Uncommon Content
Be Kind. Rewind.
Generation X was the "take it home" movie generation. The first video store opened in 1977, and streaming started in 1992. We watched as VHS, BETA, and Laserdisc battled for market dominance, but it was a short-lived victory for VHS. Within a few years we threw away our VHS for Blu-ray like it had cooties. Now Blu-ray and Generation X are both in their twilight.
Having a movie at home meant that your home or surroundings were a part of the movie, just like the people you eat with are part of the meal. We made an event out of "movie night". Walking around the video store was as much a piece of the experience as the movie itself.
A girl is fed up with her boyfriend's unhealthy obsession with cop movies, and wants to break up with him.
Girl: "This is too much. We really should split up."
Boy: "Good idea, we can cover more ground that way."
Generation X was the "take it home" movie generation. The first video store opened in 1977, and streaming started in 1992. We watched as VHS, BETA, and Laserdisc battled for market dominance, but it was a short-lived victory for VHS. Within a few years we threw away our VHS for Blu-ray like it had cooties. Now Blu-ray and Generation X are both in their twilight.
Having a movie at home meant that your home or surroundings were a part of the movie, just like the people you eat with are part of the meal. We made an event out of "movie night". Walking around the video store was as much a piece of the experience as the movie itself.
A girl is fed up with her boyfriend's unhealthy obsession with cop movies, and wants to break up with him.
Girl: "This is too much. We really should split up."
Boy: "Good idea, we can cover more ground that way."