Hi, guys
Just thought I'd let you know about this super DVD store I found in Hong Kong: HMV Store located at Peking Road, Hong Kong (two blocks from the Holiday Inn).
I just thought I'd died and gone to DVD heaven. The four-storey store was totally devoted to CDs, VCDs, and DVDs. The entire third storey was allocated for DVDs alone.
First of all, the categories were complete as you could find them. Beyond the standard
-action, romance, adventure, comedy, classic, science-fiction - there were categories like Asian, TV series
(Farscape, X-Files, Avengers, Inspector Morse, Twilight Zone, etc.), and even adult. Then all DVDs of all categories were lined up alphabetically.
And you really had to scrutinize every single DVD on the shelf, so as not to miss out on a long-lost title. Sure, there were the standard new releases (Planet of the Apes, Phantom Menace), but there were a lot of titles that I
couldn't find in Manila like Citizen Kane, Lion in Winter, Les Miserables 10th anniversary concert, Chariots of Fire---even really old TV movies like Boy in the Plastic Bubble (remember
pre-Saturday-Night-Fever John Travolta in a space suit?) and the First Power. Whatever title I could think of, I could find.
My budget only allowed me to buy four actually: Fiddler on the Roof Special Edition, Star Trek: TMP Director's Edition, and a couple of DVDs of the original series.
But if I were to suddenly win the lotto, I'm sure my selections would take half of the library.
The cost is a little reasonable. It's what you would pay if you were to order from Amazon. Standard cost is HK $158 or P1,300.00. The in-demand titles like Planet of the Apes and Star Trek: TMP shoot up to 1,800.00. They also have a few items on sale, like buy 3 for HK 250.
In case you drop by in Hong Kong one of these days, pass by HMV. It's worth the visit! You can spend hours in it!