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| - Rentertainment (officially, That's Rentertainment) is the poster-child for awesome, locally-owned businesses operated by people who care deeply about the industry they work in.
IN SHORT
Best selection in town at a great price, but it's on campus, it's dark, it's cramped, and it's kind of artsy-fartsy.
MORE PROS
This store has the largest collection of TV-on-DVD (my favorite section!) I've ever seen. It also has a huge collection of anime, foreign films (some in PAL), comedies, dramas, classics, concert videos, family films, animation, and art films. They also have a large Blu-ray section.
They are also the best value in town. The have specials almost every day, and new releases are only $2.50. If you plan on renting on a regular basis I highly suggest buying a rental block. The come in three sizes but if you get the largest block, 100 rentals, each rental (regardless of what it is) is only $1. Other advantages of the rental block is your return time is 9pm, not 6pm; you can renew your rental over-the-phone; and if you're late they can take a rental off your block rather than ask for cash.
MORE CONS
If you're accustomed to Blockbuster-like video stores, you'll find Rentertainment cramped. It's a small space with DVDs stacked floor to ceiling on every wall. New releases and specials are easy to find in the front of the store. However, the bulk of the collection are in tall, narrow aisles. A large man or woman my feel uncomfortable in this section.
Also, while they do have the latest popcorn-movie hits, if you really, really, really want to see that (insert currently popular celebrity) movie that came out today, you'll have better luck finding it at a Blockbuster-like store.
It's also located on campus, this may be a plus for students, but it's a big con for us townies. Campus is full of students walking into traffic, beer and food trucks blocking lanes, one-way streets, long red lights, distracted drivers, expensive and limited parking, and parking enforcement officers who have had their hearts surgically removed and replaced with a black rock. Minimize this hassle by going when classes are in session or when the campus is closed (like spring and winter breaks); and bring quarters for the meters. Warning: the red meters are super-expensive and limited to 30 minutes!
There is no delivery option, and of course no instant-streaming option. The web site doesn't show info about a movie, merely that they have it or they don't. It also doesn't offer any social media options like personal profile pages, peer-reviews, or a "que" of movies I want to rent.
BOTTOM LINE
While it may be a bit inconvenient, it still has titles not available anywhere else, and it's very, very affordable.
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