all rentals 3 day rentals and 99 cent late fees for every day after 3 days up until 10 days when you get charged for the movie

5/26/2008 9:27:03 PM

lolwut?

5/26/2008 9:27:40 PM

new policy starting tomorrow, raleigh and i think cary and maybe durham and chapel hill are test markets for it

5/26/2008 9:29:25 PM

they are losing too much money to netflix and redbox, and now they are gasping for revenue

5/26/2008 9:29:39 PM

no late fees not working, eh?

5/26/2008 9:30:10 PM

Digital distribution needs to become the norm and brick and mortar needs to go fuck off. Blockbuster can sell hardware like Circuit City.

5/26/2008 9:31:10 PM

the only positive thing is they are droppingg the rental price to 3.99

but they are taking 4 days off rental time

[Edited on May 26, 2008 at 9:31 PM. Reason : ..]

5/26/2008 9:31:13 PM

Yeah, and the best way to gasp for revenue is to alienate your customer base and make them not want to rent from you.

[Edited on May 26, 2008 at 9:31 PM. Reason : ]

5/26/2008 9:31:19 PM

all the b&m movie places been hurting lately seems like

5/26/2008 9:31:52 PM

^ Nobody wants to drive to places when they can just download stuff for free.

Mom + Pop grocery stores might make a comeback as well, or we might start seeing satellite walmarts and such.

5/26/2008 9:35:56 PM

^could be win

5/26/2008 9:36:48 PM

Quote :

"Digital distribution needs to become the norm and brick and mortar needs to go fuck off. Blockbuster can sell hardware like Circuit City. "

It almost seems like they're trying to force the move to digital distributions, because renting digitally practically gives you more freedom than this BS.

5/26/2008 9:53:15 PM

but with DRM which digital distribution will be heavily can actually restrict freedom more than this

as of right now i can rent a dvd and watch it in anything that plays a dvd as many times as i want

but if i download a file they can restrict the number of times i watch it, or what medium i watch it on

but they can't do drm free because then people would just dl the movie once for the rental fee and copy it so its really a catch 22

5/26/2008 9:55:43 PM

Quote :

"but they can't do drm free because then people would just dl the movie once for the rental fee and copy it so its really a catch 22 "

People can already do that now with BB/Netflix. Considering most people don't have a desire to rewatch or even buy most movies they are RENTING, I doubt they lose much money from this.

The difference is with DRM free movies, instead of paying to download it, I can just download the same exact thing from BT for free.

They are already starting to realize that DRM-free music makes more money than DRMed music because it removes all the hassle of getting it to play wherever you want it to. They'll eventually realize the same thing with movies. Joe-consumer doesn't like the hassle of bit torrent, an easy-to-use and FAST iTunes like model that will play on my iPod/Zune/Sansa will always win in the face of a DRM-laden model, when compared to piracy. Some people pirate because they're jews (no offense to any actual Jews), but I bet a sizable chunk, possibly a majority, pirate because they don't care to learn the nuances of DRM.

5/26/2008 10:09:41 PM

I havent rented a movie in probably 5 years

5/26/2008 10:11:38 PM

true i was just saying that with digital distribution comes the risk of more draconian practices

5/26/2008 10:12:54 PM

Quote :

"or we might start seeing satellite walmarts and such."

the british company that is trying to break into the US market is toying with that idea.

5/26/2008 10:25:48 PM

i can't seem to find anything about this except for some shit mentioned about it in '05. Is there a link or did an employee fill you in?

Just interested since I'm a total access customer who keeps the in store dvds for way too long

5/27/2008 1:23:05 AM

well i only know for a fact that its happening in raleigh

and the employees have been saying this shit for at least the last week i've been up here. its also printed on the bottom of my receipt

5/27/2008 1:25:10 AM

^^^ They will make bank if the economy gets worse. And with BP being the only gas company research solar cells, the Brits will own America by 2012, the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, oddly enough.

[Edited on May 27, 2008 at 1:25 AM. Reason : ^]

5/27/2008 1:25:26 AM

solar cells arent worth the trouble

nuclear works now

5/27/2008 1:26:11 AM

how can you compare b&m store to netflix
i can at any time drive to BB and get a movie, w/ netflix i gotta plan 3 days ahead
thats not even a comparison
there are and will always be a huge chunk of people that will prefer a real place

unless of course on demand movies have much more choice, then b&m is finished

5/27/2008 1:26:40 AM

^^ When was the last time a nuclear reactor was built in the US?

5/27/2008 1:28:14 AM

i like walking around video stores and finding surprises that I can immediately watch
latefees are lame though

ah shit i got one i need to take back now

5/27/2008 1:33:11 AM

i dont remember the last time i took a video back on time, this will be a challenge

5/27/2008 1:36:23 AM

well with the current policy of a week its pretty easy but 3 days just sucks

5/27/2008 1:38:27 AM

personally i think the slowdown in the renting business is the lack of good movies
i often dont find 1 thing i want to watch when going to the store

5/27/2008 1:43:19 AM

^ That's true. It doesn't have to be one specific reason. In fact, it may be a perfect storm of a collusion of events that have led to a rather rapid decline of rentals.

5/27/2008 1:44:23 AM

^oh yeah, the internet
not downloading movies, but people entertain themselves differently nowadays

sitting down for 2 hours to watch one movie is asking too much from alot of people now,
they have way too many things they could rather do in that 2 hours, plus movies suck

5/27/2008 1:48:39 AM

The times we live in. It's craziness.

