That was weirdly relaxing. No one screaming or yelling for attention at the camera, no phones, just people making a decision on a movie to watch. We lost something here by gaining too much.
Same thing in record stores, kmart woolworths, no loud rap banging cuss words in the parking lots, no school shootings, no people staring into phones on the bus or walking down the street, teens gathered in malls, at arcades, pizza places, everything was different
A lot of people cared about their appearance actually dressed up not wearing pajamas out in public. These was the best of times and I’m for one glad I was there.
Man oh man I loved video stores. I used to go to a mom 'n pop video shop, then to Blockbuster after moving to a new area. It was such a treat, roaming through the shelves full of titles and box art, picking a movie or two or three for the night, maybe a box of overpriced candy to replicate that movie theater experience... Driving to the video store made those Friday movie nights special. It was an experience. Heck, it was even fun dropping the movies off in the return slot 3 days later.
Even though I was born in 1991 I’m glad I got to live in these times where VHS was popular and no smart phones were around technology was more simple. Watching movies on Vudu, iTunes, or any other Digital format isn’t the same as going to a video store like Blockbuster. Physical format will always be my choice to watch movies.
I'm amazed at how sparse the shelves look. There aren't nearly as many movies there as you first think, especially counting duplicate boxes of popular movies.
It was a decent selection that contained many of the campy B movies, in addition to classics and highly rated movies. I'm not sure exactly how it was decided, the manager likely got a layout sheet with movie listings to go by. In a way, the shelves would be designed like how modern internet algorithms are, based upon likelihood that somebody would be interested in a film based on the movie next to it on the shelf.
@@tynao2029ex-Store Manager here (96 - 00). It was always alphabetical in categories. New Releases (these had entire walls devoted to them sometimes), then the "classics" genres, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, etc.
1989, age 17. My neighborhood didn't get Blockbuster until the 1990s (Lumberton Plaza, Lumberton NJ). But we had a mom and pop video store T&S Video. They were located in one of the smaller stores in this same plaza. They moved to a much larger store down Route 38 East in the new Evergreen Plaza in the early 90s. But when Blockbuster moved here, it killed T&S. I didn't like Blockbuster because it was more expensive and the workers were rude. T&S had more movies, better poocorn, cheaper rentals, and friendly service. And there was a mom and pop pizza parlor next door where I got my large pizza and Pepsi with my boyfriend. Nothing beats mom and pop stores!
I remember getting my first Blockbuster membership card back in 1989, I thought "OMG, Im one of the coolest people to have a BB card!!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was 15yrs old when I saved money to pay for my first ever Membership Card of any sort. I remember when I showed it to my friends in High School, they all went crazy and wondering the impossibility. I became the coolest kid then.
I worked at a family owned video store in 1995/96 I was 15. Loved it. I walked there after school, right down the block from my house. I got to take a movie home nightly. And the pizza joint next to us gave us free pizza in exchange for movies. Great memories. I miss Chicago
It's weird to me how much this resembled Blockbuster near the end. I don't know if my Blockbuster (Kenosha, WI) was different or what but my memory is of long, LONG (like 30 feet) uninterrupted shelves filled with movies less than an inch apart, literally every movie you could think of. Update the outfits in this video though, and plaster the store with more promotional and upsell crap, and it really doesn't look much different from its final incarnation. I wonder if my memory of how massive that first store was is playing tricks on me.
I'm loving the footage you're uploading. By any chance, do you sell your footage at all to be used in documentaries? I'm working on a piece about video stores and would love to have pieces like this to show an authentic example of video stores at the time.
I've got two or three shorts on my channel regarding store that have closed. One is Bed, Bath, and Beyond the other is Christmas Tree Shop if you are interested.
It’s crazy that my collection of Blu-ray’s and 4k’s are more than what’s in this store. Still, streaming was the end of it all. I miss these days. It still seemed more like a privilege to enjoy the renting experience.
Not at the all. The EARLY years of Blockbuster with David Cook and Wayne Hunzinga were fantastic. They were willing to take minor losses during the time. Late fees were SUPER lenient during the first few years of Blockbuster. As long as a month grace period to pay them as long as you had a Blockbuster Video Membership Card. Also before 1994, you could rent up to 5 movies for up to 5 days for just $1.25 each with New Releases being only a $1.50 for 3 days. Things went downhill when Taco Bell’s CEO took over in late 1997. Blockbuster became arrogant, pompous and full of themselves.
We didn't have one until 1994 or 1995, but it looked the same. I'm not that nostalgic for Blockbuster. I miss the smaller shops. I wish there were videos or images of the local ones. That specific, rare nostalgia is great when you cna tap into it.
