The Last Blockbuster 2020

This movie is a nice little trip down memory lane. It was interesting to see how Blockbuster rose and then later crashed - we all assumed it was streaming that did it. That said, I am a nostalgic person at heart but I would never ever ever think that if a Blockbuster opened down the street that I would be a regular again. I didn't trust the teenager at the counter to recommend a good movie. I am much happier to do my research at home and then stream it at my leisure.

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They are so right when the talk about the nostalgia about going to a video store (NOT specifically a Blockbuster as I didn't really go to that chain, go figure.) and browsing, looking at the back of the movies, talking with other patrons, even eating free popcorn while browsing, though I don't think that Blockbuster offered that last one, but I could be wrong. I agree with so much that was said, I remember even waiting and watching for a movie to come back so that I could rent it. Lol

I remember going to rental stores when I was young and it was amazing. Picking a movie or two, checking after school if the new James Bond (Quantum of Solace) was available, the smell and the atmosphere,...

Seeing this documentary was very interesting and it was so nice to see how much love the manager has for her blockbuster. It's crazy that people come from all over the world to visit it and I know for sure that I would visit it right now if I had the chance.

I love digital media but I miss physical media. I used to be able to spend an hour inside good old Mediamarkt and come out with a whole stack of movies. It was a tradition I had with my brother-in-law to go a few times a year and then I'd feel better about myself because he would always take twice as many movies.

I'm afraid physical media is coming to a sort-of ending with more and more shows being only available on streaming. I can only hope that it makes a comeback in a decade and then I'll be ready to spend many hours browsing the shelves.

"Video stores and movie theaters have always kind of felt like my church. They always felt like the place where I go to feel the most, like, the calm, the normal human being that I've always wanted to be, but I'm too weird to ever get there. But I walk into the video store and I'm like, "Oh. This is where I'm normal." "

Always loved going to the videostores here when I was young. Watched so many movies this way when I was young. The higher my grades were, the more movies I could choose. Also some movies were rented weekly!

Anyway, it isn't that "The Last Blockbuster" is a bad documentary, it is quite entertaining and Lloyd Kaufman made me laugh so damn hard. Still I wish it would've focused more on the last Blockbuster store in Bend. Wanted to see more about how Sandi ran the store.

Happy though that it is still open to this day!

A fascinating documentary, The Last Blockbuster follows the rise and fall of home video rental. The film looks at how the home video rental market was created, and how Blockbuster came to dominate that market and attempted to evolve to meet the industry changes over the years. Particular attention is paid to the Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon, and how it struggled to survive as locations across the country began to close in the late 2000s until it was the last one. Numerous Blockbuster employees, patrons, and film stars, including Kevin Smith, Jamie Kennedy, and Adam Brody, are interviewed and discuss their Blockbuster experiences and their feelings about its down fall. Entertaining and fun, The Last Blockbuster is a loving tribute to a company that helped to open up the world of home video rental and expand the accessibility of movies for a generation of viewers.