I watched The Last Blockbuster that same day, loved it, got a bit emotional towards the end as well.
Anyone else used to visit "In The Loop Video" in Marda Loop? I lived a few blocks away for a good decade, loved the old guy who ran the place. I would regularly rent 2 movies at a time, while returning the next day I would think "well, I'm here now, let me pick something else up", and I'd do the do the same thing on the next visit.
Was really sad when they closed, I continued to hit up Casablanca until they also closed up.
Casablanca was my go-to destination for off-the-wall selections. If you wanted something unique, that was the only place to go.
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The independent one in Stadium Plaza had 5 for 5 for 5. 5 movies for 5 days for 5 dollars(old releases). We'd always mix it up and get 5 different genres. I hated Blockbuster.
If you ever go to Seattle you have to check out Scarecrow video. Amazing store with so many out of print titles or movies only available on VHS. It's like a film museum.
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There’s still a video store in North Van called Odyssey Video on Lonsdale Ave. I’m surprised that they’ve managed to stay open this long. But it’s probably similar to the Blockbuster in Oregon, where he’s become a staple of the community and he has a group of loyal regulars who keep coming back. I still go in there once in a while to browse their previously viewed blurays.
Casablanca was my go-to destination for off-the-wall selections. If you wanted something unique, that was the only place to go.
Memories. I remember going to Casablanca when I was really young. I must admit there was something about venturing to a video store searching for that perfect movie that I miss. My wife and I in the college/university days didn't have a lot of money and we had a friday night tradition of going out to eat followed by going to Blockbuster to rent a movie. If all the new rentals were gone you had to go up and down the isles in search of that hidden gem. Now you just hang around at home and have this massive library of movies at your disposal and it feels like less of an occasion thing if that makes sense.
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I see that you can order popcorn from Cineplex & Landmark through Skip the Dishes, does anyone know if Chinook or Shawnessy are open to walk up to the concession yourself? Calling leads to an automated loop.
If you choose pick up instead of delivery on the app and then search for popcorn it shows Cineplex Macleod as available. You probably still have to order through the app. Interesting, would have never even thought of that.
I see that you can order popcorn from Cineplex & Landmark through Skip the Dishes, does anyone know if Chinook or Shawnessy are open to walk up to the concession yourself? Calling leads to an automated loop.
Just talked to my friend who works at East Hills theater. She says there's no walk ins. They bring everything to the door for pick up.
I actually just discovered this, went to Chinook and someone answered the southwest doors, asked me to use Skip and choose "pickup". Got my popcorn 2 mins later and was watching a movie in my theater room 10 mins later.
Made me feel much better, missed that Cineplex popcorn.
That's actually not a bad way to help out struggling theaters right now, the concessions are big margin sales for them, might try it. Hopefully the popcorn is still warm after a short drive.
I bought the red one from Amazon about 2 years ago, 1L lasts about a year even if you eat popcorn a lot. It's changed my home popcorn eating experience completely (and I love making popcorn). I have the hotplate style popper, I put real butter & Flavacol in there with kernels, makes the popper dirtier afterword but worth it for the quality.
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For anyone that likes old time movies, the Caine Mutiny still remains what I would call a forgotten classic. A story about a unbalanced Captain expertly played by Humprey Bogart and his crew's mutiny against him during a hurricane and the trial that followed.
This movie had an amazing cast lead by Bogary, Jose Ferrer (who's son appeared in a lot of stuff including the Stand, Star Trek the Search for Spock and others) Van Johnson, Fred McMurray and Robert Francis who was a rising star but died a year later in a plane crash. This movie was really well acted for its time, had good effects and great writing.
When I think about scenes though the confrontation scene after the trial really stands out.
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I'm stuck at home by myself for another week in quarantine so I'm doing one film a night on Netflix from the "Critically Acclaimed" recommendations that I haven't already seen. So far I've watched Django Unchained and Baby Driver. Django was very entertaining. I found Christopher Waltz, DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx and Samuel L Jackson all really good in it. I found the concept being a play on a spaghetti western about slavery uncomfortable but I chose to watch it, so that's on me.
Baby Driver was pretty entertaining. The concept was interesting and I found the way music wove into the story quite cool. The cinematography was both playful and also intense.
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Last night I watched an old Truckers movie from the 70's called "Convoy" with Kris Kristofferson, Ali Mcgraw and Ernest Bourgnine as Evil state trooper Lyle Wallace. Lots of action and some good laughs.
Best scene in the movie
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