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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 23, 2020 14:48:26 GMT -8
It'd be a lot easier nowadays thanks to cameraphones.
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Post by jman723 on Sept 23, 2020 16:24:31 GMT -8
Yeah but honestly it’s not the same thing. It’s something pure and nostalgic about the old vhs camcorders.
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 23, 2020 16:42:02 GMT -8
VHS makes me nostalgic for sure. I'm too spoiled by HD viewing to ever revert back to it, but I always get a nostalgic rush when I'm in a place that sells VHS tapes and seeing the rows of them. It especially takes me back to the days of video stores and browsing the Horror section.
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Post by jman723 on Sept 23, 2020 16:50:46 GMT -8
I miss the video stores. Not sure if I mentioned it here but growing up my local video store was practically a couple blocks away from me right next to my favorite pizzeria/Italian restaurant. It was great going there in a Friday and like you said browsing through the VHS covers for all genres. Then I would get some popcorn/snacks from there then go next door to get my pizza and broccoli rabe and I was set 😂. Yes HD looks great and streaming is easier but Nothing beats the video store experience
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 23, 2020 20:11:16 GMT -8
Back in the day it felt like a rite of passage to brave the Horror section and see if you could bring yourself to look at the scary-looking VHS cover arts. Moreso with the local stores as opposed to major chains like Blockbuster or Hollywood Video.
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Post by jman723 on Sept 24, 2020 6:35:19 GMT -8
Yeah I had a blockbuster pretty close to me and even though it was a much bigger store I still felt my local store had better stuff especially obscure titles at the time. That’s another thing. Back then it could take months to find a specific title which could be frustrating yet a great challenge. Nowadays it takes two seconds to find any movie which takes the fun out of it
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 24, 2020 16:10:58 GMT -8
I remember the local or non-chain video stores usually always had some obscure or lesser-known genre movies in addition to the typical mainstream fare at the time, so you always had a nice balance.
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Post by jman723 on Sept 25, 2020 3:30:54 GMT -8
Agreed. Mine was Called video visions. Now it’s a deli 😂
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 25, 2020 13:00:52 GMT -8
Where I live I don't think there's any more video rental places around, sadly. I recall around 2007/2008 is when so many of them started closing down.
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Post by jman723 on Sept 25, 2020 16:04:29 GMT -8
Yeah 2007 is around the time it closed. Blockbuster lasted a couple more years I think
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 25, 2020 18:26:53 GMT -8
Where I live there was a Hollywood Video that was around for a while before closing down. It was sad to see it close down and see it empty and unoccupied every time I passed by it.
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Post by jman723 on Sept 26, 2020 10:14:44 GMT -8
Yeah it’s sad to see that. Where I lived there used to be a Ground Round where my family I went all the time(holidays, birthdays, etc). It closed in 2003 and became Boulder Creek Steakhouse. However that closed a few years later and now for over a decade it’s just been sitting there abandoned, fenced in, overgrown with trees and vines all over it. I pass by it sometimes and it’s eerie remembering my childhood and seeing it an abandoned building now
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 26, 2020 16:37:28 GMT -8
It's sad to pass by a place that's now empty that years ago used to be a place you loved to visit and shop at. There was a comic shop here that closed down back in 2014 and I always loved going there. Was a sad and dark day for me when I saw they closed shop.
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Post by jman723 on Sept 26, 2020 16:44:34 GMT -8
Yeah. Going through my home movies I’ve started remembering things pretty vividly. I found my 5th birthday in 1988 that took place at the Ground Round. They used to give you popcorn or peanuts before you ate and would even play movies off a projector. Great Times
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Sept 26, 2020 17:14:47 GMT -8
Sounds awesome. It's hard not to long for those simpler times.
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