Last Blockbuster (FULL MOVIE) Documentary, Movie Rental, Nostalgia, VHS

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  • Опубліковано 8 вер 2024

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  • @spectre_635
    @spectre_635 8 місяців тому +25

    As someone who was born in the late 90s, I'm glad I was able to experience Blockbuster, at least for a short while. Every friday after school, my mom would let my brother and I pick out a movie and a game with our favorite snacks. Truly, simpler times. I'm jealous of people born in the 70s and 80s who got to enjoy that time longer than I had the chance to.

    • @BOYHUNF
      @BOYHUNF 8 місяців тому +4

      Same here, was born in 98 and have great memories of going in and renting games for my gamecube. Just the simple act of going to a store, seeing a game you've never heard of before with cool box art, and just giving it a try seems so awesome today. Best part is, if the game sucked, just bring it back! Wish we could go back to that

    • @Styxswimmer
      @Styxswimmer 2 місяці тому

      I was born in 1982. I remember the rise of VHS. I remember when blockbuster began as a business.

    • @lucadipaolo1997
      @lucadipaolo1997 Місяць тому

      Same, born in 97 and really miss the video store and the one hour photo stores. There was nothing like taking a couple of rolls to get developed and heading to the video store to rent some movies. But I catch myself wondering if I miss these experiences or if I just miss being a kid (probably both).

  • @FloridaManRacer
    @FloridaManRacer Рік тому +54

    Sandi isn't getting enough credit. She's a guardian angel of our collective past... 90's kids, young couples and old couples all have distinct memories of how Blockbuster existing made their lives more full of social interaction and entertainment. Without her passion for keeping that experience alive, we would only have the memories left. That store and her dedication leave that one seed of hope. And that one seed of hope is worth that store's weight in gold.

    • @themayor6355
      @themayor6355 5 місяців тому +3

      I think they should work a deal to give the store to Sandi for being such a dedicated person.

    • @FloridaManRacer
      @FloridaManRacer 5 місяців тому +3

      @@themayor6355DirecTV owns the naming rights to the Blockbuster franchise. What needs to happen is they give her a contract in perpetuity that locks that location in using the license permanently. That way as long as she can keep it open, she can keep the name without having to do negotiations every 3-5 years...

    • @sliat1981
      @sliat1981 4 місяці тому +2

      I feel like the owner isn’t given enough credit. He’s the one who decided to keep going and he’s hardly in this documentary. She’s the manager but he’s the owner and the one who decides keeps it open

  • @KenCriswell
    @KenCriswell 3 місяці тому +5

    I was assistant manager at one for about 2 yrs. Until u got accused of stealing merchandise which absolutely surprised the hell outta me. Long story short....turns out it was the manager and when she got busted she blamed me. For the rec this wasn't a jab at blockbuster at all. I enjoyed my time there actually. This was 100% about the manager. I miss the videos stores.

  • @L8-APEX
    @L8-APEX 6 місяців тому +12

    Man i miss this store. Ill never forget that smell. What a great experience

  • @Richard.oo7
    @Richard.oo7 Рік тому +27

    Fond memories of Blockbuster from the late 80's and early 90's. My dad would take my sister and me there on a Friday evening, he would pick one, and me and my sister would pick one between us. I still clearly remember the store now, 30 years later.

  • @jaredpower1019
    @jaredpower1019 6 місяців тому +17

    It’s because she’s a protector it’s still surviving she deserves the credit

  • @johnbishop4641
    @johnbishop4641 3 місяці тому +5

    Nostalgia isn't as exciting as instant gratification.
    -the Troll

  • @worldpeacearroyo8515
    @worldpeacearroyo8515 5 місяців тому +6

    There used to be plenty of "Block Busters" in my region as a child. Growing up in Puerto Rico, that was part of my childhood. Going with my parents and siblings to rent a couple of movies to watch during the weekend while eating a pizza or nice dinner made it a wholesome experience. Sandi, thank you for what you've accomplished for the sake of nostalgia & reliving joyful memories for thousands.

  • @Funk_Reactions
    @Funk_Reactions 11 місяців тому +19

    I just visited it in Bend, OR this past weekend. Just nostalgia.

