Talk:Last Blockbuster

Merge?

Another editor has proposed merging The Last Blockbuster into this article. I'm not sure this is necessary. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 13:12, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Since the proposer didn't start a discussion, I don't know what their reasoning is, but I could see an argument that the documentary isn't really stand-alone notable. The Last Blockbuster is fairly short, unlikely to expand, and wouldn't make this article overly long. Schazjmd (talk) 15:00, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

I disagree. The film article can be expanded:

• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/movies/the-last-blockbuster-review.html
• https://www.slashfilm.com/the-last-blockbuster-documentary-on-netflix/
• https://www.nme.com/news/film/netflix-is-releasing-a-documentary-on-the-last-ever-blockbuster-video-store-2897027
• https://www.pjstar.com/story/entertainment/2021/04/04/last-blockbuster-netflix-documentary-offers-nostalgia/4809782001/
• https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/bends-blockbuster-popular-netflix-show-76774655
• https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/the-last-blockbuster-is-a-fond-farewell-to-the-nearly-defunct-video-chain/
• https://www.kpcw.org/post/friday-film-review-last-blockbuster#stream/0
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-last-blockbuster-netflix-oregon-b1817869.html
• https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2020/12/review-the-last-blockbuster-movies-for-the-rest-of-us-with-bill-newcott/
• https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-last-blockbuster

I understand some of these sources discuss the store, but they could also be used to flesh out this entry.

Opposed to merging at this time. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 16:11, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

I accidentally opened the discussion at the other article. My reasoning is, even though the film discusses some of Blockbuster's history, it primarily concerns and ties into the last remaining store. It could easily be a subsection there. Not a big deal to summarize an overview and reviews into two paragraphs, as they add insight into the store as well. Wikipedia isn't a database (e.g. IMDb) and doesn't need an article for every movie unless it meets a significance threshold. The fact the film has been variously reviewed isn't enough. The only loss I can see is that we wouldn't have a separate page with a poster and categories, but both of those could be migrated—with the odd stipulation that the store name, not that of the film, would show up on category lists, but this hardly poses a problem. UpdateNerd (talk) 02:09, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose, they are independent of each other as the sources above demonstrate. I've seen more mediocre articles that have had stand-alone for years. The Last Blockbuster is not one of those. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 18:13, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

@Espngeek: I see you've merged the articles, but perhaps too soon given the opposition votes above? ---Another Believer _(Talk) 23:37, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

I've restored both pages until a consensus is reached. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 01:54, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose, notability is achievable independently for both the store and the documentary. The page about the store could include a link to the documentary article and vice versa, but I do believe they are independently notable. Wal-Mart has a documentary, which has its own wikipedia page Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price -- Yes, this documentary could be contained within the Walmart article, but that would make it overly convoluted for no reason, since both Wal-mart, and this documentary, achieved independent notability. For all we know a second documentary will be made about the last blockbuster, would we then merge that documentary into this article as well? That'd just make it harder to find the documentary, and harder to find this page.. I think the articles above are sufficient for WP:RS notability, but we can surely find more. -- Moreover, the documentary itself has it's own "take" on the last blockbuster, just like that Walmart documentary has its "take" on walmart. DrDrago1337 (talk) 04:05, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

what do they stock??

blockbuster was all VHS in my day. is this branch dug in on those, or has it at least switched to DVDs? additionally, do they sell tourist merchandise saying "the last blockbuster" etc? i could see this being their ENTIRE business nowadays. 2601:19C:527F:A660:F890:7C78:2D75:85EB (talk) 02:39, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Pacific Video

Blockbuster did not obtain Pacific Video. It was first bought out by Lady Di's Video owned by Diane Kohler. 72.35.133.229 (talk) 15:17, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Do you have a source for that info? Schazjmd (talk) 15:20, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 7 February 2026

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved per Roman Spinner's suggestion. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 23:59, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

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• Blockbuster (Bend, Oregon) → The Last Blockbuster
• The Last Blockbuster → The Last Blockbuster (film)The Last Blockbuster (film)

– Per WP:COMMONNAME, most of the search results are for the store and not the film, and the film is named after the store. Most people who would search for The Last Blockbuster are looking for the store and not the film, and obviously people don't just call it Blockbuster because that's the name of the franchise. 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓷 (Talk to me! · My contribs) 15:15, 7 February 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. BD2412 T 15:48, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Additionally, searching for The Last Blockbuster on Wikipedia only brings up results for the film, but this way it will bring up results for both. I highly doubt that anyone simply calls it Blockbuster as that would be ambiguous, and per these pageview stats the store gets over ten times the pageviews. 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓷 (Talk to me! · My contribs) 15:19, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

• Support maybe a DAB would be best. Crouch, Swale (talk) 17:49, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose but would support Blockbuster (Bend, Oregon) → Last Blockbuster with hatnotes atop the two entries, each pointing to the other. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 18:16, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

  Yeah, in hindsight Last Blockbuster is more accurate to WP:NCAN so I think it's a better name. Definitely we'll need hatnotes if we don't change the film. 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓷 (Talk to me! · My contribs) 18:33, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

• Support The store is the clear primary topic here in my opinion. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 19:04, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
• Weak oppose, I don't see evidence that "Last Blockbuster" is a COMMONNAME for that location.--Ortizesp (talk) 15:16, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

Relisting comment: Relisting for further discussion. BD2412 T 15:48, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose: They didn't change the name. Just use hatnotes and links in the text where relevant. UpdateNerd (talk) 16:14, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose 1, support 2. Instead make The Last Blockbuster a primary redirect, similar to The Smashing Machine / The Smashing Machine (film) or Coach Prime / Coach Prime (TV series). 162 etc. (talk) 18:05, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose the first one, Support the second one, and create a DAB page at "The Last Blockbuster" / "Last Blockbuster". Cfls (talk) 16:53, 15 February 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose but support @Roman Spinner's suggestion. 11WB (talk) 12:31, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support Last Blockbuster and The Last Blockbuster (film). -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:53, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
• Support both 1 and 2. Or doing a DAB. Guz13 (talk) 22:01, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.