Miss the crap out of Movies Worth Seeing in VaHi. I would always walk straight to the employee recommendations shelf and grabbing anything I hadn't seen yet
I remember my first visit to Videodrome when I was passing through Atlanta and feeling like I was a kid in a Blockbuster for the first time in 20 years. I would love to live nearby and just rent a new movie every day. This place deserves to be preserved.
Digital media/streaming services are so disappointing. Like you mentioned, purchased films can be deleted from the cloud anytime, and movies frequently move between platforms or disappear entirely due to contract changes. The biggest problem to me is there's no way to recommend something different than your usual preferences. This is why rental stores like Videodrome are essential, they provide organization and variety.
Was in Atlanta on a 20 hour layover a year or two ago and decided to pay this place a visit. Amazing shop. Picked up some really nice blu rays and 4Ks from the for sale section, including Paul Verhoeven’s Spetters, for a super reasonable price.
Thank you guys for being so open to this collaboration! You all and Videodrome are important pieces of Atlanta's film culture and we're grateful to have played a part in sharing a little of your story!
This video made me miss home. I’m from Atlanta. I always loved this place. I recently moved to Colorado. And there is no place like Videodrome here, and I miss that vibe.
I got recommended this video out of nowhere and I got really excited! I have a lot of great memories of going to the video store on the weekends. The fact that I live in Atlanta is a massive plus as well! Once my paycheck gets in I'm heading there!
So glad our video found its way to you! Yes, please pay the folks over at Videodrome a visit and tell them how you found them, we're sure they would love to hear!
i went there one time 20 years ago. it is beautiful. it was like seeing a place where there were so many films and listed by so many filmmakers. i'm glad i'm one of those that still buys physical media and i will keep doing it till i die.
I guarantee I rented every "Heroic Bloodshed" movie that the old "Movies Worth Seeing" carried! I remember those guys working there. Good God where did the time go??
I moved to Atlanta in 2000 (I don't live there anymore), I would then apply to work at Movies Worth Seeing. Their application was your standard job application but they also asked about your taste in movies because I would have to talk about movies with customers. I never heard back from them.
I've been going to VideoDrome since 2005 and I've told... all my friends about it, and taken many as well. I love it, I love the staff, I love the vibes, the atmosphere, the collection. John, Tommy, and Matt are all awesome, as well as the other staff. They all have passions for film and cinema and just overall visual arts and stuff, and they all, always have awesome suggestions and and they know their stuff, soooo well. I've been going damn near 20 years, and if we're all lucky, we'll be able to go for another 20.
These cultural hubs, enclaves, little portals to the imagination, I miss them. You don't meet fellows online in the same way. Imagine a place like this which also has comics, books, video games. I see they have some toys and knick knacks ... you don't need more than that.
I lived in Atlanta for many years, and I visited Videodrome a million times looking for hard to find films. Side note: No Hard Feelings was really funny.
This was really awesome! And very well shot! Blockbuster filled my middle and high school years, then Netflix came along just after. So, I'm glad that I grew up with it and I'm even more grateful for places like this that are still holding down the physical media fort. I'm about an hour away - I need to check it out! Also, this was really was shot!
It's great to never have been mocked for keeping an extensive collection of hard copies. I've lost count how many times people have asked to see a movie from me because they can't find it _anywhere_ whether it be online or secondhand media shops. Disney's stupid "vault" period is likely what caused me to start ....strategically saving... just about everything which would (to this day) amount to a few thousand flicks, most on disc and some on HDDs ready to be plugged in. Physical media will never expire (so to speak in terms of disc or tape rot) or will require a WiFi signal + subscription. I'll always own it and be able to plug and play. Mirror websites are a good compromise when times are desperate. Why pay full price to see something that may end up being a wet fart? Addendum ~ 8:52 ~ this is a legitimate complaint from anyone who saw _Movie 43_ which also had big names in it but was so morbid the audience would rather forget about the experience. I hadn't seen it myself other than 6 seconds of a High Jackman scene while I was waiting in line to check out my DVD rentals. (Family Video)
What a rad little doc, why the hell have you guys only got 373 subscribers! I'm from the UK but love Atlanta,went there a few times around 2005 / 06 as I put out a few records from a band there called Black Cougar Shock Unit. Looking at Google Maps, the house I stayed in was just down the street from this place. So cool seeing that it's still around, and how they really honed their art. I live in the capital city of Wales and all of our video shops are long gone.
