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Tom Ronca - 2005-04-03 23:05:29
Another, and completely unforgivable sin, that BlockBuster commits is that they "bowdlerize" some of their R and NC-17 titles, and don't advertise or even acknowledge this fact --but it's well known within the industry (and within the many DVD authoring shops within the L.A. area) that BB Video does this. So, in addition to providing you with lousy service, they also do a great disservice to the artists whose works they carry. Do yourself and them a favor; stay away from BallBuster! A great movie I just watched on DVD (from Netflix, of course; I doubt BB online even carries it . . .) is Cory McAbee's "The American Astronaut". I don't know how to describe it (Cowboy Space-Western Musical Revue really only scratches the surface . . .), and it some ways it's goofy as all get out, but I enjoyed it as much as any film I've seen this year so far. Worth checking out.
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Paula - 2005-04-04 07:04:24
Well, what's maddening is that they often have really great titles (they have all the Guy Maddin, e.g.) but then you queue something and find out it's going to be a "long wait," which could mean months.
Thanks for the recommendation, sounds great.
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anne - 2005-04-04 11:16:25
BB was also busted last week for not fully disclosing the details of its "no late fees" policy (one does get charged after 7 days of no return and not all stores apply the policy), settling a lawsuit that charged its advertising was deceptive.
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Baby Party - 2005-04-04 11:18:18
I suspect that Blockbuster doesn't really "have" those great titles at all; they just have them listed in their database. They probably wait til they've accumulated a bunch of requests for the title before they make a decision about stocking it in the warehouse that services home customers. Netflix is honest about their inventory, and if they don't have it, they'll order it for you. So kudos to your for switching back.
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Tom Ronca - 2005-04-04 13:36:18
When it comes to keychains that light up, I went with the Photon Microlight (which is on the very same page at Amazon that your link sent me to, under the "Similar Items" column). It's absurdly tiny, yet throws a brighter light than most of the flashlights I own; hope yours works just as well.
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Paula - 2005-04-04 14:47:14
Baby Party, I think your hypothesis may be correct.
Tom, I had actually gone to Amazon seeking the Princeton Tec Pulsar, as advised by Lifehacker, but they were out of stock, and I wanted to procure said implement lickety split, so I went with the EZ Red. Who knew that the choices were so plenteous?
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2fs - 2005-04-05 00:27:15
I'm pretty sure Blockbuster is owned by some e-vil folks as well...some connections with whatever Waste Management changed their name to (something nondescript that evokes absolutely anything but garbage and shit). They're bad. Someone will probably tell me that Netflix is owned by, I dunno, Bud Selig or someone. Until then, yay Netflix! I bought one of those little keychain lights from one of those small ads in _The Nation_ and places like that: about the same price as the one you linked to. It's bright...but not in a projecting way. If you're thinking, hey, now I can see the keyhole, it'll work well for that. If you're thinking, I want to make like Jimmy Stewart in _Rear Window_, or improve your voyeuristic practices by suddenly blinding unsuspecting naked people with your intense light, well, that probably won't happen.
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2fs - 2005-04-05 00:27:30
I'm pretty sure Blockbuster is owned by some e-vil folks as well...some connections with whatever Waste Management changed their name to (something nondescript that evokes absolutely anything but garbage and shit). They're bad. Someone will probably tell me that Netflix is owned by, I dunno, Bud Selig or someone. Until then, yay Netflix! I bought one of those little keychain lights from one of those small ads in _The Nation_ and places like that: about the same price as the one you linked to. It's bright...but not in a projecting way. If you're thinking, hey, now I can see the keyhole, it'll work well for that. If you're thinking, I want to make like Jimmy Stewart in _Rear Window_, or improve your voyeuristic practices by suddenly blinding unsuspecting naked people with your intense light, well, that probably won't happen.
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2fs - 2005-04-05 00:28:10
Hmmm...I guess that's why it's *2*fs...
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bad meow - 2005-04-05 10:09:11
Did you get your keychain?
I have one from Eastern Mountain Sports that served me well stumbling through the dark at Beefstock. Its beacon is supposed to shine half a mile or so.
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Paula - 2005-04-05 10:28:24
Bad Meow: Half mile, yowza!
No, it has not yet arrived. But I always forget about Eastern Mountain Sports--there's one very close by where I (we) work, and they have all kinds of magical sporting-good type things that can be shoehorned into one's non-sporting life.
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