Why We Need Video Rental Stores - FLICK TRIP

[@theFLICKpick]

Enjoy the new Flick Trip episode! This video was recorded back in March, sorry it took so long. Leave a comment about your video rental store memories to win a $25 Family Video gift card, make sure to buy Sour Patch Kids and rent Over The Top with it...

[@juanwhite8522]

This Puts a Smile Of My Face.

[@IPODEWARRIOR17]

Three videos a week it's a Christmas miracle

[@carsteneckhardt990]

Hey John, how long have you and Chris known each other?

[@TrevsMovieReviews263]

I rent movies from my local library all the time.... but it's not the same.

[@Mr007no2]

One of my favorite memories of going to a Blockbuster was renting episodes from the “Goosebumps” tv series, they were mostly the two part episodes. So when I heard that there was still one Blockbuster left in Bend, Oregon I arranged a trip, it was a long trip, but it was worth it. I bought a movie, candy, drinks and even Blockbuster merchandise that simply says “last Blockbuster on the planet”. I even got a replica of a Blockbuster membership made for me. I made this trip in May of 2019. I highly recommend checking the place out if no one has already.

[@User-xw6kd]

This is sad. This place looks awesome. And the rental/discount deals are great.

[@joemckim1183]

We have one here, it looks identical inside to the one here.

[@fayewestwood4193]

Joe McKim mine got closed about a month and a half ago and I was sad but seeing this video took me right back to it. The layout is the exact same right down to the game room

[@IAmSamThatIAM]

It's great and all, but I don't know how this store is going to last.

[@joemckim1183]

@@IAmSamThatIAM Most of these stores have a back room that rent porn.

[@IAmSamThatIAM]

@@joemckim1183 And you think that will keep a float like this? Almost everything is online now either free, or a service.

[@craigamore2319]

It's the 90's again. It's a friday afternoon. I get to pick one thing, a game or a movie, and look forward to a weekend of potential awesomeness. I so miss this.

[@AndreNitroX]

You brought a tear to my eye

[@colinklang]

I feel like I'm 9 again whenever I go to family video

[@AndreNitroX]

@@colinklang videostores were my childhood, their how i discovered the majority of the movies i know and love now, also the atmosphere was just great.

[@Hadam10Rose]

I used to use Blockbusters and Hollywood video to buy all my dvds. They had 4 for 20s all the time.

[@Zombiezero4]

4 for $20 for DVD's is a rip-off now, but back then, it was a Steal. I used to buy all of my movies at Blockbuster and Hollywood Video. Also, We had this store called Movie Trading Co., and it was amazing. They had a huge selection for buying VHS and DVD's (Before Blu Ray's) and Video Games. It was seriously an Experience going into any of these stores. something that is lost today. Thankfully FamilyVideo is still opened. I never been to one, but it looks like it would be very Nostalgic being in there.

[@Zombiezero4]

Also, the smell of being at a Blockbuster, was very unique to the store. Kind of like Barnes and Noble has a very unique smell.

[@RobRoth88]

Me too....me too

[@alexdugan4222]

Yes i remember i bought my movies the same way miss that

[@jlogan2228]

Miss the 5 movie 5 days $5 deal

[@tylerzimmerman757]

When I was real little I wouldn't walk by the "C's" because I was afraid of seeing Chucky.

[@Miller1989]

hahaha man I laughed out loud when I read your comment, so relatable man.

[@Jason-to5cs]

That childs play 2 and 3 cover. So many fucking nightmares!

[@zachsutton9866]

I saw a shirt with Chucky and it had like a gun, a knife, and an axe. It freaked me out 😅

[@03bgood]

Always loved going to our Broadway Video, just to rent the Chucky films, even if my parents didn't want me to. Good times!

