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After 25 years, Netflix will be shutting down its DVD rental service this September
(dvd.netflix.com)
this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2023
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When Blockbuster shut down, they never made any attempt to collect DVDs that customers had out. That's how I scored my sweet, sweet copy of the classic Seth Green movie Without a Paddle.
Oh, the timeless classic also featuring Dax Shepard and Matthew Lillard? I'd call that a score, my friend.
Sounds right. I'm not sure if I've seen it.
Is that culture club?
If this is a quote from the movie, I have to apologize because I'm honestly not sure if I've seen it.
You rented it, then haven't gotten around to watching it in the 20+years you've had it? XD amazing blockbuster couldn't stay in business with your late fees alone
In my defense, who even has a DVD player these days?
True that. I'd have to dig out the usb2.0 dvd player that I bought 10 years ago when I realized I didn't have a dvd player. Bought it, used it once, haven't seen it since.
Lmao that just reminded me that I have one of those in a box sitting a few feet away from me, covered in dust. I think I bought it when I built my lastest PC 5 years ago since I didn't add a built in drive. I think I've used it once since then.
I actually have one, but it's been stuffed away in the back of a closet for a few years. I have a portable USB optical drive I use to rip them to mp4 and keep in a library on network storage, but it's not set up to actually play them.
Anyway the library is a hot tip, best place to find DVDs and sometimes ones you can't find anywhere else. If you have an optical drive you can rip them and keep a copy for posterity.
It's a fun romp. Not the worst background noise. Surprisingly good cast, it almost becomes a touching story before zipping straight back to its roots of stoner humor. 6/10 would recommend it over quite a bit of other movies.