General Discussion From HBO Max to Max Official Thread! (1 Viewer)

[Garysb]

New For June 2024

June 1
50/50 (2011)
America’s Sweethearts (2001)
American Heist (2014)
Bandits (2015)
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader (2010)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Demolition (2015)
The Disaster Artist (2017)
Evil Dead (2013)
Fright Night (1985)
Generation Por Que? (2021)
Hope Springs (2012)
House at the End of the Street (2012)
Into the Blue (2005)
Into the Blue 2: The Reef (2009)
The Invention of Lying (2009)
Jessica’s Big Little World, Season 1D (Cartoon Network)
Krampus (2015)
Life After (2017)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Marmaduke (2010)
Minari (2020)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Open Water (2003)
Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)
Open Water 3: Cage Dive (2017)
The Other Guys (2010)
Overlord (1975)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
Ride Along 2 (2016)
Shadows (2020)
Shining Through (1992)
The Skin I Live In (2011)
Spaceship Earth (2020)
Splice (2009)
Sugar (2008)
The Time Traveler’s Wife (2009)
Trixie Motel: Drag Me Home, Season 1
Uncut Gems (2019)
Urban Legend (1998)
User Zero (2020)
Wanted (2008)

June 2
Craig of the Creek, Season 6A (Cartoon Network)
Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse, Season 1 (Magnolia)
Mecum Presents: Automotive Archaeology, Season 1 (Motor Trend)
Ren Faire (HBO Original)
Total Drama Island, Season 1 (Cartoon Network)

June 3
Battle on the Beach, Season 4 (HGTV)
Deadly Influence: The Social Media Murders, Season 1 (ID)
Keanu (2016)
Mini Beat Power Rockers: Composirockers
Unexpected, Season 6 (TLC)

June 4
Deadliest Catch 20th Anniversary Special, Season 1

June 5
Backed by the Bros, Season 1 (HGTV)

June 6
Am I OK? (2022)

June 7
Fantasmas, Season 1 (HBO Original)

June 10
Bellator: Fight Week Dublin, Season 1 (Bleacher Report)
Paranormal Caught on Camera, Season 7 (Travel)
Six Schizophrenic Brothers, Season 1 (Discovery)

June 11
Deadliest Catch, Season 20 (Discovery)
Motel Rescue, Season 2 (Magnolia)

June 13
Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go (Max Original)

June 16
American Monster, Season 12 (ID)
House of The Dragon, Season 2 (HBO Original)

June 17
Bellator: Fight Camp Confidential Dublin, Season 2 (Bleacher Report)

June 18
Farmhouse Fixer: Camp Revamp, Season 1 (HGTV)
Here To Climb (HBO Original)
How It Really Happened, Season 8 (CNN)

June 19
Crimes Gone Viral, Season 5 (ID)

June 20
Slave Play. Not A Movie. A Play. (HBO Original)

June 21
Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun: Bad Blood (WT)

June 22
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple (HBO Original)

June 23
Getting Lost With Erin French, Season 1 (Magnolia)
Magnolia Table With Joanna Gaines, Season 8 (Magnolia)

June 24
Cris Miro (She/Her/Hers), Season 1 (WB)

June 25
One South: Portrait of a Psych Unit (HBO Original)
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
High Speed Chase, Season 2 (ID)

June 27
Breaking New Ground (Max Original)

June 28
Beach Cottage Chronicles, Season 4 (Magnolia)
Problemista (2024) (A24)

June 30
The Great Food Truck Race, Season 17 (Food Network)

 

[Alex...]

Price increase time....

Max has announced a price increase on the streaming service’s ad-free plans. The standard ad-free plan will cost $16.99 / month instead of $15.99, while the 4K ad-free will cost $20.99 / month instead of $19.99.

The price increase will go into effect today for new subscribers. Existing subscribers can expect to see the increase from their next billing cycle on or after Thursday, July 4th. Max’s price hike also affects the service’s ad-free yearly plans, with the standard ad-free plan going up to $169.99 / year from $149.99, and the 4K ad-free plan going up to $209.99 / year from $199.99.

The service’s $9.99 / month (or $99.99 / year) ad-supported subscription will stay the same price

Max raises prices across its ad-free plans

Another price hike.

www.theverge.com

 

[Robert Crawford]

Price increase time....

Max has announced a price increase on the streaming service’s ad-free plans. The standard ad-free plan will cost $16.99 / month instead of $15.99, while the 4K ad-free will cost $20.99 / month instead of $19.99.