[@MrBlackghost34]

I no how you fill man night of the living dead scared me more then anything and I couldn’t walk past the movie lol man those were the days

[@juanwhite8522]

Things Just Got Magical & Mystical

[@canudiggitcards1466]

my mom used to work at a little small movie rental place and it was the best, when I was younger she let me go to work with her and watch whatever moive I wanted on the little TV they had there. it was awesome

[@Tim073]

I remember renting Halloween H20 and Scream on VHS with my friends every 2 weeks or so. We would buy some candy, go home, close the curtains and watch them back to back. I was like 8 years old and was scared to walk home after we saw the movies. We would sneek into the porn section and look at the covers. Also remember renting Titanic and SW The Phantom Menace with my parents and watching them on saturdaynights. Man,some great memories.

[@IveGotToast]

I love how Jon has been through like 10 girlfriends in the time hes known Chris.

[@theFLICKpick]

Never settle, you'll regret it later.

[@IveGotToast]

@@theFLICKpick Oh i agree. I was just pointing out bromances never die

[@drewchase6577]

IveGotToast I have a feeling Jon has *options* .😉

[@shereebrolaski1791]

Yep I’m on my third marriage and it’s the best ever. Who knew my wife would be in America

[@zachsutton9866]

@@theFLICKpick have you told Chris that 😂?

[@onironauta_86]

Thank you guys, for the walk down memory lane. My grandfather(RIP) and my older brother, used to take to a rental home video as a kid, every weekend. My usual selection was Batman returns, Independence day, Beetlejuice, E.T, The Lion King, S Mario Bros, Forrest G, and a few others. Great times.

[@821lancevance]

Ohio has video rental stores and 24 drive in movie theaters. It's so awesome

[@LiTTleGaBi21]

24 drive ins? damn, that's a lot in 2019

[@821lancevance]

@@LiTTleGaBi21 here's a pic if you wanta see it. www.google.com/search?safe=off&source=hp&ei=fldwXeKPKJTa-gTS_6awCg&q=springfield+drive+in&oq=sprin&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-hp.1.0.35i39j0l2j46j0i131j0l3.1378.2159..3318...1.0..0.160.708.0j5......0....1.......8..35i362i39.GIpZRfARD8M#imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipNwbUbUhwX4TSOXet-yzbxqpyQubHqav9vi7Hkn&lkt=LocalPoiPhotos&trex=m_t:lcl_akp,rc_f:nav,rc_ludocids:11259948239331101590,rc_q:Springmill%2520Twin%2520Drive%2520In,ru_q:Springmill%2520Twin%2520Drive%2520In&viewerState=lb

[@danelisslow3269]

There's a drive in in my town in ohio. I didn't realize they were so rare.

[@rexos7070]

I want to cry, this brought so many memories back :')

[@NotebookMovies]

The local Family Video's in my neighborhood put season one of my show The Deadersons on their shelves to rent! It was so cool!! Life achievement unlocked! :D

[@jerarddeal2736]

It’s great to see people appreciating Family Video. I have one in my town that I’ve been going to all my life and it’s still thriving! Btw, that Marco’s pizza is amazing!

[@mr.krepshus1467]

I love your videos. They always make me feel nostalgic

[@ixchelperezmartinez5061]

Mr. Krepshus i know you

[@Saltyaf38]

"How good it feels to hold a movie." *HOLDS GOTTI*

[@VideoClubRandom]

A local video store from my neighborhood won me a Playstation back in 97'. They were giving up coupons to win one, and I rented so many movies and Sega Genesis games that I ended up with the price... So I'll forever miss them.

[@penguinpal6]

the Family Video near my house just started selling CBD.

[@cavejohnson4306]

NotSnarl if it keeps the stores open it’s probably fine.

[@vikingghost117]

omg is that drugs! Are we talking about drugs!!! It's drugs isn't it! WHERE WERE YOU YESTERDAY AT 4 o'Clock! and yes.... you did get a reply... 1 year later.

[@mathemachickenmadge2963]

@@vikingghost117 I think you were on drugs when you write this comment

[@gabek4361]

@@vikingghost117dude… amazing comment 😂

[@paultuffnell2802]

Fun video. I'm a big blu-ray collector & I couldn't imagine not buying physical media. It's the best!

