Remember when you had to work to find a movie?

[Morbidfilm]

The Nekromantik thread got me thinking about this again. Remember when you had to work to find a movie? I first found about Nekromantik in an issue of Deep Red in the early 90's. I looked in classified sections in horror fanzines trying to find a company selling copies. But back then, no one else had it. I finally found one of the few mail order rental companies back then in Washington. You would mail them a list of 3 movies you wanted and 3 alternates. If you were lucky you would get 3 vhs tapes in about 2 weeks. After a couple months I FINALLY got Nekromantik in the mail.
I remember searching multiple video stores and flee markets for a vhs copy of Make Them Die Slowly. A friend finally found one buried in a stack of vhs tapes at a flea market. It was like finding gold.
The Nekromantik thread also got me thinking that maybe people dismiss movies too easily now a days because with Netflix and the internet everything is instant gratification and disposable. I know I'm guilty of it. Unfortunately Netflix has killed my love of movie collecting. Remember back when you actually had to BUY a movie in order to see it? I miss the days of discovering Leif Jonkers Darkness or Jim Van Bebber's My Sweet Satan in the pages of Film Threat Video Guide.
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[Necromancer]

Back in the day we relied on magazines such as famous monsters, but those magazines never really promoted underground films. Underground films were mostly unheard of as well as the giallo. I'd usually find most of them in the video rental places ( back then videos were released at least 6 months before you'd actually be able to buy them ) or video stores, but if you did find underground or giallo they'd cost you a pretty penny ( not that it isn't true today ) just because they were independant films. Finally graduated up to horror movie chat rooms and other film magazines

[Splat]

Remember back when you actually had to BUY a movie in order to see it?

I still do this as I prefer to watch my movies off the big screen tv I have. Also, I like to look at the cover art and the pics on the back.

[Morbidfilm]

I still do this as I prefer to watch my movies off the big screen tv I have. Also, I like to look at the cover art and the pics on the back.

So do I. I dread the possible day when dvds die out and everything is stored digitally. A few years ago my distributor was talking about disappointment in sales. I told him that people just rent it off Netflix now instead of buying unlike years ago when the only way you could see Darkness or Shatter Dead was to buy them.

[DMHead777]

So do I. I dread the possible day when dvds die out and everything is stored digitally. A few years ago my distributor was talking about disappointment in sales. I told him that people just rent it off Netflix now instead of buying unlike years ago when the only way you could see Darkness or Shatter Dead was to buy them.

But at the same time, it has gotten a lot more people into horror flicks. Netflix and downloading from the internet has gotten people into the genre more and I don't think we would have a lot of great flicks right now if we didn't have easier access to movies.

[Morbidfilm]

I'm not saying there is anything wrong with Netflix. I'm watching something on instant right now as I write this. I'm just saying instant gratification has taken some of the fun out of collecting.

[Primetimeloser]

But at the same time, it has gotten a lot more people into horror flicks. Netflix and downloading from the internet has gotten people into the genre more and I don't think we would have a lot of great flicks right now if we didn't have easier access to movies.

Yup if it hadn't been for downloads and netflix I wouldn't have seen half the things I have. Chat rooms and boards where how I found out about titles.

[strtfghtr]

I don't pirate and I'm not a netflix user, I love my collecting.

[Dexter]

I remember vividly seeing VHS covers in the local store for Driller Killer, I Spit etc, all sitting proudly on the rack....then I remember Mary Whitehouse coming in and dictating they should be banned....then I remember thinking, thank fuck I saw them before they banned them.

Shit, I feel old.

[RustedChainsaw]

No, I agree. There is something nostalgic about browsing at the video rental store. Usually on Fridays or Saturdays, right? Ha-ha. I remember that the horror section used to scare the hell out of me. I hated being alone in that aisle. I always liked to see my mom, dad, or sis somewhere nearby.

[DMHead777]

I don't pirate and I'm not a netflix user, I love my collecting.

I collect too, but why buy something before finding out if it's shit or not? Not going to spend money on a movie or music before finding out if I'm going to like it. That shit is getting expensive. If I download it and like it, I purchase. I know there's a lot of people that don't even bother and just go on downloading sprees without paying for anything, but I wouldn't worry about that unless I'm the one making the movie.

[FrighT MasteR]

If I download it and like it, I purchase.

I'm exactly the same. It's just too risky and too expensive to blind-buy now-a-days.

[DMHead777]

I'm exactly the same. It's just too risky and too expensive to blind-buy now-a-days.

Especially with all the garbage out now.

[Rust In Peace]

I refuse to pirate movies or music, I still buy my stuff as well as I too like collecting. Although now you gotta be a little more wary, so I try to look up reviews, that is unless it's something I just have to see. I REALLY miss the days of going to the video rental store though. Go out on a Friday o Saturday with a buddy, pick out like 3 movies, some popcorn, junk food and soda. Then go home and have a mini movie marathon. No one I know has the attention span for that these days.

[Primetimeloser]

I moved away from constantly downloading once I was old enough to buy online. Then I just did it to preview before I bought. Now I just blind buy and really hope it is worth it. My local video store is okay with some lesser know titles but they are far away from having everything I am hunting for.

[Morbidfilm]

but I wouldn't worry about that unless I'm the one making the movie.

yup...and I am sitting here wondering where the hell am I going to get the money to release my next movie on professional dvd. (I hate releasing dvd-r's)
The past couple of months I've been stressed about whether or not all this hard work is even worth it. A very small part of me is actually saying fuck this when it comes to making horror movies anymore.

[WickedNik]

I must admit I have stopped buying DVDs since I've gotten Netflix. It's easy and I'm already paying for it. Although I'm very behind on my movies because of it, it is just easier. I do miss purchasing movies. I would go any where and every where to buy them. We had a movie store go out of business and they had tons of horror movies I've never seen anywhere else so I would always bother the owner to let me go through their collection they had in a storage place and buy a ton. I miss going to their actual store and looking through the horror section when I was young and begging my parents to let me rent one. I don't remember the last time I've been in a movie store. But I don't have the money to buy extra items like that at the moment.

[strtfghtr]

Go out on a Friday o Saturday with a buddy, pick out like 3 movies, some popcorn, junk food and soda. Then go home and have a mini movie marathon. No one I know has the attention span for that these days.

I still do marathons from time to time with my buddy I grew up with. We've done the Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Aliens, Stalone, etc. The next one we have planned is a Dolph Lundren Marathon. (not the good movies though...only his bad ones)

[woodenheart]

Oh fuck, I love movie marathons!

I've done, Harry Potter, Lord Of The Rings, F13 and NOES. Fun times, food, drink and some friends. I also did a Giallo night with making an Italian dinner. Yumm.

KING and I have done some over Skype, mostly Underground and that was fun aswell.

[WickedNik]

Movie marathons are always fun. The boyfriend and I try to when we have the time. We just did Harry Potter not too long ago. We're thinking Star Wars next.