Hulk_Smash
Banned
For the first time in 15 years, I’ve rented a DVD from an actually brick and mortar video store (family video).
The movie was Tomb Raider 2018. And the reason I rented it from there was because I couldn’t rent it at Redbox or in any steaming service I checked. Why? Come to find out it was because Cinemax has the rights to the movie right now and I guess the contract could include limiting streaming rentals and viewings to just the Cinemax service.
Which is stupid.
So, I discovered probably the best reason to go back to brick & mortar stores and that is to rent slightly older movies that don’t show up on streaming services. I checked a few other movies that came out last year and none of them can be rented on Amazon, PlayStation Store, or iTunes.
So I rented the DVD for $1.50 for 5 days. certainly better than the 24 hrs Redbox or iTunes gives you. It’s also way better for game rentals than most other services.
And normally I would hate having to drive back to the store to return it, but mug wife drives right past it on the way to her work. It’s no sweat for her to spend an extra 2 minutes dropping it off.
I can't believe I’m saying this, but looks like I’ll be frequenting a video store regularly again.
Oh and Tomb Raider was way better than it had any right to be. I liked it. It deserves a sequel.
The movie was Tomb Raider 2018. And the reason I rented it from there was because I couldn’t rent it at Redbox or in any steaming service I checked. Why? Come to find out it was because Cinemax has the rights to the movie right now and I guess the contract could include limiting streaming rentals and viewings to just the Cinemax service.
Which is stupid.
So, I discovered probably the best reason to go back to brick & mortar stores and that is to rent slightly older movies that don’t show up on streaming services. I checked a few other movies that came out last year and none of them can be rented on Amazon, PlayStation Store, or iTunes.
So I rented the DVD for $1.50 for 5 days. certainly better than the 24 hrs Redbox or iTunes gives you. It’s also way better for game rentals than most other services.
And normally I would hate having to drive back to the store to return it, but mug wife drives right past it on the way to her work. It’s no sweat for her to spend an extra 2 minutes dropping it off.
I can't believe I’m saying this, but looks like I’ll be frequenting a video store regularly again.
Oh and Tomb Raider was way better than it had any right to be. I liked it. It deserves a sequel.
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