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 Movie Guys offer an easy to use website that offers a wide range of DVDs (including HD-DVD and Blu-Ray titles) and games for Wii, PS2, PS3, Xbox, DS, and Xbox 360. They are one of the only Australian DVD rental companies to offer both DVDs and games.
Games are available in a joint package with DVD rental if you wish, but these options are more expensive than DVD rental alone. We're particularly impressed with their commitment to buy all titles released in the High Definition Blu-Ray format, and they already stock 340, more than any other Australian rental site.
Queensland-based Movie Guys is a fairly recent addition, founded in 2006. We love the funky website design, which has an impressive list of 29 browsing categories --mostly genres like adult. classics, fantasy and foreign films, and also new releases, coming soon, recommended, etc.
Information listed on each film or game is considerable, including longer synopsis than usual for sites like this, rating, running time, average customer rating out of 10 stars, and date added to the inventory, as well as hyperlinked stars, and genres. Ideally, we'd also like to see hyperlinked Director fields as most other sites do, possibly year released, but these are minor quibbles with an otherwise excellent system.
They do have a Fair Use Policy, where if you use "excessive or unreasonable" rentals, they will charge you $1 to cover postage charges for each additional mailing over 8 in a month--presumably per slot for your subscription. So, if one a one-disc plan, you could have up to eight discs in a month, two-disc plan, sixteen, three disc plan, twenty-four, etc. These caps are rather high, and shouldn't affect the vast majority of customers. However, if you are a very high-volume renter, we'd go with a different company.
Movieguys also feature a Buy It option, which allows you to purchase ex-rental games and DVDs. You also have the flexibility to pay by either credit card or direct debit.
Prices: Movie Guys do not offer a free trial. They offer 6 price plans, ranging from $18.95 a month for the 1 DVD at-a-time option, to $49.95 for 5 at-a-time. There is also a budget option of $9.95 a month for 1 DVD-at-a-time for a total of 2 films a month.
They have more game rental tariff options than we've ever seen, and too many to list here individually (see their site for all 29)--starting at $19.95 per month for one game out, to $49.95 for four games, and plenty of mix-and-match tariffs like one game and one DVD out for $29.95, ranging to a mammoth 5 DVDs and 4 games out package at $89.95 per month.
If you cancel your membership. you must return all outstanding discs or games within 7 days.
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Featured Movieguys Customer Review
Greg from Queensland, July 21, 2007
Id just like to say what an excellent service Movie Guys has been for me.
I've been so happy with the service, the transit times were so fast and the price was excellent.
I especially loved the fact CDs were being sent in perfect condition, scratched CDs always turned me off usual renting options.
I simply chose to leave due to my lack of using my console anymore, no negative reasons whatsoever.
If I decide to resume use of my console I will definitely be back
Thanks for a pleasant experience.
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Paul from Newcastle, 13 August, 2008
I have tried this site and found it to be very good. It is especially good for gamers and has many titles [including xbox 360 and Playstation 2 @ 3 as well]. I have had no problems with them. Discs are clean, turn-around is good,and so is the range and service. They also have Blu-Ray.
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Margaret from QLD, 5 March, 2008
I have been a member of movie guys for the past 12 months and have enjoyed the service. I went on holidays for a month and my account was paused on time and my next lot of movies were there upon my arrival home.
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David, December 15, 2007
I decided on this site because I could rent games and movies but was disappointed when it took so long for them to send the items I requested. When I contacted them they told me that it was normal to wait up to 3 weeks for titles!!!
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Kimberly from Gold Coast, January 20, 2007
After trying a few rental sites, these guys are a refreshing
change. I always get my first pick of movies and they all work. I have had
so much trouble in the past with these problems. The site is easy to use and
turn around is great. About time well done guys.
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Donna from Sippy Downs, January 11, 2007
I've used a service like this overseas and have found it just as
good. I emailed them to ask about a TV series and they got it in for me.
Turn around time is really good. I was impressed.
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