Blockbuster Chapter 11

dee1949

...as expected

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Blockbuster-expected-to-file-rb-557890682.html;_ylt=Ar.xFnCAg5Jij.JbTwkW71m7YWsA;_ylu=X3oDMTE1dW1vcmhpBHBvcwM2BHNlYwN0b3BTdG9yaWVzBHNsawNibG9ja2J1c3RlcmU-?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=4&asset=&ccode=

Conradicles

Netflix rules!!!

cstmar01

I wouldn't worry too much. Charter filed and they are still around (which sucks). Just because one files BK doesn't mean they are done for, all depends on what they are doing/plan on doing/sheding for debt blah blah blah that will affect the outcome.

mantis

Brick and mortar rental stores are a thing of the past. I'm sad to say , I kinda miss walking around and finding cool movies to watch. Buying popcorn and candy in line , talking to other people who saw this or that movie , the whole experience is just gone.

Same with buying CD's , it's on it's way out. One day there will only be digital everything. The world is going green.

rayslifecycle

mantis wrote: »

The world is going intangible.

I choose this word

tonyb

mantis wrote: »

Brick and mortar rental stores are a thing of the past. I'm sad to say , I kinda miss walking around and finding cool movies to watch. Buying popcorn and candy in line , talking to other people who saw this or that movie , the whole experience is just gone.

Same with buying CD's , it's on it's way out. One day there will only be digital everything. The world is going green.

Gotta disagree Dan, I much prefer the brick and mortar stores,and cd's on top of digital formats. While I get the whole convenience thing, somethings are better left alone. No reason competeing formats can't co-exist or brick and mortar stores exist with netflix. Even today,you have digital,cd's,records,dvd and blu-ray all co-existing. I'll leave the "going green" comment alone.:p:)

Polkitup2

mantis wrote: »

Brick and mortar rental stores are a thing of the past. I'm sad to say , I kinda miss walking around and finding cool movies to watch. Buying popcorn and candy in line , talking to other people who saw this or that movie , the whole experience is just gone.

Same with buying CD's , it's on it's way out. One day there will only be digital everything. The world is going green.

My local Best Buy is getting out of the CD biz. They have very few on display and the employees say they are going digital.

I also want to add that I still enjoy going to my local Blockbuster to get my in-store rentals.

schutz2106

And I just saw somthing today that netflix is going to offer a streaming only package in Canada

MacLeod

I admit I'm one of the reasons for this. We rent movies several times a month and used to hit Blockbusters and Movie Gallery all the time but lately we've being renting them all from Dish Network's on demand. They're $7 as opppsed to $5.50 for DVD rentals but not having to return them or drive to the actual store is easily worth the $1.50 premium.

hockeyboy

I have become a streamer. My Panny BD player streams Netflix and we haven't bought or rented a BD since we got it. It's so easy and basically free (I pay $12.99 a month for Netflix). BTW I also cancelled all of my pay movie channels. I bet I'm saving at least $60 a month between that and buying fewer BD disks.

nooshinjohn

mantis wrote: »

The world is going to hell in a handbasket.

Fixed!

And the best quote from the comments section???

@#$%... now where am I gonna get all my D-list celebrity softcore **** from?