"Jackass" fans can rent movies by 'liking' Facebook
"Jackass" fans no longer have to leave the comfort of Facebook to watch their favorite movies.
Paramount Pictures has placed the entire "Jackass" catalog for rent on the social networking site. People who like -- rather, who "like" -- "Jackass" can click "Rent Movies" on the Jackass Facebook page. From there, they can watch any film from the franchise.
It'll cost. "Jackass: The Movie," "Jackass 2" and "Jackass 2.5" cost 30 Facebook credits, or $2.99. Newer "Jackassses" -- "Jackass 3" and "Jackass 3.5" cost 40 Facebook credits, or $3.99.
Facebook is wading into the increasingly competitive online movie rental business. In March, Warner Bros. became the first studio to rent movies through the social networking site.
Movie rental giant Netflix recently shook up its subscription rates and Blockbuster rents and sells movies online. Amazon.com's Amazon Prime includes unlimited streaming of select movies and television shows. Amazon also rents movies online.
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