The Only Thing More Embarassing...

[IronPigeon]

That's what I did.  I got mine at half.com for 95 cents.  So even including shipping it was less than it would have cost to rent it.  I'm getting quite a collection of shameful DVDs.  Thanks, Mike.

[AvestheFox]

I just stuck it beneath my copy of xXx before heading to the checkout booth.

even more luckily, the fellow who was running it through was too busy asking me if I had a member's card for their store, and if I wanted to become a member.. he glanced down once, but I dont think he saw the title of the front picture all that well...

I paid, and scurried my arse out of there

I also have an idea for future emberrasements...

pretend your on your cell phone with your girlfriend .. keep asking and sounding nervous:

"Are you sure you want this movie? I dont think it would be all that fun to watch... you sure?... okay... if you say so.."

while doing this, just glance at the clerk and nod lightly with a nervousglance.. I'm sure they'll get the message

[Pluton]

I guess I was (somewhat) lucky.  I happened to find Crossroads at my local library -- no charge, no muss no fuss.  Well, almost.

See, they had the DVD title in the card catalog, but it had to transfer from the main county library.  It was a bit embarassing asking the librarian for help to put in a transfer order.  When I asked about "the britney spears" movie, she actually knew the title without looking it up.  We both agreed not to ask about how she knew that.  In the end, to avoid looking like a total perv, I mentioned Rifftrax and she actually seemed a bit interested in the whole thing.  My order went in and two days later I got it, and as I said no charge!  Aside from the Rifftrax itself, very thankful not to have spent any cash on this thing.

During the in-between time, I was also able to dig up the library's copy of Star Trek V, so I scored two hard to find titles for free!

[Variety of Cells]

Hmmm, I wonder if anybody has used the Rifftrax excuse to buy movies that aren't a Rifftrax.  Like porn or Super Mario Brothers.

[gammer]

Tip for slightly scratched DVD's/CD's that skip:

Take a dab of normal toothpaste (not gel type) on your finger. Rub it in a circular motion on the 'data' side of your disc...sort of in a "wax on" style of motion.
Once you are satisfied that you have covered the entire data side of the disc several times over, then rinse it off with cool water.
Take a soft cloth and dry the disc from the center out to the outer edge (do not dry it in the same motion that it spins).

The theory in this, is that the toothpaste is very mildly abrasive and will "buff" out the scratches much like 'Rubbing Compound' will take scratches out of a car.

I have tried this on a Playstation CD that was scratched and wouldnt work, and after I did the toothpaste trick it worked! Also it now smells minty fresh and it doesnt get cavities 

[kodiakthejuggler]

Tip for slightly scratched DVD's/CD's that skip:

Take a dab of normal toothpaste (not gel type) on your finger. Rub it in a circular motion on the 'data' side of your disc...sort of in a "wax on" style of motion.
Once you are satisfied that you have covered the entire data side of the disc several times over, then rinse it off with cool water.
Take a soft cloth and dry the disc from the center out to the outer edge (do not dry it in the same motion that it spins).

The theory in this, is that the toothpaste is very mildly abrasive and will "buff" out the scratches much like 'Rubbing Compound' will take scratches out of a car.

I have tried this on a Playstation CD that was scratched and wouldnt work, and after I did the toothpaste trick it worked! Also it now smells minty fresh and it doesnt get cavities 

Problem is, a DVD like Crossroads doesn't deserve that much attention! 

[sarcasm_made_Easy]

you dont like prepubesent girls in underwear jumping on beds???

[kodiakthejuggler]

you dont like prepubesent girls in underwear jumping on beds???

Of course I do, but it was just a tease. I need something more substantial. Besides, the fantasy goes right out the window just knowing how Britney looks now... 

[sarcasm_made_Easy]

i always hated her.

[Bipolar:Bear]

  That would work, except that someone in our riffing community would have to initially buy and own the movie to begin with.


  And who here is brave enough to BUY Crossroads?


   And no, Pak. It's not us. Don't even think it. 

I found Crossroads at Target for 5.99 along with Top Gun for 9.44.  The female clerk told me how she enjoyed Crossroads herself.

Poor, poor confused girl.

[zaxxon25]

Luckily a nephew had it on his shelf, so no trek to the video store needed.  Now that he's in college he gladly 'lent' it to us with a disclaimer that he never wanted to see it again. 

For those having issues with the DVD ... I doubt too many people watched this all the way through.  Too painful.  More likely teenaged boys watched certain scenes over and over and over ...

After the wife and I watched the film the discussion wasn't "Is this the worst Rifftrax film ever?" (obviously it is) but "Is this worse that the worst MST3K film ever?"  (my answer is yes)

I've never purposefully hit myself with fireplace tools until about an hour into this one.

[eegah]

I know it's been a while, but I just watched this and had to share my slightly embarrassing story about getting the movie. I had put the movie on hold with our county library system's website along with a couple of other Rifftrax movies. The website clearly had this labeled as the Britney Spears one, but the one that was waiting for me when I went to pick them up was the Ralph Macchio one. So, I said this wasn't the one that I wanted. The librarian then asked me which one that I wanted and I had to sheepishly say "the Britney Spears one." Here I am, an almost 40-year-old man with a head of half-gray hair asking for a Britney Spears movie. There was another librarian behind the counter at the time and both of them kind of gave me a strange look. I just got out of there as soon as I could and didn't bother to pursue the issue with the incorrect listing in their card catalog.

[BathTub]

Hahahaha, that's great.