re: Last Blockbuster on Earth mints new memberships 'every day'

I was actually saddened by Blockbuster, and stores like it, disappearing.

Those stories usually had every movie you could ever be interested in, not just new releases. They had every cowboy movie from the 60's, every Burt Reynolds movie from the 70's, every 80's cult classic, etc. Today, if a movie isn't available on a streaming service, and isn't one of those movies that gets played on repeat on Cable, it can be really hard to find without buying it online and waiting for it to be shipped to you. It was more convenient to go to the video store and rent it.

I remember wanting to watch Die Hard around Christmas, but none of the streaming services had it, and none of the networks were showing it. I eventually caught it on cable in January, but other than just waiting to watch the edited version, I would have had to buy it. There was no option to rent it. Back when Blockbuster was a thing, I always had the option of renting a movie like that and have it in my hands that day.

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I remember wanting to watch Die Hard around Christmas, but none of the streaming services had it, and none of the networks were showing it. I eventually caught it on cable in January, but other than just waiting to watch the edited version, I would have had to buy it. There was no option to rent it.

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You can rent Die Hard on iTunes for $3.99.

In fact, iTunes has almost every movie ever made. You can rent almost all of them, except for the very new releases, which usually become available for rent a couple of weeks after they are available to buy.