Thank you! We are a small, but mighty team that started our channel a few months back, so we appreciate the comment. We have plans in the works for similar videos so stay tuned. If you find yourself in Atlanta again, come check these guys out they are awesome!
@@RoddyPipersCorneas Been all over the US on tours, I like Atlanta because of the people I know there, Little Five Points and the general culture surrounding the things I am in to (ie. DIY punk rock). Believe me, when you spend 8 months of the year in the freezing cold and rain on an island the rest of Europe despises, anywhere else is magical lol.
Great educational vid on this business. I love videodrome and it has been a part of my life since I was a teenager and looking for the weirder sides of life!
Can't beleive David Cronenberg stole the Title for his classic. James Woods is great as a sickman who plays Atari Games with a controller in his body. It's like crazy man, craxy
Does every metro area have just one video rental place left? AFAIK here in Tucson we only have one and this vid says Atlanta (literally six times the population) has only one as well. Although here we also have a second store that is primarily a music store but also runs a side business in movie rentals.
@@FalloutZombie5555 Yes. It's been around since the mid to late '80s and at one point had two locations. Part of its' survival has been adding a cafe/bar section.
Videodrome is a great video store and the last of its kind here to be sure , but all this talk about Movies Worth Seeing and not a single mention about the actual BEST little video store that preceded them all is a shame.: BLASTOFF VIDEO!!
Just in case some are unaware, David Cronenberg is Canadian. (I like to point that out whenever I can because Canada is sometimes looked down apon by the media but just google, famos Canadians and I guarantee, you will get at least one, 'I didn't know that?' ) Great video. Great store, although the walk through was too short and you guys didn't go in to the titles, or memorabilia. (And that was sort of a tease.) Regardless. I'm glad these trype of places get the exposure the need. I wish there was a location, in Montreal. I used to walk the streets on my day off, just looking for the numerous, (well 20 years ago they were ;) video stores, looking for rare gems, to watch and enjoy. Cheers from Montreal Quebec Canada
this hipster is intolerable. painful watching him just talk at these guys and spending 30 seconds just re-iterating their point while they stand there and politely agree with what they've already said.
Let’s say you rented 30-40 movies a year from Blockbuster as that would be $250 total in 2024. How much does someone pay for Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Hulu, Max, Apple TV+, Paramount for streaming services a year? And that still doesn’t guarantee they will have that specific movie you want? The numbers just never made sense to kill Physical Media? Unless the lazy factor is part of it and people don’t want to get up from their couch and put a disc in the player?
Who is dude who has never scene " I Shot Andy Warhol"? And I just googled Dogma and you can purchase it on Amazon,ebay, thriftbooks and even Walmart... Twit...
Me and My brother visited that store, and were watched like hawks, very uncomfortable for us. just wanted to find some rare documentaries and aussie exploitation films
As an Atlantan. This place is a legend and a treasure.
Also, movies worth seeing. That place is still the greatest video rental joint ever.
Miss the crap out of Movies Worth Seeing in VaHi. I would always walk straight to the employee recommendations shelf and grabbing anything I hadn't seen yet
You’re from Reno, dawg. Nice try….
Never been will have to pop in
Where in Atlanta is this videodrone
@@GAURAV25855ify on highland avenue near Manual’s tavern
KEEP PHYSICAL MEDIA ALIVEEEEE
Don’t you ever tell me what to do ever I’ll lose my mind you’ve pushed me but I will help you then hhh myself I guess.
It will come back when companies start pulling the cloud storage.. the great cloud pull is coming
My media collection is my precious
I moved to the area from Stone Mountain about a year ago and living in walking distance from Videodrome has improved my quality of life immensely
I remember my first visit to Videodrome when I was passing through Atlanta and feeling like I was a kid in a Blockbuster for the first time in 20 years. I would love to live nearby and just rent a new movie every day. This place deserves to be preserved.
