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by downWidOutaFite 587 days ago
Depending on how you look at it Criterion's $11/month for 1,000 titles is not cheaper than Netflix's $15/month for 5,000 titles.
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Quantity is not the important factor in entertainment channel selection. Most people do not pay for a streaming service, if there's only 1 thing they want. Consumers aren't concerned with what they dont want, unless it gets in the way of what they do want.
Just about everything is worth watching on Criterion however, and unless you have very low standards, I don't think you can say that about Netflix.
The worst movies on Criterion Channel are interesting, even if they're not good.

The worst movies on Netflix are just boring.

I was using Criterion subscription extensively for about 2 years. What I loved the most is that I could make a random pick from their main page and be sure it’s going to be a good quality film. I could never say this about Netflix, there I have to struggle to find something that’s at least decent