Video Store Memories with James Rolfe & Mike Matei - Cinemassacre.com

[@MilesKay11]

i wish i could live in James' house and pretend I'm perpetually stuck in the 90's. sigh.... nostalgia...

[@theTVchannel1000]

I hated making decisions whether I should get "Ernest goes to the beach" and "Ernest does not go to the beach"

[@BeerDad69]

Magic Mike Hahahaha

[@danseth5775]

Family guy

[@axcentrixx]

This used to be a big part of my childhood. While everything is so convenient now, nothing can beat the pleasure of going into a video store (to rent or to buy) almost every day after school and spending hours and hours looking at the boxes and reading synopsis at the back. And the feeling of being pissed off after you rented a totally shitty movie because you couldn't watch the trailer first. Netflix is convenient but I rarely ever find something that I'd like to watch. And if you don't have internet, you can't watch it anyway.

[@tinyj4520]

I upvoted you, 'cause I feel your pain. But I have to say: your on the internet. That's kind of meta. It's messed up to assume everyone had internet. You're posting this on the 'net. If you didn't have the internet, you couldn't post that we should account for the peeps not on the net. Which we won't do. Cause we're on the net... Why does everything smell like burnt pennies?

[@zEn_iNT]

You even don't have to use Netflix... If you have Internet, you also have access to the UseNet... ;)

[@TheJedwardo]

Exactly

[@brandonpage7087]

Adrianna H. Thanks for pointing out what sucks about Netflix! I just don't even bother with it!

[@KeeperOfProphecies]

Nothing like going to Hollywood Video -- or any local video place -- and browsing the Horror VHS section. They always had the best covers and would sometimes trick you into renting a shitty movie because the cover and back looked good.

[@mrtophatlobster3986]

P

[@spookymulder9048]

I worked at a Hollywood Video back in the early 2000s. I used to recommend horror movies to underage cuties. Those were the days...

[@spookymulder9048]

@@XykuJoxa I was 22. And also, fuck you.

[@brianm2881]

Yeah, but it wasn't actually funny or fun when you realised the film you rented was crap. Your evening was just tinged with a sense of disappointment.

[@jadedheartsz]

@@otterno.1128 Zombie Lake wasn't that bad

[@Lived2112]

Really dug this video...I'm the manager of a independently owned video/record store in greenville, nc. We've been in business for 27 years and we're a staple of the town. the past few years have been tough for us on the video rental side of the store. RedBox is probably our biggest competition. Seems like there's one on every corner...but we've managed to hang in there thanks to guys like you who would rather experience a video store instead of a vending machine. Same goes for the music side of the store. Most of what we sell is new vinyl records. Anyways, big fan of all the Cinemassacre projects and i just wanted to say that i really appreciated this video. peace brothers.

[@davidmurauski9586]

I'm the same way, I still love buying CDs if rather have a physical copy of the cd.

[@njcowboy78]

Me too. There's still something satisfying about pulling the book out of the CD case, and reading it while the music plays. The thicker the book, the better the CD.

[@crisdarger183]

Jerk!

[@jwgreek8606]

David Murauski problem is cds skip like hell

[@MPunky666]

If they get scratched enough. It's not a problem if you take care of them

[@RedEyesTops]

Same. I have 140 cd's and I still never know what to listen to XD

[@matthewlane518]

My dad rented a VCR and the day we returned it he said "im buying one NOW!" Lol he was in love. Love you Dad, miss you everyday

[@robophreeq]

Before Blockbuster came to town, there was Erol's Video. But forget about the movies - they had NES GAMES. I remember riding in the car with fingers crossed on both hands just PRAYING that the one beautiful, shiny gold copy of a little game called The Legend Of Zelda that they had would be there waiting on the shelf. I remember the sheer euphoria of standing there with that gold cart in my hand, my parents signing it out and riding home knowing that it was going to be a good weekend. James and Mike are correct - there is something lost in not being able to visit a physical store. Here's to the old days. *raises glass*

[@WOSArchives]

I'm 15 and probably the last generation who had *ANY* memory of a video store. I actually remember fooling around at my local Blockbuster when I was 4 or 5 with my parents. We still have our membership card.

