Screenclick.com

I watched Boy Eats Girl (just like all my other rental movies) courtesy of Screenclick.com.

They’re the Irish equivalent of Netflix. For €19.99 per month you can rent as many movies as you like by creating a wish list of 25 films that you can rate from 1 (most interested in watching) until 25 (least interested in renting). They will send you the two highest rated movies that they currently have in their inventory out to your home address which you can then keep and watch for as long as you like. Once you’re done with them you freepost them back out to Screenclick and two more movies will come your way. If you’re really fast (and An Post is not letting you down) you can probably rent up to 16 movies a month that way for a relatively low fee, although I probably average only around eight. (My fault, not theirs.)

Screenclick has quite a good choice of movies available: If you’re into the latest blockbusters (which I am not) then they have pretty much everything that is out right now. If you’re into World and Cult Cinema (which I am) then they have a decent, but not perfect selection. The first film I looked for was Sympathy for Mr Vengeance and of course that was not available, but I have since had a steady stream of other Asian and general horror movies been sent my way.

Oh, and their web site seems to be acting up with my Firefox connection and I always need to log into Internet Explorer for them, but – hey – no-one’s perfect.

Overall they’re a great bunch and an excellent opportunity to watch tons of movies cheaply and at your own leisure.