@burlhorse61 well this is a very tidy golden example of one. There's a few scattered around UK but this is the original for me. The rest are tatty shoddy examples
Agreed it used to be the highlight of the weekend sometimes when we were kids going into our local tobacco smelling video shop to pick out a couple videos and some snacks to watch for the weekend.
Yes an hour looking around looking at the cover and reading synopsis. Where I used to work the bus stop was right opposite the video store so whenever I was waiting for the bus I'll just pop to the store and have a look around
I’m 49. I’ve always bought DVDs and still do. I love ‘em. I buy the original, un-edited movie and own it for life. No subscriptions, no sign ups, no frozen or pixelated images, none of that nonsense. So happy that people are still renting DVDs from this gentleman’s shop 👍
I'm 48 i brought VHS lol ;') thebn got ripped off buying them on DVD then Blu Ray but its only way to keep Movies pre 2016 & the Woke Viraus arrival SAVE from those Loonys
I’m 51 I bought my fourth 4k blu-ray DVD player last year a MAGNETAR UDP900 I’ve also had an oppo Panasonic and pioneer 4K player the MAGNETAR is definitely the best one I’ve had so far I’m constantly buying 4K Blu-ray DVDs and I love it
Im 25 and I'm doing the exact same, My Dad acts like he's not impressed with how much money I spend but he never complains that he never has access to the TV shows and movies he wants.
Well done Colin, although NOT the only surviving rental store in the UK. I own Snips Movies in Wirral. 17,500 DVD, BR and UHD. I even have a TH-cam channel with weekly videos that take a look at the incomings and outgoings!
Streaming services often offer censored and edited versions of movies. This guy has original unedited movies that are timeless classics. One huge reason why I started buying dvd and blue rays.
@TaxingIsThieving you should ask yourself before commenting "does this add to the conversation? " because that didn't. You stated what is clearly obvious, to everyone including who commented before you did. Pointless.
@dar4061 You should take your own advice, bringing negativity to a comment section about a rental shop is just silly and an indication of a guy who doesn’t use his time well my man.
@@jeannedeutrom8373 Brilliant. My older brother ans sisters had all the 45s. When we all lived at home our record player was always in use, even my folks collected music. Between us all we had just about every different genre of music back in the day.
I hope rental shops make a comeback. The splitting up of classic films on streaming services is becoming a bit of a joke. Definitely a position for these shops in modern times
It most likely won't make a comback. It may always be around but it won't grow to much because of the convenience of just hitting a few buttons on a streaming service.
@@kevinclark8356 I think you are right but I hope that they do come back. I have taken to going to my local libraries to look for classic films but they don’t have massive selections.
Dont think rentals will make huge comeback , but they may start to pop up here or there once again . for one thing dvds and bluerays sales are going up + the arrr side of things is booming harder then ever . What used to be Netflix is now 100000 streaming services , cant wait for them to start to fail .
@@justanotherpersonontheweb.8709 There are a lot of DVDs that are not worth much but, there are a lot of wonderful gems to be had for a bargain price. Our collection is vast and priceless. :)
I bought my stepdad a DVD player for Christmas this year. He's in his 70s and has a smart TV, normally he's pretty fine with it but with his health problems now he can struggle operating it, forgetting which streaming services he's subscribed to, which email account he registered it to, etc. He's so happy now that he can just put in a DVD and watch one of his favourite movies any time without me being there to help him. And because he has the physical media he'll never have to worry about a movie changing platforms or if it's the internet's a bit wobbly (EE are rubbish...)
The thing about digital medial is that it’s never really yours. Yes, you have access to it. However, they can remove that film from the platform any time they like. If you buy the film on dvd, it’s yours forever. I bought my dad Murphy’s War on dvd, I don’t think that’s even ever been on a digital platform.
@@unusedsub3003I don't do subscription services because TV is rubbish these days and I'm not paying to watch stuff that used to be free to air but i do have a decent collection of DVD's that i have paid for once and i have them forever and can watch anytime I please, some former work colleagues thought there was something wrong with me for buying films this way and when i explained the reasons it still didn't register with them.
My father recently bought a 65 inch smart tv. I had to go round because he didn't know how to set it up. I struggled setting this up. He wasn't interested in the smart feature as he has TH-cam on his sky box but the TV wanted this setup first. We had to create a smart tv account and it took an hour trying to getting the thing to work. No instructions but did eventually manage to get freeview on it. I didn't know how to access his sky box but found the instructions online when I went home. Sent him a pic of the button from the user guide.
They're obsessed with modifying people's perceptions. Anything wholesome, patriotic, Christian or anything that shows hope for the little guy against the corporatisation of the world is being edited out. Obviously, they can't be too brazen about it, so it's an ongoing process.
They won’t go down. Big corporations aren’t going away and nor will peoples desire for convenience. Nostalgia is nice but there’s a reason that things progressed as they did.
its actually getting worse, because not only do they require subscriptions and movies randomly appear and dissapear from availability but they also put Ads in the videos AND they have started charging per movie WITHIN the subscription model now. It was a good business model, but they got very greedy.
I started renting videos in 1980 and went on into the DVD era. I was a member of umpteen local video rental shops, and looked forward to Friday when I would pick a couple of films after carefully browsing the shelves. As well as dedicated shops, quite a few corner stores started to rent films and it helped their income. Apart from YT I don't stream anything and prefer my very large collection of VHS and DVD, built up over decades. I am glad the shop in the video is doing well and hope that more will open. There was just something about going to a shop and picking a video that streaming can never replicate.
Long may you last. What a brilliant service this man is providing. There is something real and satisfying about searching the shelves for a video to watch.
I miss that amazing experience growing up, of browsing for movies or games to rent with my dad, or with my mates for a weekend movie binge/local multiplayer sesh. If I have kids itll be a shame that I can never let them experience the sheer joys of that experience. This guys a legend for still going strong and providing this service to people.
