HMV Oxford Street - THE ORIGINAL STORE Est. 1921
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- Опубликовано: 21 фев 2024
- It was big news here in Britain when the original HMV store established in 1921 re-opened after a few years of being empty and then another retailer being in situ for another couple of years. Record sales on vinyl are once again the mainstay of HMV just as they were more than 100 years ago but with a complete floor of home video on the first floor this should be a destination for anyone heading to London so make a note of 363 Oxford Street, London W1. In addition we have the HMV subsidiary FOPP just along from Piccadilly Circus by Cambridge Circus so there are two good reasons to head into central London now.
The Unbox Fox has just visited both this original branch of HMV and also FOPP so take a look at his massive haul here: • London 4K and Blu-ray ... 
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There's so much humanity in just ... going outside. Leaving your living space. Interacting. How much I miss the 90s. No Amazon, iPhones, or Social Network.
And no idiots thinking their opinion is more important than anyone else. Yes, a lot of things were better before the internet really took off in the early 2000's. John.
That so true HMV was my go to shop in the late 80's when i whet up london as we haven't got these type of big stores of proper collections of media films and content. Now i use internet its isnt the same but you do get better deals and browsing around is just less hassle
@@bioshock6935 The trouble is that if we all just used the web for shopping then we wouldn't have any shopping centres left at all. And that would play into the WEF hands who seem to want just one trader worldwide so everything can be delivered to our door. I could go on about that but that's another subject for another place. The moral is that all us home movie/home cinema enthusiasts need to support the physical shops like HMV. John.
@@moviecollector5920 Thats my point where i live there isn't any big shopping outlets there all small and don't have a full selection and then they say but we can order it for you lol I don't drive and then i would have to spend huge amount of money to go to these places and hassle just to get there so ordering online would save me money and the hassle.
But unlike the old days when internet wasn't a thing and we had big shops in our town centers and traveling places like london was fun but them days are so long gone now. For me just to get to london would cost me over £30 so that's £30 extra on something i am going to buy.
As long as we’re going back let’s go to the sixties!
I miss HMV so much. They closed up shop in Canada unfortunately. I used to purchase so many films from there. This is a wonderful channel. Keep up the fantastic work!
HMV shops are reappearing in Canada Sonny so you may find one in your nearest branch of Toys R Us. HMV have also opened a store in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland and Brussels in Belgium. They're coming back and I think it's good news for the world.
John.
Thanks for making this video John......I made the visit in today....and really enjoyed the choice of the 4K bundles....picked up the Rocky and Mad Max bundles. Left with a smile on my face and a bit of a lighter wallet. Well chuffed. Will visit again. Cheers. James. 😃
Well done James... for visiting the shop and for not spending far too much. That HMV can be a dangerous place. By the way, they're re-opening the HMV brand in Canada within Toys R Us stores. This now means HMV have a presence in the Republic of Ireland, Belgium and Canada besides us lucky people in the UK. Who would ever have thunk it?
John.
Just seen this John: Once Upon a Time in the West 55th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition, 4k coming out in May at HMV 🇬🇧
@@jamesclifford238 That should be a good one James as I think it was a full frame anamorphic 35mm shoot rather than the usual TechniScope used for so many Italian Westerns. John.
What a shop, I was so excited when Hmv announced a new store in Dublin last year but to my amazement there was no 4k / bluray section, since then they have introduced a token display but not worth the journey, I could get lost in that store for hours, great video yet again.
I think the problem for the Dublin store is that there is not much of a market for home video discs in Ireland Colum. I know you've had a big influx of immigration recently but they don't tend to be film lovers like us British and Irish so it's not been a lot of help in that regard. Over here we are so tightly compressed that there are enough of us to justify a few shops selling 4K and Blu-ray discs so it's possibly the only benefit of the over population. John.
Can't wait to visit London again. This store wasamazong the first time I saw it in 1990. I was so sad when I visited with my daughter 5 years ago, that it was closed.
I assumed that HMV must own the building to be able to re--open there again but the manager told me that is not the case. The landlord did a deal to entice them back in so let's hope a good relationship has evolved and will remain so we can enjoy HMV on Oxford Street for another 103 years. John.
Very enjoyable.... loved the background guitar music 😉
I think finding suitable music took almost as long as putting the video together Roy. It took hours of looking through the thousands of tracks available to use in RUclips. John.
Nice to see such a big selection of 4k’s plus special edition steel books!!
I had all those special edition steelbooks off the shelf but managed not to buy any of them. I had a couple of them already and didn't fancy any of the others. John.
So glad to see the return of the flagship original store. Thanks for the virtual tour, John. It's the best I can experience from here in NZ. Looking forward to visiting at some point in the future on a trip back home. I still remember the shock of seeing it gone on one of my previous visits, so it's fantastic to see it open again.
It felt quite surreal going through those doors again after it was some sort of awful sweet shop for a while. If you do get over sometime then don't forget FOPP just down at Cambridge Circus and then Forbidden Planet just a bit further along Shaftestbury Avenue. Sadly just about everything else is gone now, the result of anti-business tactics to remove private transport from the streets of London. A few cinemas have survived but not many of them are still intact. Actually, it's just the later cinemas such as the two IMAX cinemas that I can think of. The rest are all smaller auditoriums now. The Odeon is still in the same auditorium but it's lost most of its cinema seating and now only have armchairs and sofas across the stalls and half of the circle. Terrible really but that's the current state of the industry.
John.
It's great that there's some actual stores to visit at all. We have only a small choice here - Auckland as the big city has so few, but I'm also lucky this is where the only IMAX screen in NZ is. Godzilla Minus 1 was a real sight, and I can't wait for Dune Part Two!
