Video rental stores

[tommywikkid]

Originally Posted by Dead Bad Things

The gas station in town rents flicks,and they have loads of vhs tapes. I always laugh and wonder who still even rents these? But heck I still make mix tapes on my dual cassette player

Im with you man I still make mix tapes on my cassette player. And I still frequently watch VHS tapes alot of the crazy shot on video stuff was never transferred over to DVD.

[Angra]

Originally Posted by tfantasy

Family Video rules!!

I honestly thought that they would have been eliminated by now, but they are kicking ass.

Naah, they'll be gone before 2020.

[Despare]

The thing I miss the most is the browsing experience. Most of the movies I rented I had never even heard of, I just stumbled across it while browsing. Did that lead to a lot of crappy B movies? Thankfully, yes. Would that ever happen with Redbox? Not a chance. I still do one disc out with Netflix though and every once in a while a suggestion pops up that I hadn't heard of.

[Sculpt]

Originally Posted by Despare

The thing I miss the most is the browsing experience. Most of the movies I rented I had never even heard of, I just stumbled across it while browsing. Did that lead to a lot of crappy B movies? Thankfully, yes. Would that ever happen with Redbox? Not a chance. I still do one disc out with Netflix though and every once in a while a suggestion pops up that I hadn't heard of.

The browsing experience is exactly why I go to Family Video from time to time. Especially if I want to walk through the new releases... it's like, 'oh ya, I wanted to see that. I forgot all about it.' Without the wall walk, I'd never have remembered it.

[Despare]

Originally Posted by Sculpt

The browsing experience is exactly why I go to Family Video from time to time. Especially if I want to walk through the new releases... it's like, 'oh ya, I wanted to see that. I forgot all about it.' Without the wall walk, I'd never have remembered it.

Hell yeah, I don't think I'd know of Troma if it wasn't for the walk... especially at Entertainment Tonight where they gave you free popcorn.

[Sculpt]

Ya, I wouldn't have known about tissue trauma unless I had gotten a free teeth cleaning from my sister when she was a dental hygienist student.

[tfantasy]

Originally Posted by Angra

Naah, they'll be gone before 2020.

I have to disagree. People love the prices and browsing the store in person instead of going online.

Originally Posted by Sculpt

The browsing experience is exactly why I go to Family Video from time to time. Especially if I want to walk through the new releases... it's like, 'oh ya, I wanted to see that. I forgot all about it.' Without the wall walk, I'd never have remembered it.

EXACTLY!!! I find the best titles there that I have never heard of, they put the single rentals right at eye level so you notice them right away.

[horcrux2007]

Originally Posted by Angra

Naah, they'll be gone before 2020.

Let's be positive about this. If we work together, I think we can get them gone by 2016.

[ImmortalSlasher]

I liked video stores. Some times seeing cute girls working there. Going through all the movie cover art. It's not the same online from what I've seen. I don't use Netflix though. The video store was one of those town areas that is sadly gone now. You watch a movie like Scream and see that scene in the video store and it dates the movie for the most part. But now that I think about my paranoia over clean stuff, I can't believe I used to bring home all those tapes after who knows touched them.

[tfantasy]

Originally Posted by ImmortalSlasher

But now that I think about my paranoia over clean stuff, I can't believe I used to bring home all those tapes after who knows touched them.

LOL......I remember an incident when a guy brought back a vcr tape porno and there was stuff on it.....I was sooo disgusted and washed my hands over and over!!