[@Rush4everable]

There is a video building in the state of IL. The name is Mokena Video 11225 Front St, Mokena, Illinois 60448. Currently Bob has 25,800 movies from the 1930,40,50,60,70,80,90,00,10s.

[@tonygaijin]

I remember I rented the virtual game boy at blockbuster when I was nine. Man that was the best!

[@K_Rob]

Every Christmas I go back to my hometown in Illinois and I always visit the 2 Family Video stores that somehow are still thriving it’s a weird emotional(embarrassing) feeling I get when walking in. You just can’t beat walking through the aisles picking out films or games.

[@itsaashish]

This is beautiful. Reminds me of the movie stores I used to visit. Thank you guys for this.

[@Micah__]

You can tell Chris was yearning for a little smoochie smooch. Haha

[@mattyyoungcloudsart3008]

The friday night video store visit was honestly the best feeling in the world!

[@Caffeine_Club]

So damn true..... 👍

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

I AGREE MATTY

[@mattyyoungcloudsart3008]

@Justlikingeverycomment me too❤

[@EliQ3]

The family video in my hometown closed earlier this year. It's like a piece of my childhood disappeared and I'll never be able to experience it again. RIP Rowlett Family Video.

[@TheTitan1138]

In the mid 80s here in Canada, I remember going to a local video store to rent out VHS tapes as a kid. Then came BlockBuster, then in more recent years it was HMV. Not many places rent anymore tho.

[@Keverything99]

Titan MacDougall I’m in Hamilton and up until a year or so ago we had a place called Steelcity video they closed

[@TheTitan1138]

@@Keverything99 around here Sunrise Records has come vack and replaced HMV. A store here in Barrie Ontario called Video Time sells used video games & movies. Nothing else as far as i know.

[@cvjonesmusic97]

The year is 2024, family video is now a thing of the past. I’m sad and my childhood is over. So many good memories of renting movies and games with my family on the weekend!

[@LAH-oq7vx]

Finally! A Family Video video! Lol For "reel" though, I have a Family Video about 2 min from my house and I LOVE IT!

[@waynerenfrey7017]

Omg! when i saw this pop up when i was going through you tube i had to watch it as i live in Australia and sadly like everywhere else video stores are no longer but i still remember where they where but to see you both going through this store took me back that me feel good but sorta sad at the sametime as they were the good old days of mine even tho i still collect movies but miss the way i use to buy them so thank you for doing this for all of us video lovers out there as i always will be

[@Tone223]

I have a family video by me I go to once in a while to relive the glory years! Back in the day hollywood video was my go to. The one by me was huge. I used to love browsing on that Friday night after school trying to pick out what to rent having the whole weekend ahead of me. Or looking at the new release booklet and waiting for that Tuesday to come for the movies I wanted to see...Blockbuster was my back up spot if Hollywood video was rented out. Miss those days.

[@marvelgamerz892]

Man, I really enjoy this format of you guys just filming and talking about anything really. Chris is a great camera man and all that and John is so great to listen to with his engaging way of talking. Hoping for more.

[@ericmoss8928]

I remember being young in the early 2000s going to Blockbuster and renting Godzilla movies all the time. Both VHS and DVD.

[@cavejohnson4306]

I remember when we had to rent the vcr with the vhs tapes to watch them. I’m not sure if rental places still do that anymore though.

[@dinsism]

Great Flicktrip episode! This brings back so many memories- when it was pre 2007 I was like 10 years old, me and my whole family used to go family video related place- we used to rent all sorts of films(vhs and cds) Pokémon films, action films, animated films and many more. Those were the days...

[@joziequervoyo]

My friend: "Why does he seem bored? Like he's ready to go?" Me: "Eh, Chris is kinda always like that." 🙃

[@honestabe2726]

Best shot video you’ve made so far. Production value keeps getting better on your channel

[@brandonhwang2303]

Love your videos John! Love your collabs with Chris as well

[@jacksonhwang2586]

more collabs with stuckmann

[@pauln5042]

We still have a Family Video in my small town of Jackson Michigan that i go to all the time to rent games and movies and id be lost without it so thanks for representing the video rental store guys,i love you both.