The price increase will go into effect today for new subscribers. Existing subscribers can expect to see the increase from their next billing cycle on or after Thursday, July 4th. Max’s price hike also affects the service’s ad-free yearly plans, with the standard ad-free plan going up to $169.99 / year from $149.99, and the 4K ad-free plan going up to $209.99 / year from $199.99.

The service’s $9.99 / month (or $99.99 / year) ad-supported subscription will stay the same price

Max raises prices across its ad-free plans

Another price hike.

www.theverge.com

I would be canceling if I didn’t get this service free of charge. I just don’t watch it enough so it’s not worth the price.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I can see a point soon where I will be canceling HBO which I have had for decades.

I get HBO as part of my cable plan, which includes MAX. However, if MAX subscription prices are going up there is no doubt so is standard HBO channel service.

I have had enough of streaming services and their escalating costs.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

FWIW, if you have an Amex CC, you might have an offer for $25 cashback good for one of the ad-free annual plans to maybe make them enticing enough. I'd probably do it if the 4K/top plan is more like $110-120, but probably not at $140 -- in my case, the Amex offer expires end of Sept, so maybe WBD will eventually offer a good enough deal for me to bite, heh...

_Man_

I wrote that back in March. Guess there's not much hope for that better, more enticing deal coming... unless maybe Amex offers it instead...

Ah well, probably just gonna do a month at some point for House of the Dragon and a few other exclusives. There really seems not much on the service (and increasingly less since the WBD merger/revamp) that interest me anyway...

_Man_

 

[Carlo_M]

I'll be interested to see what the combo price is going to be for the rumored HBO+Disney+Hulu package (ad free, if I want commercials I'll just stick with cable). And if they're going to segment or exclude 4K/DV--looking at you HBO, which you did to punish those of us who continue to get Max as part of our historical AT&T cell plan. If the ad-free combo package comes with full 4K/HDR/DV for all services (assuming the shows support it) and is under $60 a month, I may be tempted. If it's over $60, I'll likely just stick with HBO 1080p free through my cell plan and just buying the Disney discs for shows that I want to see.

 

[Robert Saccone]

Getting Max due to having a cable subscription to HBO also limits us to 1080p

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Price increase time....

Max has announced a price increase on the streaming service’s ad-free plans. The standard ad-free plan will cost $16.99 / month instead of $15.99, while the 4K ad-free will cost $20.99 / month instead of $19.99.

The price increase will go into effect today for new subscribers. Existing subscribers can expect to see the increase from their next billing cycle on or after Thursday, July 4th. Max’s price hike also affects the service’s ad-free yearly plans, with the standard ad-free plan going up to $169.99 / year from $149.99, and the 4K ad-free plan going up to $209.99 / year from $199.99.

The service’s $9.99 / month (or $99.99 / year) ad-supported subscription will stay the same price

Max raises prices across its ad-free plans

Another price hike.

www.theverge.com

So they are raising the price $1 per month if you are paying month to month, but are raising the annual fee by $20? Seems like they are really screwing over their more loyal customers. I would guess this will get more people to stop with the annual renewal and go month to month for short periods of time. I don't currently subscribe to Max, but this is what I am doing with Disney+ / ESPN+. Right now, I am on hiatus with both of those services, too.

 

[Robert Crawford]

MAX PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHT: SCARY SUMMER

Classic Horror Bucket List
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Equinox (1970)
Eyes Without A Face (1959)
Fright Night (1985)
Häxan (1922)
House (1977)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Scanners (1981)
Sisters (1972)
The Blob (1958)
Vampyr (1932)

Series to Die For
30 Coins (2021)
Folklore (2018)
Los Espookys (2019)
Lovecraft Country (2020)
My Horror Story (2019)
The Baby (2022)
The Outsider (2020)
The Vampire Diaries (2009)
Wellington Paranormal (2021)

Bloodthirsty Killers
Saw (2004)
Saw 3D: The Final Chapter (2010)
Saw II (2005)
Saw III (2006)
Saw IV (2007)
Saw V (2008)
Saw VI (2009)
Scream (1996)
Scream 2 (1997)
Scream 3 (2000)
Scream 4 (2011)
The Strangers (2008)
The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
Urban Legend (1998)

