The same thing happens here in the Ireland with our version called Xtra-Vision. Sadly the last one ever closed in 2021 at the height of Covid. This Blockbuster should be preserved as a historic look into video and dvd renting.
I used to work at one of the last Blockbuster locations in San Diego, we would pop popcorn in the store specifically to make the whole store smell of it for when customers walk in and enjoy.
First off, this was filmed in October, 2019... way before the virus stuff. We traveled to the last Blockbuster Video that's located in Bend, Oregon!! The sights, sounds, and smells of their old stomping grounds was like something else. A flash from the past, where you would always go every Friday night to get the newest movie releases, hottest games, or obscure b-movie rentals. Sadly, Blockbuster's 9,000 world-wide locations dwindled down to just one. But, that comes with everything turning digital... or with movies just slapped into the Red Box at your local grocery store. Regardless, the Last Blockbuster in Bend is a tribute to anyone who lived in the 90s, especially with their museum section and classic memorabilia everywhere. Thanks to the owner Sandi for allowing us to film in the store! And, sorry that our audio isn't the best, the store is very active!!
If you were to tell someone back in the 90’s that there would only be one remaining Blockbuster location, and that it would be a tourist attraction, they’d probably look at you like you have three heads.
Seriously...circa 1993, I wouldn't have fathomed it. It's not like alternatives to VHS were anywhere on the horizon. And they would be PACKED on Friday nights.
Having a movie night used to be an event. 1. Gather your crew / family 2. Go to Blockbuster and pick your rentals 3. Go to the local supermarket for popcorn , snacks and beverages 4. Drive home watch your rentals and enjoy snacks! 5. No phones, texting and no talking just pure enjoyment man i miss those times
Yea man I’m glad we got to experience that. I was old enough to remember it all. Even remember going late on a Friday and not getting the new release because they were all gone. Sometimes you would have to wait weeks to rent it.
Last time I want to a Blockbuster was about 2010 I'd say, I rented Casino Royale and The Dark Knight for my dad, he never got a chance to return them, it was closed less than a week later, he still owns them to this day, at least they were both great movies and not Doom Annihilation, lol
Remember hiw netflix became big and blockbuster tired to copy them with the added bonus of being able to drive 15 min to return the movie for another one if you wanted to. Tbh, its counterintuitive since the point of netflix is you dont have to go anywhere. Their only real competition is redbox but i dont know anyone who uses redbox.
Oh thank god I thought you were about to say your dad was killed in a car accident while returning the movies to Blockbuster and crashed into the store thank god lol hope he’s still doing alright
Imagine a employee that works here leaving to go somewhere else and on recent employment they put blockbuster. the hiring agent would think they haven't worked for years
@@Master-dk3pu no, it's not. Actually touching the boxes and the act of walking is a big improvement, despite the instant access and massive library of Netflix. Netflix is an action. Blockbuster (and other video stores) are a journey.
I felt the same, and even more so with music stores like FYE (I know they're around, but all the individual stores I used to go to shut down and they're only in malls now) There was something so fun about just heading down to the shop you loved, seeing the familiar faces, and just checking stuff out
@Omotola Dongo7 There were many factors that killed Blockbuster. Blockbuster was rarely profitable after 1996, expanded too much, and had massive debt. It was a mess of a company before Netflix was really a strong competitor.
I live in japan and we still have many DVD rental stores so I still always pop down every Friday after work and rent a couple of dvds. It is the little things in life!
So...honest question...why? Is Internet bandwidth insufficient where you are, is there a lack of both streaming services and video-on-demand services, or is there something which makes it preferable to have to transport a physical good back and forth from the store?
I also live in Japan and rent often…honestly don't know why there's still so many stores. Japan does have many streaming services. Internet is fine. To be fair some rental stores around me have closed down.
I remember going in after school and seeing games I wanted to rent, I would hide them behind less popular games, bug my mom for money and come back to rent whatever game it was
I miss video rental stores like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video. It was a thing, you go out with your spouse/bf/gf/family and pick out a movie. You discuss it and sometimes have to argue your point and sometimes have to put one movie back. Then you stand there a while at the return area in hopes of getting that hot new release. Then you head out and get your eats, whether at your fave restaurant or the store for a munchie/popcorn/candy run. Then an hour or so has passed and you arrive back at home with anticipation running high you pop the movie in and watch a double feature. It was fun. I miss that.
i was quite the opposite. i didn't know there's only ONE left now. ONE! that's some mind blown shit; and i've NEVER even gone to a blockbuster before! now I feel like i gotta before the last of it's kind is forever dead.
We had blockbusters all over my county 15 to 10 years ago. I still have PS2 games that are in blockbuster cases, has the date it was rented on a sticker to, most of them from 2006 to 2010.
That store inherited all the Russell Crow memorabilia from the Anchorage, Alaska location. John Oliver's show purchased all the auction items and sent them there originally.
I feel like the employees are just as stoked. At least before the feeling fades. I feel like everyone who works there loves movies just as much as us, the people who think its dope.
I wouldn't be. If I was the owner/an employee and heard people go "wow", "holy shit", "omg", or "no fucking way" everytime they walked in, it would mean blockbuster is still loved by people and was a part of their lives.
5:28 I remember as a kid ALWAYS seeing Appleseed walking through the store. Never rented it. Then one day years after the Blockbuster by me closed I remembered and watched it online. That was the beginning of my now-in-the-past anime watching career. Good times.
