Movie Moan - Video Paradiso
Wed, September 25, 2013 
It often amazes me how little time movie pundits like us spend actually discussing their passion for film and those specific memories that molded them. And why does everyone seem to have the same story about seeing 'Star Wars' for the first time in a theatre? For many of us, we fell in love with film after wearing out a tape of 'Back To The Future' or binging on the maximum ten movies you were allowed to rent from a magical Aladdin's Cave of a store that had every film both known and unknown to man.
We love movies because we loved VHS. And on this week's show, we discuss the specific impact the format had on us, the video tapes we still own because of what they meant to us, and the video stores we wish we could still walk in to.
Joining Phil and Jamie for this very special show are film critic Gabe Toro, TMT's box office correspondent Jen Mayhew, and the unique and unforgettable Robert Meyer Burnett, who was there for the birth of VHS and owned a laserdisc player before most of us even knew about them.
Among the subjects covered are the unique story of 'Kim's Video', Gabe's ode to 'The Last Dragon', the most misleading VHS covers of all time, the tape that scared Phil for the rest of his childhood, and the logic of 'Halloween III: Season Of The Witch'.
Oh, and there's also a surprise appearance at the end by the director of one of the films we talk about. I did spoil who it was on twitter but try and act stunned when it happens in the show. We certainly were.
So sit back, relax, and don't forget to rewind the tape at the end.
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Reader Comments (2)
"Season of the Fucking Witch"
Fun conversation, guys!
A great show, Phil! Really brought back some incredible memories of the hours I spent browsing around my own town’s “mom-and-pop” video rental store. So many fantastic discoveries in that little place. It’s long-closed, now, but I can still vividly recall the layout and location of a lot of the videos in there; I still think it’s funny that the store - which was not arranged in alphabetical order, nor by genre (everything was thrown together) - had the temerity to place MOUNTAINTOP MOTEL MASSACRE right next to 1982's musical ANNIE! The owners must have had a sense of humor.