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Post by darkpast on May 25, 2017 4:23:44 GMT
Going to your local video store, browsing the aisles on the weekend looking for the perfect movie
For hot new releases, sometimes you would have to reserve them
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Post by hi224 on May 25, 2017 5:18:08 GMT
I really do actually, great variety.
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Post by RiP, IMDb on May 25, 2017 5:35:40 GMT
I really do actually, great variety. ^This!^.
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Post by darkpast on May 25, 2017 5:46:26 GMT
I really do actually, great variety. i wonder if they ever make a comeback with the resurgence of retro media
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Post by sdrew13163 on May 25, 2017 6:02:17 GMT
There's a Family Video in my area. It's like Blockbuster, but actually better. You can rent movies, buy movies, rent video games, buy video games, and you can order pizza through a window into the neighboring building. It's a cool place.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on May 25, 2017 6:08:31 GMT
Absolutely I do.
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Post by scapolite on May 25, 2017 6:47:08 GMT
yep, it's time that you might discover the hidden gems and chance to explore the unexpected. And, many times, fooled by the cover Chat with the staff about latest hits, sometimes got really good recommendations (sometimes got really weird one). Yeah, that's some experience I missed.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on May 25, 2017 6:52:47 GMT
Miss it quite a bit actually, spent hours in there some times. Worked in one for a few years too.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2017 9:44:36 GMT
Not really, i hardly every used them when they were around anyway.
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Post by twothousandonemark on May 25, 2017 13:37:40 GMT
No actually. I stream rentals on my tv with the push of a button now. To be fair, most of my classic film viewings were brick & mortar rentals, so it did serve a purpose for me for its time - i.e. most of my classics bucket list has been completed.
Frankly, I don't miss having to drive somewhere to watch an older movie, with the chance it may not even be available.
Blockbuster's last few years seemed sad - $5-10 used dvds for sale, older era classics mostly purged away to make room for video games & tv dvd.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 25, 2017 13:52:22 GMT
Nah. Now I can sit on my couch for an hour scrolling on a tablet while deciding what to watch instead of walking the same 10 aisles for an equal amount of time.
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Post by barkingbaphomet on May 25, 2017 16:35:17 GMT
something really nice and tactile about stalking the shelves for something to watch that lists on streaming sites doesn't replicate.
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Post by vegalyra on May 25, 2017 16:44:44 GMT
I miss it. Hollywood video was preferable to Blockbuster Video (at least in my neighborhood). The staff was mostly well versed in film and made mostly good recommendations. I also miss browsing the older films and picking up something that I missed or didn't know anything about. Usually I was pleasantly surprised. Sometimes not. It was a good experience though. I find that Netflix doesn't offer too many older films. Amazon Prime has a large selection but it's tough paying a membership fee AND paying $3.99 for a film (more or less). The free films are sometimes good, but again, the selection isn't all that great.
I do remember one of the Hollywood Video guys recommending "The Wackness" saying it was one of the funniest films he'd ever seen. We rented it on his recommendation and thought it was a very sad film. Not sure why he thought it was so funny. That was one of the few times the recommendations were way off.
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Post by bravomailer on May 25, 2017 16:50:35 GMT
My rental store experience: I took the item I wanted to rent to the counter. The young woman looked at it and was uncertain how much the fee was, as it varied according to type of film. So, she shouts cross the room to the boss, "HEY MR THOMAS! IS 'ALEXANDER NEVSKY' A PORNO MOVIE?" No, I don't miss video stores. Yes, I know something like that happens to Woody Allen in Bananas.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on May 25, 2017 16:54:33 GMT
I don't exactly miss it, but I'm nostalgic for it, if that makes sense.
I loved occasionally finding an old forgotten title that wasn't available to buy new anymore.
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Post by fangirl1975 on May 25, 2017 19:11:59 GMT
Yes I do.
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Post by moviemouth on May 25, 2017 19:48:44 GMT
I use to miss it but not anymore. It's just so much easier the new way and you have access to tens of thousands of movies.
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Post by moviemouth on May 25, 2017 19:50:48 GMT
I miss it. Hollywood video was preferable to Blockbuster Video (at least in my neighborhood). The staff was mostly well versed in film and made mostly good recommendations. I also miss browsing the older films and picking up something that I missed or didn't know anything about. Usually I was pleasantly surprised. Sometimes not. It was a good experience though. I find that Netflix doesn't offer too many older films. Amazon Prime has a large selection but it's tough paying a membership fee AND paying $3.99 for a film (more or less). The free films are sometimes good, but again, the selection isn't all that great. I do remember one of the Hollywood Video guys recommending "The Wackness" saying it was one of the funniest films he'd ever seen. We rented it on his recommendation and thought it was a very sad film. Not sure why he thought it was so funny. That was one of the few times the recommendations were way off. Hollywood video was better than Blockbuster, I agree. It had much better atmosphere and set up.
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Post by izon on May 25, 2017 20:09:02 GMT
Sometimes I do. I grew up in a very rural area, and my local Blockbuster was pretty much my only connection to the entire world of pop culture. Well that and the local library. Every Friday or Saturday I'd go to Blockbuster and get a movie, or 3-5 movies if it was a special occasion. I miss the time spent choosing, I would literally take 45 minutes-1 hour choosing 1 movie. It was an important choice. The guy who usually had the Fri/Sat shift was pretty cool, he gave me some good recommendations. As I grew up, some of my friends from school got jobs there, and after closing time on Friday they'd let me join them to watch the latest movies in the backroom. Blockbuster is part of an entire experience that I miss, the Friday routine after a week of school: Getting lots of junk food, getting a movie, then getting home and gorging on fatty food whilst enjoying a movie. Thank god I only did that once a week. On the other hand, their prices were ridiculous, even at the time, but they had a complete monopoly in my area, so there was no real choice for movie/video game fans. I actually do much the same thing on Netflix now, I spend a long time deciding on what to watch, but I did prefer touching the tapes/DVD's and looking at the boxes. I actually feel really bad for the guy who owned my local store, he'd been in charge for over 20 years by the time it closed.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on May 25, 2017 20:27:35 GMT
I miss the Mom & Pop stores a lot, the big chains not so much. Poetic justice when Amazon and streaming shut them down.
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