[@theghoul2303]

same Im 16 and I miss blockbuster because I like getting dvd or video game playing or watching.

[@declanryan9000]

Same

[@rocoX1234]

+The Captain i remember getting my sega genesis games

[@Andrew-bb7ci]

I'm 15 and I remember the last blockbuster movie I rented was The Hulk (2004)

[@jplegend98]

+Squad Reacts 2003

[@CurtisAlfeld]

Video stores need to make a comeback. If I want to just get up and rent a movie, Red Box is my only option, and they pretty much only have new releases. I remember going into Block Buster as a kid, and renting older movies.

[@kobi005]

+CurtisAlfeld me too, i would actually never go for the new releases, during my summer break i would rent 2 older movies every week

[@IronPiedmont]

+CurtisAlfeld Not to mention, Video Stores aren't like Netflix where a certain movie or show was available for a certain amount of time, but with Video Stores, their always there unless they're being rented.

[@JRSanchez93]

+CurtisAlfeld I'd take something like a Long's Drugs if I could now. Rent a movie for a dollar a day.

[@CJODell12]

+CurtisAlfeld It was only about 10 years ago that video stores were still popular.

[@unclesporkums]

+CurtisAlfeld I'm lucky enough to still have a Family Video within walking distance. Their rent prices can range from the usual 3.40 for a new release to 2 for a dollar for the more obscure ones,

[@BoredPodcaster]

Wow. I remember going to Blockbuster to rent videos, and occasionally games (though not often), then go home, have some McDonalds or something (when it was good lol), watched the movie, then went up to my room to play Metroid or The Legend Of Zelda (both NES). Man. Now I want to do a retro weekend, where everything I watch or every game I play is from that time. I'm doing that.

[@thejoint9336]

yeah, same here

[@thephantom496]

I do that at least once a month.

[@BoredPodcaster]

Captain Comics yeah I've decide to adopt that as well. Not sure when I'll be doing it yet, but it'll likely be on a weekend.

[@jwgreek8606]

My Everyday Life McDonald's is still good!

[@BoredPodcaster]

James Greek I suppose it's not too bad these days lol

[@andrew_cunningham]

There's still one great video store around where I live called Pic-a-Flick (perhaps not the greatest connotation, but, whatever). It's one of the places where there's not enough space to show all the movies facing forward, so there're just millions of the things crammed into the shelves like a library, complete with comprehensive collections of the cheesiest horror/sci-fi/martial arts movies in existence. I chose one at random and it turned out to be a Chuck Norris action flick where he beats up a terrorist invasion. Awesome crap.

[@andrewwoods08]

Kknm

[@freal]

You like Tesla?

[@LiquidSwan]

You're from Victoria? I know pic-a-flick

[@andrew_cunningham]

Yes, Mr. Norman Swan.

[@jrbrantley5990]

We had a chain of PIC-A-FLICK video stores in S.C. Spent hours a week renting from there.

[@StarwarsHalofreak]

I grew up in the 90s, the sunset years of the video store. Just looking at videos like this send me into nostalgia meltdown. I think I still even have my Blockbuster membership card somewhere before it closed down entirely around here.

[@MyOnlyFarph]

CrazyBlackDragon The 90s? They were the hayday, not the sunset. I still had a Family Video near me open and running in 2009.

[@bruceflashback3877]

@@MyOnlyFarph The hayday was the days of mom and pop non-chain video shops.Before Blockbuster , Family Video ,Hollywood Video and other chains ruined that.

[@owiseone1]

That not rewinding fee on the VHS was a bitch though....

