Video Rental Store Memories with Nostalgia Critic & Cinema Snob - Rental Reviews
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Doug Walker (Nostalgia Critic) and Brad Jones (Cinema Snob) stopped by Cinemassacre Video to talk about their memories of rental stores with James and Justin. Find out what it was like to rent and work at old video stores like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video.
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Movies for Mom and Dad
Cinemassacre please do another YOU KNOW WHAT’S BULLSHIT?!
When NC gonna be guest in AVGN episode? I mean... You make a lot of apperence in his show! Why he newer show up in yours?
You guys nailed how to do sponsorship stuff I think
Hey bro can you please review a NES title called INFILTRATOR i found it in my parents basement and i was hoping you could talk about it
I miss the smell of walking into a video store. Idk how to explain it, they had their own smell though...the smell of the weekend
I know exactly what you're referring to. Blockbuster video in particular had a pleasant, almost calming smell. I don't know if it was the candy and popcorn along with all the plastic or what, or if they pumped some special odor into the store but virtually all of them had that familiar friendly comforting smell.
I indeed miss that and am sad my sons won't experience it for themselves because our local Family Video does not have that smell...
The smells were stuffy. Like dusty old room.
The divine smell of wood paneling and hot plastic
Oh man. So true. Your comment suddenly brought back the memory of that unique smell.
U should have smelled the adult video stores, now that's a smell you'll never forget.
I like to imagine that occasionally when James is feeling down, he watches a tape in that room so he feels like he’s working at a video store.
That's what I'd do.
@@louise6093 anyone watching this would, methinks
Throw some mothballs around, put on some white noise of people talking together, and fill a big plastic cup with diet pepsi, and just lean back.
@@ryanjavierortega8513 don't say methinks
@@KevinLuper99 Methinks mayhaps a nerve hast been struck.
The closest thing to a rental store now is redbox or a public library
FamilyVideo still exists
@@MrSkerpentine Yup. Got one a few miles away here in NC.
There’s a video store like 1.5 miles from me.
Ultra CNC . It kind of depends on what you think the purpose of a library is.
If you think it's just a place to hold books of knowledge, then yes you are mostly correct. Though Libraries have been traditionally more than just sources of non-fiction literature.
However if you think the purpose is to collect, preserve and share with the community it serves; the knowledge, information and artistic tales of society and civilization than your view is a bit narrow.
The technologies and mediums of society have changed quite a bit in the last 100 years.
There’s a Hollywood video in my city but besides that I haven’t seen another video store in almost eight years
OMG I remember the decision paralysis while in a Blockbuster, when they would have like an entire wall set up for the hot new release and none were in stock, then you didn't know what you wanted.
Also I remember as a young teen, checking out Lifeforce, the clerk said "you know this isn't about the NES game", i replied "Yeah but it's got a naked chick" He gave me an affirmative nod and checked it out to me
Brad Jones and James Rolfe talking about video rental stores? My life is complete
@DrLite He's the Cinema Snob.
Is Brad the one with all the knowledge?
*when Gods meet*
@Harrison Klebold it certainly was up till this point! :D
Brad has told many good rental store stories over the years, it was a well chosen topic to have him a a guest.
My mother actually worked as the manager of a local video store back when I was a child. Sometimes she would take me to work and I can remember playing in the store. Other days she would setup a game console (because they rented those out too) for me and I’d sit and play games while she worked. I was quite young so I don’t have the same types of memories as these guys did. But I can still say I have fond childhood memories of my local video store. :)
Who else remembers seeing video rental stores inside of department stores like roses or grocery stores like Kroger?
There's a tiny lil IGA market up in Gladwyn, MI that still rents out games and movies. (truth be told, I'm not sure they've changed the lineup in like 10 years)
I do. That was all we had where I lived. Even the smallest mom and pop store had a rental section. It gave me a reason to always tag along when Mom had to go to the store.
@@stitchfinger7678 Yup... I remember the local IGA had a rental spot. Great times.
