I mean the tweet literally says "thanks to Godzilla vs Kong and ZSJL".

Yeah, ZSJL was dwarfed by Godzilla v. Kong and surpassed by WW (in terms of new subscribers) but I think that was expected, given the length of the film, the fact it was a re-release, and the fact that it targets a demographic that was largely already on there. But it did help the numbers. Their issue is that for whatever reason, they are US only, so that 2.7 million added in that period looks small compared to Disney's 21.2 million added globally. Plus what happens once first run movies are not on the service, and was less than 3 million added subscribers worth the hassle of ticking off all those filmmakers.

Is it me or have these same day releases sucked, for the most part? The series’ I can dig, but these movies have been horrible.

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Mortal Kombat was a good movie

Judas and the Black Messiah was good. Wonder Woman was terrible. The Little Things was fine, and Godzilla Kong was pretty good. Didn’t see Tom and Jerry.

No, it was not.

You're basically ragging on WB's 2021 theatrical release slate. Pre-pandemic, WB was hoping people would go to the theaters to watch these.

I really liked Judas and the Black Messiah, and Godzilla vs Kong was dumb fun, for what it's worth.

There's some interesting titles coming up:
https://www.androidauthority.com/war...ovies-1186443/

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/28/warn...d-hbo-max.html

$10/month tier with ads if that floats your boat. Starts this June.

As previous articles noted, this will not include access to the theatrical releases this year, although the HBO Original Series will still be ad-free on that tier:
https://www.thewrap.com/hbo-content-...on-of-hbo-max/

I agree with everything you said, except Godzilla v Kong, which I thought was awful. But as awful as I thought it was, it doesn't come close to the abysmal Tom & Jerry - although I could only make it through 30 minutes.

While some of the "same day as release" movies haven't been awful, I'm sure glad I didn't go to the theater and pay to see them. GvK was pretty entertaining... the rest, well, I'm glad they were "free" (I have Direct TV - so free for me).

I know most here probably don't give a crap about Friends. But the reunion special is shot and in the can and will air May 27th

I've become a big fan of HBO Max. In fact, I'd say it's probably my favorite new app. Took advantage of their 6 month deal and it ends in June.

I want to continue the service but I find $14.99 a bit prohibitive on the budget. Anyone hear of a continuation offer yet for those who opted for the deal?

I would have cared 15 years ago when I watched the show. Not anymore. I’m sure this will result in another bump in subs - maybe…?

i care. i loved the first 6 seasons. once Chandler and Monica got engaged it went downhill fast. i believe S7 begins after proposal. i'd still watch them all together again.

Just noticed WW84 is back on Max, and in 4K/DV. Same with the first movie, also in 4K. Greenland is also now available, but only in 1080p. Hopefully they’ll start ramping up faster on making 4K available.

4K won’t make WW84 any better. Nor 3D, not any medium they fit to print it on. The movie plain sucks ass.

Then you can always watch the first one in 4K.

Oh, that’s right…no 4K for you.

not right now and i'm totally fine with that. make a reasonably priced 55" or so 4K TV capable of active 3D with no other accessories necessary (besides glasses) and you got me.

It looks like Warner Media and Discovery are in talks to merge. Will HBO Max and Discovery + will combine into one service? https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/16/media...dia/index.html

Considering how low priced 4K is in general and the fact that 8K is already ramping up, let me tell you now that 3D is dead. Has been dead for a while now, and that’s from me who loves my 3D collection. So my comments about Max having 4K movies is pretty much aimed at the majority of us who have 4K.

I just read about this, but I think they’ll stay separate. Max and Discovery (which has its own umbrella of networks) are different enough to not be put together under one service.

K. I’m still good though.

AT&T badly wants to rid themselves of HBO Max and Warner Media. I read they have over 170 billion in debt, which is crippling.

I guarantee 3D would not be dead if the subscription services had a large number of 3D movies and actually worked with all 3D displays. All the streaming companies that did 3D did it half-assed with awful hardware support- Vudu still has 3D titles but not even the Vudu apps in all 3D displays support it. Discs of course have been priced high and difficult to find, and of course discs are dead anyways.