Blockbuster Gets Nostalgic for Holidays in Heartbreaking Last Stand

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In Christmas Dinner, a bustling family talks to each other with nothing but quotes from movie classics, presumably rented at Blockbuster.

Nothing warms our hearts like hearing a little girl go, “Say hello to my little friend!”

Cute ad (courtesy of DDB, Toronto), but will it save Blockbuster from deathwatch status?

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