Men-"get over it and 'reground'"!

[Stitchfans]

great reply. sounds like something I would of said. haven't seen the movie, myself, but will some day.

 

[Sleepy]

Until recently, I was a manager at a Blockbuster (I know, I know, you're all so jealous). The reasoning they gave me when they instituted the "repeat the title" policy was that the company was issuing too many credits for people renting the wrong movie. B-Buster was on a huge "credit crackdown" when I was there... But it is amazing the number of people who would return within hours of renting a movie and tell me that it wasn't the one they intended to rent. I could never figure out if A. they were just absentminded & really did pick the wrong movie up or B. they went home, watched it, and came back CLAIMING they had a brain mis-fire in order to rent another movie for free...

So that is the "official" reason behind repeating the title, though as a paying customer, I too find it irritating.

I worked for BB from 92-95. Even then, we called out the titles of the movies. As you have said, the reason for doing so was to make sure the customer had the correct title and to prevent cheaters from getting a free movie. Often, movies got placed in the wrong location by employees and sometimes customers who are hoping they can hide it and come back for it later. Since the actual case had no cover picture, it is easy to think that what is behind the cover box is the correct movie. We also had to check each case at time of check out to make sure the movie title matched the case title. Nothing like doing a switcheroo and placing a new release in a discounted case for a deeply discounted rental. Also, people were famous for "accidentally" putting the wrong movie in the case upon return. Repeat offenses caused the company to start charging late fees for so called accidents. Same for movies returned to the wrong store. It's amazing what lengths people go to for a free or discounted movie or attempt to not pay a late fee. We even had people argue that they were at our store at midnight (back when late fees started at midnight), but they could not get in the store because nobody was there. Back then, we worked until 1am. Store closed at midnight OUR time on the computers, not the made up time they had on their watch. The funniest story was the lady that said she knew she dropped her movie off at our stores outside drop box because she had just come back from bingo and she hit the big metal pole that protects the drop box. Her car had a big yellow streak on it from the pole. I called around to the other BBs and found her tape at the one in the next town Sorry to hijack the thread, but it made me think about some of my old customers.

 

[DaisyD]

My DH wouldn't have hemmed and hawed about it. He would have been very un-PC and said exactly why he wouldn't watch it. As for if it were two women then of course he'd want to see it. I'd wonder what was wrong with him if he didn't want to see women doing that. LOL!

 

[Dan Murphy]

I prefer The Three Stooges myself, hard to top those guys.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

That is funny!

We have it from Netflix, but haven't watched it yet. The interesting thing is that neither of us will normally watch a western movie, but we're going to watch this since we're curious and it's obviously gotten a lot of press. I'm sure if it was the average John Wayne type western we wouldn't watch it.

 

[LukenDC]

I'm sure if it was the average John Wayne type western we wouldn't watch it.

I don't like Westerns either. BBM is a Western in the style of Giant (no shootouts, rural setting that provides the backdrop to the story, social tensions, etc.) rather than a John Wayne style Western. Frankly, after seeing BBM I'm not even sure that it is part of the Western genre. After all, not every film set in Wyoming or featuring characters in cowboy hats has to be a Western.

 

[JoeEpcotRocks]

I prefer The Three Stooges myself, hard to top those guys.

Amen. Good clean fun.

I will never understand why people see "tear jerkers" as entertaining. Like we don't all have our own problems without getting all weepy over fictional ones.

 

[MouseWorshipin]

Amen. Good clean fun.

I will never understand why people see "tear jerkers" as entertaining. Like we don't all have our own problems without getting all weepy over fictional ones.

Every man I've ever known likes the Three Stooges.

I've never cracked a smile. I do not get it. You KNOW the one guy is going to get all ticked and hit the other. What is so dang funny?

I like chick flicks. I like John Wayne. Didn't see BBM.

 

[TDC Nala]

Is it necessary to like this movie? I haven't seen it, but I don't like love stories anyway. That'll get me some flack...I'm a female and we're supposed to LIKE love stories. But this film, well, are you a homophobe if you're not really interested in seeing it, or just if you want to make sure the universe knows you're not interested in seeing it?

 

[beckmrk04]

Every man I've ever known likes the Three Stooges.

I've never cracked a smile. I do not get it. You KNOW the one guy is going to get all ticked and hit the other. What is so dang funny?

I like chick flicks. I like John Wayne. Didn't see BBM.

ugh! So true! My dh loves the three stooges, and I do not get it at all.

I'm going to see BBM- but now I'm afraid it won't live up to all the hype, and I don't want to be disappointed. My dh has NO desire to see it. Fine with me. I have NO desire to see most of the gory crap he watches either.

And, I like a good tear jerker now and again- cleanses the system.

 

[TDC Nala]

I finished it, put it on my bedside table, put the light off, and just started balling.

I try not to say anything about spelling on the DIS unless asked, but it's "bawling."

"Balling" means something else... which is why I'm going to mention it.

 

[dis ms.]

I was the same way. I read it before going to bed and DH had fallen asleep while I read it. I finished it, put it on my bedside table, put the light off, and just started balling.

I prefer The Three Stooges myself, hard to top those guys.

This is , but I have a confession.

When I read both of these posts, I cracked up. Of course, I took them out of context, but--considering the subject matter at hand--these made me laugh. And, yes, I do have the immature sense of humor of a middle school kid.

 

[Planogirl]

I like chick flicks and horror movies so I'm odd. Of course, Brokeback Mountain might be a horror movie to some people but in reality it's a chick flick that just happens to be about two men. It's definitely NOT a western.

 

[cteddiesgirl]

Is it necessary to like this movie? I haven't seen it, but I don't like love stories anyway. That'll get me some flack...I'm a female and we're supposed to LIKE love stories. But this film, well, are you a homophobe if you're not really interested in seeing it, or just if you want to make sure the universe knows you're not interested in seeing it?

Personally, I have no desire to see it. But I'm no homophobe.
My sister is a lesbian and the man that was to be the best man in my wedding (not getting married now), is gay. Most of my ex-fiance's friends are gay. I just have no interest in seeing the film. And I like love stories.
I also would not jump to conclusions if I heard a person in a store say that they don't want to see the movie if they just give a simple no.

 

[shortbun]

We saw it. We hated it and it had nothing to do with "graphic." We thought it dull, depressing, unbelievable and visually uninteresting. When we walked in the theatre, we thought it would be pretty much the opposite. I mean come on...these guys were cowboys who spent weeks together on some of the most beautiful fishing streams in our country and they didn't even fish!!!!! Riiiight.

 

[JoeEpcotRocks]

We saw it. We hated it and it had nothing to do with "graphic." We thought it dull, depressing, unbelievable and visually uninteresting. When we walked in the theatre, we thought it would be pretty much the opposite. I mean come on...these guys were cowboys who spent weeks together on some of the most beautiful fishing streams in our country and they didn't even fish!!!!! Riiiight.

Sounds like it was a catch and release movie.