I used to love Blockbuster! Our weekend revolves around our choices. I’d pick 2 movies, my wife would pick 1 and our son would pick a couple from the kids section. Few beers, a curry, and crisps/chips. That’s a perfect weekend right there. I was gutted when they shut their doors.
@@Caterationsdidn’t realize it would go obsolete real fast and not a chance to adapt to DVD and streaming and git its axe, and now malls getting the axe, collages which we could repaired or repurpose into apartments/ malls n stuff
It was great for literally the blockbuster movies. Fortunately I was lucky to have access to a big city independent movie theater where they played the obscure independent and foreign movies. But with the internet you can watch many of them now.
This video brings back a sweet memory of my daughter. As a single mom I couldn’t afford a lot of entertainment, and she was about four the first time I remember taking her to a video store. Excited and overwhelmed she said “thank you Mommy for bringing me to the movies!” lol.. I don’t remember telling her that story, she’s 25 now. Thanks for the memory and a great video!
The Machinist was a new release when I was working at Hollywood Video in Tampa. I would put that on the store TVs while working. Very underrated movie. I’m so glad you went up there buddy I knew you would love it! What a great experience. I miss video stores.
Former Hollywood Video workers represent 🤘 My manager would play the Star Wars prequels CONSTANTLY. During the yoda lightsaber fight he'd make us all stop what we were doing and watch 🤣
That movie is such a trip & underrated piece of cinema. I worked at Hollywood video for many years & would put on it, Donnie Darko, and for the late night crowd - Showgirls 😂
I still have my Blockbuster membership card I miss renting VHS or DVD's movies those were the good old days the kids today don't know what we had growing up.
This takes me down memory lane to the days of renting movies, spending $600 bucks on a new VCR back in early 80s and microwave pop corn for the first time...ahhh the good ole days. Good stuff Adam as usual. Thank you sir.
I remember seeing new VHS movies selling for like $80 or $90 in the mid-80s, which seems insane now. That was probably closer to $200 in today's money.
That's one of the reasons why I like traveling to the USA, apart from visiting family. The Americans are just brutally stuck in the 80s. In my area, one of the last extremely rare video stores closed for good with the pandemic. I am very happy to have been a child in this 80s golden era.
Seeing all the old Steve Martin films made me think back to win "Parenthood" was filmed next door to my grandfather's house. I was living there and remember the production crew knocking to ask permission to film the exterior of his house. It was Franks house and it was filmed on Smith St. In College Park. (Orlando, Fl). Crazy how Blockbuster brought those memories back
My first job back in 1993 was at an independent video rental place here in the UK I can confirm we made way more money on the late and rewind fees Amazing trip down memory lane Adam!!!!
I remember the first video I ever rented (back when buying tapes was $80.) It was The Empire Strikes Back. What an amazing feeling being able to watch that movie again after so long!
I really enjoyed video stores and Blockbuster thank you for going here lots of memories I really miss those days very cool watching you show us all the old movies and stuff.
Blockbuster Video was a big part of my adolescence. I worked there through High School. It's difficult to explain to my children what Blockbuster was all about and the experience you would get going there for a movie or video game rental. Thanks for sharing Adam!
@@Michael_HuntI’m right there with you about preferring Hollywood Video. I thought it was a much nicer video store. I was really surprised when all the sudden, they all closed.
I worked at the blockbuster corporate headquarters all the way until the end. I still have a stack of 100 new membership cards and a ton of other random branded giveaways. It was a lot of fun working at the office in downtown Dallas. They would bring by different actors that would stop by every cubicle to talk with us and sign movie posters.
It wasn't fun for the mom and pop video stores that got ran out of business by them. "Corporate headquarters" for a video store chain lets you know how soulless it was.
That's awesome!!!! Hey, is there any chance you're selling any of those membership cards or branded giveaways? I live in Fort worth Texas. Thanks in advance!
