Introducing TrailerMatic.com
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Introducing TrailerMatic.com
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#2It works great. In fact, it recommends such good movies that I'm almost guaranteed to have seen them many times already. Ferris, Outlaw Josie Wales, Back to the Future. All are perfect picks for me, but it might be neat to add a few lesser known selections. I find myself keeping a google doc of movie recommendations from reddit threads, then renting when I have the time. Found Primer this way.
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#3Neat idea. It would be great to be able to only show trailers of movies available on Netflix.
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#4Neat idea. It would be great to be able to only show trailers of movies available on Netflix.
The developer here. You can if you go to this modified URL: http://www.trailermatic.com/?netflix_only=true. I'll eventually make filtering easily available through the UI.
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#5How do you know if these movies are available on Netflix? (no, I haven't checked to see if netflix has an api for this)
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#6I like trailers but they are not all created equal. The longest trailer, released close to the release of a movie, is usually spoiler ridden. It will contain shots from every important scene, each action sequence/set piece, the crucial plot twist moment, and all the good effects shots and props. They take much of the awe and surprise out of seeing a movie.
The 30-60 second teaser trailers seem to be much better. They still get you interested, but don't try to actually hide things, and leave you wanting more.
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#7How do you know if these movies are available on Netflix? (no, I haven't checked to see if netflix has an api for this)
They do. http://instantwatcher.com/ is built on it. It allows you to pick based on rottentomatoes.com ratings or NY Times picks. There's a random button as well if you're feeling lucky.
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#8How do you know if these movies are available on Netflix? (no, I haven't checked to see if netflix has an api for this)
Netflix has a REST API: http://developer.netflix.com/docs
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#9I like trailers but they are not all created equal. The longest trailer, released close to the release of a movie, is usually spoiler ridden. It will contain shots from every important scene, each action sequence/set piece, the crucial plot twist moment, and all the good effects shots and props. They take much of the awe and surprise out of seeing a movie. The 30-60 second teaser trailers seem to be much better. They…
I'm pretty lucky. I usually forget most of the trailer content before I actually see a movie.
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#10For convenience, here's a link to the TrailerMatic app: http://www.trailermatic.com/