Our Kroger did here in Dayton OH
there was a convince store/pharmacy near my house that had a video rental section that i use to get things from
“Hey James, can we come in? It’s really cold out here!”
“Ahhhh well thanks Kieran!”
"Video killed the radio star"
Streaming killed the video store.
Despite not having the stuff you want. Not sure what it's like where you are, but there's NOTHING on UK Netflix.
BRING BACK LOVEFILM!
No, Netflix sending DVDs was what killed the video store.
@@TheSmart-CasualGamer get a proxy bub
@@starblue6tv No BB did and when they fell there was barely any rental store left. Netflix is way later kid...
I just buy dvds online anymore. Streaming is limited. Lose too much.
I miss when they'd have employee pick sections. Could always tell a lot about the employees that way. And when I found someone whose picks I always liked, I'd love seeing something new. "Oooo, is that a Tom pick? Gotta rent that." I think there's a Seinfeld episode about this.
There is.
And Weekend at Bernie's 2 was one of the picks...
It’s so weird seeing nostalgia critic standing up
He is a lot taller than I thought he was. He towers over Snob and James!
I know right?!
JB Jacobs ya he is huge!
EREBUS ha, I get it.
critic looks cool as heck!. I wish a grew up with them, i wanna meet them all lol
"Honey, I Blew Everybody" I died.
So did everyone else.
From exhaustion?
zombiewarrior88 has one
@@231mac 😆😂🤣💥....😲
Kieran was the best part of this video. That Blockbuster story was epic. Nicely done!
Ya both outside stories are really funny.
James still has nightmares about not being able to decide what to rent, decides to create his own video store at home. Well played
My dad would take me to Blockbuster every Friday after school...and then he’d buy me Squeeze-its. Remember those? Memories...😌
Any slush puppies?
Squeeze-its oh man you brought back some memories there I remember those Mondo drinks those are the bomb too
I get really blown away whenever I get a game or DVD and still has a Blockbuster or Hollywood Video sticker on it.
Sameeeee! I actually have some Hollywood video or blockbuster PS2 games cases lol :D!
It's nice seeing The Angry Video Game Nerd & The Nostalgia Critic out-of-character & literally being themselves, not as The Nostalgia Critic & The Angry Video Game Nerd.
I also imagine it was very trippy to watch a movie like Clerks or Scream in a video store, because the video store plays a prominent part in both films.
Mayor McCheese Especially once the lsd kicks in.
I never get tired of the "movies for mom and dad!" bit 😂
I worked in a mom and pop store in high school. All I did was get high and watch movies. Great times!
I loved seeing the nervous guys looking around waiting to make their move to the back room!
There's something about this episode. I keep coming back to it from time to time.
Damn. I didn't realize Doug was so tall.
according to IMDB he is only 1.80m. that's not tall at all. that's about average in europe.
great stories guys. I'm about 20 years older so my experiences of the movie rental stores at the time you remember were more like being a young single dad taking the kids to rent movies and games and especially scoping out the single moms.
I was in Blockbuster when it got robbed at gunpoint, I was renting Heat
Nice
What movies did they take?
What a dumb choice for a robbery. If you don’t return the money, the late fees will ruin your credit score.
@Skippy the Alien he's lying lool
Are you guys ever going to review movies for Mom and Dad?
Snob makes a living doing that already.
That is actually Cinema Snob's thing
Yes. Pornhub exclusive coming 2019
Mom & Dad save the World? 🤔
Can't wait till they do "blow me sandwich".
“I’ll tell you what’s behind the curtain, my career!”
-Brad Jones/The Cinema Snob 2018
So very true.
At least he's honest about it. All joking aside, he is actually releasing his second movie this month.
Be kind, please rewind
Damn i feel old now.
@@thatonea-hole Me too.
Listening to the one dude talking about how they had to buff up the scratched DVDs had me thinking it's actually WORSE than VHS as far as maintenance goes for the clerks. With VHS, ok, so they're not rewound, just put them in a rewinder and you're done. But with DVDs, I doubt it was an automatic process.
