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re: "The Last Blockbuster," not good.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 10:14 am to Stonehog
Posted on 4/5/21 at 10:14 am to Stonehog
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I agree, thought it was about 20 minutes too long. The interesting stuff was how Blockbuster failed, but they didn’t spend enough time on it. It turned into an hour and a half of random celebrities saying how much they liked Blockbuster when they were kids.
Is it just me, or did that seem like kind of an affectation for the sake of the documentary? Is anyone really nostalgic for Blockbuster?
Between the late fees, rewind fees, and the overall corporate vibe of the place, I doubt anyone really misses the store. Sure, they rented a lot of movies from Blockbuster. But it was the movie watching experience, more so, that they are nostalgic for.
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Posted on 4/5/21 at 10:17 am to UndercoverBryologist
I wholeheartedly agree. If video rental stores were punk rock, Blockbuster was Blink 182 or Green Day, not Ramones or the Sex Pistols.
By the end of the documentary I thought, "Renting movies from Blockbuster was kinda cool, but nothing to wax poetic about for nearly an hour-and-a-half."
And can someone please explain the scene where the dumpy-looking local fellow leaves the interior of his living room and is then shown emerging from what is clearly a public restroom?! What the hell was that?!
By the end of the documentary I thought, "Renting movies from Blockbuster was kinda cool, but nothing to wax poetic about for nearly an hour-and-a-half."
And can someone please explain the scene where the dumpy-looking local fellow leaves the interior of his living room and is then shown emerging from what is clearly a public restroom?! What the hell was that?!
This post was edited on 4/5/21 at 10:18 am
Posted on 4/5/21 at 10:57 am to UndercoverBryologist
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Is anyone really nostalgic for Blockbuster?
I am. The physical store was sort of ingrained in my life as a kid and young adult.
As far as the documentary goes, it was ok. It did seem to be a chore to watch after a while. I enjoyed Netflix vs the World much more, and it touches on the downfall of Blockbuster in that.
This post was edited on 4/5/21 at 11:00 am
Posted on 4/5/21 at 11:08 am to UndercoverBryologist
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Is anyone really nostalgic for Blockbuster?
People get nostalgic for K&B Drugs. It doesn't take much.
If your thing was getting a copy of the latest big movie, Blockbuster was the place. And for most kids and young parents, that's what they wanted.
Those of us that wanted a bigger and deeper selection of movies are more nostalgic for the mom & pops that had all kinds of weird stuff, not just what was currently popular. You can still walk through the larger libraries and get that feeling, walking through the shelves of physical media and finding stuff you've never heard of.
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