Gamer Guy with Two Cents

Back  In two thousand and eight, the first Iron Man movie starring Robert Downey Jr. was released, and it was a massive hit. Comic book fans loved the movie, and even those who did not grow up reading Iron Man or barely knew of him loved the film. It was also the start of a great redemption arc for Robert Downey Jr. and his life and career, as the story of Tony Stark and Robert Downey Jr. had many similarities, and many would point it out as life imitating art or vice versa.   Later, Iron Man would serve as the first of many comic book movies to come, and the cinemas would be filled with moviegoers eagerly waiting to see Captain America fight off some Nazis or Thor use Mjlonir to summon lightning and strike down his foes.   As time went on, more comic book movies followed, and audiences would go to the theater year after year to watch these beloved heroes save the day. We would go to the theater to be introduced to new superheroes many had never heard of but saw that i...

 Once upon a time, many years ago, there once existed this place in towns and cities everywhere called "Video Stores" some of these stores were chains of franchises like Hollywood Video and Blockbuster. Other video stores were locally owned and locally ran, Ma and Pop video stores run by people who loved movies that would spend their own money on buying copies of VHS tapes, DVDs and even some video games to put out on their floors and let families show up and rent these movies to either watch on a day off or over the weekend.  You would RENT these tapes and DVDs for a week or a few days and would need to return it, otherwise the store would charge you late fees and when you'd come back, if you kept the movie out for so long, then you would have to pay for the movie and the late fee.  In the midst of this, a subscription based mailing service for films came out when the internet was but a wee lad. This subscription service would let you rent DVDs to be sent to your home an...