Because Free is good.

ilovereality shared a link said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 12:48am ET

I should have posted this earlier today. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings is FREE (to own) on Google Play today (Tuesday - hurry!). Its not the extended version but free is free - right? https://play.google.com/store/movies

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DaveInSoCal said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 12:57am ET:

Thanks! nabbed!

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andrewpatrick said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 1:24am ET:

Hmm... Still was free at 12:23am CST. Mayhap it is over at midnight PST.

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- @andrewpatrick Still free at 2pm EST on 12/18
  
  kadagan said Thu, Dec 18th 2014 at 1:48pm ET
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ilovereality said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 1:33am ET:

I'm not 100% sure it ends/ended on Tuesday. Some sites reported it was for today only - others were vague. More info (including other free movies by region) here: http://phandroid.com/2014/12/16/free-movies-google-play/

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msklzannie said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 1:35am ET:

Although I already have it on Vudu, I grabbed this freebie too. Thanks @ilovereality!

Btw, I went to see the new Hobbit movie last night (Tuesday). Haven't ever read any of Tolkien's books and hadn't read the reviews, so I was surprised and saddened by what happened to some of my favorite characters.

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- @msklzannie You are a bad person, and so are your parents. Anyone who has not read the hobbit by the time they are a teenager should be banished.
  
  Fen_Star said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 4:47am ET
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- @msklzannie Peter Jackson is pretty much making it up as he goes; the books wouldn't have spoiled the movie plot at all.
  
  PocketBrain said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 7:35am ET
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- @Fen_Star We did read an excerpt from The Hobbit in 10th grade English class. Does that count?
  
  msklzannie said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 10:02am ET
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- @msklzannie We went and saw Into the Woods for free last night! The other line was for the Hobbit. Advanced screenings are great!
  
  lisaviolet said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 10:04am ET
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- @PocketBrain I knew he had added a character in the 2nd movie. And, of course he'd have to be "creative" in order to make 3 movies from only 1 book.
  
  msklzannie said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 10:07am ET
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- @PocketBrain Tolkien was in the middle of rewriting the Hobbit to match the style of Lord of the Rings when he died. Peter Jackson had access to his notes and used that on things that were flushed out from the original manuscript.
  
  wisenekt said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 11:21am ET
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Seeds said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 2:08am ET:

Awesome, thanks!

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2many2no said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 6:17am ET:

Also free isTrans-Siberian Orchestra's second album, Christmas Attic.
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Trans_Siberian_Orchestra_The_Christmas_Attic?id=B4su3lqqwawdduxwepxqnnr3gxi

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- @2many2no Ooh! Good find!
  
  luvche21 said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 7:35am ET
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- @2many2no Yes - there are usually a couple albums or singles free each week - Linkin Park's "The Hunting Party" (Album) is also free. Let the jokes begin (sorry Linkin Park fans!)
  
  ilovereality said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 7:51am ET
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- @ilovereality The Linkin Park album is really pretty good, but I think some of the songs are more metal than before. That's OK for me.
  
  2many2no said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 2:41pm ET
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PyxienTX said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 7:50am ET:

LOTR FOR still free. Thanks. The Hobbit is $2.79 and some others are $2.99.

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joelmw said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 10:22am ET:

Still going. Just got it. Thanks, @ilovereality. ilovemeh. :-)

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carl669 said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 10:33am ET:

yay! thanks @ilovereality! (and @2many2no)

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- @carl669 They have new free stuff every week. I have discovered some decent new music that I wouldn't otherwise have purchased.
  
  2many2no said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 2:44pm ET
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CowboyDann said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 3:14pm ET:

Thanks :)

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barnabee said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 5:03pm ET:

It's still free. Thanks!

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hallmike said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 5:53pm ET:

Is there a way to download it to watch offline?

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- @hallmike looks like the answer is "it depends" (google search) https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2851696?hl=en "Movies and TV shows purchased on Google Play cannot be downloaded to Android TVs or most computers, but you can watch videos offline using a Chromebook."
  
  ilovereality said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 5:58pm ET
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- @ilovereality What about a Roku and Playon's Playmark?
  
  lisaviolet said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 6:08pm ET
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- @lisaviolet Google Play is on Roku now - I have playon too but have never tried to use it with Google Play. This movie was actually my first from Google Play - until then I'd just done music.
  
  ilovereality said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 7:56pm ET
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- @ilovereality It would probably work, then.
  
  lisaviolet said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 8:24pm ET
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sassymango said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 5:54pm ET:

Thanks!

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Foxborn said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 7:28pm ET:

forces me to add payment method for something that's free no thanks

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- @Foxborn Well of course there is a catch :) I already have a cc on file with them for Android apps and such.
  
  ilovereality said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 7:57pm ET
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- @ilovereality and I have paid for apps twice and that was on amazon so I could get an app I wanted (Minecraft) for much less than it cost (their weird point system where I seem to earn point on free things
  
  Foxborn said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 8:04pm ET
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- @Foxborn It had my old cc on file and processed fine. Apparently when it's free it doesn't run the card at all.
  
  cinoclav said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 8:15pm ET
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- I used my card once to add a quarter onto my account there. I haven't used it, and immediately deleted my card from it.
  
  Jamileigh17 said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 8:20pm ET
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lisaviolet said Wed, Dec 17th 2014 at 8:21pm ET:

Thanks! I got everything! Free IS good!