My blockbuster had that same anime and I rented it. Three of us watched it together and it was a fun anime to watch as a 12yr old. I had an unrestricted blockbuster card (the only one among us who had it) so I could rent 'r' movies and 'm' games xD
I'd rent all of the Pokemon direct-to-video movies and watch them out of order so I didn't know what the hell was going on 😂 Also robotech and _the_ transformers movie
3:58 I've only ever rented video games from Blockbuster, then used their mail-in Total Access service in their final year. Knowing I could rent and return games via mail and their store for $5 less than what Gamefly could do is only a memory now
When I was a kid I lived in a small town, and I remember there was a bit of a hubbub about Blockbuster opening a location there. That commercial you played took me way back.
I still remember the grand opening of one of our Blockbusters in Lancaster, PA. Must have been 1990-91, and they had costumed characters of the Blockbuster mascots like the dog Paws/Pause.
Whenever I was home sick from school, my mom would always go rent me a game and a movie from Blockbuster. I'd always try to drag out an extra sick day to play video games. Good times.
At one point, we had four Blockbusters (and two Hollywood Videos) within a five-mile radius of home, but they all started to vanish one by one during the mid-2000's. Thanks for taking us along on this nostalgic trip, James.
Oh, man. How I miss running home from school, making sure all my homework was done so my parents could take me to a blockbuster and rent movies and Sega games...... *sigh*
We have a video rental place here in keizer, oregon called mr. Dvd. I keep swearing its a front for a drug business, because I just can't fathom there being enough of a market for it to survive. But it seems to be thriving, and I always see people there. I think there are a lot of people both young and old, who just don't want or know how to hassle with p2p, and aren't inconvenienced by a quick trip to rent a movie and return it. I also can't believe redbox is even viable. But people still are into renting physical media i suppose.
It's a bit sad that the newer generations will never get to experience that feeling of excitement walking into Blockbuster and just roaming through the aisles or even renting out a movie and/or game and then dropping it in the return slot only to repeat the cycle again for another thing to rent. It's a feeling that can't be fulfilled by the streaming services we have today.
You know, I get so nostalgic for the 80s, but you're right. The 90s was the best decade. The glory days of the internet where we all had to teach ourselves html and everything was new and excited. Before social media came and took the fun out of everything.
Agreed , it was like in the 90’s we had the perfect amount of technology , still had internet an chat rooms , games online (PC) no cell phones , but pagers 🤣.... just not like today it’s overkill , and like you said things were just more simple .
@@Dappydoo sound like a bunch of old folks!! But for real, 90s were the best. Even the 2000s and early 2010s were alright. But it's been really fucking weird lately and 2020s sucks especially big nuts.
I like that you actually rented something, thus even in a small way making it worth the store's time to have 4 guys walking around filming. There are other channels that would have just gone in, got the footage, and jetted off.
Don't forget this was their decision. Blockbuster had a chance to buy Netflix outright during their infancy, it failed to adapt to Redbox and Streaming services. The consumer will almost always vote for the most convenient solution to their entertainment and blockbuster just lagged behind.
@TrashPanda Raccoon Uhhh not entirely true, I was a nerd and the guys who kicked my asses were Democrats, I know that because their fathers were on the local city council and they were Democrats and they campaigned for their fathers in our high school.
Once when I was living in London, I would take a walk every night in the streets with my friend, and there was this Blockbuster store with illuminated letters, but the lights on the B, U and S letters had gone out. My friend and I used to joke that ‘the bus is gone.’
@@mr.randomguys7629 I am super confused how they would fuck up a Doom movie, what was wrong with it? I would assume making one with a similar to the plot of Aliens would be easy to make and not terrible.
It should just be an ultra fast shootemup with demons in space and hell. John wick proved that dialogue and plot is not needed in a good action movie even in this plot heavy era of filmmaking.
I recall visiting my grandmother in Bend years ago and I vividly remember coming to this specific Blockbuster to rent out movies to watch. Wasnt there a Sonic that was nearby as well? Because I remember going to grab a bite to eat from there whenever we'd come here.
The 90s and early 2000s were the best. The balance between actual physical activity and technology was just perfect, it all got ruined when the corporations went full greedy.
and after they turned it down, they started their own service similar to netflix, and it was actually set to outperform netflix, but the person that was pushing for the idea was replaced. The guy who replaced him didn't like him so out of spite he shut down the program, saying it didn't make enough money (even though it was on track to). If it wasn't for him blockbuster might still be around (more than 1 location)
Such a great video, especially during these strange times. I live in Oregon and have been to that Blockbuster before. It really is a trip. Your footage of the roads and landscape of Eastern Oregon really makes me want to go on a road trip right now.
You poor yankees, all cooped up in your homes while Aussies like me are out enjoying newly reopened cafes, retail stores and out on the beaches catching the waves.
Man I used to have a blockbuster near my house, unfortunately it was closed down on April 18th 2010. I really loved that video store, and I still have movies that I bought from there.
I think the one by me closed down right around the same time. I miss going there. I still remember going to it when I was pretty little (I think I was 4 or 5) with my dad because they were doing a huge sale to get rid of their old stock of SNES and N64 cartridges. We went home with a bag full of games and I think we still have them all to this day.
@@madchubbsgames_it4895 i think my favourite game i rented was conkers bad fur day. i didnt even know what it was called until a couple years ago when i was frantically trying to figure out what the game with the squirrel and the frying pan from n64 was lol
I literally live in Bend Oregon and go to this blockbuster at least once a month. It's such a blessing that I am growing up with a blockbuster in my town in 2020.
You are not growing up with a blockbuster in town...you are growing up with THE blockbuster in town. And Sony Studio Bend, I guess. The nature look amazing. Bye, and have a nice day.
I live here too, been here for about 17 years. We used to have at least one more, there was one north and one south, don't remember if there was another one like on the east side of town or not.
