1998

>1998
>Friday or Saturday night
>go to blockbuster with mom's girlfriend
>"You can pick two movies, some candy for you and your sister, and a soda. Okay, user."
>pick up a horror movie along with an action movie
>get some butterfinger bb's, whoppers, and twizzlers, along with some Dr. Pepper or Sunkist
>mom's girlfriend picks some shitty rom com
>at home that night, cuddle on the couch with family, and fill my mouth with sugary snacks, while watching Dead Alive

>2016
>Blockbuster and Hollywood Video are dead
>last video store in my city was an adult video store that allegedly carried kiddy porn and got shut down
>Sunday night
>girlfriend comes over to my apartment with her fat fuck SJW sister, and some nu-male pencil neck tag-along, that has a patchy beard, he thinks will hide his weak chin
>about to order a movie on Google play
>I recommend John Wick, 10 Cloverfield Lane, or Green Room
>gf's sister and nu-male want to watch Mother's Day
>nu-male says anything with Julia Roberts is pure kino
>realize he probably browses Sup Forums
>end up watching Mother's Day
>I think back on the old days with fond memories

Can we ever go back to 1998, Sup Forums?
I know you're on here, Darwin. You fucking faggot.

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nice blog you nu-male cuck

>mom's girlfriend

>The gay community

You don't need that negativity in your life, user.

>mom's girlfriend

That's hot

>I recommend John Wick, 10 Cloverfield Lane, or Green Room

Green Room is GOAT

Are you trying to say those movies aren't good and/or entertaining, faggot?

>Moms girlfriend
>Sunkist
>Green Room

So much wrong in you post user.

Mom's wife now.

Those are all good movies you autist

Did your mom's ever molest you? I sure hope not because that would be wrong and you definitely shouldn't tell us about it in detail.

Alright, you little fucking faggot. I'll give you a (you), but in return, you have to tell me what's wrong with any of those things.

He's not wrong

THE GAY COMMUNITY?

Is Green Room truly entertaining/good? It's been on my queue for months

Yeah, I think it's mainly attributed to your looks.

i hope a solar flare knocks out the internet so we can have movie stores back

>Can we ever go back to 1998, Sup Forums?
Just do what I do.
>About once a month or ever two weeks, visit all the used DVD stores in your area.
>Buy movies for what is used to cost to rent them.
>Stop at gas station on way home for snacks. >Feel those 1998 feels again.

I've taken showers and baths with them as a kid. That's about it, man.

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hello, reddit

>butterfinger bb's
Do they still even make these?

Nice.

>>get some butterfinger bb's, whoppers, and twizzlers, along with some Dr. Pepper or Sunkist

goddamn you were a little sugar tweeker

you have to go back >>>Reddit

Weren't you? Or did you prefer salty snacks while watching kino?

Not OP but that sounds comfy as fuck. I mean, I'd probably go for bluray myself, but still.
Only problem is no place near me sells used blurays, or even DVDs. Only place I know are some pawn shops and Half Priced Books, but those are all 1 1/2 hours away.

Fuck, I miss going to the movies with my sister and dad, and on the way home we'd raid the Hollywood Video for insane deals on DVDs. Now there is a Mexican restaurant there, my sister is busy with either work, her kid, or soothing the fears of her jealous paranoid husband, and my dad starts drinking at 2pm.

Do you have literally any other reason other than 'reddit' as to why those movies are bad? They aren't masterpieces, sure, but they're decent to watch.

>Eating candy with soda

Disgusting

Ameri-cuck

>hey guys, I'm a faggot.

For real man, potato chips are my weakness. I prefer to get my sugar from carbonated beverages.

Dr. Pepper masterrace

Why didn't you throw them out of your apartment for having such garbage taste?

Man I'd kill for some Pitch Black Mt. Dew, Big Red, or Cherry Vanilla Pepsi, but that shit is impossible to find anywhere. Luckily Dr. Pepper is easy to find though, always my go to soda.

I was already driving myself to Hollywood Video by 1998

He's right there's a sugar ratio you just can't mix candy with soda. That's like mixing sweet with meat it's crossing a line. That line is Diabetes

His name is fucking Darwin? Kids these days have the faggiest names...

>mom's girlfriend
>That's hot
Real life lesbians aren't hot. I also had to deal with living with my mother's girlfriend. She was a butch alcoholic who hated anyone with a penis (that's me) and used to beat my mother out of jealousy whenever men spoke to her. The happiest day of my life was when I realized I was finally bigger than her and she was starting to get scared of me.

Fuck outta here, grandpa.

