Review of Netflix Instant on the iPhone

So I’ve been using the Netflix Instant app on the iPhone for about two months now and I really like it.

It’s a little clunky on the interface but the video plays perfect over Wi-Fi  and 3G.

If you have a Netflix account and an iPhone I say download this app today.

And the Oscar winners are…

Best Picture
“The Hurt Locker”, Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers

Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”

Actor in a Supporting Role
Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”

Actress in a Supporting Role
Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”

Animated Feature Film
“Up”, Pete Docter

Art Direction
“Avatar”, Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

Cinematography
“Avatar”, Mauro Fiore

Costume Design
“The Young Victoria”, Sandy Powell

Directing
“The Hurt Locker”, Kathryn Bigelow

Documentary (Feature)
“The Cove”, Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens

Documentary (Short Subject)
“Music by Prudence”, Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett

Film Editing
“The Hurt Locker”, Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

Foreign Language Film
“El Secreto de Sus Ojos”, Argentina

Makeup
“Star Trek”, Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

Music (Original Score)
“Up”, Michael Giacchino

Music (Original Song)
“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart”, Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Short Film (Animated)
“Logorama”, Nicolas Schmerkin

Short Film (Live Action)
“The New Tenants”, Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Sound Editing
“The Hurt Locker”, Paul N.J. Ottosson

Sound Mixing
“The Hurt Locker”, Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

Visual Effects
“Avatar”, Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”, Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher

Writing (Original Screenplay)
“The Hurt Locker”, Written by Mark Boal

How To Make It In America

Since we are now 4 episodes in I think I’ve given this show enough time to get on track.

I really want this show to be good cause I really like the main story going on, but lets be clear this show has major issues and if it want to get a second season they need to be fixed quick. So let’s just dive right in and stop beating around the bush:

You need to condense the show down a lot, it is not an hour show no matter how much you think or want it to be. Limit character appearances in the show and stick closer to the main characters. I understand you are leaving Bryan Greenberg ex girlfriend Lake Bell in the show only because they are going to get back together at sometime or you are going to create a time when they both want each other again and can’t have each other do to some kind of circumstance.

But I can’t fathom why you keep showing Lake Bell’s boss, as she might play a small roll in the development of Lake Bell’s character but let’s leave it that way. Stop giving her valuable screen time when you have Kid Cudi in the show and he hasn’t said more then 10 words. I can understand why you are showing Eddie Kaye Thomas because he is going to play some part in helping get Bryan Greenberg denim line going and Luis Guzmán has his own making it in America story going on.

So to break it down let’s cut the show down to the half an hour it has been given and focus on the main storyline, if you do that you will have plenty of time to work on smaller character development later on.

Other then the few mistakes I’m seeing above I think the show is going great and can’t wait to see the next episodes, but I pray that you do re-edit a little to focus more on the main storyline and not so much on the little characters that play such a small roll in this show.