New movies on VHS

[ada1985]

Yes, I know I'm old fashioned.. I was wondering does anyone know if movie companies are still printing movies on VHS? If so where? I've tried Amazon but seems everything upcoming is DVD..I would like to buy Friday the 13th 2009 on VHS format... Le me know if anyone knows of a site that still sells upcoming movies on VHS..

Adam

[ada1985]

Betamax wrapped up the contract for all of the big films 3 years ago.

Movie companies I thought abandoned the Betamax format in the mid 90s, even in that time it was hard to obtain new movies on that format..

I would think that movie companies are still printing on VHS but very little copies

[cheebacheeba]

But...why?
Collecting older/not released on dvd/obscure kind've films on vhs, I totally get...I do it myself. However, I cannot fathom how or why this is something you'd want to do with new films?

But here's a tip - if you need to, buy/hire the dvd, and like...tape it?

[ada1985]

I prefer studio copies, anyone can rent a DVD and record it on any format

[cheebacheeba]

So what, you like the shape? The covers?
I like the covers.
I also like it when my ear itches, scratching it feels good.
I don't like it when my head itches though, you scratch that, and then it just feels too good and you scratch your head so much it hurts, in the balls.
what?

[Elvis_Christ]

Over here tapes haven't been released of films since about 2005/6.

Seed Of Chucky was one of the last horror flicks to get a release on tape. I have it on DVD too but I hold onto the tape because it was one of the last genre releases on tape.

[milktoaste]

We only this year threw away/gave away the last of our VHS tapes. The wife and I had this huge box full of old gems, it was like looking through an old photo album seeing them again. But rewinding sucks, so.....

[hacelikewhoa]

I really don't think they would waste any money in making anything new on vhs. That'd be dumb.

[Elvis_Christ]

There's some great stuff out there on VHS I wouldn't write it off completely.

[scouse mac]

Ive got a load of good stuff on VHS (stored away somewhere in my folks house) but I wouldnt buy them over DVDs now.

Cant see stores wasting shopspace and money stocking these anymore. Your best bet would online shopping but pretty sure, like the others, nothing new has come out for a long time.

[milktoaste]

VHS tapes are bound to become desired collector items someday, pass em' down to your children and they could become heirlooms someday.

[Elvis_Christ]

VHS tapes are bound to become desired collector items someday, pass em' down to your children and they could become heirlooms someday.

I've noticed that trend starting already. I used to have all the tapes to myself on online auction sites over here now there's a lot more competition.

[Ferox13]

I've noticed that trend starting already. I used to have all the tapes to myself on online auction sites over here now there's a lot more competition.

Naw - the bottom has fell out of the market i think. I have a huge VHS collection nd back in the day was getting offered £100 for stuff like Antro/Absurd/Love Camp 7 - no way would i get that now...

Going to try sell em off over the summer though - thye're up in the attic doing no one any good.

[Elvis_Christ]

Oh yeh I wasn't meaning there getting huge sums of money more people just seem to be collecting them.

You should give me those tapes dude :D

[milktoaste]

Ya, the market for VHS as a collectable hasn't even begun. In 5 or 6 years something will be marketed successfully against the DVD and there will be a spike in VHS price. Then I'd guess it'll take another 5 to 10 before the real high collector prices start coming out. Jesus, old McDonalds toys are still bringing big money.

[Elvis_Christ]

Hipsters will always find something to spend way to much money on.

[urgeok2]

There's some great stuff out there on VHS I wouldn't write it off completely.


i only got rid of run of the mill stuff that i got a better version of in laserdisc or DVD.

i never get rid of anything with sentemental value - or something that was a slightly different running time from the rerelease on a different format..

[crabapple]

Sometimes a VHS tape is the only way to see an "open matte" fullscreen version of something that gives you a little more of the frame image...cases in point, Scanners and Horror of Dracula, I kinda like certain shots that you see more of on the tapes, so I keep those around. I still have a bunch of VHS tapes! Ohhh, I love them.