r/blockbustervideo

ISBN 0440221145, sells for $15–20 on eBay/Amazon, but it's also been scanned and uploaded to the Internet Archive.

I was at the indian store by my neighborhood the other day which used to be a blockbuster back in the day. They still have the blockbuster banner, brought back some old memories. Good times,just wanted to share for my blockbuster friends.

Hey everyone. I hope this is okay to share here.

I grew up loving the feeling of walking through video store shelves, browsing covers, seeing Staff Picks, and finding something because it caught your eye instead of because an algorithm pushed it.

I’ve been working on an iPhone/iPad app called Home Video Club that tries to bring a little bit of that feeling back for people who already have their own Plex libraries at home. It turns a personal Plex library into a browsable “video store” with shelves, Staff Picks, curated sections, request cards, member profiles, and a classic store-inspired theme.

It is not affiliated with Blockbuster or Plex. It is just an independent nostalgia project built around the idea that browsing movies should feel fun and physical again.

I’m mainly sharing here because I think this group understands the appeal better than most. I’d love feedback from people who remember the real store experience:

- Does the shelf/storefront idea feel right?
- What would make it feel more like browsing an actual video store?
- Are there details from old rental stores that would be worth recreating?

If links are allowed, the app is called Home Video Club on the App Store. If not, I’m happy to remove the link and just share screenshots/concept discussion.

Thanks for letting me share. I miss the old Friday-night rental run more than I expected.

Anyone have an idea how much this sign may be worth? My mom got it for me off of the store she worked at back in the day when they were bought out by Warehouse Music. I’ve seen some Blockbuster Video signs listed for high prices on EBay, but I don’t know if they actually sell at those prices.

Picked up a Blockbuster Video copy of Spiderman 2

Started the year with one and now I have 71

I've been working pretty hard on my video store game, and in doing so needed some backgrounds to work off of, so I rendered out these nice panos of the store and thought y'all would appreciate them.

Bring this back with me so my kids can watch all my old favorites the way I did.

These are most of my latest finds. Very happy that all but 1 came in blockbuster cases. Now to make my blockbuster shelves.

I saw this and knew I needed it. I LOVE all the small details and arrangements. Placing the martial arts posters together is accurate and showing Titanic with Princess Bride was a great pairing.

I forgot about the custom cardboard cutouts and displays they used to have. What I wouldn’t give today to have the Mask or Who Framed Roger Rabbit cutout. How I miss those days.