easyCinema send out the films - two at a time for me - & when you've watched them you tear your address off the envelope & send them back - prepaid. When easyCinema receive the films they send out two more & so it continues until your credit runs out. Then you get a reminder email, you buy more credits & off you go again. I usually receive my new films a week or less from the day I've posted the old ones back.

You can keep the films for ages with no pressure: the credits you buy last for ninety days so with my package I've got ninety days to watch seven films, which I've always managed easily without feeling I need to force myself to keep up.

I've nearly always been sent the films I've prioritised, & there's never been a mistake with what I've received or my account.

I was sent a rather old music DVD recently that didn't play properly so I sent a brief email & returned the disc, & was promptly sent my next choice free of charge with no quibbling.

I really like the freedom this system gives me: I used to rent DVDs from the library, but now I don't have the inconvenience of making a special journey there & getting the films back on time or paying a fine. Occasionally I'll get sent a film that I'm not actually in the mood for & it'll sit there for a while, but this happens rarely & the enormous convenience of posting films backwards & forwards more that makes up for the unpredictability.

Highly recommended.

Summary: a cheap & convenient online DVD rental company