I worked as an Assistant Manager in a couple different stores, and it was always like corporate had no idea what actually went on in the stores with real customers. We would get paperwork or a so-called training video, watch it, and look at each other saying They think this is going to work in the stores? We did it anyway, as it was our job and the DM had to visit every few weeks. But even he would agree on some things saying once you go above a certain point in corporate, you have no idea what really goes on in the stores yet you are making decisions and policies for those stores. Just another reason why it failed.
@@DiamondVisionLEDThat is every major corporation. I worked in accounting. Not in operations but I have worked with plenty of other medium and large corporations. They have to make decisions for thousands of stores. Many times, they do not help all in the organization. It is unfortunate but just how things tend to work.
The mom and pops video store that we had in the block buster era was garbage. I remember they only had season 1 and 2 of Bones, when the series was up to season 5 or 6. The video store also sold liquor, I guess that's how they made their money.
I worked for a Blockbuster Video in Hollywood CA. Was so much fun back then. I MET Barbara Hershey working there. She was really nice. Was just there to rent some videos. Thanks for this vlog Adam!!!
This was my childhood the sweet nostalgia I remember every Friday going with my dad spending hours on hours browsing the movies how I'd love to have blockbuster back.
I loved going to video stores. Go out and do stuff during the day. Go to eat. On the way home we'd stop and pick up a movie or two. Great way to end the night.
Do you remember in the malls Suncoast Motion Picture Company where they sold (not rented) VHS's? ;p That was my first mall job in 1993, I remember the new releases would be around $100 for the first week or two- for a VHS!! LOL Ah, 1990's mall nostalgia!!!
The movies were $100 because of Blockbuster. They would refuse to rent new movies if the Studios were selling them at a normal price. The studios had to go along with it because Blockbuster was so huge and rental profits would be $0 if Blockbuster didn't carry it. They called all the shots in those days.
Wow! Why do I feel that lady you were talking to should be your wife! 😊 and she is cute. You need to ask her over to watch a movie with you!!! Well if you both don’t have someone already.
In the 90s Blockbuster was a regular part of my life, the excitement of going in and seeing the latest movies and buying some of the ex rental ones, our local store used to to make its own fresh popcorn 🍿 😊
I have such great memories of going to movie rental places. From big ones like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video, to small ones like Stardust in Winter Park.
Oh sweet memories. Thank you for sharing this. My brothers wife owned a video store in San Francisco. It was called Le Video on 9th Ave. I always rented movies from Blockbuster because I did not live in the city. I miss those days!!
I've collected hundreds of those clamshell cased classic movies from Goodwill for 50 cents a pop. I had to find and repair a few VCRs for the kids to watch them all, but well worth it to share my childhood experiences with my kids..
Blockbuster was one of my college jobs. I wasn’t a fan of the late nights in the area where the store was located. In fact, there was a police standoff in front of the store on one of my days off. I saw it live on the news and called my manager to warn them. That’s when I knew it was time to find something safer. 🤪
A lot of bittersweet nostalgia here. So many fond memories of growing up with Blockbuster weekends with my family. My sister and I were even allowed to pick out a video game most times. We so looked forward to it. There really isn't anything like it in modern society/culture. I feel it was a defining feature of my generation's (millennial) youth. Every once in a while, I'll get a random whiff of something plastic-y, and I'm instantly transported back to the Blockbuster store, which always smelled like the plastic movie cases. While it definitely brings back happy memories, it also hurts a little bit, to know that it's an era past, something I can never go back to. Time is strange...
Just want to say thanks Mr. Woo for posting all these neat videos, from Mega Con to Disney. I've been recovering from a partial Knee replacement since December "23, and my Mom and me couldn't get out much. So watching your videos on Mega Con, Epcot Flower Festival, and so on was a real treat. We're originally from Lake County, so keep posting and we'll keep watching! 😀
I was one of those strange people who did not go to the new releases. I went to the older ones so I can have more time to watch them and hell I would watch them more than once!
