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MUBI - Art-house and independent film streaming for PS3
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SolidusDave
Member
StuBurns said:
what? VidZone is a great app and more importantly it's free.
Sometimes it even beats youtube as I either can't find a specific clip (not to mention the quality) or I can't watch it due to the licensing crap.
About time us Europeans got a good movie service you US guys have Netflix and stuff like Hulu coming soon. We've had jacks shit for ages on both PSN and Zune the choices of movies are quite frankly fucking shit.
Indeed. Vidzone is a mess of an interface. They could do with redoing it.
It's great to watch as it has some great videos but moving around it is a nightmare.
Majine said:
Indeed. Vidzone is a mess of an interface. They could do with redoing it.
It's great to watch as it has some great videos but moving around it is a nightmare.
BritBloke916
Member
SolidusDave said:
Agreed, I've always found it to be a worthy addition to the XMB, and they've been providing a lot of updates and tweaks over recent months. The interface could certainly be improved (although it's really not too bad at all once you know your way around), but I generally enjoy the service a great deal and also appreciate how closely they work with the Euro PSN Blog to provide news and an opportunity for user feedback.
Danne-Danger
Member
WHAT!? EEEW!Majine said:
I'll wait until they have HD up and running, or at least reach SD quality.
SolidusDave
Member
It's UP (for the respective countries, mine is next week)
Store download
20 MB
goes into the video tab of the XMB
go, give impressions
oh and free movie for everyone (of the supported countries) later this month:
side-note: PSN+ got a MUBI dynamic theme for free, it's actually really nice/slick.
Store download
20 MB
goes into the video tab of the XMB
go, give impressions
oh and free movie for everyone (of the supported countries) later this month:
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2010/11/03/mubi-is-now-live-on-the-playstation-3/
side-note: PSN+ got a MUBI dynamic theme for free, it's actually really nice/slick.
StealthGoblin
Banned
The interface is brilliant. Really well done.
Gonna get a subscription for this.
Gonna get a subscription for this.
Very disappointed how they handle subtitles 
There isn't option to turn them off or select between different languages. I could live with just English subtitles (I like them on even for English spoken movies) but many of the movies only have Swedish subs, which would be nice if I were Swedish... None of the films seemed to have Finnish subtitles. bummer..
movie catalog (476 films in my area) seems quite large but was missing all the big name directors like Scorsese, Kubrick etc. which are featured on the Mubi advertisements.
I hope they fix the subtitles and get the catalog bigger.
Otherwise UI is quite nice, responsive, stream is continuous and quality is good enough(watched few sample trailers and free movies)
There isn't option to turn them off or select between different languages. I could live with just English subtitles (I like them on even for English spoken movies) but many of the movies only have Swedish subs, which would be nice if I were Swedish... None of the films seemed to have Finnish subtitles. bummer..movie catalog (476 films in my area) seems quite large but was missing all the big name directors like Scorsese, Kubrick etc. which are featured on the Mubi advertisements.
I hope they fix the subtitles and get the catalog bigger.
Otherwise UI is quite nice, responsive, stream is continuous and quality is good enough(watched few sample trailers and free movies)
Sickboy007
Member
Downloaded it from the Uk store and using it in Italy, it works.
All localised and stuff.
All localised and stuff.
SolidusDave
Member
btw the error message for accessing MUBI w/o a proper IP says "I'm sorry Dave" :lol
for a moment I was wondering from where it got just the "Dave" but then I got it
for a moment I was wondering from where it got just the "Dave" but then I got it
Noisepurge
Member
Checked it out and tried to watch Cube.
It´s cropped to 4:3 fullscreen and has burnt in subtitles (finland)
Horrible...
It´s cropped to 4:3 fullscreen and has burnt in subtitles (finland)
Horrible...
The IP blocking sucks.SolidusDave said:btw the error message for accessing MUBI w/o a proper IP says "I'm sorry Dave" :lol
for a moment I was wondering from where it got just the "Dave" but then I got it
I have a UK account, but my PS3 is at my parents' house in Ireland. Can't access the UK content because the IP says Ireland, and I can't access the Ireland content because it's a UK account.
StealthGoblin
Banned
Buzzed my little sister out earlier by making her watch that silent Alice in Wonderland movie all the way through. Such a weird movie. Though its not bad given its over 100 years old.
I suppose it's worth pointing out that MUBI's PS3 client does work in the U.S. The only caveats are that it's limited to the films they can show in the U.S. (currently 401 movies, no major titles that I've spotted), and you have to use it with a U.S. PSN account (after downloading it through a Euro account, of course). It'll probably work wherever your PSN account's region properly matches your actual region.
There's even a few free movies. I'm watching The Housemaid now.
There's even a few free movies. I'm watching The Housemaid now.