We used to have several Blockbusters in our town, (Austin Tx) I used to dislike the place because they'd never rent NC-17 movies, but these days I kind of miss that old chain, although not as much as I really miss our late great video store Vulcan Video, which had to permanently close due to a combination of Netflix, Redbox, high rental building prices, and also the Corona virus keeping everyone home. God Damn it. :-(
I gotta say having lived through the era I can't say I ever really missed Blockbuster when everything went to streaming.. Late fees Popular movies out of stock. Back then you had to get to the store super early on the day of a big movie release.. Having to drive to the store.. I love that you can get everything so easy now...
I miss blockbuster so much, I remember getting out from school on Friday, going into one, rent Fable or Def Jam fight for NY, went home and play it... They had a big ass statue of master chief promoting Halo 2!
I remember renting Left 4 Dead back in 2008 and after the rental I bought the game from Blockbuster so they got a rental fee and a purchase from me, loved it.
THANK YOU! I knew there was one in Alaska...but I guess it closed. I was looking in the comments for something about Alaska just to see if I was or was not crazy.
Blockbuster sure didn't know how to respond to Netflix... that caught them way off guard. In an alternate universe somewhere Blockbuster figured it out and is now the #1 streaming service.
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This feels like a cross between a nostalgic romp and an expedition to long lost historic ruins.
A pilgrimage to the sacred past.
Taking you back to the past.
The same thing happens here in the Ireland with our version called Xtra-Vision. Sadly the last one ever closed in 2021 at the height of Covid. This Blockbuster should be preserved as a historic look into video and dvd renting.
When he opened that door I could smell the scent of my late childhood's Friday nights
Haha yes, I remember there was a big ginger woman with a beard that worked at my local blockbuster as a kid 😂💀
I used to work at one of the last Blockbuster locations in San Diego, we would pop popcorn in the store specifically to make the whole store smell of it for when customers walk in and enjoy.
I can smell the popcorn and plastic... ahhh good times.
Facts MAN
Family video has taken over for blockbuster here. Everything was the same. Cornoa shut them down permanently(?).
Imagine driving for hours to see the last BlockBuster and once you get inside The Angry Video Game Nerd is there renting Doom Annihilation. Wild
wow missed opportunity, great idea
I'd just be like "multiplayer?" Lol
To be honest that is exactly where you would find the AVGN.
*james standing outside watching a movie like a dork* "don't mind me, I'm just watching this movie outside blockbuster like a dork"
He was probably covered by paparazzi and entourage so there would be a wya to actually interact with him lmao.
Imagine in future "the Last GameStop on the planet"
In the not so distant future
That would be something I wouldn't mind going over and over again.
I will dance on the graves of every one of their stores and CEO's.
Happily.
You mean December 2020?
I live in Asia, so idk anything about Gamestop.
I like how this place actually managed to thrive by holding out until they were the last Blockbuster and then capitalized on the tourist value.
Ngl, they were smart AF.
Yes, not only do we attract people with our breweries but also our blockbuster
Probably lost a lot of money along the way
I'm legit going on a 16 hour trip to visit once covid is done
Very true, not much room for expansion though
First off, this was filmed in October, 2019... way before the virus stuff. We traveled to the last Blockbuster Video that's located in Bend, Oregon!! The sights, sounds, and smells of their old stomping grounds was like something else. A flash from the past, where you would always go every Friday night to get the newest movie releases, hottest games, or obscure b-movie rentals. Sadly, Blockbuster's 9,000 world-wide locations dwindled down to just one. But, that comes with everything turning digital... or with movies just slapped into the Red Box at your local grocery store. Regardless, the Last Blockbuster in Bend is a tribute to anyone who lived in the 90s, especially with their museum section and classic memorabilia everywhere. Thanks to the owner Sandi for allowing us to film in the store! And, sorry that our audio isn't the best, the store is very active!!
Hoping they stay in business through Covid
Glad we still got 1 of them.
We understand
I'm sure red box is hurting with Netflix and disney+ etc. It's a shame really as going to these stores was a staple back in the day.
I'm glad you had the chance to see it and show us!
If you were to tell someone back in the 90’s that there would only be one remaining Blockbuster location, and that it would be a tourist attraction, they’d probably look at you like you have three heads.
Seriously...circa 1993, I wouldn't have fathomed it. It's not like alternatives to VHS were anywhere on the horizon. And they would be PACKED on Friday nights.
People always look at me like I have 3 heads. But , to be fair , I am King Ghidorah.
@@adgato75 You have to change your photo and name to King Ghidorah and that would have been better xD
PkMario has been spotted in the wild.
Super Duper Video my friend.
(or Hollywood Video)
That feeling of walking through the horror movies section, looking at every movie box art and letting your imagination run wild. I miss those days.
Nowadays they just ruin the plot in the trailers....
Hellraiser covers did that for me
I still remember the last time in a VHS rental store. We experienced the best period in history
Going to get a Jason movie on a Friday the 13th
Passing by the horror section and seeing the movie Killer Klowns from outer space at the age of 7 always gave me the chills lol
Having a movie night used to be an event.
1. Gather your crew / family
2. Go to Blockbuster and pick your rentals
3. Go to the local supermarket for popcorn , snacks and beverages
4. Drive home watch your rentals and enjoy snacks!
5. No phones, texting and no talking just pure enjoyment man i miss those times
I just got the popcorn and snacks from Blockbuster itself lol.
I'd always get the Whoppers
Plebdominus Rex Whoppers were the way man
@@theobscured_one Exactly! I should try them again, it's been a while
No talking
Yea man I’m glad we got to experience that. I was old enough to remember it all. Even remember going late on a Friday and not getting the new release because they were all gone. Sometimes you would have to wait weeks to rent it.
**Attempts to drive to Blockbuster.**
**Dies of dysentery on the way...**
facts
Lol I thought the same thing: "Who's got the dysentery???"