We used to get a bunch of unrewound tapes back in our drop box or when customers would drop and run. So frustrating when you had movies people wanted to rent and they were all the way at the end and not rewound.
@@aidanumpherson make that three
After my grandma passed away I was cleaning out her house and in the Attic there was a Sony betamax player still sealed Inside the Box and and a few movies
To be fair, if you got a Betamax player, you wouldn't even bother opening the box.
@@brianm2881 lol my dad got talked into buying a betamax, i remember it back in the day watching movies on it.
Master Windu? Shouldn’t you be arresting the chancellor
She probably have no idea how to use it so she gave up
You’re, again; talking about something I used to have as a little girl and miss very much. That’s why I love you all.❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💘
True Story, I bought my Atari Jaguar at a Mom and Pop Video store somewhere in Alabama in 1994. I remember the video store was in a converted double wide trailer home. I was shocked to see the console and I knew I had been wanting one and what else was there to do in middle of no where Alabama as a 17 year old kid. Also I bought my Vitual Boy at a Hollywood video w/ carrying case and all.
Virtual Boy
And you're not legally blind from using it? lol
Wow, you backed the wrong horses in the console wars :-) I bet you owned an HD-DVD player :-D
*WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY*
My favorite memory is as a kid, running into people from the neighborhood that you knew. Like running into teachers or my friends' parents and seeing what they were renting.
I bet it was even more hilarious if you saw your teachers go to the adult section.
The 90’s were honestly an amazing time. I’m so glad I was fortunate enough to grow up in that decade.
Feeling the cold air and nostalgic smell of the store to rush through the return slot on a hot summer night.
I’m binge watching Cinemassacre clips
Makes me nostalgic for the 80s-90s & videostores
The frustration of not finding what you wanted is gone but something else has been lost in this day and age of instant access.
Honestly, when it comes to services like Hulu and Netflix, I still cant find the movies Im looking for!
Being able to physically see and touch the actual movie
honestly, i dont like the look of modern tvs when it comes to movies (and 16/8bit games) i think movies look best on an hd crt.
@@metatron478 yes the frustration is still there. I can never find what I'm looking for on netflix
It’s very frustrating when Netflix removes movies.
James has a soft respectful honesty in his reviews. It's good to see the Nostalgia Critic leave persona. Usually, it feels like he should be accompanied by sock puppets.
I agree. I like James' movie reviews better than his AVGN reviews where he has a different personality and makes childish jokes.
Cinemassacre, Cinema Snob, Nostalgia Critic and Underbelly in the same Video Rental Store
There's a joke in there, somewhere...
@@jupreindeer Something something most ambitious crossover in history
@Turd Ferguson Oh, he does MORE than just being the "Angry Video Game Nerd."
Turd Ferguson I knew him as the Angry Nintendo Nerd.
Special guest Doug changes everything in a goodway!! Video rental in grocery stores was sweet...the Kieran cut away was great
Where I grew up there was a Hollywood video that was connected to a game crazy, they were basically one single store, you just walked through an archway and you were in the other store. Can you imagine a more amazing place? Some of the best memories of my childhood were there. Sadly, now it’s a 7-Eleven. What a shame.
Man. It makes me sad that the kids of today won't get to experience the thrill of walking into a video store and just looking through all the videos and games. I miss it.
Some of my favourite creators in one video on my second favourite Cinemassacre series!! Great way to end a Friday!
weird seeing brad in HD lol. This was actually my favourite video you've posted in a while it was so entertaining hearing you guys discuss this.
Jason Goes to Hell would make an interesting review actually.
I’d watch Jason goes to Disneyland.. life is now about making this happen.
It's been over 20 years and I still can't understand that movie....
A movie about Jason going to a town in Michigan would be pretty interesting (yes, there’s a Michigan town called Hell)
My local mom and pop store would actually photocopy the video game manuals and put the copies in with the games, so they'd never get lost. If you kept the instructions they just made another copy.