Great memories as teenager's going to BLOCKBUSTERS video's renting or buying VHS Tapes then later dvds later on. And buying microwave popcorn and candy from there too. And my fiancée told me that they used to rent out video games also? My fiancée still has his Blockbusters card from them. We both had some really great memories separately of this store back in the day's when it was still normal and thing's were much cheaper too. We will always miss this company and the rentals ect.... Great video. Good job!! 👏 👏. This place will be really missed forever by use kid's that's from the 80's and 90s. We still wish that they still had much more Blockbusters around now a days. I kn of just one up north that's still around. And i kn that they do sale there t-shirts and stuff like that online. They need to bring these back again 😢😢🤩🤩. We both just miss these things like this.
Never had a Blockbuster in my country but I miss the old video rental stores 😅 good to see that pop up stores are existing and doing a blockbuster rerun 😊
Man! That takes me back to better time! Loved going to the video store and renting a movie 🎥 or two, grabbing some movie candy and going back to the house 🏠 and having an awesome movie night with friends!
Honestly, this is incredible! The fact that they're even going around to abandoned stores and preserving what is left is extremely cool! Truly something special! They definitely need a UA-cam channel to vlog their exploration! I'd love to see all the amazing goodies they've uncovered from locations just sitting abandoned.
People don't remember how things used to be. I applied at Blockbuster back in 1995? I'm a guy and I had near waist-length long hair which took years to grow out. It was well kept. The interviewer asked me if I would be willing to cut my hair to work there. I was a bit blindsided with the request and had to ponder it before replying with either "I don't know" or a straight "No". Needless to say I never received a call back. Silly too because I saw a male employee with long hair at a more centrally located downtown location around that same time frame. I then got a job at a grocery store and guess what? They made me put my hair back and tuck it underneath the back of my dress shirt. I no longer have long hair, but I'm glad times have changed in that regard.
OMG! They have the Kinyo VHS rewinder 😂😂😂 I remember putting my VHS tapes in there and watching it and fun fact I still have it! God I miss Blockbuster these younglings have no idea how good we had it
Thank you for sharing this adventure at Block Busters AND for mentioning Places in the heart I LOVED that movie you are so right about have a great day
I rented from Blockbuster a few times. We had a music and video distributor in our town, so they opened their own rental store. It was inside an old skating rink. They built the floor on top of the skating surface, so the floor would bounce when you walked on it. Their inventory was immense, and they always had some great deals. Ah!!! Those were the days.
I've been trying for a couple years to source a center store shelf for sale. The fully wooden ones, not the wire metal ones. I want to build a game room and put some games on it as a nod to Blockbuster video game rentals... I honestly miss Blockbuster. I hate having to own 6 different streaming services to find the movie I'm looking for. 90% of the time the movies I wanted to see were sitting in my Oneida NY Blockbuster. Plus, it was an experience. Just being in the store, smelling the popcorn smell and the process of looking through everything was something special that we just don't have anymore.
I love it when I see clamshell cases brings back so many memories renting those back in the day. I’m a big physical media guy myself I hope it doesn’t leave.
Omg this brings me back, my bff and I would go every Saturday to blockbuster, go down the horror section and rent every movie there. Dolls was our favorite 😂❤
Neat idea. I worked at a small video store chain back in the 90s when I was in school. I think it was $1.00 per tape that was not rewound. Enforcement was hit or miss depending on the clerk. I usually took the fee off. Made the customer happy.
Adam. I was a manager for blockbuster for two years back in 2006. Didn't make a lot but it was fun. Did this gig while going to college. About the late fees. Yes our store made a lot of money off of late fees and candy and drinks
You mentioned that you applied for a job at the St. Cloud Blockbuster Video location and that brought back memories of doing the same. I lived in St Cloud from 2005-2013 and when I was between jobs I applied for an Asst. Mgr. position there in 2006/07 and the manager there wouldn’t even give me an interview even though I had, at that point, more than a dozen years of retail management experience lol. So he didn’t like your tattoos or my management experience….
A rather enjoyable video. Thank you for visiting the carnival and having the strength not to do the rides. I don't mind the rides, but I was glad to see how much of this video was spent on Blockbuster. Hope you get to the Bend, Oregon one at some point and share the experience.