[@poppunkjamey]

The fact that I live in a smaller town is what keeps our local family video alive. A lot of people here don't have a reliable internet connection (many folks still use dial up). Even though I have a great internet connection and a Netflix account I still go to the video store and rent DVDs with my fiance and family because of one the nostalgia and two its just a fun thing, renting a movie and bringing home some take out and popping popcorn, what can I say I'm a man of simple pleasures.

[@RespawnedGamers]

Netflix has like no movies. I miss blockbuster. In my area, they teared it down a while ago.

[@101shapshifter]

the one in my area got turned into a pawn shop

[@JMetalGuitarist]

Netflix is like having a bargain bin at Walmart at the touch of your fingertips. Except worse.

[@droy5047]

That’s why Hulu and Prime Video is way better than Netflix when streaming films. Prime Video is technically a video store but digitally.

[@andrewpurvis1754]

it's always cool to have videos with Kyle and Mike in them. always cool to see more Kyle

[@SouthsideArchives]

I really wish this was recorded with a vintage RCA or Handycam. Then I would've really felt nostalgic lol.

[@Metafron]

Kids 20+ years from now are gonna be like " I miss redboxes" pfft!

[@Ristarite]

Metafron I miss grammar.

[@Metafron]

Jeremy Rasmusson You do? Kind of a weird thing to miss but whateva!

[@Metafron]

Jeremy Rasmusson Haha. You aren't being very specific on why you miss grammar. So no, I don't give no fucks, sir.

[@Ristarite]

"'I miss redboxes' pfft!" Your mistake, sir, was not putting a period before you said "pfft" and you must uppercase the P in Pfft! *COPYRIGHT I'M ACTING LIKE YOUR MOM LOL*

[@Metafron]

Jeremy Rasmusson That's fine and dandy, but you still haven't told me why you miss grammar.

[@corbynsteen6794]

I used to love going to Hollywood video or blockbuster to rent movies or games. The good ol days :)

[@DJAmtrak2]

Video stores were a huge part of my childhood. It was like a reward we got once a week for doing chores and things. There are two mom and pop video stores still open in the area I live in now. Going inside is like taking a trip back into the 90s.

[@Vykk_Draygo]

So much nostalgia. Reminds me of having friends over, picking out cheesy action movies, and eating pizza. As much as I love the convenience of Netflix, and the quality of Blu-ray, I REALLY miss this experience.

[@davidbalfour7217]

One thing not mentioned was how much VHS owners relied on the rental market because the cost to own a VHS tape was crazy, like $75-$80. At some point they became relatively cheaper but owning a decent library of VHS tapes wasn't widely affordable until at least the late '80s early '90s.

[@Satundragon15]

I'm only 14 and I can still temper when I was younger video stores were still around. We watched our movies mostly on vhs, but we still had a DVD player.

[@LizardGenes]

Back when we went to video rental stores, we were participating in society - a social urban space, with other people. We are more than just nostalgic for these lost spaces; they were essential social experiences, discoveries of new ideas and interactions with other people. Both we and the urban landscape have suffered in the technological march of the marketplace; we are now less socialised, since it's possible to do most of your shopping now without having to leave your home. All that's left of the intimacy of the urban landscape is eating out, and I'm sure if we could get food on demand, piped through our computers, the major food companies would have pushed for that already.

[@brianm2881]

I'd say that for 90 percent of the people who ever went to a video store, the height of their social interaction in the place was picking out what they wanted, exchanging a brief pleasantry with the person behind the counter and then handing over the money.

[@JMetalGuitarist]

We can it’s called grub hub lol

[@JMetalGuitarist]

I shit you not, there was a commercial for it.

[@basserman]

I think you’re romanticizing a little too much there...

[@bsbgirl85]

Yeah, rental stores are basically gone now but I miss those days. After a long week of school me and my mom would usually go to Hollywood Video or Blockbuster and rent movies and prepare to watch some all weekend, or renting videos to watch with your friends too (especially horror movies) Those were the days, glad I grew up in the 90's.