    • @marty3888
      @marty3888 2 місяці тому +2

      Since this film was made in2020, I was woneering if it's still open now. You answered my question.
      it's funny that you can rent this on youtube about renting videos at blockbuster.

    • @Funk_Reactions
      @Funk_Reactions 2 місяці тому +1

      @@marty3888 😂🤣😂 that is the same thing I told the cashier when I was there.

  • @marytormey4522
    @marytormey4522 15 днів тому +1

    Hi worked at Blockbuster video and met my best friend there ,got my movie watching education from the store ,loved the popcorn smell all around the store & meeting friends & neighbors there ,plus finding movies you never saw before ,great memories here ,thanks for sharing ,

  • @blanca.weigel
    @blanca.weigel Рік тому +20

    I miss going to blockbuster and getting all the VCR”S then DVD”s. Now you can barely find half the movies online that we used to get when I was growing up. What I wouldn’t give to physically go there.

    • @cs8712
      @cs8712 Рік тому +5

      If you want a similar fix, you can still go to your local thrift store and find stacks of VHS and DVD for next to nothing

  • @mac11daddy6
    @mac11daddy6 9 місяців тому +9

    The Petsmart down the street from me used to be a Blockbuster for decades. It still crosses my mind everytime I pass it and all the time I spent there as a kid

    • @frankiegreer6258
      @frankiegreer6258 4 місяці тому

      Our Blockbuster also turned into a PetSmart and it's just down the street from me how crazy is that?

  • @KeleniHallett-js8tt
    @KeleniHallett-js8tt 8 місяців тому +5

    Just started watching this movie, it wasn't Netflix video shops started to close down before Netflix came along, it was the internet, people video taping movies at the cinemas and uploading them onto free movie site's. I miss putting on a DVD and sitting down with family and having a movie night.

  • @kathrynbillinghurst188
    @kathrynbillinghurst188 Рік тому +29

    I feel so blessed to have had my childhood in the late 70’s and early 80’s…the very best era in history!!! ❤

    • @v.roni1971
      @v.roni1971 Рік тому +5

      I totally agree ❤...

    • @signwriter1
      @signwriter1 7 місяців тому

      @@v.roni1971 The slasher films (banned in the UK) used to get them from the seedy back street Vid shops - and some very soft porn - we was kids.

  • @brandonfuerte3786
    @brandonfuerte3786 26 днів тому +1

    This had me in tears! Such an amazing documentary. Brought back so much nostalgia to me. Blockbuster will forever hold a special place in my heart. I definitely want to visit and even get a few movies and merch from there 😭

  • @lovelacetunes
    @lovelacetunes Рік тому +7

    Anybody else here been to that big curved window/wall Blockbuster on Oak Street in Vancouver BC? Loved the shop, loved the ‘hood.
    Another great nostalgia video, about the hard copy music days: “All Things Must Pass.”
    And yup, I’ve still got some VHS, DVDs, CDs, cassettes, and Vinyl. 45’s too😊 (and my BBuster card!)
    🤘🤙

  • @davidbarlee4722
    @davidbarlee4722 9 місяців тому +4

    My Dad got into owning video stores quite early (I remember him having both Betamax and VHS films). He had around 8 store locally in the UK and also racks inside local corners shops & post offices etc.
    I remember people queuing up out of the front door on a Friday & Saturday night to rent a film, it was crazy.
    Then blockbusters showed up, the nearest store was 8 miles away but they were seen as cool and customers wanted to go there. They charged £3.50 a film to rent and we always charged only £2.50 for the same top film but it made no difference.
    It was actually Skys digital satellite tv network in the 90’s with around 10 movie channels and PPV movies that dealt the biggest blow.
    Eventually we closed down and I became a customer of my local blockbusters and managed to take my young kids there to give them the experience of picking out a film and renting it. It felt like a circle of life moment 😊.

  • @Whitey_Ford
    @Whitey_Ford Рік тому +10

    😂 these were the days. So many found memories. Damn I’m old. 😂

  • @SonJayChannel
    @SonJayChannel 7 місяців тому +5

    I grew up in the 2000s, and Blockbuster was a personal mecca. Our local store was next door to an Italian bakery and a pizzeria, so my family would hit up the whole plaza every Friday. Pizza, cannoli and my own movie rental (would always pick the newest Godzilla release), it's honestly one of the most irreplaceable memories I have.