Digital media/streaming services are so disappointing. Like you mentioned, purchased films can be deleted from the cloud anytime, and movies frequently move between platforms or disappear entirely due to contract changes. The biggest problem to me is there's no way to recommend something different than your usual preferences. This is why rental stores like Videodrome are essential, they provide organization and variety.
Was in Atlanta on a 20 hour layover a year or two ago and decided to pay this place a visit. Amazing shop. Picked up some really nice blu rays and 4Ks from the for sale section, including Paul Verhoeven’s Spetters, for a super reasonable price.
Hi. How far is the store, from the airport?
I wanted to go.
@@Pocketrocket-pj1us It’s pretty central/downtown area from what I remember. The airport is decently far out though
Spetters is a deep cut. Disturbing in its own right. I'm guessing they have Turks Vruit also. Excellent taste, excellent find, excellent store.
@@Pocketrocket-pj1useast atl resident here. From the airport it's like 30-40
Thanks for setting the stage for warm vibes and thoughtful conversation...this means a lot to me.
Thank you guys for being so open to this collaboration! You all and Videodrome are important pieces of Atlanta's film culture and we're grateful to have played a part in sharing a little of your story!
Many great memories of browsing and picking up rare films on a Friday/Saturday evening.
This video made me miss home. I’m from Atlanta. I always loved this place. I recently moved to Colorado. And there is no place like Videodrome here, and I miss that vibe.
from atlanta.....moved to Highlands Ranch off C470....now in Charlotte
Until the bitter end, I rented vhs tapes 📼 Whenever my guy locked his doors, I started collecting dvd disks 💿
I got recommended this video out of nowhere and I got really excited! I have a lot of great memories of going to the video store on the weekends. The fact that I live in Atlanta is a massive plus as well! Once my paycheck gets in I'm heading there!
So glad our video found its way to you! Yes, please pay the folks over at Videodrome a visit and tell them how you found them, we're sure they would love to hear!
What’s great about video stores is you interact with people. You don’t get that in streaming.
My favorite place in all of Atlanta! Keep up the great work guys!
"Love On A Leash" is otherworldly.
Agreed! Definitely one of a kind
legendary spot in our city.
Great documentary. I'm a nobody from nowhere and they carry my movies, so I really love them.
Long live the Drome. Matt, John, Tommy and Co. are the best.
i went there one time 20 years ago. it is beautiful. it was like seeing a place where there were so many films and listed by so many filmmakers. i'm glad i'm one of those that still buys physical media and i will keep doing it till i die.
I guarantee I rented every "Heroic Bloodshed" movie that the old "Movies Worth Seeing" carried! I remember those guys working there. Good God where did the time go??
ive always seen this place come up in google searches but never physically came across it. really beautifully shot video, and totally cool. bravo
It's across the street from Manuel's Tavern, near the Plaza. It's a great place and it's every bit as cool as it looks in this video.
I remember the day it opened! love this place
I moved to Atlanta in 2000 (I don't live there anymore), I would then apply to work at Movies Worth Seeing. Their application was your standard job application but they also asked about your taste in movies because I would have to talk about movies with customers. I never heard back from them.
I've been going to VideoDrome since 2005 and I've told... all my friends about it, and taken many as well. I love it, I love the staff, I love the vibes, the atmosphere, the collection. John, Tommy, and Matt are all awesome, as well as the other staff. They all have passions for film and cinema and just overall visual arts and stuff, and they all, always have awesome suggestions and and they know their stuff, soooo well.
I've been going damn near 20 years, and if we're all lucky, we'll be able to go for another 20.
These cultural hubs, enclaves, little portals to the imagination, I miss them. You don't meet fellows online in the same way. Imagine a place like this which also has comics, books, video games. I see they have some toys and knick knacks ... you don't need more than that.
I lived in Atlanta for many years, and I visited Videodrome a million times looking for hard to find films. Side note: No Hard Feelings was really funny.
I absolutely love this place! They have excellent taste and are always down to recommend a great watch.
Dude, I live in the metro area and did not know this place exists. Awesome! Got to take a pilgrimage !
Pitstop at the Varsity or Majestic first,
This undercover investigative report made possible by the fact that this dude looks like every guy in Atlanta.
