Why can’t I rent Close Encounters of the Third Kind?

Back in the olden days if I wanted to watch Close Encounters of the Third Kind I would go down to the video store and rent the DVD. In the real olden days I’d rent the VHS tape. In the really olden days I’d rent the VHS tape and top-loading VCR because who could afford one of those exotic machines, anyway?

But I’d be able to get the movie.

Today, with everyone who tried competing with Blockbuster starting up some on-demand video rental service you’d think it would be easy to rent the movie online. Apparently not, though, as my best result so far is to buy the SD version off iTunes for $17.99 and it doesn’t even say which version it is.

Look, it may be the crazy future world of 2014 but I don’t think I’m being unreasonable. I don’t expect flying cars or baby machines. I just want to rent an older movie I enjoyed. Is that too much to ask?

(This was prompted by the DVD player hooked up to the TV not working properly. Curse technology and how it breaks down.)

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