Adam, I'm always amazed when you mention how many times you've rewatched certain movies! I think the most I've rewatched a movie is 5 or so. I always like seeing something new instead of rewatching something.
Almost every weekend me and the family would go to Blockbuster load up on movies and video games then we'd pickup some pizzas and stay up late as hell having a blast I miss those days so much 🤦🏻♂️
Awesome little exhibit there! There are some great deals to be had there if those movies are truly just 5 dollars each, especially sealed VHS and some slipcovers.
Wow, cocoon on VHS. I’d have grabbed that for sure. I was fortunate to get a job in Blockbuster in the UK but it was on its last legs. 😞 That was around Summer 2011
FYI….Radio Shack and Pioneer Chicken are opening next door to Blockbuster next month😂
I’m all for a pioneer chicken resurgence !
Is that next too the Tower Records ???
Or Sam Goody and Circuit City
Don't forget K Mart, Quincy's Steakhouse, Payless, and Service Merchandise!😊
Bring back the McDLT...
OMG I was a Blockbuster Store Manager for 3 years in the 90s in New Orleans, this brings back so many memories 😂 thanks, Adam
I used to love Blockbuster! Our weekend revolves around our choices. I’d pick 2 movies, my wife would pick 1 and our son would pick a couple from the kids section. Few beers, a curry, and crisps/chips. That’s a perfect weekend right there. I was gutted when they shut their doors.
It truly was an experience thing, even though we didn't realize it at the time.
Used to go sicne 2002 and from 2011, until it’s closedown sicne 2016 :(
@@Caterationsdidn’t realize it would go obsolete real fast and not a chance to adapt to DVD and streaming and git its axe, and now malls getting the axe, collages which we could repaired or repurpose into apartments/ malls n stuff
@@mikeohawk95 agreed, city center style.
It was great for literally the blockbuster movies. Fortunately I was lucky to have access to a big city independent movie theater where they played the obscure independent and foreign movies. But with the internet you can watch many of them now.
This video brings back a sweet memory of my daughter. As a single mom I couldn’t afford a lot of entertainment, and she was about four the first time I remember taking her to a video store. Excited and overwhelmed she said “thank you Mommy for bringing me to the movies!” lol.. I don’t remember telling her that story, she’s 25 now.
Thanks for the memory and a great video!
Aw that's a sweet story.
Thank you for this precious, precious story.
I also remember the Friday night blockbuster run with my daughter. Those were good times.
Those were some good times. ❤
25 shes still young herself.. but now .. soon... maybe she can make those kinds of memories with her kids..
As a kid in the 90s it was always a treat to get to go with my pops 😢 I'll miss them both dearly but the memories are forever
The Machinist was a new release when I was working at Hollywood Video in Tampa. I would put that on the store TVs while working. Very underrated movie. I’m so glad you went up there buddy I knew you would love it! What a great experience. I miss video stores.
Former Hollywood Video workers represent 🤘 My manager would play the Star Wars prequels CONSTANTLY. During the yoda lightsaber fight he'd make us all stop what we were doing and watch 🤣
Man that’s a depressing movie
That movie is such a trip & underrated piece of cinema. I worked at Hollywood video for many years & would put on it, Donnie Darko, and for the late night crowd - Showgirls 😂
It’s a great pop up . Was fun to stop in
🎶Blockbuster Video! Wow, what a difference!🎶
I still have my Blockbuster membership card I miss renting
VHS or DVD's movies those were the good old days the kids today don't know what we had growing up.
This takes me down memory lane to the days of renting movies, spending $600 bucks on a new VCR back in early 80s and microwave pop corn for the first time...ahhh the good ole days. Good stuff Adam as usual. Thank you sir.
I remember seeing new VHS movies selling for like $80 or $90 in the mid-80s, which seems insane now. That was probably closer to $200 in today's money.
Seeing this brought back so many memories! Not just Blockbuster but the magnificent days of the VHS.