I was really hoping the Rocky Statue joke would have pay off in the next video. I am extremely happy to see that it did. Thank you, Cinemassacre team!
That is funny because I am hoping the thick innuendo will pay off.
"Just be quiet and they'll go away"
there wasnt much finer of an experience in the 90s than going to blockbuster and seeing all of the snes games lined up on the shelves to rent, and seeing the cartridge behind the games box as there are still copies not all rented out. going to the register and picking out your favorite candy and soda meant it was going to be an amazing weekend. sometimes i walk into a store and it has that distinct smell like blockbuster used to, and it really sends me back.
When I turned 18,i finally got to go to that backroom of a west coast video for the "adult" movies. That was a religious experience.
Funny to see NC and AVGN together and getting along, I'm always expecting a fight
Cinema snob looks like a white spike lee
David WhatsThatAbout well he is basically
Fuck you.
and acts like one
he also looks like a midget Doug
David WhatsThatAbout except Brad has none of the talent or humanity.
This series is damn near my favorite addition to Cinemassacre. Love rental reviews. Also...see you on the 5th!! Got my mega bus ticket..ready to ride to Philly from Pittsburgh. Can't wait. I'll try not to be a creepy fan...but I can't make any promises
What's creey mean?
@@justinrocks8724 creepy I'm guessing
@@justinrocks8724 oh haha I didn't see that
You lucky duck, you.
"I'll tell you whats behind the curtain...my career."
Lmao classic Snob.
Super Hornio Brothers, Beaver and Buttface, Bat Pussy, and everyone's favorite, The Geek!
I was one of those who rented the same game over and over when I should’ve bought it 😂
funny about the From Dusk Till Dawn 2 criticism. I was shunned for renting Tank Girl and I got into an argument about it. I basically told him you don't always have to watch a "good" movie to enjoy yourself.
That's clearly Doug Walker, not the Nostalgia Critic.
DOH YA THINK
Nostalgia Critic is a character, same as how it's James in the video and not The Nerd.
The title most likely has Nostalgia Critic (and Cinema Snob) because it's a more recognizable name and would get more clicks, despite it not actually being the character in the video.
Rivini r/woosh
WELL NO SHIT, SHERLOCK. DID YOU JUST FIGURE THAT OUT ON YOUR OWN? GIMME A BREAK.
@@DanTheMan1985ful It seems you have missed the joke.
And also from the other side after working at Movie Gallery from
06-10(when MG went bankrupt), my best memories were interacting with customers and bullshitting about movies and games. My manager and I were also big fans of the Nerd and Critic so this is pretty cool seeing you guys having this discussion together.
Worked at Movie Gallery and in the Kids section was an anime called La Blue Girl. Took it home and quickly found out it should have been in the Adult section. Glad none of the parents found it before did.
Also, just before Movie Gallery went under, I had rented like 5 movies, marathoned them all in 24 hours, took them back, and was BANNED for returning them too soon. Guess they thought I had ripped em or something.
Oh no. Well at least you caught it before anyone else did.
One video store I went to had all the La Blue Girl movies in the cartoon section. So it was next to Fern Gully and stuff like that. I rented it once out of curiosity. I think it was a month before I regained the ability to blink again.
They had Fritz the Cat in my local store.
They just threw the covers away? Any of the cases should make it really obvious it contains erotica.
"It's like Edgar Allan Poe's shit, where you have this videostore nightmares and you build one in your goddam basement" lol
Hastings and Blockbuster. I was the toddler renting horror movies. Grand times.
God I miss Hastings.
I was a manager at hastings and it was awesome
I remember my grade school using laser disks for presentations.
I worked in the video store rental business for nearly a decade from 1990-2000. GREAT times! We used to have guys come in on Wednesdays to rent "adult films" & for some reason that day was the day those movies made the most money. We used to joke about it being "hump day". Many guys would come in wearing baseball caps & sunglasses & go to the new releases section them when no one was looking they'd go into the adult room.