Strange - many guys in their mid twenties onwards would go to a store wearing a shirt, tie and slacks! Today's society is MUCH more casual, and people just mooch around in pyjamas or baggy vests and short pants...............okay, in 'certain' stores - you get me?
At minimum the quality should be 480p but these look they were shot on betacam and the quality should be way better. What's up with that? I'm not hating I would just love to see these in better quality
The uploader doesn't know how to properly deinterlace, interpolate, and re-encode analog footage to a digital file is my guess. Just leaves everything on default and goes to town with low tier phishing software. This was likely on Betacam if the guy was in the broadcasting business, this all looks like B-roll footage. It has definitely been heavily compressed and put into the wrong format. Should be in a lot better quality and look closer to Laserdisc quality.
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That was weirdly relaxing. No one screaming or yelling for attention at the camera, no phones, just people making a decision on a movie to watch. We lost something here by gaining too much.
Same thing in record stores, kmart woolworths, no loud rap banging cuss words in the parking lots, no school shootings, no people staring into phones on the bus or walking down the street, teens gathered in malls, at arcades, pizza places, everything was different
@@notabot2928 do not use streaming service media TV please !
We living in dystopia baby...
These flashback videos made me realize society is collapsing.
It's been collapsed beyond repair for a long time now.
A lot of people cared about their appearance actually dressed up not wearing pajamas out in public. These was the best of times and I’m for one glad I was there.
I try to be a modern day example of that the best I can!
There's only one Blockbuster video store left in America located in Bend, Oregon...wow
Interesting. I did not know that.
@@vampirerobotthey did a documentary on it, it’s dope. You should check it out, when you get the chance.
I miss conversations with people. nobody talk too nobody this days
Exactly
Miss when times you can rent movies and enjoy them 😢😢😢😢miss this era
Man oh man I loved video stores. I used to go to a mom 'n pop video shop, then to Blockbuster after moving to a new area. It was such a treat, roaming through the shelves full of titles and box art, picking a movie or two or three for the night, maybe a box of overpriced candy to replicate that movie theater experience... Driving to the video store made those Friday movie nights special. It was an experience.
Heck, it was even fun dropping the movies off in the return slot 3 days later.
Even though I was born in 1991 I’m glad I got to live in these times where VHS was popular and no smart phones were around technology was more simple. Watching movies on Vudu, iTunes, or any other Digital format isn’t the same as going to a video store like Blockbuster. Physical format will always be my choice to watch movies.
HERE! HERE! Born in 89 and understand COMPLETLY!
Oh boy. Police Academy 6 now available for rental. I'll rush right on out and get it...... 🤣
I was born in 1989 but have fond memories of renting Paper Mario and printing my Pokémon Snap pictures at Blockbuster.
I was born in 1988. Those were good times.
Who would thought this would end one day 😢
I'm amazed at how sparse the shelves look. There aren't nearly as many movies there as you first think, especially counting duplicate boxes of popular movies.
Movies did not come out as often back then. Now they shit out 100+ terrible movies a month.
It was a decent selection that contained many of the campy B movies, in addition to classics and highly rated movies. I'm not sure exactly how it was decided, the manager likely got a layout sheet with movie listings to go by. In a way, the shelves would be designed like how modern internet algorithms are, based upon likelihood that somebody would be interested in a film based on the movie next to it on the shelf.
@@tynao2029ex-Store Manager here (96 - 00). It was always alphabetical in categories. New Releases (these had entire walls devoted to them sometimes), then the "classics" genres, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, etc.
That is blockbuster for you. They would buy multiple copies of one movie and have no room for anything else
1989, age 17. My neighborhood didn't get Blockbuster until the 1990s (Lumberton Plaza, Lumberton NJ). But we had a mom and pop video store T&S Video. They were located in one of the smaller stores in this same plaza. They moved to a much larger store down Route 38 East in the new Evergreen Plaza in the early 90s. But when Blockbuster moved here, it killed T&S. I didn't like Blockbuster because it was more expensive and the workers were rude. T&S had more movies, better poocorn, cheaper rentals, and friendly service. And there was a mom and pop pizza parlor next door where I got my large pizza and Pepsi with my boyfriend. Nothing beats mom and pop stores!
Amen and I always believe in supporting local business over chains.
I remember getting my first Blockbuster membership card back in 1989, I thought "OMG, Im one of the coolest people to have a BB card!!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was 15yrs old when I saved money to pay for my first ever Membership Card of any sort. I remember when I showed it to my friends in High School, they all went crazy and wondering the impossibility. I became the coolest kid then.