Ahh so many memories. ❤ I rented VHS tapes and video games. It's nice you were able to talk movies with someone. 😊
That's one of the reasons why I like traveling to the USA, apart from visiting family. The Americans are just brutally stuck in the 80s. In my area, one of the last extremely rare video stores closed for good with the pandemic. I am very happy to have been a child in this 80s golden era.
Uh blockbuster was around in the 2000’s too
Seeing all the old Steve Martin films made me think back to win "Parenthood" was filmed next door to my grandfather's house. I was living there and remember the production crew knocking to ask permission to film the exterior of his house. It was Franks house and it was filmed on Smith St. In College Park. (Orlando, Fl). Crazy how Blockbuster brought those memories back
Be kind, rewind
Don’t tell me what to do…
My first job back in 1993 was at an independent video rental place here in the UK
I can confirm we made way more money on the late and rewind fees
Amazing trip down memory lane Adam!!!!
I remember the first video I ever rented (back when buying tapes was $80.) It was The Empire Strikes Back. What an amazing feeling being able to watch that movie again after so long!
Ha! I forgot that. Videos used to be outrageously expensive in the early days.
I can remember dating a girl movies at her house was a pain. She had Betamax!
That was such a great era
First movie I bought Star Wars on VHS. I looked at it for weeks before I broke down and bought it. That was before rentals.
I really enjoyed video stores and Blockbuster thank you for going here lots of memories I really miss those days very cool watching you show us all the old movies and stuff.
Ahhhh, it’s nice to go down memory lane. Thanks Adam 😊
Blockbuster Video was a big part of my adolescence. I worked there through High School. It's difficult to explain to my children what Blockbuster was all about and the experience you would get going there for a movie or video game rental. Thanks for sharing Adam!
Former hollywood video worker here during high school/college! Man what a time...
I preferred Hollywood Video over Blockbuster tbh but both give me nostalgia.
@@Michael_HuntI’m right there with you about preferring Hollywood Video. I thought it was a much nicer video store. I was really surprised when all the sudden, they all closed.
I worked at the blockbuster corporate headquarters all the way until the end. I still have a stack of 100 new membership cards and a ton of other random branded giveaways. It was a lot of fun working at the office in downtown Dallas. They would bring by different actors that would stop by every cubicle to talk with us and sign movie posters.
It wasn't fun for the mom and pop video stores that got ran out of business by them. "Corporate headquarters" for a video store chain lets you know how soulless it was.
That's awesome!!!! Hey, is there any chance you're selling any of those membership cards or branded giveaways? I live in Fort worth Texas. Thanks in advance!
I worked as an Assistant Manager in a couple different stores, and it was always like corporate had no idea what actually went on in the stores with real customers. We would get paperwork or a so-called training video, watch it, and look at each other saying They think this is going to work in the stores? We did it anyway, as it was our job and the DM had to visit every few weeks. But even he would agree on some things saying once you go above a certain point in corporate, you have no idea what really goes on in the stores yet you are making decisions and policies for those stores. Just another reason why it failed.
@@DiamondVisionLEDThat is every major corporation. I worked in accounting. Not in operations but I have worked with plenty of other medium and large corporations. They have to make decisions for thousands of stores. Many times, they do not help all in the organization. It is unfortunate but just how things tend to work.
The mom and pops video store that we had in the block buster era was garbage. I remember they only had season 1 and 2 of Bones, when the series was up to season 5 or 6. The video store also sold liquor, I guess that's how they made their money.
Adam, you met your soulmate in this video!
I worked for a Blockbuster Video in Hollywood CA. Was so much fun back then. I MET Barbara Hershey working there. She was really nice. Was just there to rent some videos. Thanks for this vlog Adam!!!
This was my childhood the sweet nostalgia I remember every Friday going with my dad spending hours on hours browsing the movies how I'd love to have blockbuster back.
Loved this! The Blockbuster
Experience would be so fun to attend with my son. Good friday night movie night memories from back in the day. :)
Awesome video! I worked at my local movie theater when I was in high school. Best job ever! Thanks for the memories! ❤️
I loved going to video stores. Go out and do stuff during the day. Go to eat. On the way home we'd stop and pick up a movie or two. Great way to end the night.