It's good to see this guy riding out the trends and still managing to keep his head above water. I'm sure he'll continue to be renting DVD's for a while to come...nothing beats the feel of a disc...something you can hold in your hand and watch time and again...
I feel like as more people discover that buying digital media does not mean you own it and wherever you brought it online can take it away at any moment without notice, physical media will have an unprecedented comeback.
True but they don't here either, this business is renting out dvd/blurays not selling. I think this just shows that streaming services are over priced and there is very little on them that people are willing to watch once and pay a monthly subscription for.
@@larssonk22 Oh yeah but at least with this store you know you're renting it - with digital its really not disclosed at all that you're purchasing a license to view the media when you click "Buy"
I knew this was going to happen someday i knew streaming services would remove stuff and jack up the price. I have almost every movie n TV show. Since the 70s on my own private server and I also have a lot of dvds blue rays and 4K
Yes and not altered in grading, etc. Plus, on a good Blu-ray player that upscales the image to 'HD' (not really but close enough) DVDs will look great bringing out details and sharpness lost on standard DVD players, making it the best of both worlds when you have a huge DVD collection.
@@UXXV MyMovies is great app, scan and go... Stops repeat purchase and allows one to choose movies by any criteria (what Alan Alda movie would I like to watch etc). The sleeves save a lot of space.
@@UXXV smart man, it's mind boggling how cheap you can create a really big library. Also, most blurays will look better than you'll get on compressed streaming services...
Respect for this man. 👍🏻 10 years ago I visited a giant dvd rental store in Breda (The Netherlands). The guy said he was going to continue his business as long as he could. Being there felt like going to the cinema. Lots of movie props and collectibles. Too bad he had to close shop eventually 🙁
Great to see you still going strong. Big fan of the dvd format, no commercial crap, simple to use and no streaming complications or subscriptions. Sorry I can't sign up with you, I live in Uruguay!
@@chatteyj Not unsupervised he couldn't; you don't want customers to come across him watching a video with his trousers down and 'giving it marks out of ten', or adding his own home movies to the collection...
Enjoyed seeing this! Today, movies have such generic titles and pedestrian topics that they all look alike. Going to a local shop, where you can physically see, touch and read content on films is much more of a personal experience. I bet if this guy expanded his shop and added a coffee bar, he would increase his business by 20 percent. Good luck to you mate, and happy to hear that you are such a valued member of your community!
This is a rare gem. In Singapore, we have 1 DVD rental shop too. Please keep up the great service and helping people like me relive good times. Thank you!
Many happy memories renting vhs tapes as a kid. Glad he’s doing well. Sometime Amazon prime charges a lot for old films and some are stupidly expensive to buy. Good on him.
I've been saying for years that rental shops will start to reappear. Partly because of hipsters, partly due to people not wanting multiple subscriptions and also those wanting to revisit movies that aren't available anywhere (legally) other than through physical media. I don't imagine a huge number. But I reckon somewhere with a large population could make it work. Especially if you're carrying specialist stuff like Bollywood movies.
I hope they do, i never imagined they would be you could be right, I mean it is quite difficult to watch some older even classic movies if you want to. For example if I wanted to watch the towering inferno or short circuit for example where the hell would I go to watch that??
@@chatteyj Or films such as the original Sleuth or The Stepford Wives. Disney are also a nightmare with their back library, especially since purchasing Fox.
I am soooo happy for him. I hope his business continues to grow and more and more people go back to the basics of ownership, or renting in this manner.
These types of businesses still make money and have a demand. The issue is big corporations are fine with abandoning the market because it isn't a growth business and while the model still generates profit it no longer generates large profits but more modest ones.
great to see and much love and support ....wishing more success...i still remember when " Mannequin " first came into my vid shop , everyone rented it so the boss said he would phone me when it was available...the next day it was returned at 8.30pm , the vid shop closed at 9pm ...i got the call just after i had a bath and ran down there to get it ....cost £ 1.50 and i was soo happy
Fantastic store Colin and Geraldine are really super nice people and provide great service,. Always good for a chat, up coming films and life in general . Been going in there for near 25yrs, since I moved back to Haverhill .
I've been saying for years that rental shops will start to resurface. Partly due to hipsters, partly because people will get tired of having to fork out for multiple streaming services, but also those people wanting to revisit movies that are only available via physical media.
Most people don't realise how much information is being left out whilst streaming. For me, movies only come alive when watching on discs. Even though one is able to stream stereo music in Lossless quality unfortunately when it comes to movie watching unless one invests in expensive equipment streaming movies are not going to be able to be heard as the way the director intended. Lossless audio (discs) is a faithful copy of the original audio, with no degradational compression. It offers a richer sound experience then it's streaming counterpart. Hence, physical media rules
I think renting out 4k blu ray is a new thing in the sense it is like renting out a home cinema experience and the price to buy makes it worth renting.
@@Security848 that is very sad to think about hopefully the guy has good customers that pull in enough rentals while returning without breaking the discs
Good on ya, may it continue to thrive. I remember back in the early 90s my parents renting VHS tapes when i was a kid, half of the experience of watching the movie was going to the VHS rental shop and browsing all the films and grabbing a few bags of munch to watch with the film.
Mate this is actually really needed, its starting to get tough finding alot of old films to torrent these days, if i had this near me id be there at least once a week for a long time.
Amazon prime is really unreliable too in my experience. Often the sound is out of sync with the picture which is really annoying, especially if you are watching a live music performance.
I remember a travelling salesman, straight outta 50's America, complete with cigar, pinstripe suit, trilby and loafer in the door sold my dad a video shop membership after about an hour of wrangling and bartering. Starlight Videos. Booming business back in the day.