[@killear1]

Search up family video there might be one near you that you could go to it's one of the only video stores I know that's still around

[@omegarugal9283]

Kyle is always behind Jame`s furniture...

[@sirhikesalot692]

Proud to say I live in a town in upstate NY where we have had the same video store for close to 25 years. I rented all my games and movies here until high speed internet came along. I still go to support it as much as I can. It's a priceless gem in my opinion. i love browsing all his old wrestling ppv's and horror films. Long live Video Korner II !!!

[@d25615]

Thanks for keeping this history alive for the next group. My son is 15 and he loves your show. Especially the ones that show your collection.

[@romarovinciguerra5387]

I still have my Blockbuster Card too, i didn't have the heart to throw it out, after I made the mistake with another one I had.

[@yakkowarner753]

I miss video stores, too... CURSE YOU, INTERNET!

[@akemiyukimura6533]

What's wrong with the Internet? Is it evil to you or something? O_o

[@yakkowarner753]

Briana Haynes The Internet killed video stores.

[@akemiyukimura6533]

Well, I don't find it evil to me.

[@walljames555]

Yakko Warner And video killed the radio star.

[@zEn_iNT]

Video killed the Radiostore and Internet killed the Videostore...

[@michaelnirvanafan7887]

thank you James and Mike. really miss these days.

[@denzal689]

To this day, "Netflix" still sounds like a snack like nuts. Also, I've never used it, and don't plan to use it anytime soon. I've bought movies and games on Amazon and Ebay, but always borrowed movies from the libraries.

[@theirradiatedgamer1280]

The funny thing is im only 16 but I can still remember back when I was real young maybe from the ages of 4-10 to going to either Blockbuster or the mom and pop shop in town and looking at all the VHS/DVDS/Video Games. It really brang back memories even though i was so young and now everything i do relies on the internet. Id say it was around 5 years ago now when the store officially closed.

[@bunkers8399]

Ah yes, I remember Movie Gallery back then. We'd rent DVDs from there all the time. I remember seeing PS2 and Xbox games there, but they never captivated my interest, not like they do now.

[@unclesporkums]

bunkers8399 Have fond memories of Movie Gallery myself, it was in a local Wal-Mart, iirc. I used to see some pretty cool obscure stuff there, that I'm sorry I didn't bother to rent.

[@ChipHazard007]

There was a Movie gallery in my area and movies I remember renting are Bruce Almighty (new at the time), Pee-wee's big adventure, Beavis and Butthead do America and Friday the 13th as far as games go I would usually rent GTA 3

[@KiljiArslan]

Corpse Fucking art is apparently what inspired Human Centipede. The fact it was directed by Jorg Buttgereit amkes me never want ti touch it.

[@ChrissieBear]

When I was a kid I'd go to video stores just to look at the cassettes, sometimes it helped me discover new movies, sometimes it reminded me of movies I wanted to watch but forgot, etc.

[@smileyp4535]

I don't understand comments like these, Netflix, Amazon, ect have box art, it's not like their just titles. VOD is kind of like that but you can still watch the trailer which you couldn't at video stores. I remember being a kid and going every wedensday with my dad, that was fun though

[@ChrissieBear]

I'm just sharing my own video store memories.

[@Notaminecraftchannel]

Here in mexico, we still have blockbuster

[@Roenazarrek]

13:40 omg earnest scared stupid, must have watched that a million times when i was like 7

[@brandonthetoyandgamecollector]

if you guys don't know yet, Corpse fucking art is a documentary about Jorg Buttgerreit's movies, he was a horror director. So there you go, now you know

[@ThePaintballParadise]

There is a local video store that is still by some miracle reason still in operation. Its called "Family Video" and is located in Mooresville NC

[@tjakk14ero]

Where I live there's video stores everywhere I'm so lucky

[@jwgreek8606]

Messy where do you live?