Supernatural Scares
It Comes at Night (2017)
Men (2022)
Oracle (2023)
Paranormal Activity (2009)
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)
Sinister (2012)
The Amityville Horror (2005)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

Into the Occult
Evil Dead (2013)
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Lord of Illusions (1995)
Malignant (2021)
Midsommar (2019)
The Craft (1996)
The Nun II (2023)

Max Titles Arriving in August:​

List is subject to change

August 1
3 Days to Kill (2014)
A Bigger Splash (2016)
Amelie (2001)
Arthur (2011)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Blackthorn (2011)
Brick Mansions (2014)
Down Terrace (2010)
Forever My Girl (2018)
Frontera (2014)
Grown Ups (2010)
Grown Ups 2 (2013)
Hercules (2014)
House Hunters International: Volume 8 (HGTV)
House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 216 (HGTV)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
No Place on Earth (2013)
Pathology (2008)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Rio (2011)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
Taken (2009)
The Convict (Skazana) Seasons 2-4 (2022)
The Good Doctor (2012)
The Perfect Host (2010)
The Two Faces of January (2014)
Two Lovers (2009)
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

August 3
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (HBO Original)
The Pioneer Woman, Season 37 (Food Network)

August 5
Love Off the Grid, Season 2 (2024)
Mini Beat Power Rockers: Back to School (2024)

August 6
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears (HBO Original)
House Hunters: Where Are They Now?, Season 2 (HGTV)

August 7
See No Evil, Season 13 (ID)
Finding Amelia (Discovery)

August 8
Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction, Season 1 (Discovery)
House Hunters: All Stars, Season 1 (HGTV)
Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth? (Max Original)

August 9
Caught!, Season 2 (Discovery)

August 10
Hoffman Family Gold, Season 3 (Discovery)

August 11
Industry, Season 3 (HBO Original)

August 12
Celebrity IOU, Season 8 (HGTV)

August 13
100 Day Hotel Challenge, Season 1 (HGTV)
Mecum Full Throttle: Harrisburg PA 2024 (2024)

August 15
Hop, Season 1B (Max Original)
House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 217 (HGTV)

August 16
Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy and Juan, Season 4 (Discovery)
Rick and Morty: The Anime (Adult Swim)
Where We Call Home, Season 3 (Magnolia Network)

August 18
BBQ High, Season 1 (Magnolia Network)
Chimp Crazy (HBO Original)
Impractical Jokers (Eps + Specials) (2024)
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

August 19
The Official DC Podcast (2024)

August 20
Divided by Design, Season 1 (HGTV)

August 22
Unbelievably Vegan with Chef Charity (Max Original)
House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 218 (HGTV)

August 23
The Thaw (Odwilż), Season 2 (Max Original)

August 24
The Kitchen, Season 36 (Food Network)

August 25
City of God: The Fight Rages On (Cidade de Deus: A Luta Não Para), Season 1 (HBO Original)
Evil Lives Here, Season 16 (ID)
Married to Evil, Season 2 (ID)
Serengeti III (2024)

August 26
90 Day Fiance Pillow Talk: Happily Ever After?, Season 8 (TLC)
Andrew Tate: Icon or Toxic? A Faking It Special (2024)
Bellator: Fight Camp Confidential San Jose (2024)
Serial Killer Serial Liar Levi Bellfield: A Faking It Special (2024)
The Grindr Killer Scandal: A Faking It Special (2024)

August 28
Late Night Lockup, Season 2 (ID)

August 29
Beat Bobby Flay, Season 35 (Food Network)
Cookie Monster’s Bake Sale: Back to School (Max Original)
House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 219 (HGTV)

August 30
Maine Cabin Masters, Season 10 (Magnolia Network)

August 31
Impractical Jokers Specials (2024)

 

[Carlo_M]

Early reddit threads I've seen re: the new Max/Dis/Hulu ad-free bundle seem to indicate it will not include the 4K/Dolby VIsion/Atmos level of Max.

So it looks like it's a no-go for me and I'll be staying with the free Max from my old grandfathered AT&T cellular plan. The fact that they continue to reserve the 4K/DV/DA service behind their highest tier payroll is a financial model I can't in good conscience support.

 

[Garysb]

The TCM or film classic content seems to be frozen for some time now. Nothing leaves, nothing is added. I miss the days when HBOMAX would get the latest restorations of classic films. Sometimes ahead of their Warner Archive debut but I think that was mostly during Covid when they had a virtual TCM Festival.