Comments on The Official Netflix Blog: Search Updates

Please put the RELEASING THIS WEEK function back o...

2008-10-07T06:05:00.000-07:00

Please put the RELEASING THIS WEEK function back on your website. Or, at the very least, permit the ability to search new releases in each individual genre. You seem to be more interested in your "pretty box shots" than functionality. It would be wise for you to listen to your clientele, especially during these uncertain economic times....you might be at the top of the chain today, but tomorrow may be very different. And we who pay your salaries, have long memories.

the way netflix's search is set up is HORRIBLE!!! ...

2008-09-24T18:31:00.000-07:00

the way netflix's search is set up is HORRIBLE!!! i actually have to go to OTHER WEB SITES and look at their "new releases by week" to remember the names of all of those movies that i saw on commercials a few months back. you know, the one's you'd tell yourself that "when this comes out on dvd, i'm gonna rent it"
pathetic. i hope whoever made the desision to get rid of the new releases by week category that netfilx use to have is working somewhere else by now...

What happened to RELEASING THIS WEEK??? This was o...

2008-06-30T11:02:00.000-07:00

What happened to RELEASING THIS WEEK??? This was one of the main benefits of Netflix!!! Blockbuster online didn't have it...but now they do...copying Netflix...shoot...I hope you bring it back..else I should have gone to BB...:(

Finding movies on Netflix can be summed up in one ...

2008-06-06T05:41:00.000-07:00

Finding movies on Netflix can be summed up in one word... "crappy". I mostly get new releases, and I think Netflix went out of its way to make this process next to impossible. Under "Community Blog" there is a page "releasing this week" which is an awesome page!!!!! Why can't it be easy to get to? The current "new releases" tab is absolutely 100% worthless to me. I'm not saying eliminate it, because it may work for some people. But give us options!!!!! The only thing keeping me from switching back to Blockbuster (whose movie search is the BEST) is delivery, on which Netfilx excells. But your web site? Not so good.

Hey, I'm all for improvement, but my computer is o...

2008-05-31T14:06:00.000-07:00

Hey, I'm all for improvement, but my computer is old and now I can't use the Netflix pages. I can't change the order of my movies or delete then from list. Every move I make is labored or completelynonworking.
Can't you at least give a heads up...explain what is coming...whatever! I find it hard to believe I am the only customer with an old computer.

I'd like to point an inconsistency with the Browse...

2008-05-23T06:46:00.000-07:00

I'd like to point an inconsistency with the Browse Instant search module.

A listing of movies that fall within the Military & War subgenre does not appear to be a comprehensive list. And I know there is a bit of subjectivity, but for instance, the movie THE GUNS OF NAVARONE does not show up in the list when looking at all movies in Military & War Action sub-genre, yet when looking at that film's description page, it says it belongs in that sub-genre.

Any ideas?

How about a simple addition to the search engine? ...

2008-05-20T00:52:00.000-07:00

How about a simple addition to the search engine?

How about letting us search and get a list of titles in genres sorted by YEAR OF RELEASE?

That way we can quickly scan the movies we didn't see in say, 1999, or 2006, etc?

Netflix is great. Im an addict. And where i know i...

2008-05-19T14:50:00.000-07:00

Netflix is great. Im an addict. And where i know im not alone --- you could feed the addiction by maybe developing the community features you currently have and make it much more accessible for members to communicate with other members -- chat rooms, better organized forums, im's, the ability to reply to reviews..so on.
Also, what if i can get all the latest movie news from my netflix.
A current update of upcoming dvd's and release dates, movies in theatre, and movie business new.
All of these would leave little need for other sites, which people like me travel to everyday inorder to keep up.
And it would be great if the site opened on latest releases. rather then, my suggestions, which have never, ever, ever been helpful. ever.

The search feature is pretty useless. I just searc...

2008-05-18T12:25:00.000-07:00

The search feature is pretty useless. I just searched for 'Kitty O'Day' movies from the 1940s and 'Beowoulf' was listed !!!!!!!!!!!! Very typical of the results from Netflix search.

I hate the new browse section. Its easier for me ...

2008-05-07T08:16:00.000-07:00

I hate the new browse section. Its easier for me to go to the store, browse there, and then make a list of the movies I want to add to my queue. At this point I also agree with many of the other users that the "releasing this week" option should come back. And it does not appear that anyone at netflix puts much effort in updating the "New Releases" category, ie: its now May of 2008 but there are several movies listed that were lreleased in 2006. That's pathetic...

I wish it was free. Just because you don't have a ...

2008-04-30T11:10:00.000-07:00

I wish it was free. Just because you don't have a credit card doesn't mean you are a bad person and wouldn't return the DVD!

No good.... I have to use the Blockbuster website ...

2008-04-24T20:43:00.000-07:00

No good.... I have to use the Blockbuster website to discover all of the new releases before i can go to this...Netflix site... no good, no good, no good!

new search feature.. no good... I have to use the ...

2008-04-24T20:38:00.000-07:00

new search feature.. no good... I have to use the Blockbuster web sight to find all of the new releases before i go to this...new netflix... no good, no good, no good!