[@tjakk14ero]

James Greek United States

[@jwgreek8606]

Messy I know but where in the United States

[@jwgreek8606]

Messy I live in the states too but I live in Alabama

[@tjakk14ero]

James Greek michigan

[@anonymoususer6774]

I remember as a kid, going to a mom and pop video store called 'Home Video' a lot in the late 80's and early 90's. I always spent my allowence renting NES games like Battletoads, Mario 2, Tiny Toons and such. Like the video says, there's something missing by just downloading a movie (or game) these days. Part of the fun was exploring the aisles, admiring the cover art, or just the decor of the store itself.

[@dkamphaus43]

If I'm gonna have a physical copy of an album, I'd rather have it on vinyl than CD if possible.

[@juntartful]

CD sounds best!

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

+juntartful yea if you have a substandard hi fi with a cheap needle or scratched vinyl... tape is actually really high quality but like vinyl, maintenance is required, cleaning the heads, demagnetization and actually looking after it etc. the reasob why vinyl and tape are higher quality is because unlike cd and mp3 , it is the actual sound wave thats recorded (analog) not a computer reprisentation (digital) sadly ineducated people can't be bothered with that and people in general are dumb - like when they buy a stereo they buy the one that has lots of flashing lights that could land a plane and says words like 20000 Watts... the difference between 3 Watts and 10 is huge, but the difference between 10 and 100 is not hardly... I suppose you think mp3 is hi quality? it's useful for archiving but so compressed ! so there's an education for ya!

[@danielmelvin4525]

Order Of Magnitude - The Paranormal & Personal man I haven't had a stereo in years. I never had vinyl but still have some tapes. sound definitely is better. I would take cds sound over mp3 though way too compressed.

[@RhythmGrizz]

With CD, you can have it digitally too, though

[@jimgroz84]

hits right home, we owned an independant video store for 31 years, closed a year ago. i used to work there and loved doing it, you cant replicate the same experience by netflix etc and exactly like you guys said it was a night for people to rent a movie. I think as good as things are covenient the it becomes watered down and future generations wont get to eperience what we did

[@SlashManEXE]

Feel like pure shit, just want Kyle back

[@jhiller21]

I miss working at a video store. I used to get stoned and watch movies all day while sitting on the counter. Sadly, the days of brick and mortar video stores are over. It was always fun to interact with the customers and talk about movies, and recommend ones they might like. We had an employee picks section that my customers sweared by. I used to update it once a week.

[@nw2094]

Dude, I worked at a mom and pop video store in a small Wisconsin town, from 97-99. Great times!! I too did nothing but get high and watch movies.

[@Mimikins]

I'm only 19 and I agree with you guys. I remember all of James' comments in his AVGN vids where he mentions Friday night, your homework is all done, you rent this one game and that's your whole weekend. I did that all the time, but lucky me I'm part of the generation that has decent games X3.

[@gabrieleriva651]

Remember when I was 8-9 years old, entering the Horror section of the videostore was like entering in a forbidden realm. Just to look at the cover, never actually rented anything.

[@medeltidsdykaren]

I wonder.... How much are James video and gamecollection cost and how much is the realtime value of it all if he one day say "Im selling it all!" ?(not that I think he will) Also how did he get his hands on it all? Saving his whole life? Running on fleemarkets? Or are he insanly rich? This is no critic. I love his videos and Im jeallous of some of the gems in there. I just want to know how much all that stuff has costed both with the time to get it all and the worth of it all.....

[@SwiftyStardust]

It's been built up slowly over the years, plus fans donate stuff all the time as well

[@dancairns318]

He's been collecting since he was a kid, so give or take 25 years or so. Also, he gets a ton of donations from fans. It would be hard to pinpoint an actual value on his overall collection but its definitely big enough that he probably has to take out extra insurance on it.

[@sobekflakmonkey]

I remember going to Roger's video with my brothers my sister my mom and my dad, it was like a whole thing, it was pretty exciting, and it was a huge part of my childhood, renting games, renting movies and then buying popcorn while I was there as well as pop and chips and stuff and then going home and having an epic weekend.

