I've got to admit that On Demand is mighty convenient, but there was just something about selecting a movie at the video store that felt--special.
Underneath the florescent lights you could inspect the movie's cover, appreciate the clever graphic design (or, in the case of Persuasion and When Harry Met Sally, not so much), and read a full description of the film along with praise from the critics (or, in the case of the movie, Late Marriage, I should have). Perhaps it was an old classic, like Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious or a movie that you saw in college and fell in love with like Il Postino. The goal, of course, was to find exactly the film that suited your mood, which is something that you cannot get through Red Box, On Demand, or Netflix.
And I miss it.
Yes! How else could we have discovered The Baxter!?
ReplyDeleteOur local video store is no longer. I miss picking a movie on a whim. Sometimes I'm not in the mood to watch what Netflix sent us - even though we asked for it.