I Luv Video

I love this place! Always find a great film to watch, staff is always friendly, knowledgeable and willing to answer any questions. Free beer on Tuesdays is always a plus. Best video store ever!

2 floors of movies! pretty dang organized and categorized according to genre, directors, country, language and so on! There is beer sometimes and also the are super compassionate and fair with their late return policy. Notice the Blockbuster cards nicely displayed like the impaled heads of our enemies.

I love supporting this Austin original. This place is amazing! ANY movie you’re looking for, its gotta be here. While there’s online video streaming, I’d rather come rent from here any day. Instead of boringly surfing through titles on Netflix, this place has real interaction. You’re paying for the experience. A plethora of movies and knowledgeable friendly employees that can recommend and direct you to movies that’d suit you. This place feels like I’m back in the 90’s, (the smell, the racks, the tv’s, classic action figures) AND I LOVE IT. My video heart is cemented at I Luv Video. There’s even free beer on Tuesdays! What’s better than having a cold one and looking around at movies with your boo? This place has it right.

Absolute retro heaven and free beer Tuesday’s is the bomb !!! The service is good and they are very nice
People here. Did I mention I live in San Antonio and drive all the way up here for free beer Tuesday’s whenever possible :)

A friend and I were headed downtown when we drove by this place for the first time. We practically broke our necks checking it out while we passed it and quickly decided to pop a u-​turn to stop in. This place was incredibleeee. Movies on movies on movies, all divided up from musicals, to cult classics, to animé, to foreign films. It’s multi-​level, so don’t be scared to check out the second floor. Its been some years since I roamed around a video rental store but you really do feel transported back to a time before Netflix (and chill) and Redbox. They also stock DVDs and VHSs for sale, so even if you’re not there to rent, the sales are worth checking out.

Just the fact that I Luv Video exists at all makes my heart happy. There’s basically everything under the sun here, and if they don’t have what you’re looking for, there’s a list you can write it down on so they can eventually start carrying it for ya. I haven’t been to the other location, but this one is conveniently near my home and the people who work here are super friendly when I go in.
If you haven’t been yet, and you’re nostalgic about the good olé days when Blockbuster existed, go to I Luv Video!

Don’t take your children as, the staff watches dirty movies while working the register.

The best old school video rental left. Whatever, they were always awesome, even with competition. I love the old building, the fact that they cram every inch of available space with movies, the two-​stories-​open-​like-​a-​library layout, the free beer, the Mike Judge section, the amnesty day, the credits they give you when you return a new release early, the nostalgic toys behind the counter (little mermaid box ftw), I love that they are dog friendly, I love the cut up old blockbuster cards around the register and the wide variety of movies. Did I mention the selection of said movies is amazing? Where else can you buy a vhs now days?!? Bonus points if you can hear the comics in the theater next door. I really do Luv Video.

So, they have a great selection, and I love checking out movies here. However, at least the last five or six DVD rentals have skipped a pretty frustrating amount. I recommend A) Making sure you rent a move that you’ve already seen B) Having some handy dandy DVD cleaner on hand or C) Double check for scratches before you prance out the door clutching your movie close. Why C is only just now occurring to me I’m not really sure. I’ll still keep renting movies and being glad they’re around. I do like the Director’s wall. I’ll also continue making the grrrrr face when my movie resets to the beginning an hour in and I have to find the remote. I’ll now return to my now frozen video.

My boyfriend and I have been coming here for about 3 months now and we visit 1 – 2 times a week. As the other reviews have mentioned, they seriously have EVERYTHING here. This place is truly one of the last standing Austin gems.
I found Earth Girls Are Easy here. Seriously?! I’ve been wanting to re-​watch this movie for YEARS. It’s a TERRIBLE movie, but it’s always fun to go back and watch movies that used to be your favorite as a child. I’m more concerned as to why my mom let me watch something like that on a regular basis.
They have amazing specials and FREE beer on Tuesdays. Check it out. And if you’re skeptical, I’m willing to bet you’ll be surprised.

I was hanging out with a friend when she derailed the conversation with a random thought, as she is prone to do, «OMG! MATTHEW! IT’S TUESDAY!»
So???
«FREE BEER AT I LUV VIDEO!»
So we went. I had never been before. In fact, I was under the impression that this kind of establishment no longer existed. Not in Austin, apparently. This place has an enormous selection of VHS tapes, DVDs, and Blu-​Ray whatchamacallits. Not only is the selection ENORMOUS, it’s also all (surprisingly) EXTREMELY organized. They also have some rare and foreign flicks you might not even be able to find even online.
It was a lot of fun just walking around and talking about movies. We selected a few eventually but never actually watched them. Still worth it despite that! I will definitely be back!