Hey, you’re still cool. 😎
Those cards were cheap plastic thinly laminated 😂😂😂😂😂😂The old days memories.
Thank you for posting these! Your channel is theraputic!!
Those were the days!
And ya knew who ya were then
Goils were goils and men were men
@@imjustasbadasu are you black or white and are you a girl or a boy ???
@franksandoval6046 how curious.. why do you ask?
I worked at a family owned video store in 1995/96
I was 15. Loved it. I walked there after school, right down the block from my house. I got to take a movie home nightly. And the pizza joint next to us gave us free pizza in exchange for movies. Great memories. I miss Chicago
have a feeling this vid is gonna get popular. oh man, good times wow
I'll be renting Gorillas in the Mystic Pizza.
It's weird to me how much this resembled Blockbuster near the end. I don't know if my Blockbuster (Kenosha, WI) was different or what but my memory is of long, LONG (like 30 feet) uninterrupted shelves filled with movies less than an inch apart, literally every movie you could think of. Update the outfits in this video though, and plaster the store with more promotional and upsell crap, and it really doesn't look much different from its final incarnation. I wonder if my memory of how massive that first store was is playing tricks on me.
I'm from racine wi lol
@@shanshan0878 I'm sorry to hear that. :P
I'm loving the footage you're uploading. By any chance, do you sell your footage at all to be used in documentaries? I'm working on a piece about video stores and would love to have pieces like this to show an authentic example of video stores at the time.
I've got two or three shorts on my channel regarding store that have closed. One is Bed, Bath, and Beyond the other is Christmas Tree Shop if you are interested.
Loved it every Friday night!!!!!!
Back then when people would rent movies and watch them at home with a popcorn to go with it.
Back when America had Morals
Haha yeah no immorality in 1989... 🙄
It’s crazy that my collection of Blu-ray’s and 4k’s are more than what’s in this store. Still, streaming was the end of it all. I miss these days. It still seemed more like a privilege to enjoy the renting experience.
I like how they advertise FREE MEMBERSHIP. Did any video store ever charge you to be a member?
Not at the all. The EARLY years of Blockbuster with David Cook and Wayne Hunzinga were fantastic. They were willing to take minor losses during the time. Late fees were SUPER lenient during the first few years of Blockbuster. As long as a month grace period to pay them as long as you had a Blockbuster Video Membership Card. Also before 1994, you could rent up to 5 movies for up to 5 days for just $1.25 each with New Releases being only a $1.50 for 3 days.
Things went downhill when Taco Bell’s CEO took over in late 1997. Blockbuster became arrogant, pompous and full of themselves.
I remember the long lines on Saturday nights!
Ohhh I wish I was alive back then.
Cool everything looks so stylish in classic😮
I can smell the carpet and plastic from the VHS cases 🙂
Imagine having to wear a shirt and a tie to work in a blockbuster
It’s a shame that blockbuster is not there anymore, but at least that theirs other video stores.
I would go to Blockbuster on Tuesday and get the new releases and copy them on VHS.
maybe in 89 they were smart putting anime in foreign films
I feel in my lifetime the movie theater will also go extinct! I'm glad my kids will at least get to experience that!
We didn't have one until 1994 or 1995, but it looked the same. I'm not that nostalgic for Blockbuster. I miss the smaller shops. I wish there were videos or images of the local ones. That specific, rare nostalgia is great when you cna tap into it.
If I can time travel and come back to this time I would! I would say I’m from the future year 2024 and everything has gone to shit! 😢
I’m a gen z guy and I’m kinda blown away by how the women are dressed in this video
No Karens, no entitlement, clean environment, people appropriately dressed up. Talk about lost for words on where our society has gone.
Strange - many guys in their mid twenties onwards would go to a store wearing a shirt, tie and slacks!
Today's society is MUCH more casual, and people just mooch around in pyjamas or baggy vests and short pants...............okay, in 'certain' stores - you get me?
Hmm............Rain Man or Big? Decisions, decisions
January 1, 1980
At minimum the quality should be 480p but these look they were shot on betacam and the quality should be way better. What's up with that? I'm not hating I would just love to see these in better quality
The uploader doesn't know how to properly deinterlace, interpolate, and re-encode analog footage to a digital file is my guess. Just leaves everything on default and goes to town with low tier phishing software. This was likely on Betacam if the guy was in the broadcasting business, this all looks like B-roll footage. It has definitely been heavily compressed and put into the wrong format. Should be in a lot better quality and look closer to Laserdisc quality.
God Blockbuster was the worst! Over priced with ridiculous fees. They killed the far superior independent stores.