The Best AND Worst: Blockbuster
If you’ve ever been to a Blockbuster Video Rental store, you have some seriously good and seriously bad things to say about it. Well, the same goes for the one on 525 Tunxis Hill Cutoff in Fairfield and the one on 1505 Post Road in Westport. In the business of video-rental profit, is Blockbuster the most appalling? In the business of entertainment, is it the most appealing? Our readers agree that the answer to both questions is yes. It’s this year’s best and this year’s worst. Many cannot live without the Friday-night couch date. So they go to Blockbuster to pick a flick, get in line, find their candy, buy a gift certificate, and return it four days late. The bill for one night’s movie can be identical or more than a night at the theatre with a large group of friends. With the success of Blockbuster, renting videos and DVDs is easy. They guarantee your favorite film will be available, though nobody really knows what happens if it isn’t. They sell monthly memberships designed to save the avid renter money. Every week, there is a new title that is only a dollar to rent for a night. If you want a video or DVD, Blockbuster is irrefutably the place to go in most towns.
Staff Pick: Media Wave
According to The Mirror staff’s pick, there is another renter in town that blows the competition out of the water. Media Wave is a downpour of fresh water, or air. For two dollars, you can choose from the vast supply of DVDs and you can keep it for five nights. And for every late night after that, it’s only fifty cents per night. In most cases, there are one to four copies of each DVD you could ever imagine, and some you couldn’t. You sacrifice organization when choosing Media Wave, though. There may in fact be too many DVDs to choose from. Nevertheless, it is perfect for students in a film class, for the professors who teach the class and for anyone else who doesn’t have any money. Media Wave is right down the street, across from Brooks Pharmacy, and it’s actually much easier to get access to than the Blockbuster, which is miles away from campus. Media Wave is a good local bet.
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