  • @justinsixx90
    @justinsixx90 6 місяців тому +5

    I love this so much!! I was just talking to someone the other day about missing the smell of Blockbuster! I would love to come visit your store, if im ever out in Oregon, IM THERE!!

    • @FREEMOVIESYT
      @FREEMOVIESYT  6 місяців тому +1

      The good old days, for sure!

  • @wonderexplorer4195
    @wonderexplorer4195 9 місяців тому +9

    what physical media and places like Blockbuster (its Video Ezy in my area) provide, is Modulation. it makes the film "memorable". today, i keep on adding movies to my watchlist, and because it is too easy to do that, i just keep adding and not watching them. Plus, studios just want to populate the platforms with something new as fast as possible, so films have become disposable instead of memorable. gone were the days of films like ET stayed in theaters for a year, or Titanic for 10 months. a movie would go viral, and people forget about it a few weeks later...

  • @RPRosen-ki2fk
    @RPRosen-ki2fk Рік тому +16

    It's been three years since this film was completed and the Bend, Oregon store is still open renting movies. Wouldn't it be wild if it outlast ... Netflix.

    • @FREEMOVIESYT
      @FREEMOVIESYT  Рік тому +3

      ooh! time will tell!!!

    • @cs8712
      @cs8712 Рік тому

      Hopefully they don't....Bend...the knee

    • @oronasundial
      @oronasundial 7 місяців тому +1

      Block buster will return back in some way or form. The love for the '90s is too strong

  • @TheFunArchivist
    @TheFunArchivist 5 місяців тому +3

    I love how Kevin Smith is in this. It makes it 5x more awesome than it already is!

  • @a_soft_landing
    @a_soft_landing Рік тому +13

    Blockbuster and chill.

  • @TheAllyDo
    @TheAllyDo Місяць тому

    Before BlockBuster was Mrs. Goldies in MS!!! First place with a VHS store!!! She and her husband were the sweetest owners and used to give us kiddies candies! (1988) ❤❤❤

  • @LFFunEmporium
    @LFFunEmporium 12 днів тому

    That "No More Late Fees!" commercial will always be iconic for the wrong reasons 😅

  • @agentancelotti2985
    @agentancelotti2985 6 місяців тому +4

    Fantastic best thing I’ve watched on UA-cam wish I could visit one day

  • @kathrynbillinghurst188
    @kathrynbillinghurst188 Рік тому +6

    Great presentation…took me right back…💞💞💞🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

    • @FREEMOVIESYT
      @FREEMOVIESYT  Рік тому +2

      So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting.

  • @themayor6355
    @themayor6355 5 місяців тому +2

    In our childhood home it was mandatory that we be home by 4:00 on Sunday. We made a trip to Blockbuster and the local drug store to pick out our candy. I think my mom did this because we were so active in sports that we were never home, it was her way of spending time with us and it made for great memories.

  • @Ali1986Koksal
    @Ali1986Koksal Місяць тому

    I am from the UK and have lived here my entire life. I have fond memories of growing up through the 90's going into some video rental shop with my Mum and my siblings and we would just run around that place for what seemed like HOURS looking through everything they had. The saddest memory I have of that period is when at some point whoever owned the place sent out a load of flyers saying it was closing down. And on their last day of business you could go in there and from what I can recall at least like EVERY VHS tape was 50p so people were just going in and buying everything!!
    That shop all these years later is now a Pharmacy and I suppose what you learn about things like this is technology will ALWAYS evolve and change and that big and small companies alike will unfortunately fall by the wayside as we progress through time.

  • @TheKrazyKajeevieShow
    @TheKrazyKajeevieShow 2 місяці тому +2

    I'm currently building a replica Blockbuster video store in my garage in my home.
    I start painting the garage soon and on 5th August I have 8 ex video store shelves arriving, to add to the one I have already and I'm getting a few Blockbuster shelves too, 2,000 VHS tapes, 5 big metal store dvd shelves and lots of posters.
    I'll be documenting it all on my other channel Stephen Sherrard-Griffith Movies At The Bar if you want to come see it.