That is wonderful. I remember a friend, at least 45 years ago, getting some VHS and a suitcase and going door to door renting out the tapes. This was before Blockbuster, etc. He did alright for a bit, LOL.
I lived in a housing association flat as a kid in the 80s, we had a guy come round in his estate car every Friday with a boot load of tapes, mostly movies, also some uncensored copies of films that were heavily censored/banned in the UK. He had a unique way of tooting his car horn so everyone in the flats heard it and knew it was him. We hired the tapes for a week then gave them back the following Friday. He went around all the flats and the council estates and done alright for a year or so, then Blockbuster opened up in the nearby town.
In Australia, on marketplace, you can buy hundreds of DVDs for less then a dollar each in bulk sales. I do miss video stores tho. It was fun browsing and finding some good movies for the week.
Although streaming services appear convenient, when you have multiple platforms, it becomes a mess, going into each to search whether a film exists. Our samsung TV has home page to search all, but it's crap, as is amazon for displaying films only to find they have extra charges for rental.
It’s far from the last. 20th Century Flicks in Bristol is still going, for example - the staff, all cinephiles, bought the previous owners out years ago
Makes sense it’s going to do well again, i’m 25, i wanted to watch two christmas movies but they were on two different streaming sites, meaning i’d have had to pay 7.99 for one and 4.99 for the other, yeah no thanks. Not to mention on disney plus you pay and still get adverts.
I miss mooching in the video shop😂 I had a good thing with the owner so we got all the latest releases before everyone else, blockbusters fucked it, really glad to see this mate, respect.❤
Super good to know...wonderful to see new generations experience the magic of the 'Video' rental shop I'm can't understand it...... but.... its truly is a special experience ,touching and picking out the film to watch that evening ...its visceral. Its magical.
20th Century Flicks is excellent! They even have a screening room you can hire if you want. They’ve been in Bristol since the 80s, although they’ve moved shop at least once. If I lived closer to them I’d rent more than I do. Streaming promised a lot but offered a lot less, in practice. There are so many films that are just not available at all. Physical media is the way! Whole films, not edited, that you’ve got for as ‘ever’ as things can be these days.
@@richardking3206 Aw man that’s awesome, i’ve never been to the screening room but i used to work on the christmas steps so i’d poke my head in every so often
Considering how many films, series etc are simply unavailable through the streaming services I'm not even slightly surprised there's ongoing demand. To say nothing of the higher quality image and sound from disc over online
We cancelled all subscriptions and bought a little home server. Now we can watch everything from everywhere. The server was around £300. One time and that's it. And we can put on what we like!
I have physical media but I'm ripping all my discs and selling them on Vinted I have a bit of a way to go but I can easily watch anything I've already ripped and I can watch anywhere with Plex
@@02Tony You can use anything really, but a good start would be NAS - Network Attached Storage. I use Linux, DVDBackup to make digital backups of my purchased DVDs. I also use MakeMKV for Blu-Rays if they have BD+ codes on them. But to back up Blurays you need a DVD drive which can be reprogrammed to allow you to read the encrypted stream.
Keep going strong Colin. You raise a very good pint regarding the number of streaming subscription services, and often they don't have the film I'm looking for. If I was local, I would certainly be a regular customer. Good luck.
Your local CEX has about as many DVDs. You can go in and browse like you used to at the video shop. Nearly every DVD is a pound and you don't even have to take it back afterwards.
@@JurassicRod not everybody has the room for them. And in a way, by becoming a member and renting it's like you're paying that bit extra to help keep them stored elsewhere for yours and everyone else's use a bit like a library.
@@NeoNine10 Yeah I have nothing against it, just for me personally I'm not a renter. I like owning stuff I pay for and I'm really into movies so love just sitting admiring my movie library.
This was good to watch as my family created and ran their own independent video store in Edinburgh which also started way back in the 80s. We had VHS and then expanded to DVDs when they came into fashion. We decided to close up shop in the 2010s when streaming became more and more popular. I remember my Mum always got a laugh when anyone asked "I'm looking for 'An Ideal Husband'?" And she replied "Aren't we all my dear" lol. Good times 😃.
Some films that are on streaming have also been edited to cut out content that may now be seen as "not PC" so having them available on physical format in their original form is likely the best way to watch outside of pirating. All the best to this guy and his business, love to see it.
Fabulous. If a rental store opened locally I would definitely be a patron. I have fond memories of hanging out in the video shop with my mates looking at all the horror titles. Good times.
There was a store fairly local to me in Penygraig, Rhondda, South Wales - that stayed in business well in to the digital age. (They’ve closed now) The owner was great, and through a friend when I was younger he gave me some of the film posters once they were no longer needed. Thought they decorated my bedroom awesome at the time! 😁
My uncle still watches DVDs and picks them up at charity shops. I could definitely see myself doing likewise with the point Mr Richards makes about the streaming services.
I went walking in Derbyshire and found a grocery shop with DVD rentals. It's a model that works for locals in the countryside where there's no internet. As for elsewhere, it depends if there's a shift back to renting physical media. That model was already dying before Netflix because of low DVD prices, piracy, movie channels and being able to rent movies on the TV.
I kinda miss the whole routine of going and choosing a movie and getting them home to settle down and watch them all. Something has been lost with being able to just click on a massive selection and it can be hard to choose anything despite having so much choice
Next time you visit the UK, you are planning to drive a couple hundred miles into rural Suffolk to go to a specific old DVD shop? Because of this video?
If you truly visit this shop, you need to know that UK/EU DVDs are a different format to NA/US. To play them, you will need to get a player that specifically reads them. I have separate external DVD drives for my laptop so I can watch disks from both regions.
