Blockbuster Online Review
I did a post that talked about places to rent anime online. Since then I’ve used 2 of those services. Here is a short review of one service based on my experience with them.
Blockbuster
Blockbuster is known across the country as a family friendly video rental outlet. With a large chain of stores and the good sense to use those stores as a factor in it’s online rent by mail business, it has a few advantages going for it.
Pros
- Selection -
- Real Stores -
You can rent more than just anime from Blockbuster. You can get pretty much any mainstream movie delivered to your home.
Blockbuster uses it’s many locations to it’s advantage. You receive coupons every month for free in store rentals. You can also return your Blockbuster Online rentals to a store and exchange them for another movie.
Cons
- Weak Anime Selection -
- Extremely Long Wait -
- Family Friendly Means No Hentai -
Blockbuster has some mainstream anime. The more popular it is, the more likely they are to have it.
The wait times for anime can be extremely long. I’m pretty sure that they didn’t even have some of the anime I wound up removing from my list, they just haven’t bothered to update the listings. It seems that way anyway.
This doesn’t seem to be the case with newer movie releases, just older releases or specialty topics like anime.
I’m not even talking about porn. Everyone that might be interested in porn knows you can’t get it at Blockbuster. I’m talking about things like Kite or Mezzo Forte. You won’t be able to see the uncut versions of those movies because they contain a scene or two that are hard core.
Bottom Line
If you’re looking for an overall video rental account, Blockbuster is pretty darn good. Quick service and some coupons to use at your local store make it worth checking out.
If you want a rental account for specialty topics, such as anime, then you might be better off going with a rental company that specializes in what you’re looking for.
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