what do y'all think ios the best video store around?
I've seen quite a few a mine goes to Mike's Movie madness in Portland
it's the bomb.
Videomatica in Vancouver is quite the rental place.
I recommend any BC folks to check it out if you haven't already...
In Houston its Cactus Music and Video
In Portland, Movie Madness on Belmont gets EVERYTHING coming out on DVD- new re-release or new-to-DVD release. They're excellent.
In Seattle- Nothing so far. Scarecrow Video is a hoax.
Quote from: EEz28In Houston its Cactus Music and Video
Is that the one that is next to that really big bookstore (B&N?)
If so...that place is expensive
TLA philadelphia
Quote from: SlobhQuote from: EEz28In Houston its Cactus Music and Video
Is that the one that is next to that really big bookstore (B&N?)
If so...that place is expensive
Do you mean Alabama bookstore?
Yeah, it is pretty expensive, but they do have hard to get stuff, at least thats what it seemed when i walk around the place.
every blockbuster in north dakota
Le Video, San Francisco.
Locally here in Bal'mer, it'd have to be Video Americain.
In L.A., Laser Blazer on Pico (near Overland). They have pretty much everything you'd want to rent on DVD (including silent films, foreign, special interest, cult, etc.). Plus, their sale prices are very low. If you're in L.A., this is the only place you need to go.
anything that isn't named ...BLOCKBUSTER!!!!!!!
seriously...support the indy store (even if it's a little more expensive) if available.
My store doesn't have nearly the foriegn section I would like (tho the spanish section is huge), but i would rather not find something there... than rent it from bluckbuster. seriously.
Quote from: aclockworkjjanything that isn't named ...BLOCKBUSTER!!!!!!!
I agree but even being in an a populated Atlanta suburb, I still rent from BB. At this store alone in my 10 years of renting, I have pluncked down enough cash for over 350 rentals. Ever since Viacom took it over from Huzeinga guy, it has royally sucked.
And my other choice is Hollywood video. They're all about convenience since I always push the rental due time to the very edge. Plus, traffic totally blows here in Atlanta.
Video Station in Boulder, CO. I think it is the second biggest rental house in the U.S. Wouldn't surprise me.
in amherst where I lived for a year they had a video store that rents out five movies for five nights for five dollars. Obviously nothing under new release, but I was so busy catching up I didn't care. it was rocking good times.
Here in Dallas I visit a store called Starlight Video. It costs me $4.35 w/tax to rent a DVD, but they have a large selection of independent, classic, and out-of-print films, such as Song of the South and Eraserhead.
Quote from: aclockworkjjanything that isn't named ...BLOCKBUSTER!!!!!!!
seriously...support the indy store (even if it's a little more expensive) if available.
My store doesn't have nearly the foriegn section I would like (tho the spanish section is huge), but i would rather not find something there... than rent it from bluckbuster. seriously.
Ha ha... you'd hate to live where I live then - Blockbuster has probably the biggest range, now that's a sad state of affairs..
I get Netflix, but when I don't there's a lot to choose from:
Vulcan Video: Normally where I head first, they have just about everything and either listed by director, country of origin, or both.
I Love Video: they have cool contests and stuff.
Waterloo Video: a little pricey, but a decent selection and the ties with Waterloo Records gets them a lot of celebrities for signings. Went to return a movie and saw Lloyd Kaufman there last year.
Pedazzo Chunk: Harry Knowel's sister owns this place, it's really small, but they have shit you can't get anywhere else... including out of region dvds.
Quote from: mister misterQuote from: aclockworkjjanything that isn't named ...BLOCKBUSTER!!!!!!!
seriously...support the indy store (even if it's a little more expensive) if available.
My store doesn't have nearly the foriegn section I would like (tho the spanish section is huge), but i would rather not find something there... than rent it from bluckbuster. seriously.
Ha ha... you'd hate to live where I live then - Blockbuster has probably the biggest range, now that's a sad state of affairs..
Absolutely. Blockbuster in my area closed recently and my level of keeping up with indie films has decreased by 50% automatically. So many movies I want to see, but I'm not going to buy them all just to see them. Because of this, I am seriously looking to maybe Netflix but thats dissapointing. There's a fun of getting up and going out and spending a half hour looking through the video store for a movie. I kinda hate anything mail related.
Ha. Well actually I work at BB part time, but yeah it really sucks. They have little to no selection in older titles or smaller release films. I just really started getting into movies too. I like my 5 free rentals, but honestly if I didn't work there I would go someplace else. The thing is there are really no indy stores in philly (where I live) that are in a convient proximity to my locale. The funny thing in my store is that I'm known to a few customers that are movie lovers as the guy with good taste because I'm the only one on the staff that enjoys the smaller release titles. I always recommend them to everyone but most people skip over them for some piece of crap title like Legally Blonde or something like that. :(
Although not local. DeepDiscountDVD.com is the best video store, they have the best prices on criterion releases and plus everything is free shipping. It takes weeks to get your crap but it is well worth it.
A and G video
they have a huge foreign section and quite the selection of porno's, old and new