Indecent Proposal had that beautiful Lisa Stansfield song: In all the right places. A European techno band called Majority came out with its own dance version. The excitement of going out to rent videos can never be replaced by streaming services. Those were the days.
I can understand why - having subscriptions to most of the streaming channels (for the children) my daughter attempted to find The Grinch; thinking it would be included. No. We can buy or rent it; having disposed of our DVDs years ago 😂 🤦♂️
There's something to physical media for collectors, the experience of going to a shop and browsing for titles and the community aspect of speaking to people. I hope the shop continues to thrive as others have said, and we begin to see a revival of shops selling music, movies and video games.
Cancelled ALL my stream sites a year ago. Netflix, Disney, Amazon all gone. Now I hear they do adverts on them?? What a joke Plus the garbage netflix puts out is unreal. I usually grab a dvd from a charity shop and donate it back when I’ve watched it.
I love this ❤️ I get streaming is convenient, but the excitement of going to Blockbuster's on a Friday or Saturday night just isn't the same on a streaming platform. Makes me a little sad my 3 year old daughter doesn't get to feel what we did when we were younger.
May his shop continue thrive in these dark times.
Amen
Definitely, good for him
Yes!!!! 💯
SAM HYDE said he fail
Congratulations.
I'm happy this shop exists ❤
And so am I. This story is a bright light in the darkness.
the only one in UK??lol
@burlhorse61 well this is a very tidy golden example of one. There's a few scattered around UK but this is the original for me. The rest are tatty shoddy examples
@@iqraiqra9172 so why the title-only surviving rental store?
I'm a costumer, but more of Original Music CD's...
I have 1600...👍🏻
Movies like 300 more or less...
I really miss the days of going to my local video store and spending an hour looking at all the titles... 😥
We all know you probably raced to the adult section.
Agreed it used to be the highlight of the weekend sometimes when we were kids going into our local tobacco smelling video shop to pick out a couple videos and some snacks to watch for the weekend.
the days of having to put your name down for the big movie that took forever to be released on video
Yes an hour looking around looking at the cover and reading synopsis. Where I used to work the bus stop was right opposite the video store so whenever I was waiting for the bus I'll just pop to the store and have a look around
This was it. Every weekend. It was an experience. I miss those days
I’m 49. I’ve always bought DVDs and still do. I love ‘em. I buy the original, un-edited movie and own it for life. No subscriptions, no sign ups, no frozen or pixelated images, none of that nonsense. So happy that people are still renting DVDs from this gentleman’s shop 👍
I'm 48 i brought VHS lol ;') thebn got ripped off buying them on DVD then Blu Ray but its only way to keep Movies pre 2016 & the Woke Viraus arrival SAVE from those Loonys
@@jaritime1406 you can barely type a coherent sentence out, I wouldn't be commenting on the mental capacity of others
Yep u get the original movie uncut for woke times and u own it for life.
I’m 51 I bought my fourth 4k blu-ray DVD player last year a MAGNETAR UDP900 I’ve also had an oppo Panasonic and pioneer 4K player the MAGNETAR is definitely the best one I’ve had so far I’m constantly buying 4K Blu-ray DVDs and I love it
Im 25 and I'm doing the exact same, My Dad acts like he's not impressed with how much money I spend but he never complains that he never has access to the TV shows and movies he wants.
Well done Colin, although NOT the only surviving rental store in the UK. I own Snips Movies in Wirral. 17,500 DVD, BR and UHD. I even have a TH-cam channel with weekly videos that take a look at the incomings and outgoings!
Is it just you two or do you know any others? Apparently there is one surviving blockbusters in the USA.
@Redsnapper123 20th Century Flicks in Bristol have the largest rentable library in the UK at 21,000
@@snipsmovies why does this guy claim to be the only one.
@@Redsnapper123 Apparently he didn't. I've just spoken to his wife. The press saw a good headline.
What’s your TH-cam channel called mate?
Streaming services often offer censored and edited versions of movies. This guy has original unedited movies that are timeless classics. One huge reason why I started buying dvd and blue rays.
It's rental not buying
@@TaxingIsThieving I would assume he’s speaking about the benefit of actual dvds, regardless of whether you rent them or buy them
@TaxingIsThieving you should ask yourself before commenting "does this add to the conversation? " because that didn't. You stated what is clearly obvious, to everyone including who commented before you did. Pointless.
@@dar4061 oh get a grip man, its just a comment
@dar4061 You should take your own advice, bringing negativity to a comment section about a rental shop is just silly and an indication of a guy who doesn’t use his time well my man.
Every town should have a DVD rental shop like this .
Yeah I like to see them but I would never use them. It's like woolworths it didn't miss it until it was gone.
Definitely, rather have one of them than another, vape shop, barber or nail salon
I remember Van Damme having his own section, back in the day.
@@DCI-Frank-Burnside remember all the cardboard cutouts?
Why should they? DVD players are obsolete. I can think of much better stores most high streets need
As someone who lives in the local area I love using this shop. Keep up the good work Colin.
I still use dvds, and vinyl records, can't beat them
Us too. We still have our collection of LPs from the 60s 70s and many music dvds we have collected over the years.
I only watch movies on DVD (or VHS) and mainly listen to music on vinyl (though sometimes on tape cassette or CD).
@@amandaduggan9051I still have my varied genre of 45 rpm collection from the 1960s!😁❤️
@@theshamanarchist5441 We still have a lot of tape cassettes!
@@jeannedeutrom8373 Brilliant. My older brother ans sisters had all the 45s. When we all lived at home our record player was always in use, even my folks collected music. Between us all we had just about every different genre of music back in the day.
I hope rental shops make a comeback.
The splitting up of classic films on streaming services is becoming a bit of a joke.
Definitely a position for these shops in modern times
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And they've been adding adverts to their services.