You know, theres a movie for that
ALWAYS FORD THE RIVER
Those who come to Oregon and disses' Terry dies because of it.
The last time I went to a Blockbuster was in 2003 to rent The Simpsons: Hit & Run for Gamecube.
The last time I went, I picked up Revenge of the Sith on my GBA.
Mint game
That comment made me LMFAO.
Did u keep it? Lol if that was your last time going there 😂😂
2010 was my last time :( I was 7
James and the crew went all the way out there for doom annihilation 🤣 that is epic
Hey man you are here, love your animations
Of all the people I would not expect to see you here.
What the...
Am I dreaming?
Say what you will about doom annihilation, at least the BFG was used correctly
@@jonathanzimmer725 *do
Last time I want to a Blockbuster was about 2010 I'd say, I rented Casino Royale and The Dark Knight for my dad, he never got a chance to return them, it was closed less than a week later, he still owns them to this day, at least they were both great movies and not Doom Annihilation, lol
Thought this comment was going to end with your dad dying lmao
@@XannyDevito after he said he never got a chance to return them i felt so sad for the guy but turns out his dads just an asshole
Worst story ever
Remember hiw netflix became big and blockbuster tired to copy them with the added bonus of being able to drive 15 min to return the movie for another one if you wanted to. Tbh, its counterintuitive since the point of netflix is you dont have to go anywhere. Their only real competition is redbox but i dont know anyone who uses redbox.
Oh thank god I thought you were about to say your dad was killed in a car accident while returning the movies to Blockbuster and crashed into the store thank god lol hope he’s still doing alright
The second they stepped through those doors, I could practically smell it.
Imagine a employee that works here leaving to go somewhere else and on recent employment they put blockbuster. the hiring agent would think they haven't worked for years
I think this would be an exception to write
recent employment: the last blockbuster on earth
@Shawn Cahill Cheekbuster
You'd never think how much you miss the feeling of movie night, until it's gone. I feel that we took those times for granted.
Often times we don't realize how lucky we are until it's gone
So true
When my Blockbuster closed down I almost cried. Going in to browse was actually more fun than watching the movie.
Just turn your tv on and browse through Netflix same difference lol
@@Master-dk3pu no, it's not. Actually touching the boxes and the act of walking is a big improvement, despite the instant access and massive library of Netflix. Netflix is an action. Blockbuster (and other video stores) are a journey.
@@Master-dk3pu Netflix's selection is terrible.
I felt the same, and even more so with music stores like FYE (I know they're around, but all the individual stores I used to go to shut down and they're only in malls now)
There was something so fun about just heading down to the shop you loved, seeing the familiar faces, and just checking stuff out
Same.
“Would you like a partnership with this company called Netflix?”
CEO: *Laughs in VHS*
They would have killed Netflix with mismanagement, though.
oops
@Omotola Dongo7 blockbuster killed blockbuster
@Omotola Dongo7 There were many factors that killed Blockbuster. Blockbuster was rarely profitable after 1996, expanded too much, and had massive debt. It was a mess of a company before Netflix was really a strong competitor.
skte2die I've always found that ironic.
The scenes driving through the forest with Kieran in the back seat are reminiscent of Harry and the Hendersons
lol
Good one
Reminds me of the time I drove in a car with two other people.
Harry is kieran? Haha?
Reminds me of when I drive in oregon minus the traffic
They really need to keep this open as long as humanly possible, like a museum of what was.
The store is never gonna close
I think they are making a lot of money on clothing/merch online
I’m from the future. It’s closing tomorrow 😢
I live in japan and we still have many DVD rental stores so I still always pop down every Friday after work and rent a couple of dvds. It is the little things in life!
So...honest question...why? Is Internet bandwidth insufficient where you are, is there a lack of both streaming services and video-on-demand services, or is there something which makes it preferable to have to transport a physical good back and forth from the store?
roguishpaladin all good questions. I’m curious too. Following!
roguishpaladin the japanese also have netflix, crunchyroll and I think Hulu if I’m correct.
I also live in Japan and rent often…honestly don't know why there's still so many stores. Japan does have many streaming services. Internet is fine. To be fair some rental stores around me have closed down.
I'm from Tokyo but I live in Miami now. I remember getting my rentals from Akihabara
This brought back so many nostalgic memories of me and my friends at the Blockbuster in my town from the late 90s to the late 2000s
Sounds like good time friend! I think all gamers or movie buffs have this exact memory but just different years lol.
Same, I used to love to go to Blockbuster. Except for that one time that I rented Superman for the N64...
I use to rent all the Godzilla movies when I was a kid
I remember going in after school and seeing games I wanted to rent, I would hide them behind less popular games, bug my mom for money and come back to rent whatever game it was
This gave me nostalgic feelings of going outside
Blockbuster: I hear you own Fucholand...
AVGN:
Blockbuster:
AVGN:
Blockbuster: We want in on that.
Funcoland was great till the day it died. Blockbuster offered an awful experience by the early-2000s.
Fuc No Land
"Bring home the fuch!" -Fred Fuchs
I was expecting the last Blockbuster to look sad and pathetic, but it actually looks great inside!
Imagine being on the shift when the Cinemassacre crew walks in...
Tactical Loli
Rip
Nah! James Rolfe sure, but the other two dorks I would gladly walk by them.
Anto RetroGamer Damn, I really like Keiran... he’s a cool dude. At least they aren’t a nobody like you. Your videos are trash, just like your opinion.
@@zebdawson3687 damn! That's really sad that you insulted someone because of their opinion
Chronicle Zombie it’s really sad they insulted a really cool dude before I insulted their garbage opinion. Don’t dish it if you can’t take it.