>grow up Ireland, the land at the edge of human civilization
>have two nation-wide movie rental stores
>Xtra-Vision and Chartbusters
>Xtra-Vision was always more powerful, more stores, customers, more movies, got bigger as Ireland was discovered more by the outside world
>Chartbusters apparently had some beef with Paramount or some shit so had none of their movies
>had about three local Xtra-Visions, one Chartbusters
>local Chartbusters store, though, was a haven of cheap and obscure horror movies
>a few shelves of shit you've never even heard of, and for good reason
>every weekend go with dad to rent movies
>always go to the horror film section and browse every movie there, even if it's just the same ones
>rent one movie called Hellborn starring hamtastic cheeselord Bruce Payne
>really enjoy it because it has a cool monster and was just really fun
>go back to the store the next and inquire about a sale copy
>none exist, but no one's rented that movie in literal years, it's yours kiddo
>buy movie super cheap
>still have the receipt in the box
>it's like holding an ancient relic
>fucking elder god feels

>2016
>Chartbusters closed down years ago as they simply couldn't contend with Xtra-Vision
>Xtra-Vision, however, couldn't contend with the rise of Amazon and online streaming
>Xtra-Visions begin closing, company goes into liquidation
>Similarly, big UK-Ireland DVD/game/music store HMV kicks the bucket
>they join forces to just keep existing
>stick around for the best part of a few months
>last local store's posters and sign are still there, but it's just dark inside
>genuinely feel sad

I miss shops where I can browse racks of DVDs for ages, find gems, stuff I forgot about, stuff I've never seen. Hold me, Sup Forums...

There are people in this thread that purchase pop and bring it home and drink it? I never drink pop unless it comes with a meal I bought which is maybe twice a month.

You realize you will die drinking that garbage?

We know very well

>You realize you will die
Never realized that

Take solace in knowing that your fond memories of a horribly resource intensive and inefficient system is...

Oh wait it is completely unjustified and a perfect example of how people conflate value to things arbitrarily because it's like how things were when they were young.

Fuck no. The selection was shit, it was inconvenient, it was a ripoff and on top of it all you had to return it. The best thing in the world was original netflix dvd in the mail. The best thing in the universe is streaming and pirate encodes. Your nostalgia rose colored glasses are also extra rosy from the fact your story reveals you were still a kid when video stores were common which ads the extra comfy element for you that a grownup was driving you, paying for it, returning it, etc. Basically the entire experience was being taken care of for you, someone doing all the annoying parts, you just along for the ride.

Don't get me wrong, I understand. Some of my fondest memories were going to 20/20 Video with my dad to rent SNES games during Summer. Its just the real best part was getting home and playing the game, not the store.

You do know what kind of thread you're in right? We are very purposefully reveling in pointless nostalgia because we inexplicably have emotions and it a) feels nice, and b) it's a little sad on a personal level and can empathize with our fellow Laotian Cave Painting Global Communications System posters and that shared human contact about similar feelings and experiences is pleasant. Your post doesn't make you look intelligent or above it all, it makes it quite baffling why you're here, or is it to just pick a fight?

It just tastes like shit. If you eat something sweet while you drink soda, the soda tastes like nothing.

Just do one or the other. Or are you that eager to die fat and ridden with diabetes?

Nostalgia is one of the cancers killing the west. You must look to the future for the sake of your country.

Relax, user. I did the same shit as a kid time to time. Everything in moderation.

I'm in my 20's now with no diabetes, good teeth, and I'm not a fat fuck. Hell, after high school, I decided to lift and now I'm on my way to getting /fit/. I'm probably another 8 months away from making it.

Sure I drink soda with candy from time to time, but I usually drink only tea or water.

MEMBA BLOCKBUSTER?

Holy shit

I have about 5 stores within 10 minutes of me. I prefer blu-rays to DVD also. Used blu-rays are usually in the $6 range and DVDs are in the $3 range. I have amassed my entire collection this way. And with UHD blu-ray now rolling out, blu-rays and DVDs will come down even further in the next few years.

I like to go to Walmart for cheap DVD's

Last time I was there I got
>Lord of the Rings trilogy
>Bad Grandpa
>Firefly
(the next three came in one case)
>The 40-Year-Old Virgin
>Knocked Up
>Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Firefly was the only thing not discounted at $20 and everything else was $5

I'll probably check out the candy aisle next time I pick up a few DVD's

member buying videos from a store

member

member

Yeah it was fun, you got nice booklets sometimes

>tfw I refer to a movie being good as pure kino irl
>people ask me what the fuck I'm talking about

Fucking plebs

Are you from Maine OP? I know some faggot named Darwin who's sounds just like you described.

youtube.com/watch?v=CjVFmaKtksg

Where did it all go so wrong?

1:03

that poor guy was about to start crying

probably social anxiety

>2001
>be 18
>finally apply to the video store
>get interview
>nail it
>get job
>shit pay but GOAT
>free rentals on everything, screener tapes for keeps before release, play MTG with coworkers during downtime and talk movies with customers when it's busy

It was great you guys. I even got a gf on the job there and we used to fuck after close.

>tfw hollywood video is now panera bread and blockbuster is now a private emergency room

I want off this ride

There's 2 blockbusters near me. 1 closed down early this year. I'm waiting for them to shutdown so I can buy some movies.

*1 other closed down

Nobody cares

>>girlfriend comes over to my apartment
Can we ever go back to before normies used to post on this site, Sup Forums?