It most likely won't make a comback. It may always be around but it won't grow to much because of the convenience of just hitting a few buttons on a streaming service.
@@kevinclark8356 I think you are right but I hope that they do come back.
I have taken to going to my local libraries to look for classic films but they don’t have massive selections.
Dont think rentals will make huge comeback , but they may start to pop up here or there once again . for one thing dvds and bluerays sales are going up + the arrr side of things is booming harder then ever . What used to be Netflix is now 100000 streaming services , cant wait for them to start to fail .
My DVD collection is vast. It is great to see this still exists. Keep it going.
Exactley David..its great that there is still a lot of people who want too keep DVD's going.
@@justanotherpersonontheweb.8709 There are a lot of DVDs that are not worth much but, there are a lot of wonderful gems to be had for a bargain price. Our collection is vast and priceless. :)
I bought my stepdad a DVD player for Christmas this year. He's in his 70s and has a smart TV, normally he's pretty fine with it but with his health problems now he can struggle operating it, forgetting which streaming services he's subscribed to, which email account he registered it to, etc. He's so happy now that he can just put in a DVD and watch one of his favourite movies any time without me being there to help him. And because he has the physical media he'll never have to worry about a movie changing platforms or if it's the internet's a bit wobbly (EE are rubbish...)
The thing about digital medial is that it’s never really yours. Yes, you have access to it. However, they can remove that film from the platform any time they like. If you buy the film on dvd, it’s yours forever. I bought my dad Murphy’s War on dvd, I don’t think that’s even ever been on a digital platform.
@@unusedsub3003yes lil buddy, but you realise this guys only renting the DVDs?
@@unusedsub3003I don't do subscription services because TV is rubbish these days and I'm not paying to watch stuff that used to be free to air but i do have a decent collection of DVD's that i have paid for once and i have them forever and can watch anytime I please, some former work colleagues thought there was something wrong with me for buying films this way and when i explained the reasons it still didn't register with them.
My father recently bought a 65 inch smart tv. I had to go round because he didn't know how to set it up. I struggled setting this up. He wasn't interested in the smart feature as he has TH-cam on his sky box but the TV wanted this setup first. We had to create a smart tv account and it took an hour trying to getting the thing to work. No instructions but did eventually manage to get freeview on it. I didn't know how to access his sky box but found the instructions online when I went home. Sent him a pic of the button from the user guide.
They're obsessed with modifying people's perceptions. Anything wholesome, patriotic, Christian or anything that shows hope for the little guy against the corporatisation of the world is being edited out. Obviously, they can't be too brazen about it, so it's an ongoing process.
When the streaming services go down and remove content.... The oldschool will rise
@Kool-f3eat least you own it.
@Kool-f3e still own it though.
@Kool-f3eIndeed , many vinyl records you could not give away 20 years ago now go for silly money.
@@hermanthetosser4219 God help you all when GenX fully awakens!
They won’t go down. Big corporations aren’t going away and nor will peoples desire for convenience. Nostalgia is nice but there’s a reason that things progressed as they did.
its actually getting worse, because not only do they require subscriptions and movies randomly appear and dissapear from availability but they also put Ads in the videos AND they have started charging per movie WITHIN the subscription model now. It was a good business model, but they got very greedy.
Its only going to get worse too..
Sky and amazon are shameful
cancel your subs , only way to punish them is stop using it
Soon they will end this bs. No one will buy they subscriber.
@@Blackadder75 The greedy turds will just up the price, i sware they would rather go bust than give people a fair deal.
I cannot express how happy I am to see a shop like this still thriving ❤
So much more fun than streaming!
I started renting videos in 1980 and went on into the DVD era. I was a member of umpteen local video rental shops, and looked forward to Friday when I would pick a couple of films after carefully browsing the shelves. As well as dedicated shops, quite a few corner stores started to rent films and it helped their income. Apart from YT I don't stream anything and prefer my very large collection of VHS and DVD, built up over decades. I am glad the shop in the video is doing well and hope that more will open. There was just something about going to a shop and picking a video that streaming can never replicate.
Long may you last. What a brilliant service this man is providing. There is something real and satisfying about searching the shelves for a video to watch.
I miss that amazing experience growing up, of browsing for movies or games to rent with my dad, or with my mates for a weekend movie binge/local multiplayer sesh. If I have kids itll be a shame that I can never let them experience the sheer joys of that experience. This guys a legend for still going strong and providing this service to people.
I use charity shops, quite often take the kids in there on a Saturday afternoon to pick a movie for the Saturday night
Charity shops near me are great, one of them does 4 dvds for a pound. It's amazing what you can get in there.
That’s a great idea
@@rob1979 are they renting or selling them? The selections are a bit small no?
That's awesome, kids get the excitement of a trip out and chooseing and the charity gets Extra sale then you all get some family time.
Same. Then I donate the dvd back when I’m done.
It's good to see this guy riding out the trends and still managing to keep his head above water. I'm sure he'll continue to be renting DVD's for a while to come...nothing beats the feel of a disc...something you can hold in your hand and watch time and again...
I feel like as more people discover that buying digital media does not mean you own it and wherever you brought it online can take it away at any moment without notice, physical media will have an unprecedented comeback.
True but they don't here either, this business is renting out dvd/blurays not selling. I think this just shows that streaming services are over priced and there is very little on them that people are willing to watch once and pay a monthly subscription for.
@@larssonk22 Oh yeah but at least with this store you know you're renting it - with digital its really not disclosed at all that you're purchasing a license to view the media when you click "Buy"
No it wont
its called piratebay...
I knew this was going to happen someday i knew streaming services would remove stuff and jack up the price. I have almost every movie n TV show. Since the 70s on my own private server and I also have a lot of dvds blue rays and 4K
There are a lot of films on DVD ,that you cannot get on Netflix etc ,I still have quite a large DVD collection.
