Not too long ago I posted about pre-ordering the Men In Black 3 DVD. I had hopped over to Walmart for a quick shopping trip and easily picked up my “copy” of the MIB3 pre-purchase as well as a few other items to make our movie night perfect. Its quite the new concept for me to buy the DVD before its released. And it was a super cool bonus to see that I would also get a pre-release HD digital version for streaming from VUDU.com!
In this day and age, while the Dvd or Blu-Ray is great to own, I really appreciate having the digital copy of my favorite movies as well. Our family loves streaming movies and tv shows. And its great to be able to stream via our laptop or computer straight to a larger TV format. Our recent stay at a hotel even allowed us to stream favorite cartoons for the kids when regular programming wasn’t as child friendly.
However I hadn’t ever used the VUDU {or UltraViolet} site to stream until this recent MIB3 purchase. I easily redeemed my copy of Men In Black 3 after signing up for a new account on VUDU.com. The pre-purchase packaging only contained a paper disc with instructions and a redemption code. I wasn’t sure how it would work initially, but was happy realizing that my Blu-Ray and Dvd copies would be mailed directly to me. The bonus digital copy would become available for streaming on 11.16-12, a full two weeks before the November 30th release date.
Streaming from the VUDU.com site is a snap too. All I needed to do was log onto my account and then click on “My VUDU” to be taken right to a screen showing me “My Movies”.
Clicking on the MIB3 graphic, I’m taken right to the Men In Black movie options. Buying the pre-released copy granted me the digital copy access as well as a special featurette. Just click on the movie itself and you’ll be taken to another screen to Watch or Download the HDX version.
For us, we just wanted to stream it direct from the UltraViolet cloud {This UV cloud storage account can be paired right up with your VUDU account}. So we selected “Watch HDX”. No worries for anyone that doesn’t have a TV with HD or has to switch a standard VGA cable. VUDU will allow you to stream it in SD as well. Viewing options allow you to watch movies in a small or larger full screen mode. Both without losing resolution.
Since we have two little ones, its always great to get the chance for a date-night with my Husband. A teething Toddler put the kibosh on our initial plans for viewing our pre-released digital version of Men In Black 3. Thankfully, we persevered and were able to watch it a few days later. I pulled out our new bowls for popcorn and plated some hot jalapeno poppers on my nifty new serving tray. We grabbed our new autumn colored throw blanket and were ready to stream!
Of course, I should have known that buttery popcorn wafting through our home would bring eager little eyes! We paused our movie, took some time to share our yummy eats, and tucked our little girl back in bed before settling back into how Agent J & K attempt to save the world. I have to admit, there is definitely some edge of your seat action going on!
See? How easy was THAT! Great new movie and date night success! All in all, I really enjoyed purchasing the pre-order copy of Men In Black 3. I’ll look forward to doing it more often in the future, especially if they include a FREE digital pre-release copy! Head out to Walmart and pick up your own pre-order copy today. And check out more great MIB3 action on Facebook and Twitter too!
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Lyuba @willcookforsmiles says
Looks like you had a great night!