  • @AnneLoriMontgomery
    @AnneLoriMontgomery Місяць тому +2

    We went today!!❤❤❤

  • @belgianfries3739
    @belgianfries3739 2 місяці тому +1

    I worked in a videostore as a teenager during the eighties and as a twenty something during the nineties (early 2000's) but not in the USA but in Belgium (Europe) , some things in this documentary are recognizable but still a different story. I never could watch a movie when working in a videostore (no time), ... especially the nineties-early 2000 period ; i worked in a videostore (1000m2, a very big one, run by cheap owners) together with 1 or 2 collegues (between 1000-1500 visitors a day). We didn't have a big blockbuster just some chains of videostore or the mom&pop stores.

  • @vjchurch7281
    @vjchurch7281 Рік тому +1

    I grew up in the late 50's, the 60' and 70's. Those were the best time to be alive.😊

  • @pennylynch913
    @pennylynch913 5 місяців тому +3

    Miss going to rent a movie so much!

  • @deathmetaldouglas69
    @deathmetaldouglas69 6 місяців тому +2

    We were not paying $7 for a movie in the early 80's. It was like $3.

  • @karldicker1702
    @karldicker1702 5 місяців тому

    This movie touches me big time reminding me of the video store days so long ago, but i am glad i got to visit a Blockbuster
    Store around twenty years ago when i visited L.A and i think it was on Sunset Blvd, but this film makes me think how much
    I miss a video store branch in Ireland called Xtra-Vision that closed just over ten years ago, gone but not forgotten.

  • @Styxswimmer
    @Styxswimmer 2 місяці тому

    In the 90s my parents would take us to blockbuster and each person (4 total) would get 1 movie and an extra movie for us to watch as a family. 5 movies a week. I miss that. Blockbuster helped bring my family together.

  • @stonereilly7972
    @stonereilly7972 4 місяці тому

    It was something else at the time. I still remember me winning a sports tournament and my dad turned into the blockbuster parking lot for me to pick out a video game as a reward. I'll never forget blockbuster

  • @collaberatorzseanhuang8952
    @collaberatorzseanhuang8952 Рік тому +5

    All the copies of Indiana Jones were out. So had to rerent a Shannon Tweed movie.

    • @FREEMOVIESYT
      @FREEMOVIESYT  Рік тому +1

      Ha Ha. Would that be Night Eyes 2, Illicit Dreams, Body Chemistry 4, or Possessed by the Night?

    • @davidclark8543
      @davidclark8543 4 місяці тому

      ​@@FREEMOVIESYT Nope, the shining moment for Ms. Tweed was Hot Dog The Movie!

  • @rendellbright6019
    @rendellbright6019 Рік тому +4

    Blockbuster R.I.P.

    • @jonathanbarker71
      @jonathanbarker71 20 днів тому

      Blockbuster videos is still open in Bend, Oregon

  • @darkepicfilms
    @darkepicfilms 8 місяців тому +3

    she did not just wipe that disc in a circle motion !!!!!

    • @mrbenclaude
      @mrbenclaude Місяць тому

      I commented the same thing then I saw your comment. Queen of blockbuster and she doesn't know how to take care of a disc!?

  • @MrCityslickerktm
    @MrCityslickerktm 3 місяці тому +1

    Must be a little bit distressing to see people enter your store only to find out they're visitors/tourists with no intention of buying (renting) anything.

  • @brockman562
    @brockman562 9 місяців тому +1

    fun fact: I still rent and buy DVDs. I only buy DVDs of movies that I like. nothing like 'actually leaving' home to walk into a video rental and smell the ambiance. ...and yes I do stream movies (mostly live sports) as well

  • @perfectpasta3155
    @perfectpasta3155 Місяць тому

    Look, we can all look back at Blockbuster refusing to buy Netflix and laugh and call them stupid in retrospect, but in all fairness, when you’re the single biggest place for watching movies in the home for so long, I can see how they grew an ego. This of course, does not make decision any less foolish and it is still funny, but I can kinda see why that happened

  • @tski3458
    @tski3458 9 місяців тому +2

    I worked for the company that serviced the blockbuster rental machines you would see outside stores. They represented the death nail for BB . They competed with their own name. The machines were not as reliable as redbox dispensers . They sucked . Hated working on them. Really, it was NCR buying out an existing manufacturer of these, licensing the BB name, and slap them up everywhere. It was a really stupid investment . Ncr didn't see that everything would be streaming soon.

