Remember Blockbuster Video?

Friday night. You’d wander the aisles for 45 minutes, argue over what movie to rent, grab some overpriced candy, and then discover the ONE copy of the movie you wanted was gone.

It was beautiful.

Now Blockbuster is sort of making a comeback, just not in the way you’d expect.

You’ve probably seen those Little Free Libraries in neighborhoods where people can take a book and leave a book. In theory, they’re filled with wonderful books that encourage kids to read.

In reality, there’s a 73% chance you’ll find The Da Vinci Code, three John Grisham novels and a romance book with a shirtless guy standing next to a horse.

But now there’s a version for movies.

They’re called Free Blockbusters, and they’re little blue-and-yellow boxes where people can leave and take VHS tapes, DVDs and Blu-rays.

Basically: Take a movie. Leave a movie. Be kind and rewind.

The idea reportedly started with a former Blockbuster employee and VHS collector in California who turned an old newspaper dispenser into a miniature Blockbuster.

Now there are dozens around the country.

And Michigan needs to get involved.

Imagine one of these sitting outside a party store in Mid-Michigan.

You open it up and find Twister on VHS, American Pie 2 on DVD, the first three seasons of The Sopranos, a scratched copy of Shrek and somebody’s homemade recording of the 1997 Michigan-Michigan State game with commercials still included.

That last one is priceless.

You can even start your own Free Blockbuster. A pre-painted newspaper dispenser costs around $420, although you can build one yourself and use stencils available through the project.

Once it’s up and running, you can submit the location to be added to the Free Blockbuster map.

The organization also says Blockbuster LLC appears to be cool with the project using the familiar Blockbuster look.

So now we just need these scattered across Michigan.

Because nothing would be more nostalgic than driving through six inches of lake-effect snow to pick up a free copy of Happy Gilmore on VHS.

Except realizing when you get home that somebody didn’t rewind it.

Unacceptable.