This was really awesome! And very well shot! Blockbuster filled my middle and high school years, then Netflix came along just after. So, I'm glad that I grew up with it and I'm even more grateful for places like this that are still holding down the physical media fort. I'm about an hour away - I need to check it out! Also, this was really was shot!
We are glad you like the video! We appreciate you taking the time to comment. And yes definitely go give the guys over at Videodrome a visit.
I LOVE VIDEODROME!!! its a staple of the neighborhood
It's great to never have been mocked for keeping an extensive collection of hard copies. I've lost count how many times people have asked to see a movie from me because they can't find it _anywhere_ whether it be online or secondhand media shops. Disney's stupid "vault" period is likely what caused me to start ....strategically saving... just about everything which would (to this day) amount to a few thousand flicks, most on disc and some on HDDs ready to be plugged in.
Physical media will never expire (so to speak in terms of disc or tape rot) or will require a WiFi signal + subscription. I'll always own it and be able to plug and play. Mirror websites are a good compromise when times are desperate. Why pay full price to see something that may end up being a wet fart?
Addendum ~ 8:52 ~ this is a legitimate complaint from anyone who saw _Movie 43_ which also had big names in it but was so morbid the audience would rather forget about the experience. I hadn't seen it myself other than 6 seconds of a High Jackman scene while I was waiting in line to check out my DVD rentals. (Family Video)
Getting rid of streaming is looking better and better rn. This could be a reason to leave the house too...
That's a full fat experience, coming home from work, check out the Blockbusters for the latest movie, check out, went home and put it into a PS3.
What a rad little doc, why the hell have you guys only got 373 subscribers! I'm from the UK but love Atlanta,went there a few times around 2005 / 06 as I put out a few records from a band there called Black Cougar Shock Unit. Looking at Google Maps, the house I stayed in was just down the street from this place. So cool seeing that it's still around, and how they really honed their art. I live in the capital city of Wales and all of our video shops are long gone.
Thank you! We are a small, but mighty team that started our channel a few months back, so we appreciate the comment. We have plans in the works for similar videos so stay tuned. If you find yourself in Atlanta again, come check these guys out they are awesome!
@@RoddyPipersCorneas Been all over the US on tours, I like Atlanta because of the people I know there, Little Five Points and the general culture surrounding the things I am in to (ie. DIY punk rock). Believe me, when you spend 8 months of the year in the freezing cold and rain on an island the rest of Europe despises, anywhere else is magical lol.
there's still a video rental store in sylacauga, alabama. called showroom rentals.
How cool! Two world's collide! Go Moonshine and Videodrome! Great piece, all!
Thank you! Glad to see a fellow Film Enthusiast and Video Store operator show support!
10:30 why he don’t talk with his Real voice. It’s annoying. We can hear his Real voice after.
You don't like vocal fry?
Great educational vid on this business. I love videodrome and it has been a part of my life since I was a teenager and looking for the weirder sides of life!
Yes! Gotta love Videodrome for keeping the weird alive
Love this short film!!
Excellent video!
John, Tommy and Matt are the best!
I have Dogma on DVD good movie
I watched I shot andy Warhol on ifc. Great movie. Sad it’s out of print.
Holy hell they have Spice World on dvd, I’ll be there this week
If you’re near Detroit there’s a video store near Dearborn with a fantastic selection.l called Video Exclusive.
I still frequent a video store just outside of Edmonton, AB, Canada and I even just filmed a feature film there last month
A really cool piece on a local landmark!
Never knew of this place
really impressive video man
Love your store ❤
Still my dream job.
I have over 7300 in my collection ❤
First off.....SUBBED!!! Wonderful little documentary that brought back so many amazing memories
Welcome aboard! Thank you so much, we're glad you enjoyed. We have similar videos in the works, so stay tuned!
I love my city
I rented a lot of films there.
Can't beleive David Cronenberg stole the
Title for his classic.
James Woods is great as a sickman who plays Atari Games with a controller in his body.
It's like crazy man, craxy
Does every metro area have just one video rental place left? AFAIK here in Tucson we only have one and this vid says Atlanta (literally six times the population) has only one as well. Although here we also have a second store that is primarily a music store but also runs a side business in movie rentals.
