Movie rentals

If you want to entertain yourself during the long, dreary nights alternating between the gym and TV, there are always movie rentals.

For Whitehorse, there are 3 options: The library (good because it is free), Rogers, and Movie Gallery.

Rogers is bland and regular. None of them are cheap, think about $5 per rental for a new release on average. The library has a usually bizarre mix of documentaries, 'how-to' DVD's, ancient black & whites and some surprisingly good new releases. It's all about timing, and hey, it's free.

Movie Gallery is much like Rogers. If you go to one, you've gone to all.

What I really miss is the mindblowing old stuff, the really cool ancient gore-horror's, or the timeless classics that you can't find anywhere. You can get tons of new release, Kate Hudson's latest bellyflop or Paris Hilton's, 'direct to DVD movie' but you can't get movie history.

It's a real shame, and I miss the diversity of the South.

For example, it is Friday the 13th (again. is this a great year or what) and I noticed they are doing a remake of The Last House on the Left. The original came out in 1972 and was shocking. It was brutal, violent, gory and horrific. It was also incredibly creative in terms of pushing the envelope with audiences.

I want to do a comparison of sorts, watch the original and then go see the remake. It's a darn shame I won't be able to, because there is no way I could even find a movie like that up here, let alone one from 1972. Unless the library carries it, which I seriously doubt.

My tribute to yet another Friday the 13th falls flat.