Renting Movies: The Ring
Renting movies, at least physical copies, has become a thing of the past these days with the fall of video stores and the rise of streaming services, and honestly, I think that’s one of the best things that could happen to the world. Even before these stores met their demise, I was extremely hesitant when it came to getting my movies from them, especially movies I didn’t trust. Why you ask? Because I assumed every video had the possibility to kill me in seven days, that’s why.
I never even feel safe with a labeled video. Who’s to say that someone just didn’t tape over that video with fingernails being shredded and creepy bugs crawling around? Is it really worth that risk just to watch Forrest Gump again? I don’t think so. There is no movie that is so good that it’s worth risking such a horrible final fate.
There is a zero percent chance that I’ll ever just grab a random movie from a motel’s selection rack. In fact, I get the chills even turning on a TV in a motel since seeing The Ring. There’s always the chance that someone slipped the video into the player and is just waiting to pass their curse along to me. Thank god for Netflix.