Almost free movies on the iPad My Blu-ray collection is now in the double digits, and I recently discovered the reward for purchasing “Special Edition” sets. Special Edition usually means 3 discs: an extra disc for special features, and an extra disc called the “Digital Copy.” Also, they are often the same price as the single Blu-ray disc on Amazon (occasionally cheaper too). I ignored these discs assuming they were just regular DVDs. However, upon further inspection, I discovered how awesome they are. 1. Stick the Digital Copy into your computer. 2. iTunes automatically launches and asks for a code. 3. Enter the code (found in the Blu-ray box). 4. 1+ GB version of the movie starts downloading. Free. 5. Sync that version onto your iPad. 6. Sweet.

Almost free movies on the iPad

My Blu-ray collection is now in the double digits, and I recently discovered the reward for purchasing “Special Edition” sets. Special Edition usually means 3 discs: an extra disc for special features, and an extra disc called the “Digital Copy.” Also, they are often the same price as the single Blu-ray disc on Amazon (occasionally cheaper too).

I ignored these discs assuming they were just regular DVDs. However, upon further inspection, I discovered how awesome they are.

1. Stick the Digital Copy into your computer.

2. iTunes automatically launches and asks for a code.

3. Enter the code (found in the Blu-ray box).

4. 1+ GB version of the movie starts downloading. Free.

5. Sync that version onto your iPad.

6. Sweet.


There’s a certain emotion I rarely feel, and when I do I know I’ll never forget it. It’s a combination of both extreme happiness and extreme sadness. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. For example, at the end of a movie a man and a woman get together after waiting for a decade or two since one chose the wrong person to marry and the other was forced to move on. You’re happy that they finally made it, but also sad that they wasted so much time with the wrong people. I can’t explain why I get tremendous pleasure from this. Only a few books and movies have helped me achieve this emotion. I can add a new item to that short, special list: Splendor in the Grass. It stars Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood as young adults who fall in love. Look at her. She’s so beautiful. (He’s not too shabby either.) This movie has qualities I don’t really see anymore from Hollywood: acting, spirit, and passion. Not only did it move me, but I finally got to feel that emotion again. Rent it as soon as possible.

There’s a certain emotion I rarely feel, and when I do I know I’ll never forget it. It’s a combination of both extreme happiness and extreme sadness. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. For example, at the end of a movie a man and a woman get together after waiting for a decade or two since one chose the wrong person to marry and the other was forced to move on. You’re happy that they finally made it, but also sad that they wasted so much time with the wrong people. I can’t explain why I get tremendous pleasure from this. Only a few books and movies have helped me achieve this emotion.

I can add a new item to that short, special list: Splendor in the Grass. It stars Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood as young adults who fall in love.

Look at her. She’s so beautiful. (He’s not too shabby either.) This movie has qualities I don’t really see anymore from Hollywood: acting, spirit, and passion. Not only did it move me, but I finally got to feel that emotion again.

Rent it as soon as possible.