I really hope this place survives after the whole quarantine.
you know thats a good point. that would be sad that the thing that finally finished off block buster was a virus in the year 2020 after so many years
@@Gebora they held on like madmen only to be killed by the government
Gamestop is a madman that retail store was desperate to stay open
This store can’t be killed. If it didn’t die then. It won’t die now.
Stunt Course, the response is not.
When Blockbuster becomes a tourist place.
Well it feels like that’s what it already is considering the fact that even they know this is even the last one.
lol that would be good marketing
The last blockbuster store should be a museum!
I miss video rental stores like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video. It was a thing, you go out with your spouse/bf/gf/family and pick out a movie. You discuss it and sometimes have to argue your point and sometimes have to put one movie back. Then you stand there a while at the return area in hopes of getting that hot new release. Then you head out and get your eats, whether at your fave restaurant or the store for a munchie/popcorn/candy run. Then an hour or so has passed and you arrive back at home with anticipation running high you pop the movie in and watch a double feature. It was fun. I miss that.
Someone must be really dedicated to keeping this last store standing. I thought they were all gone.
Yes that blockbuster is private property
I was thinking the same thing... dedication
It probably has more business now than it ever did, the nostalgia tourists will come from all over for this shit
i was quite the opposite. i didn't know there's only ONE left now. ONE! that's some mind blown shit; and i've NEVER even gone to a blockbuster before! now I feel like i gotta before the last of it's kind is forever dead.
There's one in mexico when I went last year
it's a miracle that there's still 1 blockbuster left in the united states.
The whole world* I haven't seen a blockbuster in my coutry in at least 12 years
We had blockbusters all over my county 15 to 10 years ago. I still have PS2 games that are in blockbuster cases, has the date it was rented on a sticker to, most of them from 2006 to 2010.
It's owned by Dish Network
@Animal crossing guy Prove it
Actually I hope it is subsidized or something. It's part of history.
That store inherited all the Russell Crow memorabilia from the Anchorage, Alaska location. John Oliver's show purchased all the auction items and sent them there originally.
Was looking for this comment. Shocked they didn't know this in the video.
I didn't know that one closed so I was confused why they were in Oregon not Alaska.
@@madmayhem2000 Same here...
I was living back up there at the time, every time we went there I felt like I was going back in time and I was 16 again, not 38
I drove by it today. It’s still there.
Seeing the candy rack made me tear up a little...
But here’s the real important question,
Did it ‘smell’ like an authentic Blockbuster?
Was honestly waiting for them to mention that "fresh yet stale" plastic carpet smell lol
I’ve been there before, and I can confirm it does
I legit just typed the same thing and came to the comments to see if anyone else thought of it too haha
@@stevenedwards9262
I always assumed it was some kind of carpet cleaner they use to clean those high traffic carpets.
I figured the smell would have been mentioned too.
I was waiting the entire video for them to tell whether it smelled the same.
I worked in a Blockbuster several years ago, one of the best jobs I've had, I could watch new movies every day!
Yes I loved working there
lucky lol
This made my day and brought back such good memories of my childhood, renting Sega, Nintendo and N64 games on Friday nights.
Ditto. It's sad that those days are over.
I'd probably shed a tear or two walking through the door. Memories.
Sameeee lol
You know it.
I'm sure all employees are tired of hearing "OMG" anytime someone opens the door.
Claudia Solomon “The Last EA Sports”? 🤨
I feel like the employees are just as stoked. At least before the feeling fades. I feel like everyone who works there loves movies just as much as us, the people who think its dope.
Claudia Solomon I think it’ll be less than 20 years.
I wouldn't be. If I was the owner/an employee and heard people go "wow", "holy shit", "omg", or "no fucking way" everytime they walked in, it would mean blockbuster is still loved by people and was a part of their lives.
Yet you are here lol
5:28
I remember as a kid ALWAYS seeing Appleseed walking through the store. Never rented it. Then one day years after the Blockbuster by me closed I remembered and watched it online. That was the beginning of my now-in-the-past anime watching career. Good times.
My blockbuster had that same anime and I rented it. Three of us watched it together and it was a fun anime to watch as a 12yr old.
I had an unrestricted blockbuster card (the only one among us who had it) so I could rent 'r' movies and 'm' games xD
I'd rent all of the Pokemon direct-to-video movies and watch them out of order so I didn't know what the hell was going on 😂
Also robotech and _the_ transformers movie
I used to see Fist of the North Star 1986 movie there but I never rented it. Years later the series has become my favorite anime.
3:58
I've only ever rented video games from Blockbuster, then used their mail-in Total Access service in their final year. Knowing I could rent and return games via mail and their store for $5 less than what Gamefly could do is only a memory now
The location is in Bend,Oregon and currently only staffed by 3 employees it is privately owned
@Qimodis The corporation
When I was a kid I lived in a small town, and I remember there was a bit of a hubbub about Blockbuster opening a location there. That commercial you played took me way back.
they traveled for 3 hours
to the last blockbuster on the planet to rent
DooM
Rent and buy until it is done
as u do...
At least they don't have to turn back to return it
No, not doom. Doom annihilation which is 5X worse.
@@TheCrawdaddy029 not the movie....the GAME
I still remember the grand opening of one of our Blockbusters in Lancaster, PA. Must have been 1990-91, and they had costumed characters of the Blockbuster mascots like the dog Paws/Pause.
"Feel old yet?"
Kid these days dont know what real struggle was, when mom said pick one.....
I hate when my mom says "pick one"
I was born in 2007 and even I feel that pain
Edit: in other stores, of course
Those pick one feels.
@@average_pyro same 2007 I can feel the pain
I mean Im 16 and remember going to a blockbuster and wanting to rent lilo and stitch 2 but had to settle for ghostbusters because i hadnt seen it yet
Whenever I was home sick from school, my mom would always go rent me a game and a movie from Blockbuster. I'd always try to drag out an extra sick day to play video games. Good times.
