#Off Topic

Just making my position clear. Also, I don't care if it fits under the shopping-rec category or not, I'm just going to say why it is a bad question for this site and format that should be closed.

This question, at its core, has 2 issues: spatial locality, and temporal locality (I've read that paragraph, hear me out).

##Spatial

Let's start with spatial locality. This question cannot reasonably be answered for all users. Or, at least, it cannot be expected to, even if it can technically. If you live in the US or UK there may be a way to purchase or view the movie, where as if you live in Australia or Japan, there may not be. Or there may be different ways of purchasing it for each country that can purchase it all over the world, and it is just going to turn into a list of websites that users can purchase it from. And the laws and rules could vary widely per country as well. For example, one country might allow digital resale, so it may be that you can purchase it second hand on a particular site in a particular country, but not in others. There will be no reasonable answer that could solve the issue for all of our users that any one of us can be expected to not only write, but maintain as things change world-wide over time.

##Temporal

If your question is simply a yes/no question, then there is no temporal issue, you are right. You are asking about a particular product, and its availability on the market. However, only yes/no questions don't work well on SE. There is a minimum character limit, and we want an explanation for that yes/no. So, what is the explanation in this case? The only thing it can really be is a link to a website that sells it, or an article that says that it is. The first is the real problem, the second is an issue only in that it doesn't solve the real problem you are having.

A link to a product on a website may go dead, and when it does, it can change the answer to the question. It is not an issue of just keeping the information up to date, the information can actually fundamentally change the answer to be the exact opposite. Now, this does happen with games, DLC, and expansions, but usually when it does, it will only happen once. In this case, however, it may happen over and over again all over the world. The question forever has to be maintained and checked to see if it is the right answer, even years from now. This happens a lot, especially with digital media, where rights will be granted or revoke constantly based on deals made for companies and countries everywhere.

###Not About Video Games As a side note, I also just feel questions about documentaries, even ones on video games, does not make it on topic. If it is about the content or statements made in the documentary, it should be fair game, as that is about gaming directly. However, questions about a documentary are not, themselves, on topic. I liken it to questions about steam; just because it can be related to gaming, doesn't mean it is on topic. For example, If the question is about steam or gaming with steam, it should be on topic. However, a question like "What version of Webkit does the Steam browser use?" may be tangentially related to gaming, but should not be on topic here.

Off Topic

Just making my position clear. Also, I don't care if it fits under the shopping-rec category or not, I'm just going to say why it is a bad question for this site and format that should be closed.

This question, at its core, has 2 issues: spatial locality, and temporal locality (I've read that paragraph, hear me out).

Spatial

Let's start with spatial locality. This question cannot reasonably be answered for all users. Or, at least, it cannot be expected to, even if it can technically. If you live in the US or UK there may be a way to purchase or view the movie, where as if you live in Australia or Japan, there may not be. Or there may be different ways of purchasing it for each country that can purchase it all over the world, and it is just going to turn into a list of websites that users can purchase it from. And the laws and rules could vary widely per country as well. For example, one country might allow digital resale, so it may be that you can purchase it second hand on a particular site in a particular country, but not in others. There will be no reasonable answer that could solve the issue for all of our users that any one of us can be expected to not only write, but maintain as things change world-wide over time.

Temporal

If your question is simply a yes/no question, then there is no temporal issue, you are right. You are asking about a particular product, and its availability on the market. However, only yes/no questions don't work well on SE. There is a minimum character limit, and we want an explanation for that yes/no. So, what is the explanation in this case? The only thing it can really be is a link to a website that sells it, or an article that says that it is. The first is the real problem, the second is an issue only in that it doesn't solve the real problem you are having.

A link to a product on a website may go dead, and when it does, it can change the answer to the question. It is not an issue of just keeping the information up to date, the information can actually fundamentally change the answer to be the exact opposite. Now, this does happen with games, DLC, and expansions, but usually when it does, it will only happen once. In this case, however, it may happen over and over again all over the world. The question forever has to be maintained and checked to see if it is the right answer, even years from now. This happens a lot, especially with digital media, where rights will be granted or revoke constantly based on deals made for companies and countries everywhere.

Not About Video Games

As a side note, I also just feel questions about documentaries, even ones on video games, does not make it on topic. If it is about the content or statements made in the documentary, it should be fair game, as that is about gaming directly. However, questions about a documentary are not, themselves, on topic. I liken it to questions about steam; just because it can be related to gaming, doesn't mean it is on topic. For example, If the question is about steam or gaming with steam, it should be on topic. However, a question like "What version of Webkit does the Steam browser use?" may be tangentially related to gaming, but should not be on topic here.

