Blockbuster goes into administration

[saltysam]

And another one's and another ones gone...another one bites the dust

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21047652

[luckystars]

Sad. I gotta say I stopped using blockbuster when they went from 4 blu ray rentals for £10 to 3 for £12 (or something) overnight

[grim_tales]

Shame I used to use BB quite a lot in the VHS days when I first discovered HK movies

[saltysam]

are there any dvd rental shops left these days? i cannot think of any in Liverpool.

[HungFist]

Plenty left in Japan. Many are open 24/7. People pick up dvds like groceries... they even have shopping baskets. Many stores also have music, games and comics. Web rental (home delivery) also works really well.

[Markgway]

All the ones I frequented have closed over the last 10-15 years.

Blockbuster (formerly Ritz) was the last.

[luckystars]

Plenty left in Japan. Many are open 24/7. People pick up dvds like groceries... they even have shopping baskets. Many stores also have music, games and comics. Web rental (home delivery) also works really well.

This is why I love Japan

You still have giant HMV and Tower Records everywhere too right

[HungFist]

You still have giant HMV and Tower Records everywhere too right

Yep, though I never visit either one.

[saltysam]

This thread got me thinking about if there is any left in my area-this one's over the water on the Wirral but it sounds like my kind of store http://www.rewindthismovie.com/?p=968#.VeXzPfRPKsY

[HungFist]

Netflix just launched in Japan today. I took the free trial but I have a problem... they don't have a single movie I'd care to watch

As for Japanese movie selection they've got a few hundred titles, 95% of them made in the 2000's, every single one available from rental stores and other sources, and every interesting title I've already seen. Western movies selection isn't any better. Useless.

I tried Hulu a few years ago and had the same problem. I heard the US Hulu has some interesting Japanese titles but no such luck with the Japanese version.

[saltysam]

i've heard that to get the best out of Netflix you need a vpn which lets you access the different regions round the world.apparently content varies enormously.