My father was several fans of video-clubs in the '90s. He passed away last September. He bought me a lot of VHS movies. Good times bro good times.
and good parenting. I had to wash my dad's car to rent games on weekends (which was fair)
At one point, we had four Blockbusters (and two Hollywood Videos) within a five-mile radius of home, but they all started to vanish one by one during the mid-2000's. Thanks for taking us along on this nostalgic trip, James.
Amazing that we hold our old traditions so close to our hearts that simply returning a movie is an event.
Thats my drawing on the wall at 4:30! Thanks for sharing, been there too, its definitely worth the trip!
Dude… if what you’re saying is true, then it’s absolutely insane that your drawing was put on display AND featured on this video!1!1!1!
Oh, man. How I miss running home from school, making sure all my homework was done so my parents could take me to a blockbuster and rent movies and Sega games...... *sigh*
When I was in elementary school on a friday afternoon and my dad would take me to go rent a N64 game
Awesome times, I remember renting Pokémon Snap and this fighting game where one of the characters looked like Goku.
When I was a young boy my father...
I remember the one by my house had a 64 hooked up for us to play in the middle of the story
Sad in a way it's a time gone by, no chance of it ever returning. Internet killed the high street
Great times we had
It’s like a weird parallel universe where streaming services were never invented.
B dub go Chiefs!
We have a video rental place here in keizer, oregon called mr. Dvd. I keep swearing its a front for a drug business, because I just can't fathom there being enough of a market for it to survive. But it seems to be thriving, and I always see people there. I think there are a lot of people both young and old, who just don't want or know how to hassle with p2p, and aren't inconvenienced by a quick trip to rent a movie and return it. I also can't believe redbox is even viable. But people still are into renting physical media i suppose.
@@morsteen not everyone is satisfied with being spoonfed by Netflix.
@@KevinLuper99 apparently!
It's a bit sad that the newer generations will never get to experience that feeling of excitement walking into Blockbuster and just roaming through the aisles or even renting out a movie and/or game and then dropping it in the return slot only to repeat the cycle again for another thing to rent. It's a feeling that can't be fulfilled by the streaming services we have today.
God I miss the 90s so much. Such simpler times. We will never get to relive that greatness again. sad
You know, I get so nostalgic for the 80s, but you're right. The 90s was the best decade. The glory days of the internet where we all had to teach ourselves html and everything was new and excited. Before social media came and took the fun out of everything.
Agreed , it was like in the 90’s we had the perfect amount of technology , still had internet an chat rooms , games online (PC) no cell phones , but pagers 🤣.... just not like today it’s overkill , and like you said things were just more simple .
The 80s were bleak. The 90s were just something special. The early 2000s were ok. It’s gone to shit since.
@@jc4446 Agree with everything. We had cell phones, but we actually used them to talk.
@@Dappydoo sound like a bunch of old folks!! But for real, 90s were the best. Even the 2000s and early 2010s were alright. But it's been really fucking weird lately and 2020s sucks especially big nuts.
Imagine getting emotional over a rental store...
I'M NOT CRYING! YOU'RE CRYING!!!
Dude, if you knew the song that plays in this vid, you'd know they would get emotional.
@@SableDrakon I'm not sure if you just didn't click "read more" or not...
would be hilarious if they had the AVGN movie there lol
He should have donated a few.
^^^^^ he's right
Avatar: The Last Blockbuster
I like that you actually rented something, thus even in a small way making it worth the store's time to have 4 guys walking around filming. There are other channels that would have just gone in, got the footage, and jetted off.
@digitalXmage james and them didn't seem to have that issue
digitalXmage He could just mail it back probably, right? If he took it
its weird to have something that was such a big part of your childhood just evaporate into nothing in a few years
Jay Villain i miss blockbuster.
Don't forget this was their decision. Blockbuster had a chance to buy Netflix outright during their infancy, it failed to adapt to Redbox and Streaming services. The consumer will almost always vote for the most convenient solution to their entertainment and blockbuster just lagged behind.
Thank Netflix
Just to think...these used to be on almost every street corner.
What? That was never the case!
@@uhhwhateverdude9463 tss tss dummm
@@ericp3645 i remember his mother, good times
@@ericp3645 that was savage, just like your mom !
Used to be "you should come over we can rent a movie"
Now its "have you seen it yet?"
James, this is the most wholesome video you've uploaded.
disagree. check out his recent video camera memories video.
2019: I miss Blockbuster.
2020: I miss going outside.
Can't wait to 2021 :)
2021: I miss quality movies being made since nobody can get together to make them
@@AngelTeaWitch ok
2021: "Halt citizen you've violated curfew! As judge, jury and executioner the verdict is DEATH!"
@@mrcrazyattire723
Damm mixed judge dread with the elder Scrolls 4 oblivion guards.
> "we're filiming in october"
> Uploaded in may
Time travel
That’s life, that’s what all the people say
It took 6 months to write that song
@@calumryan6328 idk if you're jokeing but the song was uploaded 8 months ago bro.
I'm still having trouble getting over that they watched that movie standing up in the parking lot.
I’m sure they filmed the start of the movie and then skipped to the end and filmed
Brings me back to when I would head straight for the candy as a kid lol
I used to head straight to the video game isle
People like us are cultured, Dmansuperich2800.
Mine had a gumball machine next to the counter and I'd always ask my dad/grandparents for a quarter.
Lol you and me both
I will stand by this statement.
Hollywood Videos was better.
I lived in Alaska and we had the second to last blockbuster. I miss that place.
At least you know that Russell Crowe's leather jockstrap lives on at another Blockbuster.
@@ProjectDv2 ahhhhhh I remember the episode of last week tonight.