We were advised to play trailers, but my friends & I would play films like "Monty Python & The Holy Grail", "Airplane! ", "The Naked Gun", "Star Wars" & "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". We could not play R-rated movies, but pushed the envelope on a lot of the PG-13 films.
Jay Emm that must have been a great experience
@@12ealDealOfficial So true! Most of us were true movie fans. We had a passion for movies and some of us could quote many of them. I learned a lot about business and marketing and overall it was a lot of fun.
@@joellennon6736 It was. I think it is a shame that most people today will never get to experience it.
i feel you man. i worked in a video store myself for 8 years
Monty Python is rated R though, so you did play one. You sly dog!
"Honey I Blew Everything" killed me.
I think it’s a Married With Children joke movie that dude just stole, same with Foreskin Gump
I grew up in a very rural area in the late 80s and 90s so we never had a Blockbuster (which might have been for the best as they edited their movies) but we had a bunch of small chains and mom & pop video stores. Those stores had tons of horror, cult and even adult videos. That’s where I really cut my teeth being a genre film fan at a young age.
did they have a bunch of kung fu movies? Or anime tv shows?
that's funny you mentioned the pizza shop next store. my most vivid memory of video rental stores is going down to my dad's for the weekend, ordering a pizza, and then going next store to pick out a movie while the pizza cooked. i miss the smell of the film
Personally, the most mind blowing thing about Blockbuster was that it was the only store with Willy Wonka Chocolate Bars.
When i was super stoned in the video store, the store WAS the movie.
Can't get that with Netflix
I love seeing Doug and James together. Seriously great chemistry.
I guess they finally put their differences aside. :)
Doug is the kid you’re afraid of will shoot up the school
@@3layerdipstack726 they all were really(probably)
I think the guy from GoodBadFlicks would be the perfect guest for this show
I’ve still never seen his face
Has he ever made a face reveal?
@@YOLYIboi Never. But if he ever does, it's gonna be cool.
Oh wow, Cinema Snob, haven't seen him in ages
And Doug Walker?
Fuck Doug walker
he still makes videos
@@adj789 he's a fucking scum bag
GingerlyNutHars More what exactly did he do? Honestly curious
When i was 10 my mom took me and my friend to a family video and we rented the Leprechaun and Darkman. Good times . . .
When i was like 5 in 92, we had a small video store that had vhs or nes games: 4 for 4 days for $4! It was an amazing deal and we'd do it every friday
"Foreskin Gump" and "Honey, I Blew Everybody"! LMFAO!!!!!
He stole these jokes from Married With Children
'Mrs. Assfire'
@@Davidweedlove no he didn't these are real movies
Another great video, gents! I have so many fond memories of video stores. What a great time it was to be a movie fan.
26:15 the birth of the "Nostalgia Critic"
Thanks for the memories guys. Lots of memories going to blockbusters and the smaller local video store picking random movies. I was born 1975.
Cinemassacre - you guys are one of my oldest and most favorite subs. You guys can't do anything wrong in my opinion. You are untouchable.
James, your videos are the only ones where I actually look forward to seeing the sponsors.
I saw James, Brad and Doug and I passed out from joy. Then I woke up and watched. Thanks guys!
Doug is an awful person but sure.
@@adamwitham8229 Someone had to say it, point it out. Thank you.
If youre being sarcastic - are we supposed to just pretend it never happened?
I used to love farting in the aisles of video stores where the new releases were and watching people have to smell it while gagging just to get The Waterboy with Adam Sandler....and they would!
You're a legend.
James is so kind for helping out Doug Walker.
Gertso RUclipsrs, classic and modern; have gotta look out for each other.
I would rent Wrestling tapes and one employee looked the tape over and said: "You actually like this stuff?" I wanted to answer: "What do you care, just ring me up."
Hell yeah those wwf ppv VHS tapes were the best.
I'll never understand the amount of flac us wrestling fans get more than anyone else
@@usbcgaming776 usual response when someone doesn't get why someone enjoys something they don't find particularly appealing.
Brad! One step closer to the cinemassacre RLM crossover of my dreams.
