The Blockbuster Miracle

I recently watched two of my DVDs from Blockbuster and returned them in the mail expecting to get the next 2 DVDs in my queue, as per usual. Instead, when I returned Wanted and Get Smart, they sent me Friday Night Lights, The 40 Year Old Virgin, AND Bullitt. Including the other DVD I haven't watched yet and still have in my home (Cannibal! The Musical), I now have FOUR DVDs from Blockbuster. (Don't you love my range of movies?)

Interestingly, according to them, my plan is as follows:

• BLOCKBUSTER Total Access Premium
• $17.99 / month (plus taxes)
  3 at-a-time, Unlimited mailings
  Unlimited in-store movie exchanges
  +2 FREE bonus Movie or Game Rental E-Coupon per Month

Haha! I have four DVDs at a time! I win!

It's a Blockbuster Miracle! I wonder how long it'll take them to correct this. I hope forever.

Movie Marathon at my house!


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Being Where, Exactly?

I rented Being There from Blockbuster eons ago, and in an effort to no longer waste my mail order membership, I decided to finally watch the movies I have and send them back. You're probably thinking that you've never heard of this movie... unless you are older than me.

You see, about the time the Academy Awards were presented this past year, I went to Blockbuster and decided to rent a bunch of older movies that had won an Oscar for something. And so, that's how this movie ended up in my mailbox.

I was scratching my head all throughout this movie, trying to decide why it won an Oscar. Turns out, it didn't. One of the supporting actors, Melvyn Douglas, did. Which makes a lot more sense... he was the best actor in it.

Overall, it was kinda slow and somewhat repetitive. My one major thought throughout this flick was, "My goodness, Shirley MacLaine is young. She is so pretty." It happened pretty much every time she was on screen. I might look for other things she's been in. I mean, she's got to be famous for a reason other than her weird spirituality stuff and being Warren Beatty's sister.

The other thought I had was, "Why is this movie called Being There?"

It was predictable. I wasn't overly excited by it. And then... I was just confused. At the very end of the movie, Chance walks on water.

WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

I'm sure the title and Jesus-like activity are somehow related, but you got me as to how. Obviously, I am not smart enough to even begin to understand this movie. Which means that I don't really like it.

Maybe I should stay away from award winning films so that I don't hurt my little brain anymore.

Maybe you had to Be There.


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Blockbuster Magic

One of my friends let me borrow her first and second season DVDs of Six Feet Under, knowing how addicted to marathons I get. I watched them all, and I love the show, which she knew would happen. Turns out season 2 ended in such a way that I NEED to see season 3. Now.

A plan is hatched. I know, you're thinking that I'd illegally download them from the internet. Well, you'd be wrong. And it's not just because finding the third season all by its lonesome is a difficult task and like, no one is seeding it. It's because it would take a few days. I'm not about to wait that long.

So, I picked up my three Blockbuster DVDs from the mail and decided I'd finally turn them all in (seeing as how I'd watched them all already). I was going to suck it up and only rent 3 of the 5 discs of season 3. I'd get over it. UNTIL...

As I was in the car, I remembered that I get two coupons for free rentals every month. That makes five things I can rent for free! The whole third season! Thank you Blockbuster! I love you!

So I did. I've never walked out of there with 5 DVDs before without paying one little penny. It was pretty cool. And now I'm going to plant myself firmly on the couch and watch as many as possible today. Now I kinda wish I hadn't slept so long so there was a chance of getting all the way through the season in a day. But, it's a good thing that I likely won't - because I will be in the same predicament for season 4, and I will no longer have the free rentals. I'd put them on my Blockbuster mailing queue, but they can't be trusted to send them in the proper order.

Hooray! I'm off to watch a season 3 marathon of Six Feet Under of my own creation! Happy Easter to me. I love that I'm watching a show about a funeral home on Easter.


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Oh, PS, if you spoil me on what happens in this show, you'll be making your own trip to see the Fisher sons, and Rico will be in charge of your restoration.