@@markbassett642 Are you sure it's an IMAX Mark because I didn't know there any left in New Zealand? There's one in Australia. The IMAX name is used on cinemas that don't actually have IMAX capability but it seems that 2K and 4K video projection is being accepted as IMAX which ain't doing the great name any favours. There are IMAX cinemas about still able to screen IMAX which no longer get the new releases though such as the Gujarat Science City in India. Such a shame they weren't able to get OPPENHEIMER because that would have made India only the sixth country in the world able to screen the film in genuine IMAX. At least central London has two genuine IMAX cinemas and this gives people a fairly easy destination to fly into to see a 15/70 print but the expense of it all means it's certainly not possible for everyone. It's sad the way cinema has gone but at least it's hanging on. John.
@moviecollector5920 Just looked into that and it turns out there are now two IMAX cinemas in NZ, but neither use film. Ha - I've learned something new again.
Used to love visiting hmv Oxford street back in the day. Plus the virgin megastore and tower records.
It's sad to see how everything has gone apart from HMV of course. We're lucky to still have them because I don't think any other western nation has a major chain like it. John.
Sucks we no longer have stores like this here in the states.
Sadly I believe we're the only western nation which still has a big chain such as HMV. John.
Its always a good sign when the staff create some DIY signage shows theyre engaged, i used to work in s record shop in the 80s and we set up a train set in the window going round with CDs in the wagons!
HMV staff generally do seem to be much more enthusiastic now. There are less of them so I expect they're more of a team and more appreciative of how difficult it is to make money in business. John.
A ton of the movies you showed in the store I already own...but so many more I see I still want to buy, mainly older titles.
I'm the same Bob. I find it easier to see what these stores actually have in stock once I'm able to look at the video. Just as well I don't get so much time to look when I'm actually in there otherwise I'd need to rob a bank! John.
We had HMV come back to here in London Canada, hidden at the back of Toys R Us. No sign out front or anything. Takes up a section of the store with records, T shirts, 4k Blu-rays etc!!! We haven't really had discs in stores here for several years. Spent like $300 lol Miss the heyday of physical media that seems to still be alive in London England.
Afternoon Darth. I would have replied sooner but we've been in London so you can probably guess where we visited. Purchased a couple of discs in this original Oxford Street store and a couple in FOPP just a bit of a walk away at Cambridge Circus. I hope to put a video together in the coming days which will include both stores and also another quick look in the projection box at the BFI IMAX and details of what can currently be seen on film at the Prince Charles just off Leicester Square.
Maybe you should shoot a video of the HMV section in Toys R Us in your London for us and get it up on RUclips. I'd fly over myself but I can't afford the fare!
John.
I went a couple of weeks ago and I’m going back tomorrow which I’m feeling excited about. Thank u for the excellent vids.
Don't spend too much Paul. I'll get my shopping list over to you though so stand by!!!!
John.
I went last Saturday, after visiting HMV in Sheperd's Bush and before visiting Fopp in CG. It's a great to see it back but I felt a bit overwhelmed by the sheer amount of stock. I think I prefer the squeeze through to the basement of Fopp!
It was really crowded though (Saturday mid-afternoon), so I think that probably affected my experience. I'll try to go back early in the day and have a proper browse. Lovely video. Does it justice.
I read somewhere that young people are starting to come together (eg, forming friendships) at the vinyl sections of HMV. Anything that gets people away from screens and into real life is a great thing.
That's encouraging news about youngsters if it's true Bri. The lack of personal skills with most youngsters up to the age of about 60 is a little disconcerting these days (!!!) but particularly teenagers and twenty somethings. Vinyl might prove to be the saviour of mankind.
John.
Great video John :) HMV seems like s really nice store. Unfortunately we don't have stores like this in Sweden anymore.
I believe Britain is the last man standing in the western world in this regard. That's one of the very few benefits of mass over population. John.
I was literally there this last weekend. The 4K selection wasn't huge (at least compared to their website or blu-ray section) but it was nice to see nonetheless. I was standing at the exact same spots just days ago. Hope you enjoyed the London visit 😎
It's nice to have this store back, that's for sure. But London is no longer the place it was. I was struck by the lack of traffic but what little there was was gridlocked. What a crazy situation but that's the sort of loonies in charge these days. Let's hope that cinema has a major recovery and the West End turns into a major draw again. I can't stand seeing our capital city this way but I'll get over it... one day. John.
Another great video, thanks. This brings back memories, lived in London and Essex from 88 until 92 and one of the things I always did when I got the odd Saturday off work was heading down to this store. I can honestly say this is where I started collecting movies. I think around that time retail VHS movies started to become more affordable, I think prior to this they were horrendously expensive. Probably aimed more at the rental shops. Pretty sure my first purchase in the store was Aliens. Anyway, once again, thanks for sharing this. Cheers.
I got that same ALIENS VHS but from Tower Records at Piccadilly Circus. That was 1988 and it cost £9.99. It didn't really do the film justice but then fortunately I was able to get a Super 8 feature print a couple of years later and that restored my faith in how good it really was. I've still got that VHS though.
John.
@moviecollector5920 Tower records was another regular haunt. That Thelma and Louise disc is great btw, I'd forgotten how great Geena Davis is. Lone Star arrived yesterday which I can't wait to watch and just ordered Peeping Tom. All these great releases are not very kind on my pocket though. Take care, Bob.
@@user-tu8tl7go5f I know what you mean Bob, I've had to rein in the number of discs I purchase but fortunately I haven't actually fancied too many of the more recent releases so I haven't had to resist temptation quite so much as expected. Enjoy PEEPING TOM. I probably should have purchased that one myself but maybe that's one for another day.
John.
Was in there at Christmas with my Fiancée - amazing!
I hope you didn't spend too much! John.
Fantastic! Looking forward to checking this one out. In my local HMV, I found a rare OoP 4K Unforgiven with slipcover, where the slipcover alone was selling for over £30 on eBay! One of the guys working there said it had been knocking about for awhile, it's mine now and love this low budget movie sweeping awards. As Clint said, 'It shows you don't have to spend a lot to make a good movie.'
