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| - Ah, Four-Star. Here's the run-down: There's a great selection of movies to rent, also varied sales of old (gently used) dvds. Hydroponic plants are for sale up front, along with seeds and planters.
Freindly, knowledgable staff run the counter. I was impressed by the huge poster of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" in front, a sign of taste as I understood it.
Go in the basement for even more genres. The spiral-stairs are in the back, use the maps to find your way.
This place sells & rents anime - we need more of that here. Support them in that noble cause. And, y'know, local and all..
They were out of new membership cards, so I got a paper barcode. Its still in my wallet, I hope. Not a problem but I hope they get their organization together a bit more.
Most recently I rented Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue; I'd wanted to see it for years. Thanks to Four Star I didn't have to buy it! Now others can enjoy it too, the beauty of physical media rental *(hint, hint)*.
Price: reasonable, not extreme either way. 24/7 dropoff is nice and insomniac-user friendly. Registering for membership was so quick and painless I barely noticed, card/barcode issue aside. It shouldn't put anyone off getting something from here, even if a one-time impulse.
With no Blockbuster, Sam Goody or fye in town, places like this are more essential than ever. I'm not anti-streaming, but with fees, almost complete lack of many genres and other drawbacks, I sometimes prefer the tangible, near-instant gratification of brick & mortar stores. That, and its more likely to have what I'm looking for than any service and none of the hassle involved in finding a decent bootleg.
The only drawback I encountered was perhaps a kind of lack of selection. Their stock is vast & diverse so its not an issue of anyone else being better; but on certain things like multivolume sets they're missing some volumes, so watching the entire thing is... less fun. Fortunately this was the exception, titles were usually the best pressings with the best quality, features, master, etc. of all releases, digital (if any) or media. This pleasantly surprised me, they're often hard or impossible to find. I wish they had even more, or soon someone decides to donate their discs.
Nothing I've rented had errors or scratches.
All said I'm happy, no, proud to support my local video store! Especially so in this increasingly bleak age of cable; If i want* to see hillbillies, I'll look out the window (different town), thanks.. Ahem, go here and make it movie night. When did you last see Fear and Lothing in Las Vegas or Incubus? If you're reading this, too long, go and watch something!
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