Blockbuster Closing

[JaxBorn1962]

The blockbuster on Roosevelt Blvd & Timuquana Rd is closing the so called sale starts today 10/26/09 Blockbuster said it was closing a lot of there stores across America not to long ago. 

[Traveller]

It didn't help that two Redboxes opened within a hundred yards of it.  Not to mention Netflix and cable/satellite on-demand movies.

[Sportmotor]

Netflix is hurting it

so is going to the store and never finding a new release you want(xbox 360 for me anyway) and the over the top rentle prices

still would hate to see them close, I like going and getting a game once in a while to try it out and sometimes they have really cool deals on movies and games(used) and poster..thingys

[JaxBorn1962]

It didn't help that two Redboxes opened within a hundred yards of it.  Not to mention Netflix and cable/satellite on-demand movies.

True but netflix and the Redboxes days are coming also. Right now the Internet or the cell phone companies will make it so easy to download a movie via the computer or cell that we will be billed even if we don't have cable or Sat/TV the cost of a new picture. Or we can go to the local Library and get a disc for free.

[JaxBorn1962]

Netflix is hurting it

so is going to the store and never finding a new release you want(xbox 360 for me anyway) and the over the top rentle prices

still would hate to see them close, I like going and getting a game once in a while to try it out and sometimes they have really cool deals on movies and games(used) and poster..thingys

Funny I have never played a game on anyone of my computer's.

[mtraininjax]

Universal Studios recently told Redbox that it was going to allow them to rent the releases of new movies, 45 days after they were released in the stores. The studios are hurting for cash, and they see Netflix and Redbox as the major culprits. Look for the studios to push release dates to both companies to later and later, to satisfy the studios thurst for more profit.

Wonder what is going to happen to the Blockbuster down the road on 17, near the Shell Station in Fairfax Manor.

[copperfiend]

Blockbuster is still around? I get my rentals free from the Jacksonville Public Library.

[JeffreyS]

Normandy Blockbuster has a sign on the front saying store closing.

[civil42806]

Quite a few blockbusters have closed the one at Blanding and Wilson has been gone for a while.  Lot easier to get them from red box or through netflixs.  Times change

[copperfiend]

I have had Netflix in the past. They have a great collection of hard to find documentaries and older movies.

[Bativac]

Blockbuster's deserves to die a slow, painful death over their late fees and refusal to swap out copies of damaged movies and games. Redbox is so much more convenient. Blockbuster is still holding onto a 1980s business model, which was great when video was the hot new thing, but why eat up all that real estate (and spend the money maintaining aging buildings) when you can provide the same service from a vending machine, or better yet, the internet?

I do feel bad for the employees... hopefully they'll bounce back.

[hanjin1]

Universal Studios recently told Redbox that it was going to allow them to rent the releases of new movies, 45 days after they were released in the stores. The studios are hurting for cash, and they see Netflix and Redbox as the major culprits. Look for the studios to push release dates to both companies to later and later, to satisfy the studios thurst for more profit.

Wonder what is going to happen to the Blockbuster down the road on 17, near the Shell Station in Fairfax Manor.

I heard this as well, but what if redbox just bought them from a retailer and put them in their box.

[Shwaz]

Blockbuster has changed their model. They have the the "Blue Box" sprouting up in almost every Publix which are IMO easier to use than the Red Box and more convenient than Mc Donalds or Walgreens for most people.. They also have a netflix type model where you can use mail or in store rental / returns. My guess is that these avenues for rentals has driven down the demand for "brick & mortar" locations and they're thinning out a bit.

[Dapperdan]

Redbox is buying movies from retailers. I think we are in the middle of a paradigm shift and you will see the best model survive. Blockbuster is already putting out its own kiosks as well, and that may well be the future for them. I think downloading or streaming movies may or may not be the way to go. I, like a  lot of people, still love getting that hard copy of a movie in the mail or out of a machine. The old brick and mortar  movie rental store will be extinct very soon. Say goodbye to a good friend.

[mtraininjax]

what if redbox just bought them from a retailer and put them in their box.

They can for now, but what about the penalties if you get caught? The studios own the rights to the sale of the movies, so anyone doing it legit, will have to pay to do so.

In the end, downloads from the net, just like songs, will be the future of movies. I saw an interesting article recently about how a T1 (1.5 MB) is a dinosaur these days, and I believe that 10 MB of download will soon be the standard for most homes, or at least 5 MB is today. By next year, I would not be shocked to see 25 or 50 MB offered in download speeds, using Fiber that was installed back in the 90s.

Brick and mortar's movie sale days are numbered, just like the Turtles and Tower Records were numbered.