PS. That Criterion Zatoichi box set is so sexy and on my wishlist, soon to be purchased...
I don't have the 4K of UNFORGIVEN but it's a great film. Clint Eastwood has made plenty of great films with my favourite of the lot probably being GRAN TORINO. John.
@@moviecollector5920 Do you think 'Play Misty for Me' will get a 4K release?
I just marvel at the size of that store. I would love to have a store like that in my area. Sadly with Best Buy leaving the physical media the only other place to go buy physical media are. Walmart & Target. But mostly now I buy from Amazon. Great video thanks for sharing 👍🎞️🎥📽🍿
Jeff Russeo (formerly Films At Home) tells us about a chain of stores called Bull Moose over in his State so perhaps their web site would often be preferable to the dreaded Amazon.
John.
Bought many a soundtrack and sell through VHS film there in the 80s. So glad it's back.
LaserDisc was my big wallet drain in this store in the early 1990's Robert. For most of the disappearing bank balance though Super 8 was by far and away the king of home cinema but they were a lot more expensive so it was a dangerous time.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 yes! I wouldn't get into laser disc until 1992 those really hurt my bank balance!
Great view loved it
Thank you Steffy. Hope you're keeping well. John.
BTW @Movie Collector did you see the anouncement for Once Upon a Time a Time In The West on 4K? My most anticipated release so far this year.
I didn't see that announcement Pieter. It's a great western but I have it on Blu-ray and as I recall it's pretty good. Then again, I have Thelma and Louise on Blu-ray and that's very good but it didn't stop me spending another £30. John.
@@moviecollector5920 believe US only (so far) and hope it is better than the 4k streaming version which is out for a while. But honestly doubt it. Still an essential for me. One of the best movies ever, to me at least.
Should have gone there last weel when I was in town, but went to Foyles and Fopp, then after Nisbets for supplies for my thatre club bar I couldn't go any further. I'll have to go next week, it's quick with the Elizabeth Line now.
I hope you like it Brian. It's not quite the same as when the music and video industry was at its heights in the 1990's and early 2000's but it's lovely to have that famous store back on the map.
John.
So sad to see the demise of the high street in today's world. Fortunately HMV seem to be doing well.
I remember travelling over 100 miles to HMV in London back in the day just to browse their inventory which was more limited in more rural areas years ago where i lived. But it was a magical time and more special than it is now, with everything a click of finger away on the internet. You lose much of the experience shopping online.
Any chance of a review of The Fugitive in 4k in the future John?
Nice video as always, thank you!
I own a print of The Fugitive on Super 8 Colin so I don't particularly want another home video copy that will never get run. If you want to know how good the 4K is it should be another excellent 35mm to disc release because the Super 8 is amazingly good and so was the 35mm print I saw at the Warner West End when it first opened. It's all down to how it looked originally. Buy with confidence.
I like what you said about going into HMV rather than messing about in the internet. A lot of us agree with that and more seem to be coming around to that way of thinking.
John.
I order from HMV online for convenience but it’s good to see HMV Oxford return, it has the widest selection for sure. I remember buying DVDs and Blu-rays here in the early 2000s. Although I wish they’d stop using the spider security tags. Who actually buys those copies? I never have.
LaserDisc was the big draw for me Kirk and that was in the 1990's. I don't think I ever purchased as many DVD's in there but that wasn't such an interesting format simply because the packaging of LD's is so much better than anything that's come along since. As for security tagging, they're more important than ever now because the police don't bother with shoplifting much at all. So many stores across the major cities now have to shell out on the extra expense of a security guard at the entrance. What a ridiculous situation we're in.
Well done for using HMV on-line. I quite often still resort to it if I'm not heading anywhere with a store for a while.
John.
Great content as usual John.
Thank you as always Private Hudson. John.
I am so envious of stores like this. We used to have multiple HMV locations in Metro Atlanta but that is a very distant memory.
If the new HMV continues to do well you never know though Henri. Let's hope the vinyl records revival continues because that is surely the big driver of the HMV renaissance. John.
Really glad you made it. It is an amazing shop. I do quite a bit of work in an office down the way on Hanover Square so look forward to visiting again later in the year. Best wishes, Dave
It's quite exciting to have it back Dave. I don't get to London very often but whenever I do I'll make sure I visit and purchase something. Every little helps. John.
@Movie Collector Thanks for another excellent video and great to see this shop re-opened.
Even though, to me, it does not have the magic it had for me in the 80’s and 90’s.
Bought my first widescreen movies there like Heat and the collectors edition of Bond’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, at a then insane £40 price (which was an insane amount in the Dutch equivalent) not to mention the original Star Wars Trilogy metal boxset with the films in widescreen and bonus video with the three making off’s.
Such fond memories!
For us it was LaserDisc from this HMV Pieter. That format held a certain sort of magic but was really only a television accompaniment for our Super 8 home cinema hobby. John.
Great to see physical media getting so much love, look forward to visiting next time I'm up the big smoke!!! 😍😎
Don't spend too much when you do get up Ash! Then again... John.
@@moviecollector5920 it does look like it could be a wallet busting event when I do! 😬🤣
I made sure to visit Fopp in Covent Garden after watching your store review, took some friends along and came away with some goodies. I'm heading to London this Saturday so I may have to give this place a visit, it's been forever. I 've wanted that version of Thelma & Louise for a while now, may have to pick that one up. Thanks for the heads up.
It's wonderful to have HMV back in its rightful place Kaz. Don't expect it to be quite like it was in the 1990's though as it's not all music and movies now. But despite all the other merchandise on sale at least it's there and has a heck of a lot of shelves filled with music and movies on them as they are still the mainstay of the business. Don't spend too much this Saturday and don't forget Forbidden Planet just a bit further up Shaftestbury Avenue from FOPP. John.