I really love this series. Its like RLM crossed with Clerks, and I like how the discussions branch out into strange places you wouldn't expect.
Also the only bad parts of the video are when Doug talks.
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*THANKS CAPTAIN OBVIOUS!!*
ThatOne A-HOLE it would have been funnier if you replied "in a row?"
Good memories. Growing up in Connecticut We had a local place called "Real to Reel" video in mid 1980s. Then I remember the video store in Stop and Shop grocery. Mid 90s we had a local place called "Tommy K's" video.
One of my fondest memories of the video store was when a "ma&pop" store (by the name of Home Entertainment Videos) brought in arcade cabinets! My bestfriend and I spent hours playing a game by the name of "Cyber City," dropping quarter after quarter into the machine. We were devestated when they swapped it out for a different title...
I rented games from a local grocery store.
Video stores have to come back. Idk guys... we need this kind of mystical happiness in our lives again!
I rented FF6 from a local video store until i beat it, then i bought it from that store when it closed down.
:')
Awesome
Me too!
The circle of life.
I got a ps2 and dragon quest 8 :)
when I was kid my uncle rented pornos and made me return them when they were due while he waited in the car. lmao
Was his name Patrick Bateman? That dude was nuuuuts!
@@funkyweapon1981 I met him one time, fucker tried to give me a stray cat.
Hahahahahaha nice 😂
He can rent them, but not return them?
I had a little video store across the street from me growing up. It was pretty cool because aside from the typical mainstream Hollywood movies, they also had these really bizarre sub genres of horror films like _'Andy Warhol's Frankenstein'_ or the _'Nazisploitation'_ variety like _'Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS'_ and _'Gestapo's Last Orgy'._ They usually had the *red sticker* on them indicating an NC-17 or X rating, but that didn't matter. The store clerks didn't care how old you were. They'd rent me practically anything. The video store years was a really cool time to be a kid.
@@LAST_STAND_FAN I haven't seen it in quite a few years, but I do remember being somewhat bothered by it (although I _was_ in my mid teens at the time). It's definitely schlock, but like a said, a little unsettling.
So I was looking for a new Earnest movie as a five year old. I was looking for one that I hadn't seen before, and I saw a copy of Jason Goes to Hell. So I asked the cashier if they had a copy of Earnest goes to Hell. I was so confused, and the cashier was embarrassed. My mom was embarrassed when she realized what I'd asked for.
This is a funny story man 🤣🤣🤣
I can't believe you guys didn't talk about renting VHS and copying them. My dad had a friend that did it for us all the time. 3/4 of my movie collection growing up was copied from movies we rented. It was the pre Napster, lol.
I remember going to blockbuster, those were the days
@irish rover true
When you were an infant?
True..,😎
@@Darqboii yep, im just familiar with it cuz I used to go there
@@Uncle_Tre back in the early 2000s
I'm a 1999 kid but I still remeber going to rent DVD movies (And when I was really a child, VHS tapes!). My cousins still owns one somehow.
This series is too good! also I like how happy does James look in the thumbnail, its hearwaming :)
Every Friday night I could have one friend spend the night, moms would take us to Little Caesars Pizza then to Blockbuster where she would get a new release movie and we (my bro and I) were allowed to get one video game each. Those were the best days ever!
9:22 The two titles I remember the most from lulz browsing the adult section were Splatman and In Deanna Jones.
And that video store was the only place I ever saw the adult NES titles, Hot Slots and Peekaboo Poker.
Well now i feel old for having to reminisce about video rental stores. RIP Blockbusters.
I never thought, that i could enjoy a commercial.^^
Best one yet love nostalgia critic and cinema snob and James !!
What I remember most about going to our local rental store, is when I rented the movie Faces of Death. I was about, I think 13 years old. When I took the rental tag to the worker he said “You might not like this video.” I replied, “Naaaaa, I will be ok.” About an hour or two later I want back to the store, with a shocked and scared look on my face. I gave the movie back to the worker and said “please take this back” :P