#Off Topic

Just making my position clear. Also, I don't care if it fits under the shopping-rec category or not, I'm just going to say why it is a bad question for this site and format that should be closed.

This question, at its core, has 2 issues: spatial locality, and temporal locality (I've read that paragraph, here me out).

##Spatial

Let's start with spatial locality. This question cannot reasonably be answered for all users. Or, at least, it cannot be expected to, even if it can technically. If you live in the US or UK there may be a way to purchase or view the movie, where as if you live in Australia or Japan, there may not be. Or there may be different ways of purchasing it for each country that can purchase it all over the world, and it is just going to turn into a list of websites that users can purchase it from. And the laws and rules could vary widely per country as well. For example, one country might allow digital resale, so it may be that you can purchase it second hand on a particular site in a particular country, but not in others. There will be no reasonable answer that could solve the issue for all of our users that any one of us can be expected to not only write, but maintain as things change world-wide over time.

##Temporal

If your question is simply a yes/no question, then there is no temporal issue, you are right. You are asking about a particular product, and its availability on the market. However, only yes/no questions don't work well on SE. There is a minimum character limit, and we want an explanation for that yes/no. So, what is the explanation in this case? The only thing it can really be is a link to a website that sells it, or an article that says that it is. The first is the real problem, the second is an issue only in that it doesn't solve the real problem you are having.

A link to a product on a website may go dead, and when it does, it can change the answer to the question. It is not an issue of just keeping the information up to date, the information can actually fundamentally change the answer to be the exact opposite. Now, this does happen with games, DLC, and expansions, but usually when it does, it will only happen once. In this case, however, it may happen over and over again all over the world. The question forever has to be maintained and checked to see if it is the right answer, even years from now. This happens a lot, especially with digital media, where rights will be granted or revoke constantly based on deals made for companies and countries everywhere.

###Not About Video Games As a side note, I also just feel questions about documentaries, even ones on video games, does not make it on topic. If it is about the content or statements made in the documentary, it should be fair game, as that is about gaming directly. However, questions about a documentary are not, themselves, on topic. I liken it to questions about steam; just because it can be related to gaming, doesn't mean it is on topic. For example, If the question is about steam or gaming with steam, it should be on topic. However, a question like "What version of Webkit does the Steam browser use?" may be tangentially related to gaming, but should not be on topic here.

#Off Topic

Just making my position clear. Also, I don't care if it fits under the shopping-rec category or not, I'm just going to say why it is a bad question for this site and format that should be closed.

This question, at its core, has 2 issues: spatial locality, and temporal locality (I've read that paragraph, hear me out).

##Spatial

Let's start with spatial locality. This question cannot reasonably be answered for all users. Or, at least, it cannot be expected to, even if it can technically. If you live in the US or UK there may be a way to purchase or view the movie, where as if you live in Australia or Japan, there may not be. Or there may be different ways of purchasing it for each country that can purchase it all over the world, and it is just going to turn into a list of websites that users can purchase it from. And the laws and rules could vary widely per country as well. For example, one country might allow digital resale, so it may be that you can purchase it second hand on a particular site in a particular country, but not in others. There will be no reasonable answer that could solve the issue for all of our users that any one of us can be expected to not only write, but maintain as things change world-wide over time.

##Temporal

If your question is simply a yes/no question, then there is no temporal issue, you are right. You are asking about a particular product, and its availability on the market. However, only yes/no questions don't work well on SE. There is a minimum character limit, and we want an explanation for that yes/no. So, what is the explanation in this case? The only thing it can really be is a link to a website that sells it, or an article that says that it is. The first is the real problem, the second is an issue only in that it doesn't solve the real problem you are having.

A link to a product on a website may go dead, and when it does, it can change the answer to the question. It is not an issue of just keeping the information up to date, the information can actually fundamentally change the answer to be the exact opposite. Now, this does happen with games, DLC, and expansions, but usually when it does, it will only happen once. In this case, however, it may happen over and over again all over the world. The question forever has to be maintained and checked to see if it is the right answer, even years from now. This happens a lot, especially with digital media, where rights will be granted or revoke constantly based on deals made for companies and countries everywhere.

###Not About Video Games As a side note, I also just feel questions about documentaries, even ones on video games, does not make it on topic. If it is about the content or statements made in the documentary, it should be fair game, as that is about gaming directly. However, questions about a documentary are not, themselves, on topic. I liken it to questions about steam; just because it can be related to gaming, doesn't mean it is on topic. For example, If the question is about steam or gaming with steam, it should be on topic. However, a question like "What version of Webkit does the Steam browser use?" may be tangentially related to gaming, but should not be on topic here.