Uncensored on dvd too.
Yes and not altered in grading, etc. Plus, on a good Blu-ray player that upscales the image to 'HD' (not really but close enough) DVDs will look great bringing out details and sharpness lost on standard DVD players, making it the best of both worlds when you have a huge DVD collection.
Ive been hoovering up blu rays from local charity shops and CEX. From 50p to £4 a pop. Less than "renting" a shit HD version from prime
do you sleeve them? Do you have a database app?
@ no just have them as they are.
@@UXXV MyMovies is great app, scan and go... Stops repeat purchase and allows one to choose movies by any criteria (what Alan Alda movie would I like to watch etc). The sleeves save a lot of space.
@@UXXV try mymovies.
@@UXXV smart man, it's mind boggling how cheap you can create a really big library. Also, most blurays will look better than you'll get on compressed streaming services...
Respect for this man. 👍🏻
10 years ago I visited a giant dvd rental store in Breda (The Netherlands). The guy said he was going to continue his business as long as he could.
Being there felt like going to the cinema. Lots of movie props and collectibles.
Too bad he had to close shop eventually 🙁
Great to see you still going strong. Big fan of the dvd format, no commercial crap, simple to use and no streaming complications or subscriptions. Sorry I can't sign up with you, I live in Uruguay!
Nice to see Greg Wallace has found a new career already!
Hello you!
Lolol na they'd have to be dirty dvds
@@8bitKasper our old local video store had a small adjacent room for a selection of adult movies perhaps greg could work in there lol?
@@chatteyj Not unsupervised he couldn't; you don't want customers to come across him watching a video with his trousers down and 'giving it marks out of ten', or adding his own home movies to the collection...
I too saw the resemblance 😂
Some DVDs also contain director and actor commentary, which you can't get on any streaming sites
Same with Blu Rays
I hope this trend spreads and takes over the vape and barber shops
People are also looking for nostalgia, an experience that reminds them of a happier time.
And there's nothing wrong with that either.
Some of the best memories of my youth was the VHS rental stores. Great times in the 80's.
Enjoyed seeing this! Today, movies have such generic titles and pedestrian topics that they all look alike. Going to a local shop, where you can physically see, touch and read content on films is much more of a personal experience. I bet if this guy expanded his shop and added a coffee bar, he would increase his business by 20 percent. Good luck to you mate, and happy to hear that you are such a valued member of your community!
That's a testament to the people in the local area as much as this guy. Who clearly loves his work, which is also felt by the customers too.
Well, he's also probably providing a good service for them too which is why his business has survived through the tough times
@mattylamb9194 agreed.
Good on him. Miss those days of old vhs renting and picking up the old movie posters once they got replaced as a kid.
I know and I even got a life size cut out of Mrs Doubtfire for my kids for free…
What a legend. All the best to him and his store!
This is a rare gem. In Singapore, we have 1 DVD rental shop too. Please keep up the great service and helping people like me relive good times. Thank you!
Many happy memories renting vhs tapes as a kid. Glad he’s doing well. Sometime Amazon prime charges a lot for old films and some are stupidly expensive to buy. Good on him.
I've been saying for years that rental shops will start to reappear. Partly because of hipsters, partly due to people not wanting multiple subscriptions and also those wanting to revisit movies that aren't available anywhere (legally) other than through physical media.
I don't imagine a huge number. But I reckon somewhere with a large population could make it work. Especially if you're carrying specialist stuff like Bollywood movies.
I hope they do, i never imagined they would be you could be right, I mean it is quite difficult to watch some older even classic movies if you want to. For example if I wanted to watch the towering inferno or short circuit for example where the hell would I go to watch that??
I guess you didn't bother reading the title of this report.
@@bobjames6622 Happy Christmas Bob, lets hope you're less of a Tory in 2025
@@chatteyj Or films such as the original Sleuth or The Stepford Wives. Disney are also a nightmare with their back library, especially since purchasing Fox.
@@monkeymanbob Huh? What on EARTH are you blathering on about?
But at least you have just very ably demonstrated my original point.
I am soooo happy for him. I hope his business continues to grow and more and more people go back to the basics of ownership, or renting in this manner.
There is a cd, dvd and blue ray shop in Bury st Edmunds, Suffolk.
Yeah i live here. There's no way that's not some money laundering operation 😂
What's it called?
These types of businesses still make money and have a demand. The issue is big corporations are fine with abandoning the market because it isn't a growth business and while the model still generates profit it no longer generates large profits but more modest ones.
great to see and much love and support ....wishing more success...i still remember when " Mannequin " first came into my vid shop , everyone rented it so the boss said he would phone me when it was available...the next day it was returned at 8.30pm , the vid shop closed at 9pm ...i got the call just after i had a bath and ran down there to get it ....cost £ 1.50 and i was soo happy
There's still one in Bournemouth too, I suspect quite a few others scattered around.
bournemouth one closed in 2022
Used to be one in Charminster near bournemouth but it’s a vape shop now lol
Fantastic store Colin and Geraldine are really super nice people and provide great service,. Always good for a chat, up coming films and life in general . Been going in there for near 25yrs, since I moved back to Haverhill .
Good man. Well done Colin.
Streaming will never beat DVDs for me. I just like the look and feel of a CD.
What about Blu Rays?
We don't need them.
I've been saying for years that rental shops will start to resurface. Partly due to hipsters, partly because people will get tired of having to fork out for multiple streaming services, but also those people wanting to revisit movies that are only available via physical media.
Apparently blue ray players and dvd players will die off I some how don't think so
Maybe streaming services will fail , I stopped few years ago . Everyone don't use netflix etc 😅.
Most people don't realise how much information is being left out whilst streaming. For me, movies only come alive when watching on discs.