You hair is looking exceptionally nice these days. Enjoying the local vids
Thank you so much
@@TheDailyWooMovie Trivia....in what Haunted House movie did the scent of "Mamosa" become present in the air whenever the Spirit was present?
Do you remember in the malls Suncoast Motion Picture Company where they sold (not rented) VHS's? ;p That was my first mall job in 1993, I remember the new releases would be around $100 for the first week or two- for a VHS!! LOL Ah, 1990's mall nostalgia!!!
Suncoast was awesome. I would buy all my widescreen VHS’ there and the first DVD I ever bought was from there as well. I miss Suncoast.
The movies were $100 because of Blockbuster. They would refuse to rent new movies if the Studios were selling them at a normal price. The studios had to go along with it because Blockbuster was so huge and rental profits would be $0 if Blockbuster didn't carry it. They called all the shots in those days.
Wow! Why do I feel that lady you were talking to should be your wife! 😊 and she is cute. You need to ask her over to watch a movie with you!!! Well if you both don’t have someone already.
In the 90s Blockbuster was a regular part of my life, the excitement of going in and seeing the latest movies and buying some of the ex rental ones, our local store used to to make its own fresh popcorn 🍿 😊
That was so cool! We loved Blockbuster back in the day.
I have such great memories of going to movie rental places. From big ones like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video, to small ones like Stardust in Winter Park.
Kicking and Screaming is my favorite Will Ferrell movie.
"NOBODY'S SMOKING!"
Oh sweet memories. Thank you for sharing this. My brothers wife owned a video store in San Francisco. It was called Le Video on 9th Ave. I always rented movies from Blockbuster because I did not live in the city. I miss those days!!
I've collected hundreds of those clamshell cased classic movies from Goodwill for 50 cents a pop. I had to find and repair a few VCRs for the kids to watch them all, but well worth it to share my childhood experiences with my kids..
It was cool to watch you get so excited when you saw a movie you really liked back in the day.
A really fun video, Adam, thank you!
👍👍
Thank you Adam. This was great having you go to this block buster.
Blockbuster was one of my college jobs. I wasn’t a fan of the late nights in the area where the store was located. In fact, there was a police standoff in front of the store on one of my days off. I saw it live on the news and called my manager to warn them. That’s when I knew it was time to find something safer. 🤪
Saw Tampa Jay's video on this. I miss blockbuster. I rented a lot of nintendo 64 games from there
Heck yea. Glad he went and filmed it, it’s a short limited time pop up and good to get the word out on it
@@TheDailyWooMust be Burt Reynolds or something
@stubbsd123 dude for real. The sleepover with that game. Too many to count on 2 hands
Like Hollywood Video better
It makes me wonder if social media was as strong as it is now would more of the old business survived ?
A lot of bittersweet nostalgia here. So many fond memories of growing up with Blockbuster weekends with my family. My sister and I were even allowed to pick out a video game most times. We so looked forward to it. There really isn't anything like it in modern society/culture. I feel it was a defining feature of my generation's (millennial) youth.
Every once in a while, I'll get a random whiff of something plastic-y, and I'm instantly transported back to the Blockbuster store, which always smelled like the plastic movie cases. While it definitely brings back happy memories, it also hurts a little bit, to know that it's an era past, something I can never go back to. Time is strange...
Adam, that was without a doubt one of the best videos that you’ve ever done! Loved it… lotta memories! ✌️❤️🙏
Just want to say thanks Mr. Woo for posting all these neat videos, from Mega Con to Disney. I've been recovering from a partial Knee replacement since December "23, and my Mom and me couldn't get out much. So watching your videos on Mega Con, Epcot Flower Festival, and so on was a real treat. We're originally from Lake County, so keep posting and we'll keep watching! 😀
Kicking and screaming and be-witched!!!!! I love that you mentioned these two of my favorites underrated!!! “What’s a half calf?! I’ll have that!”
Bewitched sucked ass
I do really miss going into a movie rental place and picking out some movies for the weekend.