[@AlexDeLarge1]

I always thought going to the video store was fun. I guess I just like leaving my house to do stuff. Convenience is sedentary so I don't really like it.

[@austinboucher5286]

This makes me feel old. I'm only twenty!!!! But I remember renting vhs's from the local gas station, blockbuster, and the library. I used to rent old haryhausen films when I was little, like Clash of the Titans or the Seventh Voyage of Sinbad!

[@dannielpreto]

Going to the video store with my neighborhood friends so we could rent stuff for the weekend. Buy root beers, order some pizza, watch movies and play video games.

[@robertmartin5781]

It's strange now to think about there being so many people in the world (teens and children) who grew up too late for video stores. I have tons of memories of the video store. Where I grew up in Missouri, the main place to go was the local joint called The Ice House, they had 3 separate small locations throughput the town. Or I would go to Hy-Vee for them. Then after a number of years we got a Hastings which became the new go-to place. We never had a Blockbuster there when I lived there (was a resident for 15 years, as late as 2005). But yeah we used to rent the actual video game consoles themselves before we owned them. It was such a treat to get to rent an SNES and a couple of games for the weekend, and once it released, the N64 with Goldeneye and Pilotwings and such. It's so strange to think about how long we went without Steam, or XBLA, or PSN. The video game equivalents to Netflix.

[@dontworryitsokay]

There's still a rental store near where I live!

[@LS1NNOVATIONS]

Blockbuster videos were always next to a little ceasers pizza in my town. And the people that were just in the blockbuster were next door ordering pizza. The stores had quite a symbiotic relationship. Both places were packed on Fr and sat evenings'

[@paulkarras8625]

Ironically my local Blockbuster is now a Little Caesars

[@louskunt125]

Video stores used to be nostalgic. Now this video is.

[@AxHakker]

One of my buddies is a manager at a video rental store in Portland, OR. They exclusively rent VHS tapes, and they are doing quite well from what I've heard.

[@FluxFreeman]

I really miss video stores, so many memories involved. My mother worked in one and I would spend hours looking at all of the creepy horror cases

[@gwiser]

Thanks for taking me back to the past James.

[@Nscaleguy1]

I actually don't even remember going to a blockbuster to rent any videos. There was actually a mom-and-pop video store in my town where I would go to rent movies and get cowtails. I'm not 100% sure, but I think the place closed down around 2005-2006 and the building is now a bunch of offices.

[@jettblack000]

My local Movie Gallery (I was born after it had gone out of business) later became a gift shop, then a fashion supply store, and now a made-to-order seafood place. Despite all those things happening, the Movie Gallery roadside sign stayed up. Maybe someday I'll get to see a Family Video up north.

[@Lenciar]

Great memories are from the video store! A lost experience for new generations, I feel fortunate, thanks for this video guys! :)

[@AKABoondock19]

I really miss those days.....I remember as a kid the feeling I got walking into the store and looking at all the video games.

[@o-parts]

Back in the day, Jumbo Video... free popcorn there... rent video games, rent movies... definitely nostalgic

[@afp5013]

Man, West Coast Video brings back memories. Walls of VHS tapes, Genesis, and SNES games. Coloring contests to win prizes/movies (I won Aladdin King of Thieves whattttt up). That was the only local video store we had for a few years until Blockbuster moved in down the street. West Coast survived for a little bit, but then started pulling shit like "oh this was late so we had to charge you a fee," even if it was returned a day early. Now it's a sports bar and whenever I go in there and look at the walls it's like man, what this was like 20 years ago..

[@CurtisAlfeld]

Man, I remember going to the local Blockbuster every Friday night after karate lessons. Then, in 2004, when I was 8, my family started using Netflix. Then, in middle school, I moved to a town with a Blockbuster a mile from my house, and I kept meaning to go in, but never did. I regret that. It would have been nice to go in, one last time.