Even though one is able to stream stereo music in Lossless quality unfortunately when it comes to movie watching unless one invests in expensive equipment streaming movies are not going to be able to be heard as the way the director intended.
Lossless audio (discs) is a faithful copy of the original audio, with no degradational compression. It offers a richer sound experience then it's streaming counterpart.
Hence, physical media rules
I think renting out 4k blu ray is a new thing in the sense it is like renting out a home cinema experience and the price to buy makes it worth renting.
This is true. I've seen a number of new customers this year who come just to rent 4k UHD
to many scammers about now to rent 4k or ps5 games etc,miight be ok for these cheap dvds.
@@Security848 I rent 4k UHD in my store.
@@Security848 that is very sad to think about hopefully the guy has good customers that pull in enough rentals while returning without breaking the discs
@Raven Most of us rip them onto media servers
Look like some kind of bond villain rubbing his hands like that
He maybe thriving but is struggling to pay the heating bill in todays Britain.
@Awm You mean atruggling to pay for luxery hotels for illegal migrants.
Good on ya, may it continue to thrive. I remember back in the early 90s my parents renting VHS tapes when i was a kid, half of the experience of watching the movie was going to the VHS rental shop and browsing all the films and grabbing a few bags of munch to watch with the film.
Glad this shop exists. 👍👍
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Mate this is actually really needed, its starting to get tough finding alot of old films to torrent these days, if i had this near me id be there at least once a week for a long time.
Amazon Prime is a drag. The fact that you have to have a subscription and then pay for many of the films makes the subscription redundant.
i think sky that-it's theft
And pay to remove ads.
Bloody verification process is a pain in the arse too. I've cancelled my Amazon Prime membership this week because of it
@@Amadeus-ms9lt thought they're similar to Netflix
Amazon prime is really unreliable too in my experience. Often the sound is out of sync with the picture which is really annoying, especially if you are watching a live music performance.
I remember a travelling salesman, straight outta 50's America, complete with cigar, pinstripe suit, trilby and loafer in the door sold my dad a video shop membership after about an hour of wrangling and bartering. Starlight Videos. Booming business back in the day.
That is wonderful. I remember a friend, at least 45 years ago, getting some VHS and a suitcase and going door to door renting out the tapes. This was before Blockbuster, etc. He did alright for a bit, LOL.
I lived in a housing association flat as a kid in the 80s, we had a guy come round in his estate car every Friday with a boot load of tapes, mostly movies, also some uncensored copies of films that were heavily censored/banned in the UK. He had a unique way of tooting his car horn so everyone in the flats heard it and knew it was him. We hired the tapes for a week then gave them back the following Friday. He went around all the flats and the council estates and done alright for a year or so, then Blockbuster opened up in the nearby town.
In Australia, on marketplace, you can buy hundreds of DVDs for less then a dollar each in bulk sales. I do miss video stores tho. It was fun browsing and finding some good movies for the week.
I had Back to Future trilogy on ebay for £3 inc P&P for months til it sold so this guy must have some proper talent.
Although streaming services appear convenient, when you have multiple platforms, it becomes a mess, going into each to search whether a film exists. Our samsung TV has home page to search all, but it's crap, as is amazon for displaying films only to find they have extra charges for rental.
last dvd store I went to was Block Buster and here 11 years later I found this. I am interested in collecting DVDS.
It’s far from the last. 20th Century Flicks in Bristol is still going, for example - the staff, all cinephiles, bought the previous owners out years ago
Makes sense it’s going to do well again, i’m 25, i wanted to watch two christmas movies but they were on two different streaming sites, meaning i’d have had to pay 7.99 for one and 4.99 for the other, yeah no thanks. Not to mention on disney plus you pay and still get adverts.
Well done. It’s fantastic to still see small businesses still going.
Good luck and look forward to the next 40 years
I miss mooching in the video shop😂 I had a good thing with the owner so we got all the latest releases before everyone else, blockbusters fucked it, really glad to see this mate, respect.❤
Super good to know...wonderful to see new generations experience the magic of the 'Video' rental shop I'm can't understand it...... but.... its truly is a special experience ,touching and picking out the film to watch that evening ...its visceral. Its magical.
20th century flicks in bristol is a surviving dvd rental store… this isn’t the only one
20th Century Flicks is excellent! They even have a screening room you can hire if you want. They’ve been in Bristol since the 80s, although they’ve moved shop at least once. If I lived closer to them I’d rent more than I do. Streaming promised a lot but offered a lot less, in practice. There are so many films that are just not available at all. Physical media is the way! Whole films, not edited, that you’ve got for as ‘ever’ as things can be these days.
@@richardking3206 Aw man that’s awesome, i’ve never been to the screening room but i used to work on the christmas steps so i’d poke my head in every so often
Considering how many films, series etc are simply unavailable through the streaming services I'm not even slightly surprised there's ongoing demand. To say nothing of the higher quality image and sound from disc over online
We cancelled all subscriptions and bought a little home server. Now we can watch everything from everywhere. The server was around £300. One time and that's it. And we can put on what we like!
Can you tell me what it is called?
I have physical media but I'm ripping all my discs and selling them on Vinted
I have a bit of a way to go but I can easily watch anything I've already ripped and I can watch anywhere with Plex
Literally what I do myself.
@@02Tony You can use anything really, but a good start would be NAS - Network Attached Storage.
I use Linux, DVDBackup to make digital backups of my purchased DVDs. I also use MakeMKV for Blu-Rays if they have BD+ codes on them.
But to back up Blurays you need a DVD drive which can be reprogrammed to allow you to read the encrypted stream.
I see you sail the seven seas.
When the internet will fall in the coming of days, people will rush to this store to stand in line. lol
Still got a big dvd collection. Like most people I got rid of my vinyl for cds. They won’t get me again!
