The Film Detective
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | Free | The Film Detective, LLC | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
All of our titles are transferred from original film elements and many are restored in HD. When you compare our product to some of the others on the market, you will see the difference. Our films are brighter, the image is sharper, and the sound is clearer. Even one of our simple black and white films becomes more vibrant, with the picture more sharply defined. This is because of the painstaking work done by a team dedicated to restoring classic films. But by the time we present these classics, they’re not just restored - they’re reborn!
At the Film Detective, we aren’t limited to the classics and the Oscar winners. We also have plenty of B-movies and monster flicks. Some of them haven’t looked this good since they first played at the drive-in 50 years ago. We have everything from dramas and love stories, to hair-raising suspense. We have war movies, science-fiction, and the Three Stooges. We have cartoons, and propaganda films. We have films dating back to the silent era, all the way through to the 1970s. We have hours of Film Noir. We have singing cowboys, and musical comedies. We have Laurel and Hardy, Carole Lombard, and Vincent Price. Do you like John Wayne? We have John Wayne. Humphrey Bogart, too. We’re also creating some original content, including trailers and documentaries, all adding to the Film Detective experience.
Reviews
Not working
O K?a
My reading at the moment is probably incorrect and I'm hoping it will change to five stars shortly. I've tried to sign up for the paid version for about 2 hours and it won't recognize my password no matter how many times I change it and they except it! I have contacted the developer and they even return my phone call and I are working on the problem. I'm really hoping it works out and I will keep you updated.
Not Ready for Primetime
NowDispleased
Signup was easy enough (although the fact that the Apple TV app cannot share the subscription from the main website or the iOS app is a big miss [they claim it is coming which is reasonable but the app hasn't been updated since April so hard to expect improvement in the near future]). As for the actual experience, the catalog is interesting but most of the material that I have seen is neither restored or HD which takes away most of the justification for subscribing to the service. Additionally the iPad app is quite unreliable...thus far it claims my device is unable to play videos roughly 50% of the time necessitating quitting the app and restarting. Lastly customer support is friendly but slow (and apparently only available during weekday regular working hours). Ultimately I would suggest waiting until they fix the app and improve the catalog - there are many more polished and reliable alternatives.
Don't subscribe! No way to cancel subscription.
jackstrump
There's no apparent way to cancel the recurring subscription within the app. And the movie selection isn't all that spectacular either.
A Cr@p Sandwich
Mr. Lucas Brice
I have the Apple TV version of this app. I signed up for a trial subscription through Apple TV. I can see in my Settings that the subscription is active but when I try to watch a movie, it tells me I have to subscribe. I would have paid for this but it doesn’t work, so I am terminating and also deleting my iPad app.
Not for kids - Mature content
a mom 333
Although the App Store shows a rating of 4+, this app includes films that feature nudity and adult themes (specifically “The Beast of Yucca Flats” as well as others.) So a warning to parents - this is NOT a nice innocent little app for your kids to watch old movies. SHAME on all involved for rating this as appropriate for children!