  • @gyrlgeorge
    @gyrlgeorge Рік тому +2

    Wait, we still have a BlockBuster in our town.
    Eureka, California. I guess it is gonna close soon. 😮
    Welp, we ski in Bend, guess I’ll check it out this winter!

  • @Jazziebby23
    @Jazziebby23 6 місяців тому +1

    I’m used to go blockbuster back in 1986 when I’m was a 9 year old….

  • @marierutgiglo5112
    @marierutgiglo5112 Рік тому +2

    I think it is very sad I wish people could help and they could stay open,I life is getting ruined,history in blockbuster they should stay open

  • @johno30197
    @johno30197 Рік тому +4

    Betamax rocked back in my great grandfathers day

    • @gryphenicedancer8796
      @gryphenicedancer8796 Рік тому +3

      Betamax was late 70s to early 80s. You must be three and it was your grandfather that remembers it.

    • @TheMollyPitchers
      @TheMollyPitchers Рік тому +3

      ​​@@gryphenicedancer8796Thinking the same thing. This family was getting married when they were twelve...
      It may seem like it, but 1985 was not a hundred years ago😂

    • @johno30197
      @johno30197 Рік тому +2

      ​@@TheMollyPitcherssorry great am 23 sorry sir plz forgive me..

    • @kathrynbillinghurst188
      @kathrynbillinghurst188 Рік тому

      😝🫸🏻🫷🏻🍿🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @ricardocuna-xh3qv
    @ricardocuna-xh3qv 4 місяці тому

    like idk i used to work at blockbuster and to this day i love recomending movies to ppl

  • @user-fe3iv2pu5p
    @user-fe3iv2pu5p 11 місяців тому

    Fond memories of my 60's and 70's.

  • @melodyashwin4643
    @melodyashwin4643 7 місяців тому +3

    Ive still got my membership card😢

  • @youtubehatesus2651
    @youtubehatesus2651 Рік тому

    we needed a bag of popcorn because there were so many movies to choose from

  • @lethalwolf7455
    @lethalwolf7455 5 місяців тому +1

    I almost want to open an 80’s era arcade next to this place

    • @FREEMOVIESYT
      @FREEMOVIESYT  5 місяців тому +1

      We'll be there to play some Asteroids.

  • @johnbishop4641
    @johnbishop4641 3 місяці тому

    Watching this documentary really makes me miss cussing out the poor cashiers who had to ring up my late fees.
    -the Troll

  • @onlyme219
    @onlyme219 Рік тому +4

    I really enjoyed that :)

    • @FREEMOVIESYT
      @FREEMOVIESYT  Рік тому +1

      So glad to hear that. Thanks for watching!

  • @user-rr8io7gk1b
    @user-rr8io7gk1b 11 місяців тому +4

    I miss video stores . Streaming is not exciting

    • @dietrichess9997
      @dietrichess9997 9 місяців тому +2

      I was a university student (Canada) in the early 1990s. Our big video rental chain was Jumbo Video.
      A successful Friday night for me would include getting a six pack of beer (hopefully), some groceries enough to make sandwiches or pizza, and a stop at Jumbo for some video rentals.
      As part of their circus theme, Jumbo Video had big old fashioned popcorn machines, operating all the time. The smell permeated the store.
      Little paper bags were stacked by these machines, and popcorn was free as you browsed the videos.
      Broke-ass starving students would browse on Fridays and fill up on popcorn for as long as possible.
      Fond memories indeed. I'm not complaining, I promise.

  • @kathrynbillinghurst188
    @kathrynbillinghurst188 Рік тому +2

    We in Australia 🇦🇺 got to buy GARGANTUAN BAGS of POPCORN…just like they do in American 🇺🇸 movies 🍿 too lol 😝 😅nice ✌️

    • @sliat1981
      @sliat1981 4 місяці тому

      It was the last place where you don’t take home the actual video slip

  • @PAPicturesOfficial
    @PAPicturesOfficial Місяць тому

    Blockbuster deserves to reopen its 9,000 locations

  • @rwdplz1
    @rwdplz1 4 місяці тому

    I have an overwhelming urge to go over there and clean all their computers.

