Blockbuster is finally closing down and it’s going out with a surprising flash of dignity and humour.
The last BLOCKBUSTER rental 11/9 Hawaii 11PM @ThisIsTheEnd #BlockbusterMemories @Sethrogen @JamesFrancoTV @JonahHill http://t.co/RsXABlqfzL
— Blockbuster (@blockbuster) November 11, 2013
Seth Rogen responded:
The last movie ever rented from a blockbuster was this is the end. In high school I would go hang out at blockbuster every day.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) November 11, 2013
Rogen’s response isn’t particularly newsworthy but it’s a little reminder of how ubiquitous Blockbusters once were. Having somewhere to hire entertainment on physical media used to be a standard local convenience like a 7/11 or a fish and chip shop. Don’t get me wrong, Blockbusters were soulless hell-holes with fifty new copies of Bad Boys 2 for every scratched and broken Un Chien Andalou, but it’s hard not to feel a twinge of nostalgia as their fluorescent glare is finally extinguished.
Adios, Blockbuster. In your last moments, you actually showed some class.