Nice to see Gregg Wallace’s second career is still cooking! The Masterchef dvd’s have been removed from the shelves tho
😂
18 thousand members? Damn
but probably a couple of hundred active.
Keep going strong Colin. You raise a very good pint regarding the number of streaming subscription services, and often they don't have the film I'm looking for. If I was local, I would certainly be a regular customer. Good luck.
Your local CEX has about as many DVDs. You can go in and browse like you used to at the video shop. Nearly every DVD is a pound and you don't even have to take it back afterwards.
Wheres the fun in that? Who wants a load of dvds stacking up in their house?
@@chatteyj I love having my own personal library of DVDs on display for me to pick from at home
@@JurassicRod not everybody has the room for them. And in a way, by becoming a member and renting it's like you're paying that bit extra to help keep them stored elsewhere for yours and everyone else's use a bit like a library.
@@NeoNine10 Yeah I have nothing against it, just for me personally I'm not a renter. I like owning stuff I pay for and I'm really into movies so love just sitting admiring my movie library.
@@JurassicRod you can't take it with you though
I'm glad his store is still going 😊 Keeping yesteryear alive! 🧡
There also Snips in higher Bebington on the Wirral as well, so nope, not the last rental place in the UK.
Thanks for the shout-out!
This was good to watch as my family created and ran their own independent video store in Edinburgh which also started way back in the 80s. We had VHS and then expanded to DVDs when they came into fashion. We decided to close up shop in the 2010s when streaming became more and more popular. I remember my Mum always got a laugh when anyone asked "I'm looking for 'An Ideal Husband'?"
And she replied "Aren't we all my dear" lol. Good times 😃.
I envision a return of the rental store/videoclub for the reasons he mentioned. The concept is slowly coming back
Some films that are on streaming have also been edited to cut out content that may now be seen as "not PC" so having them available on physical format in their original form is likely the best way to watch outside of pirating. All the best to this guy and his business, love to see it.
Excellent. Really pleased.
Wow, best wishes to him. Love to hear stories like this.
Fair play to you keep going as long as you’re happy.
guessing he bought the freehold when it was cheap so has no rent.
Fabulous. If a rental store opened locally I would definitely be a patron. I have fond memories of hanging out in the video shop with my mates looking at all the horror titles. Good times.
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I love watching him talk about his movies, he clearly loves his job. He literally is the last one in business in the UK, so he owns the market💀😂
It's not the ONLY surviving one.
There was a store fairly local to me in Penygraig, Rhondda, South Wales - that stayed in business well in to the digital age. (They’ve closed now) The owner was great, and through a friend when I was younger he gave me some of the film posters once they were no longer needed. Thought they decorated my bedroom awesome at the time! 😁
I’ll NEVER stop using physical media. To hell with streaming….. 😊
My uncle still watches DVDs and picks them up at charity shops. I could definitely see myself doing likewise with the point Mr Richards makes about the streaming services.
I'd go there if it was in Manchester miss my trips out renting buying dvds was absolutely fun...
Create your own little dvd shop buy small maybe charity shops build a collection again not to late!..
I went walking in Derbyshire and found a grocery shop with DVD rentals. It's a model that works for locals in the countryside where there's no internet. As for elsewhere, it depends if there's a shift back to renting physical media. That model was already dying before Netflix because of low DVD prices, piracy, movie channels and being able to rent movies on the TV.
We need.ore shops like this again ❤
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I kinda miss the whole routine of going and choosing a movie and getting them home to settle down and watch them all. Something has been lost with being able to just click on a massive selection and it can be hard to choose anything despite having so much choice
This is awesome. Next time I visit the UK, I will absolutely give this place some business. Physical media is king.
Next time you visit the UK, you are planning to drive a couple hundred miles into rural Suffolk to go to a specific old DVD shop? Because of this video?
@@Yamezzzz shut up dude
@@Yamezzzzthe guys probably never left his armchair, never mind got on a plane.
If you truly visit this shop, you need to know that UK/EU DVDs are a different format to NA/US. To play them, you will need to get a player that specifically reads them. I have separate external DVD drives for my laptop so I can watch disks from both regions.
@@chisaten Good call!
Indecent Proposal had that beautiful Lisa Stansfield song: In all the right places. A European techno band called Majority came out with its own dance version. The excitement of going out to rent videos can never be replaced by streaming services. Those were the days.
Good for you buddy!! I love DVD'S better than digital..!!
dvds be like records just nice having something physical instead of invisible
@@megane230f1 Yes i agree!!
What about Blu Rays?
What about them, they're not as much fun. :]
DVDs are digital (Digital Versatile Disc) but I know what you mean.
I wouldn't be surprised if a good portion of his customers are ripping the Blu-rays to their own personal Plex/home media servers. I know I would
I can understand why - having subscriptions to most of the streaming channels (for the children) my daughter attempted to find The Grinch; thinking it would be included. No. We can buy or rent it; having disposed of our DVDs years ago 😂 🤦♂️
Clearly didn't look hard enough, It's on Netflix. If you're not subscribed to Netflix then you're not subscribed to 'Most streaming channels'.
There's something to physical media for collectors, the experience of going to a shop and browsing for titles and the community aspect of speaking to people. I hope the shop continues to thrive as others have said, and we begin to see a revival of shops selling music, movies and video games.
Cancelled ALL my stream sites a year ago. Netflix, Disney, Amazon all gone. Now I hear they do adverts on them?? What a joke
Plus the garbage netflix puts out is unreal. I usually grab a dvd from a charity shop and donate it back when I’ve watched it.
I love this ❤️ I get streaming is convenient, but the excitement of going to Blockbuster's on a Friday or Saturday night just isn't the same on a streaming platform. Makes me a little sad my 3 year old daughter doesn't get to feel what we did when we were younger.