[@charlottesometimez]

Why is the hardest part RETURNING the movie? ITS SO HARD .... late fees

[@JsBluRays]

I used to go to Hollywood video back in the day and rent Rugrats videos. They had 4 or 5 episodes per tape and it was just the best thing ever putting them in the VCR and just kicking back. Honestly part of it was the odd satisfaction you get from starting a tape from the beginning, letting it play all the way through, and letting it rewind. A nice full cycle. Good times!

[@thumperjdm]

I'm old enough to remember when VHS, Beta-Max, and Video Disc debuted. Our first VHS machine was top-loading, and cost about $1,300--a ton of money in the late 70's, early 80's.

[@scifiguy26]

This brings back memories...my friends parents had a VCR in the late70's early 80's it was top loading & had knobs like a T.V.😁 it cost them over a $1000 funny years later you could get them at Wal-Mart for under $30

[@befowler7]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I too got Friday rentals every Friday to watch as a kid over the weekend. Good times

[@MegaBrent85]

I miss video stores and going there to rent movies and video games. I still collect physical media today. I remember going to the video store for my first time when I got a Nintendo and be able to rent Nintendo games, that’s how I discovered many of my favorite games like Mega Man. Also, in my early teen years, I discovered many 80s sci fi/fantasy movies by renting them.

[@munchcat]

So much nostalgia. I remember the local video rental place used these round little tags hanging beneath each video for each copy they had of it. You would pick up the tag, take it to the register, and turn it in for the video. No tag, no copy left. We would go every Friday and each get to pick out one movie each while waiting for our pizza down the street.

[@NSDLiveIT]

Yeah I miss the Blocbuster experience. Some of you know what Im talking about. I agree Netflix kind of took that away but I still love owning my own HARD COPIES of films. Not stream.

[@joemckim1183]

I like video stores but never was a huge fan of Blockbuster themselves. They were always so over priced and if you dare turn a movie in late they would literally hound you by calling you and sending you things in the mail telling you owed them money.

[@NSDLiveIT]

@@joemckim1183 I agree 100%. In las vegas we had hollywood video, video tyme, and video world smaller than blockbuster but cheaper and more family feeling to it.

[@tannerwilson4843]

They is like one Blockbuster location remaining in the world up in Oregon (wish I knew the town). This would be an amazing road trip for them if they were to get the chance!

[@jrogers5152]

I know man 😩 I used to love going to block buster every Friday night with my dad picking a movie, getting 2 large butter popcorns to share between my bro and mom as well and sometimes a Pizza and it would be the best! Totally miss that feeling, I appreciate Netflix for convenience but sometimes convenience sucks 😩

[@NSDLiveIT]

@@jrogers5152 totally agree. Thats why if you look on my channel. (Shameless plug) lol you will see i have walls of videos and thats not all of them. I fell in love with touching looking at the back of the videos and saying yeah this looks like a good movie. Now everything is direct to stream or netflix original. Oh well technology won out over experience I guess.

[@AndreNitroX]

This was glorious. Just seeing those shelves stocked with movies bring a tear to my eye. I know go to thrift shops or movie shops to recapture that feeling but it’s not the same. I had a great childhood. Picking 3 movies was like the most serious thing I could do as a kid.

[@Teatime7771]

I got to meet Robert Englund at a Comic Con. He was awesome.

[@jordanvanderson]

I used to work at a local video store that is no longer in business. Best job ever for a movie lover to have. Free rentals.. (Foam at mouth)... So good lol. Like John said in the video, going to the store with your friends felt like an event on a Friday night. Streaming does make that less special to me. The process of going to the store, exploring it, finding a few movies you were not planning on looking for and going home to watch them. Love it and still do. I will do my best to keep physical media alive! The movie stores I visited most were Hollywood Video and Suncoast Video. Thanks for the great video Flick and Chris!!

