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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Cinema Discusso > I still go to the video store
 
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Ah, the video store. Back in Northern Maine every convenience and grocery store (even appliance stores!) would have a video section run by bored teens that didn't care what you rented. This meant I got to learn about the birds & the bees from such great films as Hardbodies, Playboy's Playmate Playoffs, Stag Party and 2069: A Sex Oddyssey.

When I graduated college Netflix was starting to pick up, and it allowed me to get DVD's of stuff the local places didn't have. It's how I was able to get through AFI's 100 Greatest Films list.

caligulamprey posted:

I supplement my Netflix subscription with frequent trips to Movie Madness in Portland because Netflix for some reason flat-out refuses to stock a solid 90% of Blu-Ray reissues, especially genre titles.

Plus the place is wall-to-wall movie memorabilia and there's nothing like looking at a dress Julie Andrews wore in Sound of Music while renting Frankenhooker.
Movie Madness is totally the poo poo. When entertaining guests visiting the town for the first time, I skip Voodoo Donuts & head here. There's another couple mom & pop video stores in Portland (one in the Ladd's district IIRC) & I'm happy they are still going strong.

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