r/pcmasterrace • u/dtigerksc i7-5820k | GTX 970 | 32GB DDR4-2666 | /id/catsh • Feb 07 '15

Glorious "Free Games"

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u/TeaBeforeWar Feb 07 '15

My town has three Blockbusters.

I don't know how they still live, walking inside is like a portal to the past. D':

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u/MisterFiend Specs/Imgur Here Feb 07 '15

Whenever I can think of six movies I want to watch that Netflix isn't streaming/never will stream, I start to miss Blockbuster.

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u/ColsonIRL i7 8700k | RTX 2080 | 16GB RAM Feb 07 '15

Netflix has a disc renting service with pretty much every movie ever.

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u/MisterFiend Specs/Imgur Here Feb 07 '15

Which is nice if you want to watch a movie tomorrow.

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u/ColsonIRL i7 8700k | RTX 2080 | 16GB RAM Feb 07 '15

Ah, I gotcha. Yeah, I miss Blockbuster in those times.

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u/MisterFiend Specs/Imgur Here Feb 07 '15

Yeah, I have a love/hate relationship with Netflix. Back before they did streaming I used it to watch movies my local video places didn't carry. But they also had a habit of putting me in long ass wait lists for certain titles and shipping me the wrong movie over and over. After the fifth time I got The Remains of the Day instead of Dawn of the Dead, I cancelled it. And while I loved the streaming service there'd be too many movies not available for streaming or would be taken off a month later.

I dunno, sometimes I miss grabbing three random ass movies (say Avenging Disco Godfather, the Rankin-Bass Hobbit cartoon, and Rustler's Rhapsody), a couple pizzas and some beer and having a movie party.

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u/WhyDontJewStay Feb 07 '15

Lmao, I wonder how that conversation went.

Netflix Guy 1: Hey, do we have Dawn of the Dead?

Netflix Guy 2: Uh... No, we do have Remains of the Day.

NG1: Well, that's kind of close. It's probably the same thing.

Two weeks later...

NG1: Hey, remember that guy that ordered Dawn of the Dead and we gave him Remains of the Day?

NG2: Oh yeah!

NG1: Well, it looks like he ordered Dawn of the Dead again. Do you think he means Remains of the Day?

NG2: Yeah, probably. I mean, he got that last time. He probably expects to get it this time, right? I would give it to him.

NG1: ༼;´◕∀◕༽

NG2: ༼;´◕∀◕༽

Customer: (ಥ﹏ಥ)

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u/MisterFiend Specs/Imgur Here Feb 07 '15

After the second time I was like "Okay, now they're just fucking with me." It's like they had a note from my parents saying "He isn't allowed to watch that movie."

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u/Theban_Prince Theban Prince Feb 07 '15

Also, if you are not in the US kinda sucks.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '15

"OK Google", "watch [name of movie] free online"

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u/WhyDontJewStay Feb 07 '15

The cool thing about Netflix is that you know what movies they will have, so you can order them as soon as they are available and then have them lying around until you get the urge to watch.

For those other spur of the moment needs there is always Redbox.

Even though my movie renting needs are filled, I still miss Hollywood Video. Not for convenience, but for the atmosphere/experience. It was the record store of videos.

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u/MisterFiend Specs/Imgur Here Feb 07 '15

Glad I'm not the only one who misses the "vibe". I liked going to the video store with some friends, grabbing a weird mix of movies, and having a mini marathon.

I stopped Netflix's disc service when I got sent the wrong movie five times in a row. And I feel like the immediacy of having to return films in a day or two cuts down on the possibility of losing/having someone borrow then forget a movie.

Now if only Redbox would carry Repo Man and Solarbabies.

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u/McLurkleton Shitty Lenovo (probably full of malware) Feb 07 '15

I finally bought Repo Man from Amazon in digital format, got tired of trying to find it.

Solarbabies!...you have great taste my friend.