UnluckyKate
Member
I don't even have time to play (hell, to try) all of what I get from PSN+ so what if I take a Mubi subscription ? Just more time spent on the PS3 and less time... you know... doing social stuff
Eliciel
Member
Lyonaz said:
rock 'n roll.....damn Sony just get a decent Netflix-ish deal for europe. We want to watch some good new movies that are available in our region.
Who the fuck on earth hasn't seen Pulp Fiction, Pan's Labyrinth etc. up till now, I mean come on you are not a movie fan if you haven't done this.
SolidusDave
Member
androvsky said:
that should be in the OP.
Though I kinda hate you now because you guys already can use Netflix.
and you are right, works with my German account as well even though they said next week :lol
Edit:
but as mentioned, they need to make it like VidZone so I can also use it with an account that does not correspond to my IP.
Always-honest
Banned
downloaded it. Will have a look at a movie some day. So far just 450 movies.
how is the quality?
how is the quality?
British Monsoon
Member
I'm really liking this app, well worth the subscription price imo - the streaming is fast, hopefully that will remain true when they begin offering HD content, and I haven't had any technical issues so far (although, it would be nice if there was a way to skip to a specific point in a film, rather than having to wait for it to buffer before fast-forwarding through - that, or a bookmark system).
There are more than enough films that I've been meaning to check out and a bunch of intriguing films I've never previously heard of, so it's easy for me to justify the subscription price, but the lack of big-name titles is sure to dent it's widespread appeal (although Johnnie To's fantastic Mad Detective is available, at least in the UK, and highly recommended - I just hope we get an influx of more films in the same vein).
There are more than enough films that I've been meaning to check out and a bunch of intriguing films I've never previously heard of, so it's easy for me to justify the subscription price, but the lack of big-name titles is sure to dent it's widespread appeal (although Johnnie To's fantastic Mad Detective is available, at least in the UK, and highly recommended - I just hope we get an influx of more films in the same vein).
Always-honest
Banned
and what would happen you think?.. jezus.. some countries these days.Alucrid said:
Just had a quick look at this. And it's impressive.
Was looking at some of their independent films some interesting stuff that would usually only be seen at international film festivals.
Some some very interesting Chilena and Korean movies that i'll check out over the weekend
the main section did rely on the usual suspects though.
But as long as i can find some of the more obscure and unseen stuff i'll be happy.
Was looking at some of their independent films some interesting stuff that would usually only be seen at international film festivals.
Some some very interesting Chilena and Korean movies that i'll check out over the weekend
the main section did rely on the usual suspects though.
But as long as i can find some of the more obscure and unseen stuff i'll be happy.
Bootaaay said:
Thanks for the recommendation.
Have to be honest, not that many films i like the look of at the minute, but i am willing to try new things, so will give some a go. Or i would do if my internet speed would book it's idea up (seriously, running on about 0.1Mb/s at the minute).
Like i said before though, hopefully the influx of new subscribers and paying customers will mean they manage to get some deals on more films.
Just fired it up, the first page on browsing has pretty much all of the touchstone must see movies, The Godfather, 2001, Bladerunner, The Shining, Rear Window, Kane, Psycho, Vertigo, Apocalypse Now. It's very cool. I have a lot of these on discs, all the ones I mentioned actually, but for a lot of people, this is awesome I imagine.
EDIT: Annie Hall, Eternal Sunshine and Mulholland Drive. Such an awesome selection of films here.
EDIT2: Actually, I don't think it has them, there is a thing that says 'available films' which is a blue circle, and almost nothing is circled. What?
EDIT: Annie Hall, Eternal Sunshine and Mulholland Drive. Such an awesome selection of films here.
EDIT2: Actually, I don't think it has them, there is a thing that says 'available films' which is a blue circle, and almost nothing is circled. What?
Always-honest
Banned
but how is the quality? It's a nice service, but if it's worse than dvd than no thanx. I'm watching movies on a HD projector, and any flaws/ artifacts will be enlarged.StuBurns said:
There are about 72 000 movies listed, but only a fraction is available. About 420+ here.
Recommend you watch 'Getting any' by Takeshi Kitano. Strange comedy about a guy who just wants to get laid, but ends up in weird situations and places.
Quality is SD and it's not DVD good. But I don't think it's Youtube bad either. Have to watch some quality films first to make a better judgment because 2 that I watched were a grainy documentary and an older japanese flick with tv-movie quality material.
Recommend you watch 'Getting any' by Takeshi Kitano. Strange comedy about a guy who just wants to get laid, but ends up in weird situations and places.
Quality is SD and it's not DVD good. But I don't think it's Youtube bad either. Have to watch some quality films first to make a better judgment because 2 that I watched were a grainy documentary and an older japanese flick with tv-movie quality material.
British Monsoon
Member
StuBurns said:
'Browse' just connects you to Mubi's database of films and directors, you have to go on 'Watch' to see the list of films that are actually available to stream (should be about 450 or so).