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Post by Crypt Keeper on May 28, 2021 11:57:25 GMT -8
Sounds awesome. I also miss the standees and special promo items video stores often had to sell or promote certain films, and it was especially common for Horror films. The most recent issue of HorrorHound Magazine actually has an article on video store promo items and it sure brought back a lot of nostalgia.
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Post by jman723 on May 29, 2021 12:06:33 GMT -8
The whole video store experience was terrific. It started losing its luster when DVD’s became popular and then by 2005-06 they were pretty much gone. While streaming is easier to find films it’s not the same and going to the rental store and spending a hour browsing the covers with friends/family.
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Post by Crypt Keeper on May 29, 2021 16:27:14 GMT -8
Streaming just isn't the same despite the convenience. Nothing like walking into a video store and going to the Horror section and being simultaneously frightened and fascinated by the cover arts. Re-renting old favorites and discovering new ones. It's pretty amazing that there's quite a few films still not on digital formats.
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Post by jman723 on May 29, 2021 17:32:18 GMT -8
Yup nothing beats that experience. Not being able to go d a certain film so easily is what made it exciting. I remember so many old movies that my grandfather and I would have to literally go to multiple video stores to find. Hell I remember sometimes taking rides with him in a Saturday a hour hour and half away just to find a certain film 😂. I’m sure that sounds crazy to the younger generation but I miss that's
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Post by Crypt Keeper on May 29, 2021 17:42:19 GMT -8
I miss those days, but it was annoying when you'd rent a movie and the VHS was so worn the quality was barely watchable and full of tracking lines. Or renting a DVD so badly scratched it either wouldn't play or kept skipping.
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Post by jman723 on May 29, 2021 18:05:06 GMT -8
Yeah honestly I rarely had that issue which is crazy considering I rented tons of movies fir like 20 years until they were gone. But yeah sometimes you get a bad one but luckily the store usually had an extra copy(not always)
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Post by Crypt Keeper on May 29, 2021 18:16:58 GMT -8
There's a library not far from me that has DVDs for rent but a lot of the times the DVDs are too badly scratched and damaged to the point they have all sorts of errors. Very annoying when that happens.
The promo items video stores carried back then along with the promotional standees were so cool. I remember the Chucky doll from Child's Play that had the suction cups on the hands and feet.
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Post by jman723 on Jul 14, 2021 2:31:34 GMT -8
Breakdown(1997) is another great example of a movie they just don’t make anymore. A smart action thriller that is based on a situation that can or had happened. Obviously no cgi for the action scenes which is shears my preference. Plus the action scenes aren’t overdone. The story and Kurt Russell’s struggle are the ducal point
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jul 14, 2021 14:49:26 GMT -8
I think I caught Breakdown on cable back in the day. I always enjoy watching older films before the digital age. There's such a reality to so many of them you just don't get with a movie that's loaded with CGI.
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Post by jman723 on Jul 14, 2021 17:05:12 GMT -8
Yeah I saw it when it came out. Although it did pretty well financially and critically it’s a movie that’s not brought up much for whatever reason
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Jul 14, 2021 18:29:23 GMT -8
I recall when it came out it was quite well-received. Also interesting to note that two of it's actors (Kathleen Quinlan and Jack Noseworthy) were also together in Event Horizon, which came out the same year.
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Post by gljbradley on Aug 4, 2021 18:08:18 GMT -8
I still remember seeing both Speed and Point Break in the theater with my grandfather. Funny enough they were both after my baseball games. Anyway both were just cool are adrenaline rush action with no cgi I remember seeing Speed when I was about 4 or 5 years old. To this day, I still LOVE that film. And either that film, Interview with the Vampire, or Coming to America was my first R rated film. I LOVE all three films. I saw Point Break when I was in my late teens and I thought that it was decent. |
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Post by jman723 on Aug 5, 2021 3:18:58 GMT -8
Yeah Speed was just a joy ride from beginning to end. Interview with the Vampire was ok. My favorite vampire films are from the 80’s Fright Night and Near Dark. Point Break isn’t a work of art by any stretch but it’s just a cool movie IMO
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Post by gljbradley on Aug 5, 2021 12:41:01 GMT -8
Yeah Speed was just a joy ride from beginning to end. Interview with the Vampire was ok. My favorite vampire films are from the 80’s Fright Night and Near Dark. Point Break isn’t a work of art by any stretch but it’s just a cool movie IMO Exactly. To this day, Speed is still a joy ride from beginning to end. Yes, vampire films from the 1980s are more fun and alluring. Still, for me, Interview with the Vampire will always have a special place in my heart because it, even though it's more of a horror drama, along with TFTC technically introduced me to the horror genre. And yes Point Break is cool ass movie. |
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Aug 5, 2021 21:16:54 GMT -8
I regret I didn't see Speed at a younger age. It's a blast of a movie and still holds up as a 90s treasure for sure.
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