Back in the day video stores were all the rage. There was nothing more fun that heading over to Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, Family Video or Movie Gallery and rent a cool video for the weekend.Video rental stores have gone the way of the dinosaurs, but the nostalgia of those stores live on. In 2023 a Canadian horror comedy was produced entitled "The Last Video Store". Now the good folks at Arrow Video have released this film filled with nostalgia to Blu-ray.
Synopsis: When her estranged father passes, twenty-something Nyla is tasked with the thing she hates the most - cleaning up his mess. Left behind are a collection of VHS tapes, and with them, the burden of returning them to 'Blaster Video' a time capsule to an era in which cover art and a catchy movie title were king, run by Kevin, a human encyclopedia of VHS history and a friend of her father. Amongst the returns is an unknown tape, a movie not even Kevin has heard of. Was this the last movie Nyla's father watched before he died? The mystery is too much to resist. But when Kevin and Nyla press play, they unwittingly activate a long-dormant curse and a series of classic cinematic villains are plucked from B-movie heaven and hell to be unleashed into the store itself!
The Last Video Store is a throwback to the bad CGI films and the campy monster movies from yesteryear. Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford's debut feature is a love letter to a foregone era of film that we will never see again. But we can escape in this time machine and enjoy a nostalgic look into the past.
Arrow Video has transferred The Last Video Store to Blu-ray in High Definition 1080p and presented in 1.85:1 aspect ratio. The audio track is the original DTS HD Master Audio 5.1. There is also the option for English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
The Last Video Store really benefits from the HD Blu-ray transfer here. The 80s color scheme really pops and looks awesome like a bowl of skittles. The audio is clean. But an amazing looking transfer is not all this Blu-ray has going for it. Arrow Video added tons of cool bonuses to this release. Take a look!
* New audio commentary by film critics Matt Donato & Meagan Navarro
* The Videonomicon Unleashed, a new visual essay by film critic Heather Wixson co-author of In Search of Darkness
* Nostalgia Fuel, a new visual essay by film critic Martyn Pedlar
* ’Twas the Night of the Tree Beast, a 2012 short by Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford
* M is For Magnetic Tape, a 2013 short film Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford
* The Last Video Store 2013, the original short from which the feature grew
* The Video Store Commercial, a 2019 short film by Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford
* Clips from the first attempted feature version
* Behind the Scenes
* 3 previs shorts
* Trailer
* Image gallery
* Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by film critics Anton Bitel and Alexandra West
* Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by John Pearson
* Double-sided fold-out poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by John Pearson
As you can see not only do you get the ultra fun feature "The Last Video Store", but there is bonus short films, essays, booklets, posters and so much more. All these bonus features take the cool level of this Blu-ray to a whole new level.
So if you love campy horror and have a deep desire to relive the video store era, The last Video Store is really going to give you an experience you will never forget. Head over to MVD Shop or Amazon and order your copy of the Blu-ray today!
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