[@johnnygunz9295]

here before blockbuster we had a chain of video rental places called jumbo video,they had a big popcorn maker and you could get a small bag of popcorn while you browsed

[@Jarod_Schultz]

I thought it was funny when South Park did an episode about Blockbuster. Randy bought a Blockbuster store because he thought it would make money, but he didn't realize that no one rents movies anymore. Nobody came into his store.

[@KaineHero]

I love these three dudes.

[@iNinja3000]

I like this a lot. I was born in 95, just old enough to remember all of those things.

[@AllisonDancerChick1982]

Thank you for mentioning Hometown Video! I actually worked for the location in Little Egg Harbor, NJ (it opened in '88, closed in 2011, I think). There was also Hammonton, Atco, and Sicklerville, and formerly Sewell & Berlin. I worked there from 2003-2005,. In my area, it was THE video store (and we had a Blockbuster and EZ Video). Of course, Hometown was famous for having the adult section in it, but it also had that kids' section inside a "playhouse" room (in the original store design).

[@princessgogo1996]

I remember going to video stores from the time I was 3 (in '99) until I was in high school (in 2010), and they sold Wii games, too. Then they just disappeared. You can still buy DVDs, but it's weird that they're gone

[@martin9908]

In the Philippines we still have these video stores.. :D

[@mansonitefrank8887]

in my hometown there is a video store called Video Ezy it still rents out movies games etc it mainly rents out DVDs but it has some VHSes as well to bad they only rent modern games (CoD Battlefield Titan fall GTA 5 ( they allow kids to get it out!!!) etc.)

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

A local thrift store in my area had a sale on VHS tapes (10 cassettes for $1.00). I took advantage of that deal by buying 50+ cassettes for my collection (mostly animated movies, comedy, science fiction, action, many of my favorites).

[@phili4600]

It's wierd to think that the blockbuster near my house was still open when this released

[@scifyry]

I remember a few local 2-story video stores. So big you could get lost being a kid there.

[@OGdjangofish]

One medium pizza, a rented VCR, 2 or 3 wrestling videos and 1 or 2 karate or horror movies = Best weekend ever as a kid!!!!

[@FilmMan5000]

God I miss video stores. I actually worked at blockbuster for about a year before it went under. My biggest problem with them selection wise was they didn't have really any older films especially in the horror genre. Plus their rental rules were bizarre. I'm a fan of old school horror too and Hollywood Video/West Coast Video would have a whole wall of universal horror movies, even silent films. I wish video stores would come back. Great video!

[@Bobaman5400]

Being an 80's kid, i remember always wanting to rent the movie "Krull" b/c the cover of it was so weird to me. Ahhh, i can still smell the pizza parlor and hear the sounds and see the lights of the arcade aross the way at the video store at the town mall.

[@GibsonGamesChannel]

I was born at the very end of all this. I remember going to the video store with my dad and picking out a PS2 game or something.Things were different then.

[@mackenziealexisskyler5673]

I remember when Family Video had the container on the side of the wall in between the exit and enter doors that had a melted tape in it. It had a sticker on it and it said that "This is what happens when you leave a tape in your care." Oh, those were the days.

[@TheRamblingG]

I worked for goodwill about 2 years ago. So many VHS tapes. Great place for cheap vhs

[@alejandromelendez9270]

I miss going to blockbuster and the nostalgia factor you get. I would go in there all the time when I was little with my parents to rent, and sometimes keep lol video games. The blockbuster at my old house when I was little was only a 2 min drive from my house

[@Collin93387]

If James invited me to his movie store, I'd literally sit my ass down and watch every single movie.

[@justintahair4258]

me 2.would bring back memories I sit down with him and Mike and watch em 2 if he invited me to his house

[@AsBi1]

amazing memories.. thanks for reminding

[@GMMXX80]

Large rental chains like Hollywood Video and Blockbuster were a croc. It was the little guy that was awesome. All the local guys. Their stores had an old school gritty retro feel. That's what this reminds me of. Not all that corporate flash bull. But the free popcorn was awesome!

