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re: Don't You Miss The Blockbuster Days?
Posted on 2/3/24 at 5:05 pm to shutterspeed
Posted on 2/3/24 at 5:05 pm to shutterspeed
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I liked to go into the adult video rooms.
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Posted on 2/3/24 at 5:09 pm to Torbemsti80
Dropping the movies into the exterior slot lol
Posted on 2/3/24 at 5:11 pm to Torbemsti80
Outside of going to a brick and mortar store, nothing is stopping you from doing the exact same thing now.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 5:11 pm to Torbemsti80
Blockbuster was awesome.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 5:13 pm to Arkapigdiesel
I miss going “Le Video” on the Lafayette-Breaux Bridge highway back when I was in college. Me and the padnas would leave our apartment on Johnston street and head over there to rent some of Peter North’s greatest work. Lol.
This post was edited on 2/3/24 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 2/3/24 at 5:43 pm to BRgetthenet
quote:Yes, I remember Major Video on Vets, with the curtained off room in the back of the store, where they kept all the porn. Iirc, that place closed with the quickness. Afterwards, I think I found a video from there that we’d forgotten to return, and by then it was too late…
Remember Major Video? New Orleans area?
This post was edited on 2/3/24 at 5:49 pm
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:03 pm to Torbemsti80
I miss the USA UP All Night
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:13 pm to Torbemsti80
I miss when they actually made good movies back in the Blockbuster days. Movies today suck!
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:17 pm to Torbemsti80
I was a very early adopter of DVD technology and it was great to go into Blockbuster and head for the DVD section. They had all the new releases but very few people could play them. When Netflix came out, I signed up for their plan to always have 3 DVDs in rotation.
Strolling around the stores and looking at the box art to decide whether to rent a tape or not was fun. Rent a ‘sure thing’ and then a couple of tapes that were long shots.
I interviewed with Blockbuster at their Dallas office. They had lots of photos of stars who would drop by and mingle with the employees. I didn’t get the job and, as a result, they went out of business.
I still have my Blockbuster card.
Strolling around the stores and looking at the box art to decide whether to rent a tape or not was fun. Rent a ‘sure thing’ and then a couple of tapes that were long shots.
I interviewed with Blockbuster at their Dallas office. They had lots of photos of stars who would drop by and mingle with the employees. I didn’t get the job and, as a result, they went out of business.
I still have my Blockbuster card.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:29 pm to BobABooey
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I didn’t get the job and, as a result, they went out of business.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 6:34 pm to BobABooey
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I didn’t get the job and, as a result, they went out of business.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 7:20 pm to Torbemsti80
It was always fun to browse the shelves of an independent video store that had been around for a while. Blockbuster would get rid of videos after a while that were no longer popular, but a lot of independent stores would keep those older and/or obscure movies.
Streaming today is just frustrating. Titles spread across too many different services and if you are looking for an older movie you often can't find it anywhere online.
Streaming today is just frustrating. Titles spread across too many different services and if you are looking for an older movie you often can't find it anywhere online.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 7:42 pm to Torbemsti80
Trying to watch Lord of the Rings with kids and young cousin who has never seen it tonight.
Tried to stream it. It’s available, but full of commercials. Buffering issues, etc.
Said "frick it" and pulled out the DVDs. Old school tonight.
Tried to stream it. It’s available, but full of commercials. Buffering issues, etc.
Said "frick it" and pulled out the DVDs. Old school tonight.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 7:47 pm to Torbemsti80
Yes. The 90s were an awesome balance between technology and community.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 8:21 pm to Torbemsti80
Old days: leave your house, do fun stuff and enjoy life.
New days: never leave your house and be content.
New days: never leave your house and be content.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 8:31 pm to ShamelessPel
quote:My partner and I regularly scheduled “Blockbuster Night.” We’d stop at the store on Metairie Rd., and invariably see people we knew while browsing. A friend worked there, and he would clue us in to new releases and other gossip. Those were fun days.
Yes. The 90s were an awesome balance between technology and community.
This post was edited on 2/3/24 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 2/3/24 at 10:04 pm to Torbemsti80
We would go on a Friday night. My dad would get a kid friendly movie, an adult movie, and me a video game.
We’d watch the kid friendly movie together. Then I’d go to my room and play my video game while my parents watched the adult movie.
Really some great memories. Tbh I wish it was the same for my kids sake.
We’d watch the kid friendly movie together. Then I’d go to my room and play my video game while my parents watched the adult movie.
Really some great memories. Tbh I wish it was the same for my kids sake.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 10:18 pm to Torbemsti80
quote:
Don't You Miss The Blockbuster Days?
I've still got my card. No shite.
Posted on 2/3/24 at 10:26 pm to Torbemsti80
It is kinda sad that only 1 generation of kids and adults got to experience this. Blockbuster became more of a video game rental for me in the later years. I wish my own kids could experience the thrill of going to blockbuster and hoping they had what you wanted. And getting pissed when the instruction manuals were missing for games. It wasn’t a huge deal in the late 90s and early 00s because you could just look them up online, but still.
I remember distinctly what Curtis Mathis (rental store in Lake Charles) looked like inside. They had neo geo arcade machines that you could play and it just felt magical being in there. All the mom and pop shops like this had the clear rental cases. I distinctly remember renting Mario Kart from Kroger when staying with a friend for a sleepover, and they also had those clear cases.
I remember distinctly what Curtis Mathis (rental store in Lake Charles) looked like inside. They had neo geo arcade machines that you could play and it just felt magical being in there. All the mom and pop shops like this had the clear rental cases. I distinctly remember renting Mario Kart from Kroger when staying with a friend for a sleepover, and they also had those clear cases.
This post was edited on 2/3/24 at 10:32 pm
Posted on 2/3/24 at 10:28 pm to Torbemsti80
Nostalgia is powerful, but truth be told if they opened a blockbuster we'd all probably go a handful of times before never dealing w the hassle again.
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