[@that1dude84]

I live in Toledo, Ohio the home of Marcos Pizza and I have never seen a Marcos inside a Family Video in Toledo. Jealous.

[@adamsullens]

This is so great to see! I work at a Family Video near Kansas City, Missouri and I love it there. There are so many obscure movies I haven't heard of that we get every week. It's a guaranteed good time

[@carter_lovejoy]

You and Stuckmann make a better romance than Twilight and Fifty Shades combined! I ship you guys so much!

[@jrogers5152]

Carter Lovejoy can you imagine a fan fiction for them 😂😂😂😂

[@carter_lovejoy]

Andy Salter relax! It’s just a joke for crying out loud!

[@trollface865]

Carter Lovejoy Chris & John = Best Bromance Ever

[@carter_lovejoy]

Troll Face agreed!

[@lovettuduebor1902]

I honestly feel like this was one of my favorite videos of yours. I just enjoyed watching you guys gush about video rentals

[@chaosiscoming9184]

I thought Video Rental Stores everywhere were extinct.. I miss Blockbusters so much :(

[@Zminator1986]

Bend, Ohio Blockbuster is the last store standing.

[@Jamie.Laszlo]

Everytime I see a Family Video I think, "Good for you guys...still hanging in there."

[@martinlutherkingjr.2993]

damn...

[@cowboysfan0041]

John, Chris you guys doing videos together is the absolute best thing on the internet

[@anthonyaguilar8092]

that’s *so true* about the video games. I remember playing & passing the first Arkham Asylum for the week I rented it. 10:40 there they go those mythical beasts

[@KnuckNFutz]

Awesome video. I miss going to the video store. Fridays nights with friends, Tuesdays when it was new release day. My son still cant believe that this was the way we watched movies. Thanks for the upload, love you guys and how much you have a deep admiration for film and everything about it. And we had 3 main chains here in MN, Blockbuster Video (of course), Adventures in Video, and Video Update. And sadly, we have bo more video stores, just stupid Redbox. Thanks guys!!!

[@shanewalsh1188]

Had a rental store near my house, and it recently closed down. R.I.P

[@altodomino2721]

F

[@roythomas2765]

Rip

[@NikhilMathew122333]

Good for you

[@JohnSmith-wr7lg]

Shane Walsh Koorrallll

[@wesleyleischner3206]

I used to live in Wisconsin, and the town I lived in had 2 Family Videos, both of which still exist. And that’s how we watched a lot of movies. Probably over half the movies I watched were from Family Video. And I specifically remember that being the place where we rented Power Rangers movies, Mega-Mind, Indiana Jones, and The Chronicles of Narnia movies! Great place, great movies, great pizza, and great memories. Thank you for making this video👍

[@mengutimur]

I'm glad that these two old timers got to relive their childhood.

[@aldavila3213]

Good video. I miss those days. I even worked in a video rental place. Definitely saw some good movies back then.

[@gustavogutierrez2709]

For real I have Prime, Netflix, and Hulu and barely use them and it does get stale going through their selection. But it does help for blind buys

[@marchingham]

I really needed this video today. Thank you. :) Nothing quite as visceral as touching row after row of plastic movie covers. That is the shit. Loving the Flick Trips as always.

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

THEY HAVE PIZZA IN THE STORE SO COOL!!

[@myselfme767]

I love your colab videos, guys. I'm sick and I'm watching all your videos, you seem to have so much fun.

[@187mrsmith]

This generation doesn't know all the things that they're missing know when the Internet eliminated a lot of these playbourne I guess now you would call them nostalgia throw backs

[@perryfan49]

I miss the video rental facilities! Even in college a few years ago I was able to rent movies and I am thankful for that! There is a Family video on my campus so when I was in college I often rented movies throughout the week. I was doing lots of schoolwork but I almost always watched my rentals at least twice before returning then in the drop box on my way to class! Most times I would return them inside so I could browse even more! I enjoyed getting to know the cool guy who was always working when I would stop in! He was cool! I bought many movies throughout my time visiting my local college Family Video! As cool as it was I did not have a kickass bonus feature pizza window! Thank you for the video tribute! Long live the video store!