GOOD AFTERNOON,I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER FOR A LITTLE O...

2008-04-16T15:45:00.000-07:00

GOOD AFTERNOON,I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW,AND HAVE BEEN WONDERING...
EVERYTIME I GO INTO THE {DVD SALE} ICON.I NEVER SEE ANY ANIME FOR SALE...IS THERE A REASON FOR THIS OR AM I JUST ASKING A DUMB QUESTION?IN MY LITTLE TOWN THAT KINDA STUFF IS VERY HARD TO AQUIRE.ANIME IS A FAV.AMONG MY FRIENDS AND I,IT'S A RARE COMADATY.IS THERE A WAY THAT THIS AVENUE CAN BE EXPLORED?
A FAN ~swOOp~

It would be great if you offered some enhanced sea...

2008-04-12T21:59:00.000-07:00

It would be great if you offered some enhanced search features (or perhaps they are there and I don't know how to use them - I am new to the service).

What I mean is that if you do not know the title of the movie, but do know something about the content it is difficult to find. I was looking for Across the Universe and tried looking for it by searching "Beatles". This does not work since the word is not contained in the title. Paging through the musical genre would take a long time.

It would be great if there was an "advanced search" feature. This is my only suggestion for the site/service. So far it is extremely impressive. One of the best services I have seen!!!

Thanks,
Bryan

Just wanted to say I hate that the releasing this ...

2008-04-06T11:20:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to say I hate that the releasing this week feature was taken away. It really was nice knowing what was coming out, I don't have time to keep up with it. I am not pleased at all with the new release section!

Wow everyone hates your lack of search capability ...

2008-04-05T19:46:00.000-07:00

Wow everyone hates your lack of search capability by date and genre. Go figure. Add to this the fact that you have buried access to new releases and customers are upset? My guess is that you are trying to improve cash flow by buying fewer new releases as a % of subscribers and trying to increase rentals of existing inventory. I will be betting that your stock, just hitting a 52 week high, due to your buying back your stock and last quarters 18% increase in subscribers will fall back into the low 20's. Why- because you make it hard to rent movies. Reminds me of AOL, remember them, you could sign up but never get online. To many customers not enough lines. Time to short your stock and make some money off your ineptitude.

your sesarch is worthless when the stupid rating s...

2008-04-03T22:36:00.000-07:00

your sesarch is worthless when the stupid rating system you use gives ALL movies 3 or 4 stars.

Besides your customer service is terrible

The last 2 dvd's were damaged when played

I received no satisfaction when I called - so I cancelled

I could not use your computer movie system and could not get assistance
When I tried to send a review and spend much time checking for spelling and accuracy, it was rejected by an error.
Very poor response when I called

Search by "Korean films" only... when will Netflix...

2008-04-01T10:11:00.000-07:00

Search by "Korean films" only... when will Netflix come up with a search tool like this??

Search/Sort Foreign Films?I was looking at the for...

2008-04-01T10:09:00.000-07:00

Search/Sort Foreign Films?

I was looking at the foreign films selection, and was disappointed that Netflix did not organize the movies (such as Korean movies, Japanese Movies,etc.)

Why won't Netflix list the foreign films more specifically?

The new site sucks. It use to be easy to find new ...

2008-03-31T10:12:00.000-07:00

The new site sucks. It use to be easy to find new releases. Now, maybe by design, you have to search by name. I loved the Releasing This Week page that use to exist. It was easy to catch the latest movies. Now the website loads verrrry slow for some pages and is frustrating to find anything new. Most featured films listed are 5-10 years old. Even the "new releases" are sometimes months old. If Netflix doesn't fix their website I am quiting and going to the anti-christ Blockbuster.

I just posted what may be a bug in another post. ...

2008-03-27T21:47:00.000-07:00

I just posted what may be a bug in another post. I started with the newest. I'm reposting here.

Out of curiousity I decided to search for a title. I saw another, Hana Yori Dango, and was surprised so I clicked it. The result showed 2762 hits (mostly people). None of the titles were actually Hana Yori Dango.

The website gets worse every week. Every change is...

2008-03-26T16:25:00.000-07:00

The website gets worse every week. Every change is frustrating. The HUGE BOXES are annoying and the Releasing This Week feature is the most important one for me to see what is coming out and add to my Queue.

Your New Release page has stuff from a year ago on it.

The Suggestions For Me is not very good at determining my likes.

It's hard when I can't glance at the screen to see what I am looking for because its all spread out.

I think I am switching to Blockbuster.com just because of your website.

Just in case I didn't make it clear, the new chang...

2008-03-25T13:20:00.000-07:00

Just in case I didn't make it clear, the new changes are TERRIBLE.

Terrible terrible terrible terrible terrible terri...

2008-03-25T13:19:00.000-07:00

Terrible terrible terrible terrible terrible terrible. Been using Netflix for years, and the new changes make it all but impossible for me to search for new releases. PLEASE go back to the old format ASAP.