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Streaming, direct to video

Jack Dawson has to be the unluckiest tragic hero to stumble from the mind of James Cameron. The poor chap, a charismatic underdog, gets it from everyone including Rose. His mates doubt his chances of success after the card game so forewarned but stupidly Jack boards the ship. The boat sank, Jack died and our hearts will go on, but why did Jack do it?

Thanks to streaming we shall never know. Strongly opposing the stream because a long, long time ago in a Blockbuster video far, far away a rental copy of Titanic containing bonus material answered my burning questions about Jack, Rose, the ship and whatever else the directors commentary spoke about. We have yet to find such things on  Netflix or any other streaming service. Determined to oppose everything millennial to a cancel By standing against for the exact reason the mighty Tom Cruise insisted Top Gun II premiered in theatres before going direct to video, and by video We mean streaming service, the cool experience. Cinema will never be replaced because, despite our best efforts home entertainment systems are a shitty experience for watching blockbusters. Home video, home entertainment, direct to video does scream an awesome fucking experience. DTV releases back in the day were sub-par films a studio could not bank on a box office payday so the titles were dumped on video store shelves for rental. Hey Marvel your MCU offerings are direct to video…

DVD titles are a pain in the arse, they take up space, require an external player, they scratch and get dirty and they don’t work on smart phones; well fucking dah, that’s the point. Nobody enjoys watching Maverick in a dogfight or Thor punching someone in ultra high definition 7 - 10 inch streaming to their smart device. An audience motivated to experience their cinematic entertainment rather than stare at a tiny screen are the hardcore film fans determined to enjoy good storylines with minimal green screen so when they walk out of the cinema asking how in the hell instead of shouting WYF like all the haters posting reviews on YouTube. Keep cinemas open, go to Bend Oregon to experience the last Blockbuster store. 

Spoiler alert - Jack dies, the ship sinks and nobody has a merry Xmas.