[@Vyppaaa11]

What always blew my mind was when they would make the cassette a different color. I had a Douge movie that for some reason was on a bright orange cassette and that just made it the coolest VHS ever.

[@strateass]

the nostalgia in this video is so satisfying

[@Whitefox789]

I'm with you guys there on the nostalgia, missed going into the video store with my older brother where we would of course ended up doing the following inside said store. 1. Rent video games (for Genesis, N64, and Dreamcast) 2. Look at all the movies and put it on a scale of it possibly being a good movie or a bad movie. Speaking of which at 2:55, their were some video stores that let you rent video game consoles they would give you this specially designed case which would hold the console, two controllers, cables, and the DC adapter. (The only one I rented was an original Playstation) I also missed the variety of Video Stores, the one's I most prominently went to was Blockbuster, Movie Gallery, and Hollywood Video. It sucked especially hard when Hollywood Video went out of business because they also had a video game store attached to the brand called GameCrazy where for CD based games they can buff your discs for you, and a lot of the employees for very sincere and not just trying to force you to buy something. I remember one occasion when me and my friend caught wind of how bad Sonic '06 was so we of course went over and brought a copy up to the counter, the employee at the cashier just looked at me and said, "Are you really sure you want to buy this? I mean this game is not just bad. Its really bad." Sad times we live in, well thank you for stirring up those memories and sharing yours.

[@Captain_Obvious_Says]

I remember spending 30 mins as kid when my mom took me to Block Buster looking through all the horror movies and video game sections.

[@AlphaXCalibur]

Man I remember what my local video stores were: there were 2 blockbusters for sure even though I only went to 1 of them, there was a hollywood video in a nearby town even though I never got to go there & last in my town there was one called Movie Gallery which I went to only like once & that was it I don't remember ever seeing a TLA at all whatsoever. Then on the other hand, I didn't care about watching movies too often when I was growing up & now that I watch this it all comes back to me & makes me wonder what if now. Video games on the other hand I never even knew about video games until middle school, like I never knew they even existed or what they were like I didn't know jack shit about video games. So I did not get to grow up with that like most people did, so I missed out on those early game eras, like when the NES, super nintendo & Nintendo 64 were in their prime I missed out on that cuz I was never exposed to video games until middle school. So when I watch cinemassacre videos like this for example it makes me think about how I wish I would've grown up

[@alexkrajci]

My Love For Film Came From Watching Them.

[@jorgepalomares8025]

I grew out visiting the video store. I even worked at a video store. I live in Los Angeles as as today, April 2017 there is still a video store in my neighborhood. Well, like 5 mins driving and I haven't came in but I want to check it out

[@simonfraable]

James you have like the sickest collection in the world! i never knew of this blockbuster room ,your house never stops to fascinate me!

[@christophermooney6295]

Here in Amarillo we "had" Blockbuster's and Hollywood Video as well as local Mom n' Pop video/game rental stores and even a company called Cox Video which carried even Neo Geo games for rent (I know gasp right!) . Unfortunately they were all run out by a business by the name of Hastings due to it being a video, video game, comics, novelty, book, and music store which still is here today, and what blows my mind is at 31 years old with a child of my own I still find my friends and family as well as myself and daughter still flocking into Hastings every Friday for new releases and for those who might want to cheer *this one is for you and me James and all the Megaman fans out there* my 3 year old daughter is in love with the series and even has her own plush Megaman and Protoman blasters complements of Hastings lol

[@arcaderkid8449]

i miss Video Plus and Country Video over at Michigan, hell it's been 18 years since i last saw them!! wonder what'll it be like if i visit right now and what will wait for me from the people who knew me from there..........Nostalgia is what waits for me... i could die happy right now.

[@optimusmikey]

I miss going to Hollywood Video's and renting movies, games. I got to play rated M games whenever I was about 4 and have been watching rated R movies before I can even remember.