I lived in Tucson for 2.5 years (been gone since 2013) im assuming you are referring to casa video????
@@FalloutZombie5555 Yes. It's been around since the mid to late '80s and at one point had two locations. Part of its' survival has been adding a cafe/bar section.
Videodrome is a great video store and the last of its kind here to be sure , but all this talk about Movies Worth Seeing and not a single mention about the actual BEST little video store that preceded them all is a shame.: BLASTOFF VIDEO!!
Just in case some are unaware, David Cronenberg is Canadian.
(I like to point that out whenever I can because Canada is sometimes looked down apon by the media but just google, famos Canadians and I guarantee, you will get at least one, 'I didn't know that?' )
Great video. Great store, although the walk through was too short and you guys didn't go in to the titles, or memorabilia. (And that was sort of a tease.)
Regardless. I'm glad these trype of places get the exposure the need.
I wish there was a location, in Montreal.
I used to walk the streets on my day off, just looking for the numerous, (well 20 years ago they were ;) video stores, looking for rare gems, to watch and enjoy.
Cheers from Montreal Quebec Canada
You haven't really seen bad editing until you've seen Wicked World.
Hey i serve that guy coffee! Hiii Travis
Where the sound at?
I would be concerned about 'renting' an only copy. Best rent a copy and store/archive the original.
I've driven by there. It's near the Carter Center, corect?
Yes, it's pretty close by!
Well done!
So cool!
I have 3K DVDs. I am getting more all the time.
Only 3k, did you just start collecting?
Where do you put them all? Your house must huge!
this hipster is intolerable. painful watching him just talk at these guys and spending 30 seconds just re-iterating their point while they stand there and politely agree with what they've already said.
How many video rental stores remains in America outside Atlanta?
I wish I had a place like this near me. Instead I live in a cinema/cinema culture wasteland. 🙄
VideoDrome the Film huh?
next stop.....Decatur CD
Dogma? Really?
To many cuts in first 30 seconds))
🎉
Let’s say you rented 30-40 movies a year from Blockbuster as that would be $250 total in 2024.
How much does someone pay for Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Hulu, Max, Apple TV+, Paramount for streaming services a year? And that still doesn’t guarantee they will have that specific movie you want?
The numbers just never made sense to kill Physical Media? Unless the lazy factor is part of it and people don’t want to get up from their couch and put a disc in the player?
Where was James Woods
Is it named after the creepiest movie ever, and if so, why?
Because they ripped-off Dave’s Videodrome from Chapel Hill/Carrboro from the very early 90’s. The original and the greatest.
@@michaelgpartridge2384 like, Cronenberg Dave? Lol
As someone from the lost city of Atlantis, this place is iconic.
@@RoddyPipersCorneas Bell-end
0:11 thumbs down for this dude trying to sound smart by using a fancy word he looked up 5 min before recording.
All the words he used were normal and common ones. You must have a sh*t vocabulary.
Thumbs down for you being a pretentious ass
thank you mini mcconaughey
Ironically, the editing of this video makes it unwatchable for me. TH-cam has been infected with a quick cut virus. It's like a plague.
I dont even own a dvd player lol😂
get it for 10 USD
I was disappointed by the number of videos in this video store if I’m being honest 😕
Who is dude who has never scene " I Shot Andy Warhol"? And I just googled Dogma and you can purchase it on Amazon,ebay, thriftbooks and even Walmart... Twit...
Look at that, even in Atlanta, those descended from Europeans have the best taste in art, and are willing to keep it alive.💙
Me and My brother visited that store, and were watched like hawks, very uncomfortable for us. just wanted to find some rare documentaries and aussie exploitation films
I like videodrome & am from atl but FUCK ATLANTA
As a queer Yankee...I've heard what the south has to say and it's usually pretty ugly.
Dogma is trash
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
Love on a leash on dvd is a sight to behold
Try using capital letters for film titles first letter as not to confuse people 😊
@@MoviesAtTheBar Its an off handed TH-cam comment, give me a break 😂
my go-to spot for everything cinema. long live videodrome 🫡
Great video!