@@moviecollector5920 Hi John. Yes, we did pop into Forbidden Planet after Fopp, my younger friends still read comics. Again hadn't been there in 15 or so years. I'll try my best to limit my buying to one film or box set. Cheers.
Great store and collection of 4Ks, almost as impressive as my collection. Kidding. Gave me memories from when I was a teenager going to stores in Stockholm with rows of VHS movies. I recently visited the hmv and fopp store in Manchester and was surprised non of them had the English movie Trainspotting in 4K from Criterion. Did you see it?
HMV are re-opening within TOYS-R-US stores in Canada right now so combine that with the recent openings in Brussels and Dublin and you never know where this might end. Stockholm might be a future possibility. I also think OUR PRICE RECORDS are coming back too and they used to sell DVD's before they went out of business about 20 years ago.
I've never seen TRAINSPOTTING. I can't stand to see any representation of drug taking so it's one I've always avoided until now but I'm a little de-sensitized to the revulsion of drugs now having seen so many films with people injecting or snorting substances so you never know.
John.
Brilliant shop! Will definitely visit it when going to London in June! /Swedish DVD/Blu-ray collector (mostly doctor who though lol)
Morning Hugo. If you're a Doctor Who fan you'd have enjoyed our day yesterday which we spend with Paul Vanezis, the man responsible for many of your Doctor Who Blu-ray releases. He's been working on something else lately but similar to Doctor Who in many respects. Probably out later this year providing he gets all the mastering finished. What a massive job it is too. None of us really know what goes into getting something like these Blu-rays of television series prepared for authoring but I got a good idea from Paul yesterday.
John.
Great video! HMV could've brought the listening booths back.
That would be a nice feature Kim. I suppose it would all mean more staff required though so that's not possible these days with the costs that entails. I hope your latest is doing well. We've watched it twice and if I can find a way to give it a plug if you need any help I will do so. What a great advert for both the London IMAX cinemas. We visited the Ronson a couple of weeks ago but they only had videos playing so didn't bother going in.
John.
Thanks John, I've walked past this store many times and had no idea this was hiding on the 1st floor! 😅 Time for a visit
It did only re-open a few months ago after being empty for a couple of years and then some sort of 'orrible sweet shop for another couple of years so you haven't missed it for too long. Don't spend too much.
John.
Nice video. Did you hear that Dune part 2 will be shown on film, in 15 70 IMAX?
Yes Timothy. But it's a blow-up from the 4K video file so although it should look better than any video projection it's still about 15 times lower quality than genuine 15/70.
John.
Hi John, I too remember this shop so well. It's good that it has reopened. let's hope studios keep making new discs which seem very scarce these days. Thelmma brought back memories, when we screened it to Ridley and his friernds. Thank you for the update, and as always a great video.
And why wasn't I invited to that screening with Ridley and his friends Fred? Forgotten again!!! But seriously, what a treasured memory that must be, if a little bit of a nervy occasion perhaps. Well done.
By the way, still enjoying your Berlin 'Memories of Cinema'. What a great label 'Memories of Cinema' is too. Looks beautiful in red under the main 'Spoolbox' title. John.
@@moviecollector5920 Thank you very much John.
Good to see all that lovely 4k product! Remember visiting that HMV in the early 90s and wandering the multiple floors in awe. Wasnt there a huge Virgin Megastore there too?
Hopefully, this might help improve Oxford Street , was a bit grim last time I went :(
It's certainly given us a reason to visit Oxford Street again but the rest of it is rather bland just like most shopping centres today. There was a Virgin Megastore further west almost at Marble Arch. There were also two the other side of Oxford Street - an HMV (now JD Sports) and Virgin Megastore (now Primark). London is in a bit of trouble in terms of reasons to visit but the theatres appear to have survived even if the cinemas are in no longer in abundance like they were in the 1990's. John.
Such a classic store, we used to get the train to Euston and then walk up Tottenham Court Road and all the electronics stores that used to be there (mostly extinct now) and then into Oxford St and the original HMV store. I was there when Iron Maiden launched Seventh Son of a Seventh Son around 1988 and that was the store to do a big album release like that. Peak retail. I remember lining up when Sonic the Hedgehog was first released for the Mega Drive.
Internet shopping hasn't quite killed everything yet and let's hope it never does. My grandfather used to buy records in this very store 100 years ago. I think I've been going in there for more than 50 years.
John.
Hi John! Back to my dream of the old HMV stores lol. There is a talk of Toy's are US a Children's Toy chain adding HMV again within their stores here but havn't heard of any yet in the Vancouver area perhaps in Toronto but who knows. It's still pretty barron here with more and more pulling out. Another physical media reviewer from the US has suggested that Walmart is gonna escalated their physical media again but up here it's crickets in the walmart's . (so far .... that could change hopefully who know's.) There is a Sunrise records store closeby that has a selection but good luck finding a 4k film for less than 40-50 canadian. (not sure what that equates to in pounds... Thanks for posting these really enjoy sharing these peeks into your shops... Cheers D in BC!!
Sunrise Records own HMV Dave so what you have heard about installing HMV sections into Toys R Us may well come true. If I was the top dog at Sunrise I'd be looking to supplant the name with HMV everywhere because it's the first and the original record store. A great name should be used wherever possible so Canada may be the next beneficiary of the revival of the great HMV name. Perhaps first they should get into exporting their products across the world from internet sales though. Surely that would be a good earner prior to branching out into physical stores across the world again.
John.
couldn't agree more my friend couldn't agree more. I could shop right from your video tour it was so clear and detailed!! lol I know you don't care for the cinema blowups lol but it's Ben Hur this weekend at the cinemas John Ben Hur.. lololo can't resist so gonna take my kids .. My best to you guys across the pond. Take care D!!@@moviecollector5920
I last visited London (and this store, of course) in 1999. I remember it being a lot darker and moodier. Loved that place.
