Lost in Translation [Blu-ray]

Lost in Translation [Blu-ray] by Universal Studios

Like a good dream, Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation envelops you with an charisma of fantastic gentle, moody sound, head-turning love, and a sense of déjà vu, even if you will have more than likely never been to this neon-fused version of Tokyo. Certainly Bob Harris has not. The 50-ish actor has signed on for big cash shooting whiskey ads as a substitute of doing something excellent for his profession or his long-distance family.. Read more Lost in Translation [Blu-ray]

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Blu-ray]

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Blu-ray] by Walt Disney Pictures

Condition: New.Format: Blu-ray.AC-3; Dolby; DTS Surround Sound; Dubbed; Subtitled; Widescreen. Jake Gyllenhaal's doe eyes and bulging biceps will make some coronary hearts flutter in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Dastan (Gyllenhaal), adopted prince of the Persian empire, must flee into the wasteland when accused of murdering hellos royal father--but a glass-handled dagger he found as loot from a captured metropolis turns out to carry powerful time-manipulating magic. Not most effective is he pursued through his vengeful brothers, his scheming uncle (Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast), and a peculiar cabal of murderers, but a princess/priestess named Tamina (Gemma Arterton, Quantum of Solace) wants the dagger back and can kill Dastan if she has to. Prince of Persia desires to be a rollicking journey alongside the lines of Pirates of the Caribbean. Unfortunately, it's hampered by clumsy communicate and hard-to-follow action sequences, with choppy editing that damages the waft of the parkour-inspired stunts. But the manufacturing design is extravagant and every time Alfred Molina (Spiderman 2) appears as a grasping sheik the film will get a pleasant jolt of energy. Gyllenhaal does not have so much to work with--Dastan is a somewhat regularly occurring hero--and whoever designed hellos hair must have been fired on the first day, however hellos lazy allure comes via and incorporates hellom in the route of the movie.. Read more Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [Blu-ray]

How Blockbuster DVD Rental is Changing

Read DVD Shop How Blockbuster DVD Rental is Changing

Blockbuster had small beginnings. The first Blockbuster store was opened in 1985 by founder Dave Cook. They grew the business by establishing market niches such as large number of copies of a single movie, highly visible stores, and a larger selection of movie titles. This helped them achieve 27% market share in the United States and over 6,500 stores. Being the big guy on the block has recently created some tough competition.

The start up known as Netflix has exploded into the DVD rental scene in the last five years. Its model has been based on purely online DVD rental. You go to their website and select from their thousands of titles and they mail them to you. You then watch your selection and send it back in the prepaid envelope that is provided. They offered no late fees meaning you could keep the movies as long as you would like. This gave them an immediate competitive advantage and had adverse effects for blockbuster. Since revenue was consistently generated by late fees, Blockbuster had a serious issue to contend with.

The reaction of Blockbuster to Netflix was to form their own online DVD rental program called Blockbuster Total access. It is similar to Netflix and prompted the company to sue Blockbuster on patent infringement.

Blockbuster Total Access allows DVD renters to choose from several different plans. They all include DVD sent to you through the mail along with the postage fee envelope to send them back. The different plans allow for you to have a different number of DVD's at any given time and one other option, in-store exchanges.

In-store exchanges could be the competitive advantage Blockbuster DVD rental needs. If you compare to their rival Netflix, they do not have the infrastructure. There are over 6500 Blockbuster store in the US. What in-store exchanges do for the customer is two fold. The first is the fact customer will get movies that they sometimes do not like and with Blockbuster DVD rental they now have the option to quickly exchange the movies at their local store. The second is the fact movies in the mail only come on business days. Come the weekend if you have not received your new titles you might be without a new movie to watch in your free time. In-store exchanges are again the solution.

Blockbuster is still behind the curve in online DVD rental, but with competition of Netflix they have tried to adjust their business model. Only time will tell on who will come out on top.