Love Film & Netflix Reviews

Okay, so if you haven't worked it out by now, I am currently between jobs. ACTIVELY searching. However, I definitely like to spend my free time, watching TV series and films. I am not particularly fussy over what I watch, however I do hate normal daytime tele such as Jeremy Kyle. Honestly, Jeremy winds me up more than the guests on the show. I hate how smug he is. Anyway, getting to the point. I decided to get a free subscription to Netflix. Why not? It's free. 

At first, I was amazed, so much tele, only 24 hours in the day. I threw myself in to Melissa and Joey (great watch btw!) and quickly managed to get through the first series. The good thing about Netflix is it shows you how far you have got in to the episode, 15 out of 20 minutes etc. Therefore I could carry on where I left off, if I was rudely interrupted by phone interviews etc. So my intial thought was Wow, this is great and I do not have that guilt of streaming it illegally. However I visited my boyfriend in Portsmouth who is a MASSIVE Will Ferrell fan, aren't we all? So he looked to see what was on Netflix, not much. So he looked for the Fast & Furious films, nope, you guessed it. NOTHING.

I told him we would find something else (i.e. Let me choose something). So I searched for the first series of Desperate Housewives.. THERE WAS NO DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES. Damn it. Now I am starting to get stressed. Right, next. Sex & The City? Now this is just a basic human right. However a basic human right that Netflix ignored. 

As if by magic, the LoveFilm people rang me. I made their job easy, Do you have Desperate Housewives on LoveFilm? Yes? Sold.

So LoveFilm also offered me a free month's subscription. So I thought I would have a gander, well what else do I have to do? Nothing. So first stop. DESPERATE HOUSEWIVESS HELLLO!.. Wait.. What.. Wait for activation? WTH? Did a little Google search, usually takes an hour. So I had a bath, waited around, an hour had passed. Nothing. I ended up waiting two days and then calling them and they activated it straight away. Still, they were on the back foot now.

LoveFilm is definitely not as user friendly as Netflix, not everything is in Genre's. somethings you have to go digging for a bit to find. Overall, both sites have their strengths and weaknesses when it comes to ease of access. I like that Netflix has a suggestion tool on what you have previously watched, the height of laziness.. Only problem is I showed my little sister ONE episode of Dora the Explorer and now its full of Children's programmes. Won't be making that mistake again. 

However, once you get used to it your off and away. It does have a much wider range of films, and quite a few newer films. 

The boring stuff, but highly important. Both had a really good streaming quality in general. I have found when the internet is weaker, it goes blurry, still enough to see what's going on but still blurry. To be honest though, I don't mind that. I would rather that to it buffering all the time.

Who wins overall I hear you ask? 

Welllllll..... The winner is... Drum roll please... LoveFilm, at the end of the day, ease of use only takes up a tiny portion of the time. The range to watch is ultimately the most important. Also a final note do not get me wrong, I love to watch American programmes as soon as they come out. However Netflix and LoveFilm really are offering a good deal with their instant streaming service. £4.99 a month for both really is a good price for an endless amount of films. Perfect for that quiet night in with yourself and Mr Ben & Mr Jerry.

XO Becks