MM 3603 - Forest Pierce

For this entry, I decided to look at Amazon instant video. Arguably the least popular among the big three of streaming services (the other two being Netflix and Hulu). Though it may be the least popular, it has a variety of content that Netflix or Hulu can’t touch, and though they may have an edge over Amazon when it comes to their slew of new or original movies and television; there is something that Amazon has that the two do not, and that is a plentiful supply of cult films. Now, Cult films can be defined as any film that was considered a flop or a failure, but gained a cult following later due to the advent of home video, or syndication on television. So, the term doesn’t necessarily limit itself to the genres I’m going to mention, I’m just talking about cult films in the genres I like that are on Amazon Video. Some may argue that the streaming service FilmStruck has the greater quantity of cult films, and at a higher quality. Though that maybe true, I currently am not ...

When I started going to Southern Arkansas University, I was originally enrolled as a digital cinema major. This was because of my longstanding love for moving pictures, and my longing to create them. So naturally, as a "film" student, my personal video habits are very diverse. Depending on my mood or what I am doing at that current time determines what I watch or play. I use streaming services, I have a large collection of Blu-Rays, DVDs, and even VHS tapes. In a perfect world, I would have my own collection of 35 mm film reels as well. I also play video games on a PlayStation 4, occasionally my old PlayStation 3, and an old Nintendo 64. If I am working on my desktop. I usually have my television playing a television show or movie from either Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime. On Netflix I am usually watching what Tarantino movie they have the rights to (currently Jackie Brown, Inglorious Basterds, and The Hateful Eight) or something I've seen a million times, just so I ...