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- @lisaviolet Would you mind just posting a shit ton of Emma Stone gifs? I could happily look at her all day.
  
  cinoclav said Thu, Dec 18th 2014 at 10:44am ET
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- @Cinoclav
  
  JonT said Thu, Dec 18th 2014 at 11:54am ET
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- @JonT
  
  cinoclav said Thu, Dec 18th 2014 at 11:55am ET
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- @Cinoclav
  
  hallmike said Thu, Dec 18th 2014 at 12:00pm ET
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- @hallmike
  
  cinoclav said Thu, Dec 18th 2014 at 12:07pm ET
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- lisaviolet said Thu, Dec 18th 2014 at 12:24pm ET
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username said Thu, Dec 18th 2014 at 2:26pm ET:

thanks. this thread should be on going for cool freebies.
they offered Gravity free couple weeks ago.

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- @username I plan on posting anything free I find :)
  
  ilovereality said Thu, Dec 18th 2014 at 3:13pm ET
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lisaviolet said Thu, Dec 18th 2014 at 3:25pm ET:

For crafters with cutting machines. The current kit from SVG Cuts is free!

http://svgcuts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=402

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ilovereality said Fri, Dec 19th 2014 at 10:12am ET:

If you have purchased (or will purchase) a chromecast soon - here are some 'free' offers (including the X-Men movie):

https://www.google.com/chrome/devices/chromecast/offers/

I have had a chromecast for at least six months - the $20 google play credit would not work for me and I passed on the 'free trials' on that page - but I did redeem the Free X-Men Movie offer so now my Google Play Movie library has doubled in size (see original post) :)

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- @ilovereality Yeah, I pulled out my old relic of a laptop to see what I could get and $20 shows up at first but then goes away when they check what offers I have available. I've only had Chromecast for a month. I'm sure there are other conditions. But , hey, I've got both movies now.
  
  joelmw said Sun, Dec 21st 2014 at 1:36pm ET
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barnabee said Tue, Dec 23rd 2014 at 12:12pm ET:

Here's a new freebie: Michael Buble's Christmas (Deluxe Special Edition).
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Michael_Bubl%C3%A9_Christmas_Deluxe_Special_Edition?id=B6tb55cya4lcpsmxcu4ykqz5vcu

Yes, it's going to ask you for a payment method, but you won't be charged. If you don't like it, tough kitties, it's still free. Merry Christmas!

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- @barnabee tough kitties:
  
  JonT said Tue, Dec 23rd 2014 at 12:23pm ET
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lisaviolet said Tue, Jan 6th 2015 at 12:37pm ET:

Free screenings of the Wedding Ringer (I nabbed passes for tomorrow)

http://www.getscreening.com/free-movies-screening-tickets/tt0884732/The-Wedding-Ringer/

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dashcloud said Tue, Jan 6th 2015 at 7:25pm ET:

Go learn some new things for free!

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ilovereality said Fri, Apr 24th 2015 at 1:11pm ET:

Been a while so I stopped by Google Play and found several "Classic Rock" items for free. Best of Meat Loaf and Toto (and a few more under 'various artists') https://play.google.com/store/music/category/ROCK

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- @ilovereality thanks!
  
  DaveInSoCal said Fri, Apr 24th 2015 at 2:48pm ET
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- @ilovereality Me too-Thanks!
  
  sammydog01 said Fri, Apr 24th 2015 at 3:40pm ET
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- @ilovereality Thanks x 3!
  
  Bingo said Fri, Apr 24th 2015 at 3:55pm ET
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ilovereality said Sun, Dec 13th 2015 at 12:50pm ET:

Yeah there have been other topics started since I created this one a year ago.... but I'm just jumping back here.

No free movies (I checked) but - new free music - some Christmas Themed - some not:

Free Albums on Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/music?hl=en (scroll down)

Josh Groban - Noel
Josh Groban - Stages
Foo Fighters - Saint Cecilia EP

Google Play Exclusive Versions (full albums):

Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas
Blake Shelton - Cheers, it's Christmas.

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- @ilovereality Thanks!
  
  sammydog01 said Sun, Dec 13th 2015 at 1:34pm ET
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- @ilovereality Thanks, I just got them. Now all my Google Play music is free, with no subscriptions. Yay!
  
  OldCatLady said Sun, Dec 13th 2015 at 2:23pm ET
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- @ilovereality
  
  Blake Shelton - Cheers, it's Christmas
  
  because of meh, every time i see 'cheers', i always feel like the sentence should end with 'sucka'
  
  'cheers, it's christmas sucka'
  
  carl669 said Tue, Dec 15th 2015 at 3:54pm ET
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jqubed said Mon, Dec 14th 2015 at 10:37pm ET:

MRW I see this title:

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dashcloud said Mon, Dec 14th 2015 at 10:51pm ET:

GOG.com has Worms: Forts Under Siege for free currently.
Also, there are great deals on the rest of the Team 17 catalog, including the other Worms games (which are absolutely hilarious).

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- I love GOG! It's like Steam, but without the DRM and you don't have to install an installer to install your games.
  
  hallmike said Mon, Dec 14th 2015 at 10:56pm ET
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- @dashcloud @hallmike - Thanks! Nabbed!
  
  Pavlov said Mon, Dec 14th 2015 at 11:30pm ET
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- @dashcloud nabbed.
  
  connorbush said Tue, Dec 15th 2015 at 11:42am ET
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luvche21 said Tue, Dec 15th 2015 at 3:33pm ET:

@ilovereality @dashcloud - Should we be adding current freebies to a year old post? I wouldn't mind a new post for awesome freebies like these :)

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