  • @ezboy88sonny14
    @ezboy88sonny14 9 місяців тому +3

    Does nobody remember the failed experiment of Blockbuster Music ?

  • @NeonVisual
    @NeonVisual Рік тому +2

    Remember a £1 fee if you returned a video without rewinding the tape

  • @alezandercorben4122
    @alezandercorben4122 16 днів тому

    I used to work for Blockbuster.

  • @mrbenclaude
    @mrbenclaude Місяць тому

    When Sandy was cleaning the dvds that was the incorrect way to do so. When cleaning a dvd you need to wipe in straight lines (not in a circular motion) sorry to be pedantic but knowing this information could save your dvds.

  • @sliat1981
    @sliat1981 4 місяці тому

    Lloyd Kaufman is like an R-rated Mel Brooks

  • @shnom10
    @shnom10 Рік тому +3

    Sandy really is an All Star.

  • @sliat1981
    @sliat1981 4 місяці тому

    It was the last video place here that didn’t let you take home the actual video slip

  • @stevem815
    @stevem815 11 місяців тому +5

    Typical monopolistic thinking. Instead of opening their own stores and renting movies and making even more money, the movie studios try to stop anyone else from doing it.

  • @sliat1981
    @sliat1981 4 місяці тому

    I’m going to talk to my mother. That is clearly my long-lost brother at 34:44

  • @Akeche
    @Akeche 2 місяці тому +1

    Should've been more from Lloyd.

  • @IMeanMachine101
    @IMeanMachine101 5 місяців тому

    go on Sandi

  • @Steve-si8hx
    @Steve-si8hx Рік тому +2

    😢

  • @FerrisB_Stiffler.420
    @FerrisB_Stiffler.420 11 місяців тому

    About to order from the Facebook page blockbuster tye dye shirt yeahhh

  • @59771006
    @59771006 5 місяців тому +1

    Blockbuster actually had the opportunity to purchase Netflix but they said no

  • @davidfitzpatrick6535
    @davidfitzpatrick6535 9 місяців тому +2

    Any chance of an update video? Is it still there or did Covid kill blockbuster?

    • @FREEMOVIESYT
      @FREEMOVIESYT  9 місяців тому +5

      Looking online, the Blockbuster in Bend, OR appears to have survived Covid and still be open. It has even become kind of a tourist destination😀

    • @forestforce2951
      @forestforce2951 8 місяців тому

      Search on youtube (blockbuster bend), they made new commercial in february 2023

    • @oronasundial
      @oronasundial 7 місяців тому +4

      Yeah. It has the whole last store nostalgia thing going for it. It's going probably going get stronger in time. Considering how much Gen z loves the '90s my Era.

  • @sliat1981
    @sliat1981 4 місяці тому

    Looks like Sandi and her husband had their kids at a young age

  • @joedizzelfoerizle
    @joedizzelfoerizle 11 місяців тому +2

    People still watch John oliver?😊

  • @TheRealLucifer-Morningstar
    @TheRealLucifer-Morningstar 8 місяців тому +2

    Lol i know what a floppy disk is but im 28

  • @giauz
    @giauz 3 місяці тому

    Sorry, but subtitles are not in sync!

  • @nayhmalak
    @nayhmalak 4 місяці тому

    Uau

  • @MausMasher54
    @MausMasher54 Рік тому

    Sorry, I only rent via Prime....

  • @maralinekozial9131
    @maralinekozial9131 3 місяці тому

    I miss these stores , getting everything from a device or app is lame & boring

  • @davidellis5141
    @davidellis5141 Рік тому +2

    VHS 📼 ? OR BETA 📼 ?

  • @ensndkdndne-Eusjsnsns
    @ensndkdndne-Eusjsnsns 3 місяці тому

    is this illegal because UA-cam is showing me this things $11 to watch on UA-cam

  • @Rebelpatriot387
    @Rebelpatriot387 Рік тому +3

    PEDOWOOD movies. No thanks.

  • @smoothkaos7099
    @smoothkaos7099 12 днів тому

    horrid doc