I think my grandfather was shopping in this very store 100 years ago. I've probably been going in for 50 years. I got quite excited and emotional when HMV first told me there may be an announcement about it in 2022. It's great to have it back. Just a shame the rest of Oxford Street is so mundane now. I mean by that, it's the same stores as just about every other major high street and shopping centre in the country.
John.
It's great to see HMV coming back again and being a champion of physical media. I'm definetely going to go and take a look at the Oxford street Hmv in the next few months. I've finally taken the plunge and bought a 4k Bluray player. I'm steadily transitioning my collection over to 4k. My next major update will be a projector. Doing a lot of research in to them right now. Thanks for the update on Hmv John. Much appreciated and keep the great content coming. P.s. I'm interested in the Criterion 4k UHD Blu ray release of Raging Bull. I've seen it being hailed as one of the best 4K releases ever. Have you had the chance to see this particular release? It's quite expensive so it may have to be put on a birthday/Xmas wishlist :)
I received a mailshot from HMV today with Raging Bull on it. I am quite interested in seeing it but I remember not particularly enjoying the film years ago - I expect that will change now though. I think it was a 35mm shoot on black and white stock so it should be sharp as tack because the original shoot and master prints would have been. That Criterion of Thelma & Louise is £29.99 but it's a very nice pack so I didn't mind it costing that much. Maybe Raging Bull will be similar. John.
Hi John let's hope HMV Shops come back to Sydney.!
There are new branches opening in Canada right now so you never know Mike. They're being put into Toys-R-Us in Canada but they look to be the same as we have here in Britain, just within a section of another store. John.
salut c'est un beau magasin que vous avais et belle vidèo comme toujour
Merci beaucoup Alain. John.
Just an amazing selection! I’d have such a hard time not hitting the 2 for 30 at least a couple times a month 😆 But at this point I just need to watch the ones I already have!
Sometimes they do a 3 for £30 offer too Timothy. Browsing on the internet just isn't the same as physically being there and taking your time choosing off the shelf. John.
Absolutely! It’s fun going in and looking around, not knowing what you’re going to get! Not a ton of shops in Denver that have good deals like that, but I get lucky sometimes.
@@timothyj.wright5833 Aha, Denver. I've been there quite a few times but only once into the city centre. One of my favourite places in the world is Breckenridge. There used to be a good DVD store there years ago but that's not the reason I love it... honest! John.
In the Pet Shop Boys' song West End Girls, were they referring to the West end of London?
I presume so Scott. I always thought so but if they were based in another city there may be a West End in another British city that I don't know about. Unlikely though. The West End basically refers to the most popular area of London smack bang in the centre where all the theatres are and what remains of the cinemas too. John.
Thank you another great video I will have to go there I will b in London next wk
Don't forget FOPP down at Cambridge Circus too Philip. Might be a good idea to leave your debit and credit cards at home though! John.
Thanks again, John. Thankfully they reopened the HMV on Princes Street.
Actually just picked up the Conan Chronicles from Arrow US. What a fantastic job they've done. Highly recommended if you like them.
Remind me which city the Princes Street store is in Doug. As for the Conan films, never much cared for them. However, if I ever see the first one singing like a bird on the shelves of HMV or FOPP then I might not be able to resist. John.
@@moviecollector5920Edinburgh, beneath the castle.
Unfortunately, Disney own the rights to the Conan films in the UK. Maybe their new deal with SONY for disc production might change the lack of a release here.
Arrow have the US rights. I had to order online. They Come separate or in the "Conan Chronicles" double pack. Really great Arrow set. Lots of time and effort have gone into this. Dolby Vision and also upgraded the mono tracks to ATMOS, which sounds great. The original mono is included, along with 3 cuts of Barbarian. The detail is considerably better than on the, pretty good, Blu-ray. The HDR (I had it running on dolby vision dark) is fabulous. Right from the start, the glow of the forge embers is delicious.
I always loved the film. It's the first film I saw on VHS, back in 83. I was 5 and felt privileged to be staying up with my old man to watch it.
I couldve sworn i typed a reply yesterday. It's Edinburgh just beneath the castle.
The Barbarian looks fantastic. Sound has an atmos track and the original mono. Hdr dolby vision from the very start pops. The glow from the forges embers is lovely. Noticeably more detailed than the blu-ray.
Arrow have done an outstanding job with the set. Both available separately too although it's only getting a US release as Disney own the UK rights. Perhaps they'll get SONY to do something after their new deal...
I always loved the first film as its the first film I saw on vhs.
My old man let me stay up and watch it with him. Felt very privileged.
@@dougquaid570 Aha, Edinburgh - of course. I did actually go there once many years ago. I was en route to the Methil site where an oil rig was being built. Seems like a lifetime ago now. With regard to the Conan 4K discs, if they look impressively good then that is almost always down to the original shoot. There are exceptions such as possibly American Graffiti but normally a good cine to video transfer is due to the quality of the 35mm negative, how fine grain it is and the skill of the cinematographers.
John.
Can’t beat hmv. I’ve gotta check out that store 👍
It took me a while to get along to see this original, newly opened HMV but it was worth the wait. I felt quite emotional shopping in there again. John.
@@moviecollector5920 yeah it’s great to see hmv back in its flagship store again after being a American candy store. Thanks for the video
GREAT VIDEO !!! I am so glad it has re-opened. hopefully making a trip there next month. now that i have recently started a 4k collection i can stock up on some more films.
And don't forget FOPP just down at Cambridge Circus too. That's a lot more compact but packed with home video and music. Then just along from there, further up Shaftestbury Avenue is Forbidden Planet. Don't spend too much though! John.
@@moviecollector5920 forbidden planet is also on my list visit the store nearly every time I visit London. Never Heard of fopp though might have to check that out . Thanks John 😁
@@theunboxfox FOPP is an HMV subsidiary. Smaller stores packed to the rafters. John.
@@moviecollector5920 ill have to take a look, thank you john. also has anyone filmed the HMV in Poole for you? if not i go there every now and then and i could get some footage for you.