I remember hearing about a blockbuster in Alaska.
Me tooooo
@@DevinMillarDM it was in this little place called North Pole. I think the sign is still up
Damn they took the sign down :/. Its a verizon store now
Being a nerd wasn't embraced this way when I was young lol
Me neither, where were these people when I was growing up?
SethBlizzard oh my god what a nerd🤓🤓🤓🤓
@TrashPanda Raccoon cope
@TrashPanda Raccoon Uhhh not entirely true, I was a nerd and the guys who kicked my asses were Democrats, I know that because their fathers were on the local city council and they were Democrats and they campaigned for their fathers in our high school.
@TrashPanda Raccoon That's funny.
Once when I was living in London, I would take a walk every night in the streets with my friend, and there was this Blockbuster store with illuminated letters, but the lights on the B, U and S letters had gone out. My friend and I used to joke that ‘the bus is gone.’
I was more amazed by there being another Doom movie than I was by the last Blockbuster on Earth.
Brandon313 It’s awful. I wish they just would make one that is like the games.
@@mr.randomguys7629 I am super confused how they would fuck up a Doom movie, what was wrong with it? I would assume making one with a similar to the plot of Aliens would be easy to make and not terrible.
popo129 it would be terrible if it was a similar plot to aliens. It would always be known as that aliens rip off movie lol
It should just be an ultra fast shootemup with demons in space and hell. John wick proved that dialogue and plot is not needed in a good action movie even in this plot heavy era of filmmaking.
Hardcore Henry with demons and a bigger budget. It would make a bajillion dollars.
You know what’s BS? Having a nearly empty parking lot and parking directly beside another car....
It's like using the urinal next to someone when they're all empty
@@ramonanzures9780 What's wrong with a friendly race? Lol
FFS what is wrong with people who do this? lonely maybe?
I cannot describe the peace it brings me to know another person notices this.
That’s like the same person that sits in the stall directly next to you in a public restroom when 7 other stalls are open.
I live in Oregon and I was floored when I heard there was one in Bend, just a couple hours drive from my hometown!
Us Oregonians are blessed to have the last blockbuster in our state, for once we're the lucky ones
I recall visiting my grandmother in Bend years ago and I vividly remember coming to this specific Blockbuster to rent out movies to watch. Wasnt there a Sonic that was nearby as well? Because I remember going to grab a bite to eat from there whenever we'd come here.
I haven’t had Sonics in years but I want chili cheese fries
Go there keep them alive im in ct .
I live over in portland, we used to go to blockbuster all the time.. i had no idea the last one was in state. So awesome
The 90s and early 2000s were the best.
The balance between actual physical activity and technology was just perfect, it all got ruined when the corporations went full greedy.
I love how they just gloss over the fact that his ancient membership card still works.
I need to test my 15 year old $20 Best Buy gift card, speaking of which.
@@CaveyMoth I'm afraid I may have some bad news for you...
@@dacypher22 do they not work or is best buy closed?
@@nostalgiafactor733 Best Buy still operates, but I wouldn't be surprised if @dacypher22 had another reason for bad news.
@@Kris18
It may be that $20 ain't shit now... LOL
"Do you know what's BS?"
I can't get use to that. Great video!
RUclips is now for baby's and ran by them
Whenever you feel dumb, remember: Blockbuster could have bought Netflix.
and after they turned it down, they started their own service similar to netflix, and it was actually set to outperform netflix, but the person that was pushing for the idea was replaced. The guy who replaced him didn't like him so out of spite he shut down the program, saying it didn't make enough money (even though it was on track to). If it wasn't for him blockbuster might still be around (more than 1 location)
@@captsuperking2862 Or theyd probably be online only and close down all physical locations
Netflix back then wasnt the Netflix of today
And that Nintendo could've partnered with Sony.
@@Tarkus_H That was truly Nintendo's biggest blunder, out of the ashes of their failed dealings they gave rise to a new competitor.
“Your as beautiful as the day I lost you”
Such a great video, especially during these strange times. I live in Oregon and have been to that Blockbuster before. It really is a trip. Your footage of the roads and landscape of Eastern Oregon really makes me want to go on a road trip right now.
hopefully this blockbuster remains open for atleast the next couple decades, this blockbuster should be a memorial or something
"We're driving through mountains and shit"
lol
Us East coasters dont know bout that shit
mountains of shit
@@slyfox2022 uhh, we have mountains and shit all over the place here, hell I live in the mountains of Tennessee.
@@slyfox2022 I knowo
@@stanislavpetrov5955 from North Carolina as well 🙂
My mom and I watched a documentary about this. It's amazing how a lot of people, including myself, still remember Blockbuster. It just warms my heart.
You know people take vacations to places with nice scenery or to relax--
No, James goes on vacation to a blockbuster.
Last blockbuster on the planet 😳
He was at a gaming expo I assume it was a business trip and this is a side diversion
I made my wife stop here on our Honeymoon and was overcome with emotions I haven't felt since my childhood
Joe Blow well he didn’t get married when he was a child did he
@SnackDestroyer Blockbuster did not have pornos.
Im going to assume that was the best part of the honeymoon
@@carterstu not at all, Bend, OR is a BEAUTIFUL city and we visited so many breweries, it was a blast
Ah remember those days when we would all get in the car and go rent a movie, 2019 was such a different world
Underappreciated
The days when you could actually leave your house
those were the times :)
You poor yankees, all cooped up in your homes while Aussies like me are out enjoying newly reopened cafes, retail stores and out on the beaches catching the waves.
2019 was horrible
I remember seeing my local blockbuster close and the shelves are still in that old building 10 years later.
😢
Man I used to have a blockbuster near my house, unfortunately it was closed down on April 18th 2010. I really loved that video store, and I still have movies that I bought from there.