[@brycamp3237]

I wish they made more videos together. Its been a while now

[@sebastianaliaga5570]

They had some sort of falling out, i don’t remember why but I read about it on Reddit some time ago

[@decepticonmark]

I have 2 Family Video stores near me here in Wisconsin still doing well. Nothing like the video rental store experience. Nostalgia overload.

[@TenBillionApologies]

R.I.P. Family Video. They shut down forever this month 😥

[@TheCreepypro]

I wept John I openly wept I thought they were all gone but just knowing there is one makes me feel so happy inside I have a ton of memories of going to rent things at video rental stores and the day I got my own blockbuster card and could finally rent things by myself is still one of my proudest memories good times!

[@lokakuu]

prayers have been answered

[@madjax1683]

My Family Video shut down a couple months ago and I absolutely loved going there. I discovered some of my favorite movies there and like you said, you can’t beat holding a physical copy of a film. It’s an experience now I’m never going to get back and watching this video left me a little sad.

[@LukeDodge916]

I applaud your video, and I genuinely love and appreciate your zeal for nostalgia, but we'll never get that back, John. It's gone dude, and I'm saying this as someone who completely agrees with you, as someone who grew up in Erol's and Blockbuster and Suncoast and movie theaters. But it was a moment in time that is lost on this generation and later ones. We have the 80s and 90s as memories and that's it. It's over. Hey, at least we can still buy physical media, because I dont know how much longer we got.....

[@BenBenRanger]

I mean, kind of? I work at Family Video full time. We're still going strong with a dedicated customer-base. The only thing preventing you from 'getting it back' is you.

[@LukeDodge916]

@@BenBenRanger Nah, but I'm glad Family Video is going strong. Times moves on however... and not backward.

[@BenBenRanger]

@@LukeDodge916 That does make any sense. It still exists. You moved on; everyone doesn't have to do the exact same thing as you.

[@bratzboi]

I’m so thankful that I live next to a family video that’s still in business and to my knowledge it’s still thriving at least in my city Buying movies at video rental stores are how most of my collection was started so I hope they stick around even if it’s in small ways.

[@n00dl3s]

"Holding Gotti" sounds like a euphemism

[@Giant.Dolphin]

Nostalgia will always keep people coming back. When I was a kid, I had Blockbuster and I had a 5, 5, 5 store. It was 5 movies, 5 nights, $5. I went to that store throughout the transition from VHS to DVD, and it was my first for many movies. The one that always comes off the top of my head was my first time seeing Monster Squad. So iconic. It’s a shame a lot of these places can’t keep going because people stop using them since the future is moving forward with streaming, but I also feel like cable will end up the same way. It’ll go away for a time, but not really die, and then come back (maybe not in a big way) because nostalgia will always keep people coming back, just to get that feeling again.

[@ricky99la]

I miss going to the Video Rental Stores, simply because I was good friends with the owner and we just talk about movies for hours and it was always a great conversation.

[@eckomind]

My family and I used to rent movies from Family Video! That place was awesome!! Thanks for sharing!

[@grkpektis]

It's so sad seeing it so empty

[@theFLICKpick]

We visited on a weekday afternoon on purpose.

[@grkpektis]

theFLICKpick oh, I’m glad because I hate to see any place empty but especially a place as awesome as this

[@DuffandThings]

I grew up with Family Video. It was a short bikeride away so every weekend me and my buddy would rent some games and stay up all weekend playing em. So much nostalgia!

[@robbie9fow]

There is still a blockbuster in Bend, Oregon. It's the last in existence.

[@WoodysPickle]

robbie9fow there’s one in Alaska

[@robbie9fow]

@@WoodysPickle I stand corrected. Thought bend and the one in Perth before it closed were the last ones. 👍🏻

[@samhartman4616]

Yo I work at a family video in ny and I love it I can watch almost whatever I want and customers are awesome. Glad to see you hyping it up a bunch

[@2020ProductionsCEO]

I'll be waiting for the joker review

[@JohnFlickinger]

Comes out next month.

