Stick it to blockbuster, man!
It would be cool if there was a Blockbuster club. Not their Rewards (TM) program, but say a group of people in my apartment building that put those free popcorn coupons into a communal pot. See, every time you rent you get this coupon for free popcorn with your next rental. Almost worthless, but because Blockbuster charges something outrageous for popcorn, you feel like it's a great deal that you should take advantage of. The catch is that the coupon is only valid for the following week (right around the time you'll be returning the current rental).
It's such an obvious manipulation strategy, which is why it would be neat to beat them at their own game. So if anybody I know in Halifax reads this and wants to get a movie between Nov 10 and 16, I've got your free popcorn coupon in my wallet. In return, you can give somebody else free popcorn when they go rent the week after.
Ok, that's so complicated that I wouldn't ever go through the trouble to actually do it, but it's fun to think about.
Oh, yeah - I'm seeing the Matrix premiere tonight - on IMAX. I'll try to post a first impression here tonight.