5/27/2008 1:49:44 AM

If I have to DRIVE to blockbuster to rent a new release, chances are I can DRIVE to Blue Ridge and watch the same movie on the big screen for 1/3 the price that blockbuster charges

5/27/2008 1:50:13 AM

^yeah but blue ridge charges 99 cents for every minute you stay in the theater after the movie ends



jk,
but yeah thats a good point

5/27/2008 1:51:43 AM

Blockbuster creates a social aspect to movie watching, too.

I'm kinda boring. For me, one of the chillest things to do with friends is get some ice cream and then dick around in Blockbuster for a half hour picking out movies and being like, "OMG, remember when you picked that really bad movie! I'm so not letting you pick. AHA Just kidding. You can pick one, but we're watching it last so I can go to sleep then. AHA Just kidding again. I'll watch it with you. But seriously put Poison Ivy 2 back. There's something wrong with you..." And then you get to go through the little line and pick out your candies together.

Fun!

[Edited on May 27, 2008 at 1:52 AM. Reason : ]

5/27/2008 1:52:02 AM

I really believe we are getting to a point where new ideas/stories in movies are few and far between. Its been awhile since a truely good movie with an original idea/story has come out.

Also, who the fuck still goes to Block Buster??

Downloading FTW!

I can get any movie I want, for free, in under 2 hours.

Or Netflix. And no, its not the same as BB. You constantly have a stream of movies coming in. And as lazy as we are, there is no way someone is going to go to Block Buster that often to rent a movie on a "list"

5/27/2008 1:53:13 AM

^ i go to movie sites but they're low quality so if the movie is good i go to blockbuster
but thats rare,
but still blockbuster is a fun place to go with friends, its way better than getting movies online, yuck



yall need to take a science and technology class and see how technology is no longer our friend

[Edited on May 27, 2008 at 2:03 AM. Reason : .]

5/27/2008 2:02:54 AM

THE END OF LATE FEES


THE END OF LATE FEES


THE END OF LATE FEES

5/27/2008 2:04:23 AM

^ahaha, yeah, they need a new commercial going
NEVERMIND
NEVERMIND
...

5/27/2008 2:06:39 AM

^^^technology ceased to be my friend when it started fucking up movies with cgi

[Edited on May 27, 2008 at 2:07 AM. Reason : ^]

5/27/2008 2:07:17 AM

^yes, the law of diminishing returns has definately caught up with technology
we need some type of renaissance to get out of this funk

5/27/2008 2:24:27 AM

Quote :

"but still blockbuster is a fun place to go with friends, its way better than getting movies online, yuck yall need to take a science and technology class and see how technology is no longer our friend"

Don't know where you are getting yours, but the quality I get is just fine. I hook up my laptop to my home theater system and 46in TV and its pretty damn good. If I feel like it, I will download the DVD file and burn it for an almost perfect copy and watch it in my DVD player, although it takes about 5x as long to download.

Technology is one of my best and dearest friends.

5/27/2008 2:28:24 AM

^i dont mean like bit torrent, besides i havent had good luck with it
last film i tried to get was Borat, 4 weeks later i got it all
thats not what i call fast, easy, and cheap

[Edited on May 27, 2008 at 2:32 AM. Reason : r]

5/27/2008 2:31:47 AM

5/27/2008 2:33:43 AM

^^You either have a shitty connection, or you were doing something wrong. At worst, I can get any movie I want in under 5hrs. But its usually around 2hrs.

5/27/2008 2:37:42 AM

redbox ftw?

i actually have a few friends who enjoy netflicks, anyone else had good luck with it?

[Edited on May 27, 2008 at 2:45 AM. Reason : netflicks]

5/27/2008 2:44:29 AM

netflix!

i've had netflix for like 3 months, ive only rented 1 movie but i watch some online
but their selection sucks so i still go to buster

5/27/2008 10:45:30 PM

Quote :

"redbox ftw?"

YES REDBOX FTW!

5/27/2008 10:50:45 PM

NO MORE NO LATE FEES

5/27/2008 11:05:00 PM

i don't even have a blockbuster account
but

Quote :

"I'm kinda boring. For me, one of the chillest things to do with friends is get some ice cream and then dick around in Blockbuster for a half hour picking out movies and being like, "OMG, remember when you picked that really bad movie! I'm so not letting you pick. AHA Just kidding. You can pick one, but we're watching it last so I can go to sleep then. AHA Just kidding again. I'll watch it with you. But seriously put Poison Ivy 2 back. There's something wrong with you..." And then you get to go through the little line and pick out your candies together. "

yes

if there's a movie i want to see, i'll find it online or i will have watched it in the theater. If i really liked it, i will buy it or download it and watch it over and over. renting movies doesn't really fit into any of that.

5/27/2008 11:12:52 PM

Quote :

"we might start seeing satellite walmarts and such"

they already exist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wal-Mart_Neighborhood_Market

i've spent the night at one in downtown nashville. even though it's company wide policy to allow it, i still checked in with the store manager as a common courtesy. he was less than thrilled to look out and see the 75+ft. worth of rv and trailer taking up half of the equally downsized parking lot.

5/28/2008 12:26:27 AM

movie pass at blockbuster

21.99 / month .. no late fees, and rent as many movies / tv shows you want through exchange

its good if you want to watch tv show seasons

5/28/2008 12:42:26 AM