I am a big fan of Blockbuster's movie rentals. I have become an even bigger fan over the years with all new neat ideas they have come up with to make it convenient for me to access all of my favorite movies.

The Blockbuster store was our sole source of movie rental for many years. I use to walk to Blockbuster's store when we lived in town but, this summer we moved away from the city. One of the biggest things to adapt to when living away from town is not having a DVD store next door! We do have a Blockbuster's movie rental store in town but, to get the movie and return it, we’re talking a minimum of 30 minutes and a gallon of gas. Since fetching movies was such a hassle we began to consider DVD clubs and since we have used Blockbuster so often it is only natural that we would consider them.

When you sign up for Blockbuster’s rental, you will be signing up to borrow DVD’s only. Blockbuster Online does not rent video tapes like the store does. Rentals will also need to be mailed back to the club; they can not be dropped off at your local Blockbuster store. Blockbuster Online charges a fee one time a month for the service which is unlike the Blockbuster video store where you pay for each DVD that you view. What this means is if you get 2 movies in January and you don’t return them until February you will have spent $14.99 on 2 movies. If you return the movies immediately and have a quick turn around experience you might have paid $14.99 for 12 movies for the month of January.

Each month you will get a coupon for two free rentals in store. I thought this was a great idea at first until I went into the local store and realized I had already seen all of the movies. It is so much easier to find what you’re looking for online, and the selection online is much larger I think. Driving to the store is so old fashioned; delivery to your door really spoils you.

Another benefit of renting from Blockbuster's Online is that you can see how good the movie is going to be before you rent it. After a member returns an online rentalBlockbuster asks the member how many stars the movie deserves. Blockbuster has the average stars in blue next to the movie. I find the grading to be very accurate especially for those that are no longer new releases. This saves so much time because you don’t have to look up every movie that you consider. When you enter your own feedback the stars will turn yellow on your screen which also helps you know instantly what movies you’ve already seen. Once you start leaving your own feedback about movies Blockbuster Online, they are able to suggest movies to you based on the information that it gained in past rentals. The account can also be customized if you don’t want to be offered any movies with certain ratings such as "R" movies. BlockbusterOnline does not rent “X” or “NC-17” (no one under 17) rated movies.

The process of renting Blockbuster DVD’s is very simple. Once you have logged on to your account you can start picking out the movies that you want to see. You will add them to your “queue” just as you would a shopping cart at any other website. You can look at your queue at any time and rearrange the movies or delete any from the queue. When Blockbuster gets the last DVD back from you they automatically send you the next one on your list. Blockbuster will send you e-mail to let you know when they receive a movie or when a new one has shipped to you. I have never received spam from Blockbuster. If you want to check them out and see how much they have to offer, visit the website by clicking on the banner below.