@@theunboxfox I don't think we have featured the Poole store yet but I'm not sure how popular these HMV store tours are any longer. I think most people now feel like they've seen it all before so if you do want to get some shots how about you upload it and I'll plug it when I [hopefully] put a more popular video up? That might work best and drive some traffic to your channel perhaps. John.
Another great video John. Given how stores seem to be stopping selling discs, or even shutting down, in other parts of the world we appear to be blessed in the UK. Saw 'Peeping Tom' on one of those shelves - that is a must for me. Love the character in the film who goes into the newsagent to buy 'views'. Will give you a call at some point soon for a catch up.
Oh, I wish you'd have told me about 'Peeping Tom' sooner Chris because I was tempted but thought it could wait. I should have splashed out after all. John.
@@moviecollector5920 I adore Peeping Tom. One of the few films that get the use of cameras etc correctly.
I wish we had HMV stores in America . we’re getting less and less stores that sells physical media every year
HMV recently opened a store in Brussels so you never know. If it does happen it's likely only going to be a major city centre or two. America is so disparate unlike Britain where we're all crammed into a comparatively tiny space but that does mean a few specialist shops can survive. John.
Thank you John.
First again Cheekster.
@@moviecollector5920 😊
Cool. I wish we still had stores like this in the US. Streaming here is losing billions of dollars but the studios keep chasing that dragon thinking it will pay off.
The studios want to cut out the middle man. It will harm our way of life if they fully succeed. Seeing 2001 A Space Odyssey a couple of weekends back with a fairly large audience was wonderful and if we lose the possibility of seeing a film like that our society will be all the poorer for it. Biggest cinema auditorium here in the UK now is only about 730 people I think. That tells me all I need to know about the terminal decline of cinema. 30 years ago our biggest capacity was around 3000.
John.
@@moviecollector5920yes… they’ve had visions of this ever since the home video market was established. Disney testing self erasing VHS tape to Circuit City (now defunct) partnering with Hollywood lawyers to create the bastardized DVD format DIVX. I’m kind of laughing how much has been lost at chasing this streaming model. Now Paramount’s parent company is looking for a buyer for the Paramount Studio. Warner and Disney also posting huge losses. Hopefully Disney having Sony handle their physical releases means we get more classic 20th Century Fox films on 4K.
I remember going around both HMV shops in Oxford street back in the day buying new fangled CDs. Got Thelma and Louise on 4k then realised that I have the Laserdisc and Blu ray. Most impressive HMV I have been in however was the old one in Leeds city centre 2 floors plus basement and dedicated classical room. Impressive. Its replacement in a converted supermarket isn't the same. Thoughts on Disney giving physical media to Sony to distribute ?
We too have Thelma & Louise on LaserDisc and Blu-ray. I put both on in recent days and that old Blu-ray looks surprisingly good. It also has most of the same extras apart from the new interview shorts filmed for the new release. The LD is NTSC but surprisingly good on our telly. I don't think it would look so good projected to ten feet wide in the home cinema though. John.
I remember back in the day there was 2 hmv shops on Oxford street a virgin store and even a tower records on Piccadilly Circus
There were more than that Neil. Two HMV's and two Virgin Megastores. Before the big music and video crash at Piccadilly Circus there was a Tower Records, a Virgin Megastore and an HMV just along in the Trocadero. Terrible to see the state and demise of the once great Trocadero today but sadly it's going to get a lot worse. John.
@moviecollector5920 there was also a laser disk shop in Notting Hill
@@neiltaylor6645 And don't forget Stereo Regent Street which was probably best when it moved to Shaftesbury Avenue and flogged me so many NTSC LaserDiscs and region 1 DVDs. Then before that there was Portland Films virtually opposite where SRS ended up which was the outlet for Mountain Films, one of the biggest Super 8 home movie labels until the early 1980's.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 oh yes went in there several times buying my laser disks hmv has a big collection of disks
Hello sir.
Since I've been collecting 4k films I've spent quite a bit with HMV"s 2 for £30 film collection.
I'm still collecting blu rays though for my classic Italian horror directors.
It's becoming an addiction 😂✌️
I think we both suffer the same addiction Geminis. The trouble is that I've been spending on home movies and home cinema for more than fifty years now. I need therapy! John.
@@moviecollector5920 You know what's the best therapy John?
Watching another film 👍
@@geminisundone Now you're talking!
Hi John, are you planning to see Dune Part 2 in IMAX? I would highly, highly, recommend it, I thought it was an absolute master work, on the level of Godfather and LoTR. The cinematography, VFX, sound effects, score, pacing, storytelling and acting were all impeccable. If you think Oppenheimer was good, wow you are in for a real treat! I cant wait to watch it again.
Thank you for the recommendation Nick. I do hope to get to the BFI IMAX but I've been somewhat lacking in enthusiasm. Do you think this second installment is better than the first?
Brad Miller told me there are 33 standard 70mm prints worldwide as well as the dozen 15/70 prints so the industry has taken notice of the success of OPPENHEIMER. let's hope they cash in on it so more movies get blow-up prints to entice people back into cinemas.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 I would say it is better than Part 1, I really enjoyed the first film but I think the second film is on another level. The nearly 3 hour runtime flew by and I could have sat through much more and not been bored or fatigued. I didn't have to suspend my belief at any stage as the world-building, cinematography, VFX, characters, and the dialogue were all so exceptionally well realized. I really think Denis Villeneuve has achieved quite a remarkable feat. The score and special effects were also phenomenal, I haven't had my chair vibrate so much for any film, but at no point did it feel excessive or gimmicky. I think Hans Zimmer was also at his best for this film.