[@Noname15514]

I'll be waiting for these guys rent Joker from this video rental store.

[@EDP2000]

I have plenty of memories going to Hollwood Video as a kid. My parents would take me and we would look around the store for a bit. And they even had monthly catalogs of movies they offered for rent, and my mother would grab TONS of them, and that's what kickstarted my love for movies.

[@heyheytaytay]

For a second I was wondering why you guys were wearing heavy coats in late summer...

[@theFLICKpick]

The video was in post production for 6 months due to life changes, technical issues and my lack of creativity, but I fixed all of that!

[@gustavogutierrez2709]

I honestly didn’t even notice

[@AlexLeyba1]

@2:44 you did an “Alex Leyba shot”. Killer ass Vlog John!

[@tanishq3039]

Chris Stuckmann and Theflickpick- Two of my Man-Crushes.

[@C_J_M_SAVAGE]

I've had a family video in my town of Dixon, Illinois for at least the past 8 years. Glad to see that it's not gone nor is it not the only family video left.

[@4nimeJax]

2:35 I see John has finally met his new girlfriend. Don't tell Chris 😂😂😂

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

GREAT VIDEO MAN!! THANKS FOR THE TAKE BACK

[@robk.6591]

Any video that references Pulp Fiction gets an automatic Like 👍 from me.

[@kirkanam]

This video gave me warm fuzzy feelings inside. I was going to Family Videos and Blockbusters my entire childhood. Towards the end I was buying used Blu Rays there a few times every week. They were like my second home. One of my favorite memories was going to Family Video with my dad and renting Ong Bak. We love watching action movies of any kind. Popped the DVD in and were very confused to find out the movie was about some white gymnast dude and oh look there's Nick Nolte. Turns out someone saw the title Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior and accidentally put Peacful Warrior behind it. We ended up liking the movie anyways, but did go back and rent Ong Bak for real.

[@ssaunders1122]

The day i went into a family video and realized how funny it was that FAMILY video has porn yet HOLLYWOOD video does not. Never made sense to me. Guess famlies like sitting down together to watch some good ol Ron films.

[@johnyricco1220]

Some of my fondest memories of the 90s was going to Blockbuster and Hollywood Video with a friend, spend an hour talking about movies we’ve seen, chatting with the clerk about his favs, picking something and getting a pizza on the way home. That kind of interaction is sadly gone.

[@BatCritic21]

One day you and Chris should head to Cinemassacre Video. I would love to see you two talk movies with James Rolfe

[@pabloe.razog.r.6523]

Wow. Brings back memories. My favorite childhood video store closed 10 years ago and all others closed shortly after. I really miss the feeling of going to those locations and seeing everything they had. Nowadays I focus on buying blu-rays as I prefer to have a physical collection rather than just streaming.

[@heyheytaytay]

Also, there ARE Blockbuster video stores still operating in Alaska.

[@Missionmedia2022]

Taylor Craig Newbold Bend, Oregon

[@joemckim1183]

I think that the Alaska ones might've closed recently. Only ones left are the ones in Oregon.

[@daverichards9141]

Alaska stores bit the dust

[@joemckim1183]

@@daverichards9141 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIqTiKudiL2Xe6c Queen - Another One Bites the Dust

[@psychowrath8158]

The enjoyment of going to a video store started in the parking lot when you'd see the posters, for movies you've only seen trailers for, hanging in the huge windows in the front of the store. Once you walked in the smell of popcorn hit you immediately. I'd walk along the outer wall (new releases) over and over again, as I'd pick up the same three movies and put them back, before finally just grabbing all three. Future generations may never know the pure joy of that experience.

[@jeydoubleyew]

I wish Blockbuster was still around so I could rent brand new video-games rather than risk £50-60 on them.

[@Mr007no2]

Jack Wickham there is one Blockbuster in Bend Oregon, I was just there in May of this year.

[@jeydoubleyew]

@@Mr007no2 lucky!