Are you up to the test!?

My video rental store has gone quite shit recently. It used to be that there was separate sections for different genres of film, you know - comedy, horror, thriller etc.... However, they've now scrapped that approach and now have just two categories for films - Brand New and Old Shit. I can't help but think they're doing themselves a disservice there.

The other day I went in to rent Steam Boy as I haven't seen it (that's probably why a lot of people rent a film) when I was amazed to discovery that it would cost a whole 3 pounds and 75 pence!!!! Now there used to be a deal where you could rent two brand spankers for 6 pounds but that is no more, meaning I have to spend the best part of four quid just rent a dvd for two nights? To quote someones who's actually funny 'Steep? It's fucking vertical!'

Dumbstruck by this revelation I didn't know what to do next, I wandered round the shop like a mental when I saw a fucking corking deal. Four films from the old shit section for a mere 5 pounds, for a whole week! That works out at 1 pound and 25 pence each, now that's more like it.

Here's a quick rundown of what I rented -

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds - A Miyazaki classic, if you've seen and liked Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke then you'll love this. If you don't know what the fuck im on about this might not be for you. But to say this film was made in 1984 it's jaw droppingly beautiful.

Cursed - Oh fucking dear, what a bag of shit. A Werewolf film made by Wes Craven, should be good right? Wrong. Good cast, good director and a good writer add up to one of the worst films I've ever seen.

Mean Creek - Pretty good film. It has Josh from Drake & Josh fame as the bad guy so it's a must see just for that really. It said on the front of the box that it's a kind of Deliverance meets Stand By Me affair and I have to agree with them.

Twenty Nine Palms - Pretty embarrassed to say that I didn't get round to watching this one. Due to having them a week some friends watched the others as well as me but they didn't watch this one, so I can't even ask them if it was any good. Their reasons for not watching it are that it's French and weird (which kind of appeals to me). I'll probably rent it again, at one pound and twenty five pence why not!