It was really great to see it in a sold-out screening and to see so many people in the cinema, and overhearing positive comments on the way out. I managed to get a ticket to see it at the BFI on Monday and am looking forward to seeing it again. I noticed that the BFI is almost sold out for the whole month apart from some of the seats nearest the screen. I think its great that the success of Oppenheimer seems to be getting people back to the cinema, I do think films shot in IMAX for the premium format screens might be the future for cinemas, with the cinemas that invest in Dolby and IMAX auditoriums doing well while the cinemas without premium format screens having a harder time, I do think they need to do something to get people off the sofas and entice people back and the state of the art big screens might be the way to do it. It was nice to see so many people out at the cinema again so hopefully its the start of something! All the best!
What an excellent store,miss walking around a store checking out new releases 😔
I mainly make this videos to try to make other collectors/enthusiasts realize how lucky we are to still be able to browse shelves of home video discs Marty. I think I've had some success in that regard. I never seem to have problems getting permission to film in a store these days and that wasn't always the case.
John.
@moviecollector5920 it's a different world now John, so many ppl video now thats its the norm 🙂
@@MadMartysMovieReviews-gv6hk Normally anyone caught shooting video gets asked to stop Marty, unless they've been given permission by the manager. I always ask which helps getting longer, more lingering shots. John.
That must be what heaven looks like.
Yes my son! John.
Hey John, great look around, thanks… Is this new flagship store on the site of the original flagship store (near Tottenham Court Road tube station) or a reworking at the location of the last HMV store to close (near Bond Street tube station)? I’m planning a visit on the next trip to London. Thanks
It's the original store just by Bond Street tube station Stephen. When you visit don't forget FOPP down near Cambridge Circus and just up from there is the comic and sci-fi movie store 'Forbidden Planet'.
John.
@@moviecollector5920 ok, thanks John. Will visit FOPP and the comic book store too. All the best, Steve
I had a look around this store a couple of weeks ago when I was in the Capital to rewatch Dune: Part One at Empire, Leicester Square.
Quite a decent physical media section although far too many DVDs in 2024 imo.
DVD is still the biggest home video seller. Imagine how different things would have been if a sensible name for the high definition video disc replacement had have been something sensible and/or easy to comprehend... HD DVD for example. John.
@@moviecollector5920 - I opted for HD-DVD over Blu-ray when it was launched and was disappointed that it lost out in that format war. I felt it was the better format at the time.
Just wondering did the show Blake’s 7 ever come out on HD Blu ray? I own the DVDS 📀
That's being mastered right now so maybe it will appear late this year, just in time for Christmas perhaps. A lot of work is going into it. John.
You should consider reviewing fugitive 4k
I have on 4k and it's amazing picture quality
I don't need it Rabia as I have a film print on Super 8. It looks beautiful but then it should because it was a great looking film in cinemas meaning the negative film stock and the cinematographers both were excellent. John.
@@moviecollector5920 thanks for responding
John, where are you watching Dune: Part Two? BFI IMAX is my guess as they are the only venue in Europe to have a 15/70mm IMAX print. I tried getting tickets but they’ve practically sold out (except front rows) until the end of March when I checked. So, I’ve booked to a watch it at The Ronson Theatre IMAX plus Dolby Cinema, both on the same day. Will try and get to BFI IMAX if I ever manage to get good seats…
I would like to get to the BFI IMAX to see it simply because of the effort to get a 15/70 blow-up there. I don't expect it to look anywhere near as good as genuine IMAX but I am curious to see how good it is. I don't have any interest in seeing a video projection I'm afraid. I lost interest in that in cinemas by 2006 and that's why I largely gave up on cinema as I'd had too many disappointments by then. I only go to a cinema now when I know there's a film being screened. The prints aren't as good as they once were of course but at least the colour and density of film is there along with the random film grain only achievable on film. And a shutter in the projector of course because that makes a heck of a difference giving a more natural look.
John.
Brilliant John, its nice to see so much product available including LPs. Although I have not moved into 4k projection as yet, I am enjoying getting the odd blu-ray title from Imprint, the latest purchase was "Islands in the Stream" starring George C Scott , my first Imprint was a film that I liked from 1973 and that's "Jonathan Livingston Seagull", bought a few more since, I have been impressed by the work that Imprint goes into for there blu-ray releases, do HMV stock them?, Imprint are all zone free discs.
I don't think anyone imports Imprint releases for sale over here. Maybe some independents sell on eBay but I keep up with what they put out from their adverts on the back cover of Cinema Retro. You'll have to see if you can find a budget 4K video projector because it's surprising how good it can look. It takes someone who knows how film looks to get them right though because most home video collectors and dealers who sell the equipment tend to think exaggerated colours and brightest is best.
John.
A 4K projector would be nice John, but I have to go through my financial advisor first...the wife...who might have different ideas, she watches a lot of CSI on TV these days, so I don't want her to get any ideas how to get rid of me and my films. just kidding, I think. perhaps one day I might carefully bring the subject up.@@moviecollector5920
In Montréal Canada, the three downtown store are gone, one of them HMV, Sam the record Man, Archambault. Gone era. Your lucky. You seen Dune two?
Cheers
HMV are re-appearing within Toys-R-Us stores in Canada so they're on the way back Robert. I haven't seen DUNE TWO yet but I hope to. I won't go to watch a video projection but the BFI IMAX have one of the 12 15/70 prints so that's where I'll be heading. It's not a genuine print as it's only from a 4K video but it should add that natural look that only a film print can muster. John.
@@moviecollector5920oh yes heard in the news a while back. Not many Toy A rus around surely none downtown Montréal. 70mm special screening we had for one week only wonder if true film print of it. To my knowledge only cinema has it, but geand old cinema that close in January. Hopefully will open again. If not its a big lors.
Cheers.
@@robertrobitaille320 If 70mm was advertised for that special screening then it would have been 70mm. More cinemas want to be able to run real film again now to get audiences back in and 70mm is the ultimate unless you happen to have and IMAX screen and a 15/70 projector. There aren't many of those left in the world today but six of them are in Canada. John.