Cocoon on VHS new in seal for just 5 dollars. Even on DVD its hard to find. Worth some money
I worked for blockbuster in high school, we literally took the dvd from the original packaging and put it in the blue box. No editing.
I was one of those strange people who did not go to the new releases. I went to the older ones so I can have more time to watch them and hell I would watch them more than once!
Great memories as teenager's going to BLOCKBUSTERS video's renting or buying VHS Tapes then later dvds later on. And buying microwave popcorn and candy from there too. And my fiancée told me that they used to rent out video games also? My fiancée still has his Blockbusters card from them. We both had some really great memories separately of this store back in the day's when it was still normal and thing's were much cheaper too. We will always miss this company and the rentals ect.... Great video. Good job!! 👏 👏. This place will be really missed forever by use kid's that's from the 80's and 90s. We still wish that they still had much more Blockbusters around now a days. I kn of just one up north that's still around. And i kn that they do sale there t-shirts and stuff like that online. They need to bring these back again 😢😢🤩🤩. We both just miss these things like this.
Be Kind Rewind ⏪
I haven't heard that in forever.
One of the worst things that happened to society is the closing of Blockbuster Video. Streaming sucks.
Streaming suuuuuuucks
That was a great dose of nostalgia, i remember going to the grocery store and renting movies as a kid.
Never had a Blockbuster in my country but I miss the old video rental stores 😅 good to see that pop up stores are existing and doing a blockbuster rerun 😊
Man! That takes me back to better time! Loved going to the video store and renting a movie 🎥 or two, grabbing some movie candy and going back to the house 🏠 and having an awesome movie night with friends!
Great video! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Thats so fun. Thanks for sharing the memories!
Honestly, this is incredible! The fact that they're even going around to abandoned stores and preserving what is left is extremely cool! Truly something special! They definitely need a UA-cam channel to vlog their exploration! I'd love to see all the amazing goodies they've uncovered from locations just sitting abandoned.
Thanks for the video. Found out about this the other day. Could not justify driving 3 hours. Living vicariously through you.
I loved Cocoon and Short Circuit as a kid. Remember the VHS rewind machine? 😂 gosh remember when prices for lost movies would cost you like $99.00!! 📼
People don't remember how things used to be. I applied at Blockbuster back in 1995? I'm a guy and I had near waist-length long hair which took years to grow out. It was well kept. The interviewer asked me if I would be willing to cut my hair to work there. I was a bit blindsided with the request and had to ponder it before replying with either "I don't know" or a straight "No". Needless to say I never received a call back. Silly too because I saw a male employee with long hair at a more centrally located downtown location around that same time frame.
I then got a job at a grocery store and guess what? They made me put my hair back and tuck it underneath the back of my dress shirt. I no longer have long hair, but I'm glad times have changed in that regard.
I would love for Blockbuster to come back!!!
Growing up we used a lot of smaller Mom and Pop Video Stores. They seemed to have everything we wanted.
my friend worked at the local video store and we used to just hang out there with him and watch whatever movies we wanted all day for free lol
OMG! They have the Kinyo VHS rewinder 😂😂😂 I remember putting my VHS tapes in there and watching it and fun fact I still have it! God I miss Blockbuster these younglings have no idea how good we had it
I wasnt planning on going to the fair this year but it looks like there's a few movies i need to add to my collection lol, thanks Adam
Thank you for the awesome memories Adam. You never disappoint with your videos. They are always good.
Thank you for sharing this adventure at Block Busters AND for mentioning Places in the heart I LOVED that movie you are so right about have a great day
Really enjoyed it. Thanks. I'm a huge physical media nut. Enjoying the channel. Keep it up.
As a former Blockbuster (and Wal-Mart) employee, this brought back all the memories. I wish I'd known about this while it was here!
I rented from Blockbuster a few times. We had a music and video distributor in our town, so they opened their own rental store. It was inside an old skating rink. They built the floor on top of the skating surface, so the floor would bounce when you walked on it. Their inventory was immense, and they always had some great deals. Ah!!! Those were the days.