It makes me happy to hear you remembered the exact date! No reason, I think it shows how passionate you are for this fond childhood memory of yours :)
I found gold recently in my house i have the Longest Yard from BlockBuster Receipt still inside!
it closed on my birthday,rip.
What happened to blockbuster
I think the one by me closed down right around the same time. I miss going there.
I still remember going to it when I was pretty little (I think I was 4 or 5) with my dad because they were doing a huge sale to get rid of their old stock of SNES and N64 cartridges. We went home with a bag full of games and I think we still have them all to this day.
He's gonna take you back to the past
To a video store that used to kick ass
In Alabama our Blockbusters sucked compared to Movie Gallery & Hollywood Video
Quote from Robin Williams in Jumanji:
"Suddenly, I feel right at home."
I was thinking that "What year is this?" far more appropiate
For real
Exactly also R.I.P Robin Williams
😭😭😭😭 I miss BlockBuster.
the nostalgia hits hard. the days of renting n64 games are long gone and it makes me kinda sad :(
i got medal of honor, mgs, army men for ps1 used all at blockbuster, crazy
@@madchubbsgames_it4895 i think my favourite game i rented was conkers bad fur day. i didnt even know what it was called until a couple years ago when i was frantically trying to figure out what the game with the squirrel and the frying pan from n64 was lol
@@bmxscape i remember that game, my buddys always wanted me to try it. said it had a lil ww2 gameplay which i thaught was cool
@@madchubbsgames_it4895 The game is glorious. Its very creative and mix dark humour with common N64 cute plataformer humour
@@Linkchidori thats awesome, reminds me of that Happy Tree Freinds concept lmao
Netflix: I thought we destroyed you!
Blockbuster: I've still got some fight left in me!
Blockbuster:I cant believe it. My family and my father is dead*cries* Netflix:YES GIVE ME MORE VIEWERS
Crazy part blockbuster had a chance to by Netflix..
Napster, kazaa if it had been for these early pioneers there would be no such thing as Netflix
blockbusters last son: this is for father!! yahhhh!!
Their stock is through the roof now
I literally live in Bend Oregon and go to this blockbuster at least once a month. It's such a blessing that I am growing up with a blockbuster in my town in 2020.
You are not growing up with a blockbuster in town...you are growing up with THE blockbuster in town. And Sony Studio Bend, I guess. The nature look amazing. Bye, and have a nice day.
I had one in my small Ohio town growing up. I miss it.
I want one of those long sleeve blockbuster shirts or a sweater. Gonna check on Ebay
I live here too, been here for about 17 years. We used to have at least one more, there was one north and one south, don't remember if there was another one like on the east side of town or not.
We used to have several Blockbusters in our town, (Austin Tx) I used to dislike the place because they'd never rent NC-17 movies, but these days I kind of miss that old chain, although not as much as I really miss our late great video store Vulcan Video, which had to permanently close due to a combination of Netflix, Redbox, high rental building prices, and also the Corona virus keeping everyone home. God Damn it. :-(
I remember back in elementary school in the mid 2000s when I was home sick my dad would rent me a bunch of movies to watch. Those were the days..
I hope this Blockbuster will survive after this whole COVID-19 fiasco.
Charlie Cat well it’s still surviving
It’s gonna be around most likely forever just for the nostalgic factor. This is history
@@MMAReignsSupreme Nevertheless it's a business that needs money to survive.
It probably won’t. So many businesses have died already
@@elvee88 nevertheless its ONE last store that needs to die already.
God I miss the 80's and 90's. Best consecutive decades in history.
100% agree! We're so lucky to have experienced it.
Those 2 decades still exist in form of plastic islands in the pacific and atlantic.
@Kincaid7 the millions who died in the 1940s, and the lives destroyed might disagree with you.
@Kincaid7 the '40s were fiiiiiiiiiiine. Nothing to see here.
Yes! 💯💯
It's like finding a hidden relic temple in a RPG. 😂
*an >=)
True enough. Thanks a LOT Redbox and Hulu! Ugh.....
FF 5
I gotta say having lived through the era I can't say I ever really missed Blockbuster when everything went to streaming..
Late fees
Popular movies out of stock. Back then you had to get to the store super early on the day of a big movie release..
Having to drive to the store..
I love that you can get everything so easy now...
I miss blockbuster so much, I remember getting out from school on Friday, going into one, rent Fable or Def Jam fight for NY, went home and play it...
They had a big ass statue of master chief promoting Halo 2!
I remember renting Left 4 Dead back in 2008 and after the rental I bought the game from Blockbuster so they got a rental fee and a purchase from me, loved it.
Games like Def Jam FFNY will never come out again. Such a gem.
Chuchuca never! Aki made the best wrestling games I’ve ever played and def Jam is my favorite
I remember renting N64 and Snes games with my dad. Fun times.
Me too. My mom took me tho.
Expensive as hell tho (5 usd per day)
Same here. Now I don't have Blockbuster OR my dad anymore...
@@Thoralmir I know the feeling. My dad died of an aneurysm in 2017. I'm sorry to hear that.
Buck bumble I rented lol
The Russell Crowe stuff was purchased by John Oliver and given to that final Blockbuster, just to give some context.
The Jockstrap was stolen tho from when the 2nd to last closed in Alaska
Some jockstrap stole the jockstrap
THANK YOU! I knew there was one in Alaska...but I guess it closed. I was looking in the comments for something about Alaska just to see if I was or was not crazy.
Blockbuster sure didn't know how to respond to Netflix... that caught them way off guard. In an alternate universe somewhere Blockbuster figured it out and is now the #1 streaming service.
honestly blockbuster should fight jake paul
I heard they had an early opportunity to purchase all Netflix shares, very early on, and passed on it.