John, here's an interesting idea (at least to me): Have your own private film festival devoted to all the films that won the Academy Award for Best Special Effects. You can find a list of the films at several places on the internet. With these films you will get an fairly decent idea of the development of cinema. Plus, almost all the films are fun and highly enjoyable. Some of the earlier films (mainly from the 1940s) are available only on DVD, but most are on blu-ray. About half of the films are on 4K and 13 are in 3D. Tell me what you think. Anyone else please feel free to comment.
There is no way of doing a film festival without massive investment available. Just clearing the rights and sorting out everything else that goes with it would require a lot of work. The only realistic possibility would be to show brief extracts. However, showing extracts from home video discs is cumbersome at best so the only way to do it would be to rip the discs down to a hard drive (illegal) and then select the desired sequences and join them all up as a single video. A heck of a lot of work. Many of the older films will be available on film so where those prints are in a collection it's far simpler and easier to lift out the section and splice them together for a show. This is basically what has been done at the BFCC for 48 years now. The only people I can think of who would be able to put on a history of special effects film festival/retrospective would be the BFI at the NFT.
John.
@ollector5920 I think you misunderstood what I meant. (Perhaps I didn't make myself clear. My apologies, then.) What I was gettting at was to collect all the Academy Award Special Effects winning films on disc (be it DVD, blu-ray, or 4K), invited some friends over to your house, and have your own *_private_* screenings. No charge, just a good time with a small gathering.
@@jknuttel Oh, I see. Sorry about that. I don't have any friends!!!
@@moviecollector5920 No friends?! I'm sorry to hear that. Well, I'll be your friend! Of course, it might be a little tough (not to mention a bit impractical) for me to come over to your place for an evening since we live 5,400 miles apart from one another!
@@jknuttel We do still have a few friends around it's just we all live so far apart. This is because just about all of us moved to where the work was and didn't just stubbornly hang around in our towns waiting for the work to come to us. That doesn't tend to happen so much today but it did with my generation over here. Well, most of it anyway. John.
They even placed Barbie and Oppenheimer side-by-side on the shelf.
*BARBENHEIMER!* 😁
I think the Barbie discs are being flogged off cheaply already Cheekster which probably tells us something. John.
Big place ❤
I think it's the biggest I've bee in since the resurrection. Leicester is close in that regard though. John.
Not all HMVs are created equal, puts Wigan's selection to shame. Unfortunately merchandise seems to take precedence when space is concerned in my local HMV.
It's all about a store surviving Michael and a smaller town usually means greater emphasis on merchandise to tempt the more general shopper inside. John.
Hi John, what movies would you like to see on 4k that are not yet out? For me I'd like to see The Insider , The Beach , Oceans 11 , No Country for Old men and Boardwalk Empire.
I don't know. I have just about all my favourite films on Super 8 so I'd have to go through the LaserDisc collection to think of any that might be nice to have in better quality. 70mm releases would be best as they will always give the best image quality but there weren't many shot in more recent decades so we'd have to go back quite a few years. John.
Are you a fan of the Insider with Al Pacino and Russell Crowe? It's one of my favourite films. Difficult to find even on Bluray
@@palmlifeuk3553 I've never seen it. So many films to see, so little time. But I'll catch up eventually. John.
TBH I always preferred their other Oxford Street Store where JD Sports is sadly now in occupation. Looks like the revamp has been beneficial since the film section is now on the first floor and not in that cramped basement
I lived just off the other side of Oxford Street so we'd always be in the other store after it opened. But my wife worked up the other end of Oxford Street so she was always going in the original store for my birthday and Christmas presents... in other words, LaserDisc shopping!
John.
@@moviecollector5920I went to school off Portland Place so come most afternoons a trek to HMV, Virgin Megastores and the arcade across the road from Rathbone Place was a given
The fact you can buy an album for £51.99 in store or £30 on-line is exactly why it won't last. Unfortunately.
Funnily enough, the last few LP's I've purchased have been cheaper or cost the same as the dreaded Amazon. So let's hope there are enough competitive deals within the only major chain of surviving physical media shops for us all to enjoy and use for many years to come. I'm not a fan of the WEF's new worldwide vision for the world so what little difference I can make towards keeping HMV going will be made. I know it's pennies but if enough of us do it then it will help to thwart the inevitable.
John.
Nice
Thanks Victor. John.
Nothing better than physical media shops however I don’t like the warehouse minimalist communist block interior. If I was the ceo of HMV each shop would be different inside. They’d all replicate cinema’s of the past. An art deco interior here, a 80’s red velvet there. It should be an experience to shop. I feel it’s all deliberate to turn us off shopping. You only have to look at McDonald’s of the past’s bright interior to the drab grey that it is today. Anyway enough of my ramblings. Great video again John.
I actually like the layout and decor of this one Sisco. I did wonder if the Newbury branch started a trend to make them more warehouse like but it's probably more that it's cost effective to make them like that. Anyway, it is rather smart when you're in there and mooching around. John.
0:58 Why the kpop listed twice as a separate medium? Is it so popular?
I suppose they have sections of whatever it is on two floors Slava. If it sells it will help the business survive and thrive. John.
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe:)
"Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion..." Bloody masterpiece... and the right use of the word 'masterpiece' in this instance which is all too often overused. John.
Nice video John 👍
Hopefully they last and don’t go into administration again
Yes, hopefully the renewed interest in vinyl records and the high cost of them will mean profitability is greater now Nick thereby ensuring their longer term future this time around. A few record deck and speaker sales here and there should help too.
John.
Love your videos John. Just an opinion here, but I'd much prefer this video without the added music. I like hearing the store sounds. I get that if they're playing music in the store, you can't because you'd get demonetized due to copyright. But if that's the case, maybe just narrate it in post? The music just bores me. Thanks!
I spent ages finding suitable music Ricky. If I were to waffle on all the way through it you wouldn't believe the crap I would receive about it. John.
No worries. Just my two cents.@@moviecollector5920