I've been trying for a couple years to source a center store shelf for sale. The fully wooden ones, not the wire metal ones. I want to build a game room and put some games on it as a nod to Blockbuster video game rentals... I honestly miss Blockbuster. I hate having to own 6 different streaming services to find the movie I'm looking for. 90% of the time the movies I wanted to see were sitting in my Oneida NY Blockbuster. Plus, it was an experience. Just being in the store, smelling the popcorn smell and the process of looking through everything was something special that we just don't have anymore.
Maybe you could build one? My older brother is considering that.
Awesome video I picked up lot of stuff
I love it when I see clamshell cases brings back so many memories renting those back in the day. I’m a big physical media guy myself I hope it doesn’t leave.
Omg this brings me back, my bff and I would go every Saturday to blockbuster, go down the horror section and rent every movie there. Dolls was our favorite 😂❤
Good morning Adam! I think a lot of people have fond memories of scanning the wall of movies at Blockbuster.
Indeed!
I would be so poor if I went there buying so many of those classics lol brings back so many memories
That was awesome, as was Julie! Boy, I'd really love to sit around and talk shop with her. Her movie love and knowledge is just remarkable :)
I worked at a video store in 1998 but it was an artsy store. They had normal movies but also a lot of foreign films, documentaries and stuff.
This was so much fun! So nostalgic! Thank you, Mr. Woo!
💥 What an absolutely bizarre concept! This has got to be the ultimate labor of love 💋
Last time I was at Blockbuster it was about 12 years ago before the big store in East L.A. closed down 😢
My first job in college was at blockbuster. Brings back memories
This made me smile ☺️
Woo you and I could sit and talk about movies and who was in them for hours! I have sooo many movies stored!
Wow, I miss Blockbuster, picking up some N64 games and a movie with my dad for the weekend. Nostalgia overload 🥹
I use to live in Lakeland Fla. Now in Nebraska. Would like to see blockbusters make a comeback!
I miss going to blockbusters with my pops and brothers. We all had a movie choice each. . Good times and memories. Nothing is exciting anymore
Great memories! Thanks Adam !
Neat idea. I worked at a small video store chain back in the 90s when I was in school. I think it was $1.00 per tape that was not rewound. Enforcement was hit or miss depending on the clerk. I usually took the fee off. Made the customer happy.
I love that that store understood how to market and stay in business.
What a throwback video. I remember going here when I was a little kid it seems like decades ago. Good memories
Adam. I was a manager for blockbuster for two years back in 2006. Didn't make a lot but it was fun. Did this gig while going to college. About the late fees. Yes our store made a lot of money off of late fees and candy and drinks
I miss TOWER RECORDS and BLOCKBUSTER.
"BE KIND, REWIND"
You mentioned that you applied for a job at the St. Cloud Blockbuster Video location and that brought back memories of doing the same. I lived in St Cloud from 2005-2013 and when I was between jobs I applied for an Asst. Mgr. position there in 2006/07 and the manager there wouldn’t even give me an interview even though I had, at that point, more than a dozen years of retail management experience lol. So he didn’t like your tattoos or my management experience….
A rather enjoyable video. Thank you for visiting the carnival and having the strength not to do the rides. I don't mind the rides, but I was glad to see how much of this video was spent on Blockbuster. Hope you get to the Bend, Oregon one at some point and share the experience.
Adam, I'm always amazed when you mention how many times you've rewatched certain movies! I think the most I've rewatched a movie is 5 or so. I always like seeing something new instead of rewatching something.
Almost every weekend me and the family would go to Blockbuster load up on movies and video games then we'd pickup some pizzas and stay up late as hell having a blast I miss those days so much 🤦🏻♂️
This unlocked so many memories I forgot I had.
Awesome little exhibit there! There are some great deals to be had there if those movies are truly just 5 dollars each, especially sealed VHS and some slipcovers.
Wow, cocoon on VHS. I’d have grabbed that for sure. I was fortunate to get a job in Blockbuster in the UK but it was on its last legs. 😞 That was around Summer 2011