Incredible selection of video in several formats. I could look around here for hours. The staff is helpful, too. And, free beer on Tuesdays. It’s funny to see all the cut-​up membership cards from Blockbuster and Hollywood video.

This is the last of a dying breed. I thought that Internet streaming video and Redbox has put all video stores out of business. I was wrong. This place is still in business and it is thriving. That’s because they have all the unusual and weird videos that you cannot find available for downloading or at your local Redbox. Truly, if they don’t have it, then it doesn’t exist. They have everything from naughty videos behind the counter to rare vintage cult movies, to Japanese Animé. They have EVERYTHING. Also, the prices are reasonable, too. Most videos are $ 4 to rent and $ 5 to buy AND if you rented it and really like it, you can just pay a buck more to keep it. Check out my pic of the joint. They have EVERYTHING. A picture is worth a thousand words. Wow!

Blah blah unparalleled selection blah blah awesome staff blah blah indies, blu ray, weekly specials…
Free beer Tuesdays at this location is hopping!

Wow. This is a great video store. They literally have every genre of video. The place is huge and its organization is intuitive; it’s not hard to find what you’re looking for or to stumble upon something interesting. They literally have every genre here. They even have foreign films organized by the country. For example, they had a Germany section, and in the Germany section I found The Lives of Others – undoubtedly the best German film I have seen. Maybe even one of the best movies from 2006.
Of course, if you’re looking for something specific, you can always ask. If they don’t have it at that store (might be checked out already), they see if they have it at their other branch on Guadalupe. The people I talked to seemed to know their stuff and gave recommendations. I appreciate that. It’s nice to get an opinion that comes outside algorithms.

Hmmm, it’s been a while since I’ve written a review on ol’ Unilocal here. Perhaps I’ll whip one up for y’all, alright?
So, I’d heard of I Luv Video (hip Austin peeps love to name drop this place, in case you didn’t know), but I’d never actually visited the hallowed mercantile myself (so lazy, so not hip, so addicted to the instant gratification of itunes/​netflix). However, the other day my husband and I had some time to kill before an improv show at Coldtowne Theater next door, so we popped in to check out the much-​hyped I Luv Video.
The second I walked in the door I knew I was going to love (luv?) this place. It immediately reminded me of the record store in High Fidelity, but with, you know, videos instead. Such a cool, eclectic, homegrown vibe up in this joint. I must say though, as a realist, I first thought my delight at this place was going to be solely aesthetic — I mean, how relevant and convenient are brick and mortar video rental shops, let alone actually watching a movie on a likely scratched up, skippy disc? I was totally wrong, though. There are soooo many videos for your perusing pleasure that you can’t NOT find something you want to see. My eye was immediately caught by several more recent titles I’d been meaning to see yet haven’t, or old esoteric 80s movies that I couldn’t wait to watch again.
I grabbed a couple videos and headed to the door to set up account and rent my first corporeal movie in like, ten years. There I was informed by a very pleasant employee that they do half-​off late fees on the 1^st and 15^th of every month, AND they offer free beer on Tuesdays. Is this place for real?
Oh, and FYI, neither disc I rented was scratched or skippy. Now, let’s just hope I remember to return them before they’re due!

Dump RedBox and rent from a real, full-​selection video store. This is the best-​of-​the-​best. I Luv Video has the obscurities and a solid selection of recent releases. Prices that beat iTunes, too.
This business is an Austin landmark.

If this is not Austin, then nothing is.
The employee guy with the long, rock star hair, was super helpful yesterday.
You can literally rent any obscure movie here.
I agree with all other Unilocal reviews about the fun décor, reviews, etc.
How fun is this place?

I Luv Video is lovely. The selection is crazy ridiculous and I mean that in the best way possible. The documentary section alone is mind-​blowing. TWO rows of horror movies? Two whole rows? And the store is two stories? Are you telling me I really have two stories of movies to browse? I’ve died and gone to heaven.
When I opened my account, I gave them my Blockbuster card to cut up because it’s the cool thing to do.
Staff are usually pretty friendly, but I’ve had some less than pleasant encounters. Oh, well. I just assumed someone was having a bad day or was having a case of the mean reds and I shrugged my shoulders and moved along.
This store is so quirky and delightful that I bought a bumper sticker to put on the back of my car. How could I resist advertising my love for I Luv Video?

Go here. Make sure you have time to really take it in and make decisions. Watch your movie (s), then go back again.
Seriously, this place can be overwhelming for a new visitor, so either be prepared to gawk at the massive collection, or go in knowing what you are looking for. Even if you do know, I am almost willing to bet you will get sidetracked somewhere along the way.