Quote: Steve Sunshine @ April 16 2010, 11:38 PM BSTFrom what I've heard It's no Finding Nemo.
Definitely not.
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ April 16 2010, 11:41 PM BSTAmerican Werewolf is brilliant.
It was the first Movie we rented when we got one of those new Video Players in the early eighties.
The remote control was on a wire for crying out loud.
You kids don't know you're born.
On a wire?? Bugger off!
The first film I rented for our video was Garfield the Movie.
It's true I promise.
If you go to the Imperial Eighties Museum you may see that very model.
The Video would pop out of the top as well, really loudly, about 4 seconds after you pressed eject..
Coooool.
On old films whenever they press a button on the remote it makes a loud click.
I want one of those.
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ April 16 2010, 11:41 PM BSTThe remote control was on a wire for crying out loud.
I remember them! We were so poor I used to have to use the video remote control wire as my double dutch skipping rope.
That doesn't sound like a poor kid.
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ April 16 2010, 11:16 PM BSTWhat about Creep, the one in the Subway?
I watched that when it came out because I was smitten by Franka Potente after Run Lola Run. Like 95% of horror films, it was crap. Slightly better than average, but not much.
Quote: zooo @ April 16 2010, 11:44 PM BSTThe first film I rented for our video was Garfield the Movie.
Now there's a thread starter. The first videos I rented were Airplane and Yellowbeard.
The first videos my fmily ever rented were Savage Island and Ice Pirates. They were both Pirate films, but Ice Pirates was set in Space. I think my Dad rented the Michael Keaton Gangster spoof, Johnny Dangerously, a few days later.
We had a remote on a wire! At least it didn't get lost every fecking 5 minutes.
First film we rented was Howard the Duck.
I've never rented a movie. Women, though... 
Quote: chipolata @ April 17 2010, 11:05 AM BSTI've never rented a movie. Women, though...
Are you trying to imply that women have rented movies? Hard to disagree.
Quote: catskillz @ April 17 2010, 5:53 AM BSTThe first videos my fmily ever rented were Savage Island and Ice Pirates. They were both Pirate films, but Ice Pirates was set in Space. I think my Dad rented the Michael Keaton Gangster spoof, Johnny Dangerously, a few days later.
That sounds like the worst video store, ever.
In the olden days, you didn't rent a film you bought it for about £40.
When you took it back they gave you about £32 back and you bought another !
So, an £8 rental charge.
I'm talking Sony C5 and Betamax days.
It was always the best video tape format.
Quote: don rushmore @ April 17 2010, 11:17 AM BSTThat sounds like the worst video store, ever.
Ice Pirates was terrible, but the other two were quite good. You didn't find Johnny Dangerously funny?
I was alluding to the pirate films, really. I haven't seen Johnny Dangerously, will keep an eye out for it though; I quite like Michael Keaton.